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Hardware Systems Engineer

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

Only 60 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader Systems Engineer profile (2,955 filings).
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60

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$161,000

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

3

Top Employers

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

$130,000

25th Percentile

$133,263

Median (50th)

$161,000

75th Percentile

$186,084

90th Percentile

$198,944

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Top Employers Hiring Hardware Systems Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
APPLE INC. 41 $144,000 $115,000 - $195,000 61.0%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 8 $198,383 $149,940 - $239,223 87.5%
Facebook, Inc. 5 $192,509 $186,084 - $226,868 60.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 54 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Cupertino CA 21 $144,000
Menlo Park CA 10 $200,647
Sunnyvale CA 4 $185,821
CUPERTINO CA 1 $148,000
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of Hardware Systems Engineer with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
Hardware Systems Engineer Unspecified 53 $159,467
Hardware Systems Engineering Unspecified 4 $185,190
Hardware System Engineer Unspecified 2 $147,240
Hardware Systems Engineering Manager 1 $180,000
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
2021 5 $136,153 100.0%
2022 6 $180,000 83.3%
2023 12 $189,296 75.0%
2024 9 $149,940 100.0%
2025 21 $157,518 28.6%
2026 1 $181,100 100.0%
Company Comparison - Hardware Systems Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
APPLE INC. 41 $144,000 61.0%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 8 $198,383 87.5%
Facebook, Inc. 5 $192,509 60.0%
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: August 31, 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.