hardware salaries
42,214 H-1B & PERM records for "hardware", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$124969
Average Salary
$30000
Minimum
$945000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Manager III, Hardware Development | Sunnyvale, CA | $234900 | H-1B | Oct 20, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL DESIGN VERIFICATION ENGINEER | SUNNYVALE, CA | $234535 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Apple Inc. | Computer Aided Design Engineer | CUPERTINO, CA | $234531 | H-1B | Apr 2, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Hardware Engineering Program Manager | Redmond, WA | $234391 - $254391 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2021 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Director Hardware Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $234270 - $292500 | H-1B | Jun 8, 2020 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Director Hardware Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $234270 - $276500 | H-1B | May 13, 2020 |
| CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. | HARDWARE ENGINEERING DIRECTOR | SAN JOSE, CA | $234270 - $266500 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | Director, Video Systems/Hardware Architecture Eng… | San Diego, CA | $234053 - $320500 | H-1B | Sep 25, 2023 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $234000 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Product Engineer | San Diego, CA | $234000 | H-1B | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Staff Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $234000 | H-1B | Jul 27, 2023 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Hardware Validation Lead | Sunnyvale, CA | $234000 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2022 |
| SOCIAL BICYCLES, LLC | HEAD OF HARDWARE PROJECTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $234000 - $286000 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2020 |
| General Motors | Staff Product Manager | Mountain View, CA | $233910 | H-1B | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Senior Firmware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $233000 | H-1B | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Engineer | CUPERTINO, CA | $233000 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | SOC Architect | Santa Clara, CA | $232924 | H-1B | Jan 13, 2023 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Director, Hardware Engineer | SAN DIEGO, CA | $232898 - $256400 | Green Card | Nov 3, 2014 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Staff Hardware Design Engineer | San Jose, CA | $232660 | H-1B | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Staff Hardware Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $232660 | H-1B | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Socionext America, Inc. | FPGA Design Engineer, R&D | Milpitas, CA | $232586 | H-1B | Mar 20, 2025 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Hardware Engineering Manager | Austin, TX | $232500 - $242500 | Green Card | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineer - Firmware | Cupertino, CA | $232410 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Program Manager | Mountain View, CA | $232000 | H-1B | Sep 25, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Hardware Systems Design Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $232000 - $368000 | H-1B | Jan 25, 2026 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Hardware Systems Design Engineer | Hayward, CA | $232000 - $368000 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2026 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Santa Clara, CA | $232000 - $368000 | H-1B | Sep 18, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering | Austin, TX | $232000 - $368000 | H-1B | Sep 9, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Santa Clara, CA | $232000 - $368000 | H-1B | May 12, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Program Manager | San Ramon, CA | $232000 | H-1B | Apr 25, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Santa Clara, CA | $232000 - $356500 | H-1B | Dec 24, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Santa Clara, CA | $232000 - $368000 | H-1B | Jul 10, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Santa Clara, CA | $232000 - $356500 | H-1B | Jan 2, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Manager, Hardware Engineering | Austin, TX | $232000 - $356500 | H-1B | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Stack AV Co | Senior Hardware Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $232000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Hillsboro, OR | $232000 - $356500 | H-1B | May 31, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineer, Electronics | Hillsboro, OR | $232000 - $356500 | H-1B | May 21, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $232000 | H-1B | Jun 21, 2023 |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $232000 - $272400 | Green Card | Apr 27, 2022 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Hardware Engineer 1615.11579 | Sunnyvale, CA | $232000 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | PRINCIPAL MECHANICAL ARCHITECT | REDMOND, WA | $231886 | H-1B | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $231685 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | Cupertino, CA | $231394 | H-1B | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Apple Inc. | SoC Architect | Cupertino, CA | $231160 | H-1B | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Silicon Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $231000 | H-1B | May 11, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $231000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Physical Design Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $231000 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff Silicon Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $231000 | H-1B | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Waymo LLC | Silicon Engineer | New York, NY | $231000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2025 |
| Waymo LLC | Silicon Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $231000 | H-1B | Sep 6, 2024 |
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