Hardware Development Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 51 certified H-1B applications for Hardware Development Engineer roles between Feb 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $155,043. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $155,043
Middle half earn: $131,660 to $180,700
Top 10% earn over: $203,834
Certified filings: 51

Every filing

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Pay by employer


Apple Inc.	31	$160,700	+4%	$148,048 – $179,056
Waymo LLC	5	$243,000	+57%	$221,000 – $261,000
Ford Motor Company	2	$128,430	−17%	$126,240 – $130,620
Schneider Electric Systems USA Inc.	2	$102,000	−34%	$102,000 – $102,000
Flextronics International USA, Inc.	1	$126,131	−19%	$126,131 – $126,131
Applied Intuition, Inc.	1	$215,000	+39%	$215,000 – $215,000
Amazon.com Services LLC	1	$140,000	−10%	$140,000 – $140,000
IBM Corporation	1	$203,834	+31%	$203,834 – $203,834
Fortinet, Inc.	1	$156,624	+1%	$156,624 – $156,624
Infinera Corporation	1	$90,979	−41%	$90,979 – $90,979
LanceSoft Inc.	1	$131,019	−15%	$131,019 – $131,019
Philips Ultrasound, Inc.	1	$113,214	−27%	$113,214 – $113,214
Nokia of America Corporation	1	$152,480	−2%	$152,480 – $152,480
PLANET.TECH, Inc.	1	$120,000	−23%	$120,000 – $120,000
Wolfspeed, Inc.	1	$113,614	−27%	$113,614 – $113,614

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Cupertino, CA	21	$162,589	$153,504 – $180,003
Santa Clara, CA	7	$170,539	$151,668 – $177,555
Mountain View, CA	5	$221,000	$215,000 – $261,000
Sunnyvale, CA	3	$156,624	$154,552 – $199,812
San Diego, CA	3	$132,870	$131,235 – $138,028
Lake Forest, CA	2	$102,000	$102,000 – $102,000
Austin, TX	1	$120,000	$120,000 – $120,000
Allen Park, MI	1	$132,810	$132,810 – $132,810
Irvine, CA	1	$112,300	$112,300 – $112,300
Fayetteville, AR	1	$113,614	$113,614 – $113,614
Dearborn, MI	1	$124,050	$124,050 – $124,050
Cambridge, MA	1	$113,214	$113,214 – $113,214
Allentown, PA	1	$90,979	$90,979 – $90,979
Milpitas, CA	1	$126,131	$126,131 – $126,131
Seattle, WA	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Yorktown Heights, NY	1	$203,834	$203,834 – $203,834

By experience level


Level I	5	$131,019
Level II	8	$114,007
Level III	15	$151,902
Level IV	14	$180,700

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year


2023	9	$170,539
2024	22	$158,816
2025	17	$140,000
2026	3	$131,019