H-1B Hardware Development Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Hardware Development Engineer is $160,000, across 662 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$160,000
Average wage
$159,376
90th percentile
$188,000
Certified LCAs
662
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $79,000
- 25th
- $145,000
- Median
- $160,000
- Average
- $159,376
- 90th
- $188,000
- Highest
- $329,000
Based on 662 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
202FY20
168FY21
182FY22
50FY23
35FY24
23FY25
2FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Hardware Development Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Waymo LLC | 7 | $243,000 |
| IBM Corporation | 2 | $176,450 |
| Apple Inc. | 623 | $160,000 |
| Aeva, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 3 | $134,710 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 3 | $126,131 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 5 | $124,050 |
| Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc | 2 | $119,556 |
| Tulip Interfaces, Inc. | 1 | $110,000 |
| Flextronics International USA, Inc. | 2 | $107,933 |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS USA INC. | 2 | $102,000 |
| A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. | 1 | $99,900 |
| PHILIPS ULTRASOUND, INC. | 3 | $93,202 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 1 | $83,900 |
| Boulder Innovation Group, Inc. | 1 | $79,000 |
Salaries by location
Cupertino, CA · $160,000San Diego, CA · $140,000Sunnyvale, CA · $160,000Santa Clara, CA · $173,028Mountain View, CA · $215,000Austin, TX · $165,000Yorktown Heights, NY · $149,065Cambridge, MA · $93,202Boulder, CO · $130,000Allen Park, MI · $125,280Milpitas, CA · $107,933Morrisville, NC · $119,556Dearborn, MI · $116,012Seattle, WA · $146,200Lake Forest, CA · $102,000