H-1B Hardware Systems Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Hardware Systems Engineer is $159,453, across 263 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$159,453
Average wage
$162,210
90th percentile
$211,217
Certified LCAs
263
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $74,214
- 25th
- $139,980
- Median
- $159,453
- Average
- $162,210
- 90th
- $211,217
- Highest
- $302,134
Based on 263 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Hardware Systems Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 28 | $215,639 |
| Elastics.cloud, Inc. | 1 | $205,000 |
| Facebook, Inc. | 12 | $192,500 |
| Block, Inc. | 1 | $185,900 |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | 2 | $170,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 185 | $159,890 |
| MINDLANCE INC. | 1 | $130,000 |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC | 1 | $127,000 |
| PDF Solutions, Inc., | 1 | $125,000 |
| Frore Systems, Inc. | 2 | $113,589 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 27 | $101,878 |
| BrainCo Inc. | 1 | $86,910 |
| NAVI TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $74,214 |
Salaries by location
Cupertino, CA · $166,242Austin, TX · $142,000Menlo Park, CA · $215,000San Diego, CA · $102,877Sunnyvale, CA · $174,028Boulder, CO · $116,688San Jose, CA · $113,589Fremont, CA · $207,864Santa Clara, CA · $166,000Folsom, CA · $233,378West Lake Hills, TX · $127,566Irvine, CA · $101,878Somerville, MA · $86,910Bellevue, WA · $145,000Portland, OR · $170,000