H-1B Senior Hardware Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Hardware Engineer is $119,434, across 493 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$119,434
Average wage
$129,543
90th percentile
$174,135
Certified LCAs
493
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $74,214
- 25th
- $104,562
- Median
- $119,434
- Average
- $129,543
- 90th
- $174,135
- Highest
- $930,000
Based on 492 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Hardware Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| YUBICO INC. | 5 | $188,700 |
| Xsense.Ai, Inc. | 5 | $180,000 |
| Achronix Semiconductor Corporation | 4 | $167,500 |
| Cruise LLC | 6 | $164,300 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 47 | $163,000 |
| Argo AI, LLC | 7 | $162,000 |
| TESLA, INC. | 18 | $152,500 |
| SambaNova Systems Inc. | 26 | $150,000 |
| DIDI RESEARCH AMERICA, LLC | 7 | $150,000 |
| General Motors | 10 | $137,802 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 37 | $126,464 |
| Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. | 6 | $119,883 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 218 | $104,562 |
| LER TechForce, LLC | 11 | $100,000 |
| Drone Racing League Inc. | 3 | $93,000 |
Salaries by location
San Diego, CA · $108,930Palo Alto, CA · $154,252Santa Clara, CA · $126,984Austin, TX · $142,000Redmond, WA · $173,000San Jose, CA · $124,176Raleigh, NC · $140,000Sunnyvale, CA · $165,038San Francisco, CA · $154,850Maitland, FL · $96,700Fremont, CA · $168,979Pittsburgh, PA · $129,284Warren, MI · $137,802Morrisville, NC · $160,000Southfield, MI · $123,011