H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Hardware Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Hardware Design Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2024 certified median offer: $195,000.

FY2024 certified median
$195,000
Total filings
8
FY2024 25th–75th percentile
$174,503–$210,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$195,000$174,503$210,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $195,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$195,000Certified median offer, Sr. Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $195,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$195,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto7 filings
  2. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Hardware Design Engineer8 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275