H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Hardware Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Hardware Design Engineer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $202,796.

FY2025 certified median
$202,796
Total filings
5
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$196,398–$209,194
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$199,020$194,191$203,848
FY20252$202,796$196,398$209,194

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $199,020; FY2025 $202,796$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$199,020FY2025$202,796Certified median offer, Staff Hardware Design EngineerFY2024 $199,020; FY2025 $202,796$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$199,020FY2025$202,796
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.3 filings
  2. Auradine, Inc.1 filings
  3. Eridu Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto2 filings
  2. Santa Clara1 filings
  3. Saratoga1 filings
  4. Austin1 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
    2026-27San 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899