H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Hardware Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Hardware Engineer covers 71 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,553.

FY2026 certified median
$160,553
Total filings
71
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,506–$193,380
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$136,282$136,282$143,187
FY202529$143,187$143,187$152,506
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$160,553$152,506$193,380

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Hardware EngineerFY2024 $136,282; FY2025 $143,187; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,553$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$136,282FY2025$143,187FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,553Certified median offer, Staff Hardware EngineerFY2024 $136,282; FY2025 $143,187; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,553$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$136,282FY2025$143,187FY2026*$160,553
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.46 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.8 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc.4 filings
  4. Akuna Capital, LLC1 filings
  5. CARIAD, Inc.1 filings
  6. ChargePoint, Inc.1 filings
  7. Dexcom, Inc.1 filings
  8. General Motors1 filings
  9. Google LLC1 filings
  10. Luminar Technologies, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego42 filings
  2. Santa Clara12 filings
  3. Palo Alto3 filings
  4. Mountain View2 filings
  5. Chandler1 filings
  6. Campbell1 filings
  7. Fremont1 filings
  8. Newark1 filings
  9. Redwood City1 filings
  10. San Jose1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff Hardware Engineer46 filings
  2. Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. · Staff 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
2026-27San 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426017-2071$87,110$107,890$128,648$149,427
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2061$82,805$110,906$139,027$167,128
2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674017-2071$76,190$94,661$113,131$131,602
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008