H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Hardware Engineer covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $171,641.

FY2026 certified median
$171,641
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$166,010–$187,101
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$159,702$159,702$159,702
FY202511$166,941$166,941$173,514
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$171,641$166,010$187,101

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff Hardware EngineerFY2024 $159,702; FY2025 $166,941; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $171,641$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$159,702FY2025$166,941FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$171,641Certified median offer, Senior Staff Hardware EngineerFY2024 $159,702; FY2025 $166,941; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $171,641$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$159,702FY2025$166,941FY2026*$171,641
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.15 filings
  2. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2 filings
  3. Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC2 filings
  4. Aurora Operations, Inc.1 filings
  5. ChargePoint, Inc.1 filings
  6. Cruise LLC1 filings
  7. Pivotal Aero, LLC1 filings
  8. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.1 filings
  9. RIOS Intelligent Machines, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego13 filings
  2. Santa Clara3 filings
  3. Austin2 filings
  4. Campbell1 filings
  5. Menlo Park1 filings
  6. Palo Alto1 filings
  7. San Francisco1 filings
  8. Auburn Hills1 filings
  9. Oxford1 filings
  10. Kirkland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Senior Staff Hardware Engineer15 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2072$94,702$108,805$122,907$137,010
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2061$121,576$151,050$180,523$209,997