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Hardware Engineer/Test Chips

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Only 2 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Hardware Engineer profile (1,094 filings).
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Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2015).

2

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$96,450

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

1

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$96,034

25th Percentile

$96,190

Median (50th)

$96,450

75th Percentile

$96,710

90th Percentile

$96,866

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Top Employers Hiring Hardware Engineer/Test Chips
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 2 $96,450 $95,930 - $96,970 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 1 $96,970 $96,970 - $96,970
Senior 1 $95,930 $95,930 - $95,930
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 2 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 2 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
SAN DIEGO CA 2 $96,450
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of Hardware Engineer/Test Chips with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
Hardware Engineer/Test Chips Unspecified 1 $96,970
Senior Hardware Engineer/Test Chips 1 $95,930
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2015 1 $95,930 100.0%
2016 1 $96,970 100.0%
Company Comparison - Hardware Engineer/Test Chips

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 2 $96,450 100.0%
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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: June 25, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.