H-1B Staff Hardware Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Hardware Engineer is $129,251, across 226 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$129,251
Average wage
$143,651
90th percentile
$188,236
Certified LCAs
226
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $81,162
- 25th
- $126,000
- Median
- $129,251
- Average
- $143,651
- 90th
- $188,236
- Highest
- $313,000
Based on 226 certified base wages, annualized.
Where would your salary rank?
Enter a salary to see its percentile among H-1B filings for this role.
$
Enter your salary to see where you rank.
Filings by year
33FY20
52FY21
38FY22
34FY23
28FY24
29FY25
12FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Hardware Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 2 | $274,000 |
| Twitter Inc. | 1 | $220,000 |
| Xsense.Ai, Inc. | 2 | $212,500 |
| Cruise LLC | 3 | $211,120 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 20 | $204,500 |
| ChargePoint, Inc. | 2 | $173,000 |
| NIO USA Inc. | 1 | $170,000 |
| Teledyne LeCroy, Inc. | 2 | $165,000 |
| DIDI RESEARCH AMERICA, LLC | 1 | $159,162 |
| Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. | 23 | $148,221 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $137,000 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 153 | $128,835 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 2 | $123,378 |
| ARRIS GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $92,342 |
| NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION | 1 | $82,534 |
Salaries by location
San Diego, CA · $128,835Santa Clara, CA · $153,504Palo Alto, CA · $210,122San Jose, CA · $148,221Austin, TX · $134,118Tempe, AZ · $117,600San Francisco, CA · $215,560Chandler, AZ · $119,500Fremont, CA · $235,000Mountain View, CA · $215,000Milpitas, CA · $165,000Raleigh, NC · $115,800Maitland, FL · $115,800Chula Vista, CA · $119,891Newark, CA · $148,515