H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Staff Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Staff Hardware Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $232,500.

FY2026 certified median
$232,500
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$228,750–$236,250
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$237,818$237,818$237,818
FY20253$262,260$246,130$278,390
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$232,500$228,750$236,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Staff Hardware EngineerFY2024 $237,818; FY2025 $262,260; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $232,500$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$237,818FY2025$262,260FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$232,500Certified median offer, Sr. Staff Hardware EngineerFY2024 $237,818; FY2025 $262,260; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $232,500$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$237,818FY2025$262,260FY2026*$232,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.4 filings
  2. CARIAD, Inc.2 filings
  3. Meta Platforms, Inc1 filings
  4. SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin3 filings
  2. Mountain View2 filings
  3. Newark1 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
    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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2072$108,846$138,528$168,189$197,870