H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Hardware Systems Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Hardware Systems Engineer covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $160,541.

FY2025 certified median
$160,541
Total filings
6
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$140,965–$200,921
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$136,282$136,282$136,282
FY20254$160,541$140,965$200,921

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Hardware Systems EngineerFY2024 $136,282; FY2025 $160,541$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$136,282FY2025$160,541Certified median offer, Staff Hardware Systems EngineerFY2024 $136,282; FY2025 $160,541$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$136,282FY2025$160,541
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4 filings
  2. ChargePoint, Inc.1 filings
  3. Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego4 filings
  2. Campbell1 filings
  3. San Francisco1 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2061$137,426$167,565$197,725$227,864
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275