H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff AI Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff AI Hardware Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $257,697.

FY2026 certified median
$257,697
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$248,750–$270,875
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$257,697$248,750$270,875

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff AI Hardware EngineerFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $257,697$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$257,697Certified median offer, Staff AI Hardware EngineerFY2026 (Q1–Q3) $257,697$0$90k$180k$270kFY2026*$257,697
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto4 filings
  2. Austin4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff AI Hardware 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
2026-27Austin-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
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 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358