H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Hardware Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Hardware Applications Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,506.

FY2026 certified median
$152,506
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,677–$152,506
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$139,735$131,962$147,196
FY20257$143,187$128,287$143,187
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$152,506$145,677$152,506

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Hardware Applications EngineerFY2024 $139,735; FY2025 $143,187; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,506$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$139,735FY2025$143,187FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,506Certified median offer, Staff Hardware Applications EngineerFY2024 $139,735; FY2025 $143,187; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,506$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$139,735FY2025$143,187FY2026*$152,506
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.14 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego13 filings
  2. Santa Clara2 filings
  3. Auburn Hills1 filings
  4. Kirkland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff Hardware Applications Engineer14 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 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2072$94,702$108,805$122,907$137,010
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2072$94,162$119,475$144,768$170,082