H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $176,134.

FY2026 certified median
$176,134
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$176,134–$176,134
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$159,702$159,702$182,302
FY20252$167,221$167,081$167,360
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$176,134$176,134$176,134

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff/Manager Hardware EngineerFY2024 $159,702; FY2025 $167,221; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,134$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$159,702FY2025$167,221FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$176,134Certified median offer, Senior Staff/Manager Hardware EngineerFY2024 $159,702; FY2025 $167,221; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,134$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$159,702FY2025$167,221FY2026*$176,134
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.5 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego5 filings
  2. Santa Clara1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899