H-1B Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering is $127,774, across 164 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$127,774
Average wage
$128,783
90th percentile
$155,251
Certified LCAs
164
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $87,235
- 25th
- $114,933
- Median
- $127,774
- Average
- $128,783
- 90th
- $155,251
- Highest
- $167,735
Based on 164 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | 160 | $129,282 |
| HGST, Inc. | 4 | $113,442 |
Salaries by location
Fremont, CA · $125,732San Jose, CA · $132,692Milpitas, CA · $126,984Santa Clara, CA · $141,955Sunnyvale, CA · $142,114Elk Grove, CA · $94,141Newark, CA · $117,500Irvine, CA · $101,878Blacksburg, VA · $130,000Rochester, MN · $118,000Stanford, CA · $107,000Union City, CA · $155,750Los Altos, CA · $144,664El Cerrito, CA · $164,294