H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering covers 99 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,600.

FY2026 certified median
$153,600
Total filings
99
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,328–$160,139
Top employer
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202434$137,332$126,464$140,525
FY202541$137,093$118,810$155,251
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$153,600$152,328$160,139

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringFY2024 $137,332; FY2025 $137,093; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,600$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$137,332FY2025$137,093FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,600Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringFY2024 $137,332; FY2025 $137,093; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,600$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$137,332FY2025$137,093FY2026*$153,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.99 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose44 filings
  2. Fremont38 filings
  3. Milpitas10 filings
  4. Santa Clara3 filings
  5. El Cerrito1 filings
  6. Los Altos1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Union City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering99 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 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2131$88,150$110,843$133,557$156,250
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2012$126,818$157,955$189,072$220,210
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2032$152,984$189,197$225,430$261,643
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2072$108,846$138,528$168,189$197,870