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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $231000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $231000 - $272400 | Green Card | Jan 31, 2022 |
| TESLA, INC. | SENIOR STAFF HARDWARE ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $231000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2020 |
| TESLA, INC. | Senior Staff Hardware Engineer | PALO ALTO, CA | $231000 | Green Card | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Google LLC | Senior Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $230850 | H-1B | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Cruise LLC | Staff Bringup Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $230800 - $250800 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $230600 | H-1B | Jun 26, 2023 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Silicon Architect | Sunnyvale, CA | $230205 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| TESLA, INC. | Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer | $230040 - $318000 | Green Card | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| Celestial AI Inc. | Senior UVM Verification Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff AI Hardware Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | May 1, 2026 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Design Verification Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 | H-1B | May 26, 2026 |
| Tenstorrent USA, Inc. | ¿Staff Engineer | $230000 | Green Card | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| Google LLC | Silicon Digital Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | May 15, 2026 |
| Upscale AI, Inc | Senior Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 - $260000 | H-1B | May 7, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Staff Silicon Digital Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Design Verification Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Baya Systems, Inc. | Staff Design Verification Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Silicon Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2026 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | San Jose, CA | $230000 - $250000 | H-1B | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Blue River Technology | Radar Research Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 - $240000 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | ASIC I | Cupertino, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Jun 18, 2026 |
| SCALEFLUX, INC. | Principal SoC Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Silicon Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Alcatraz AI, Inc. | Hardware Product Lead | Cupertino, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Dec 3, 2024 |
| General Motors | Senior Hardware Engineer “ Microcontrollers | Mountain View, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2025 |
| LITHOS ENERGY, INC | Staff Software Engineer | Hayward, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Staff Hardware Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | Jun 19, 2025 |
| ETCHEDAI INC. | Member of Technical Staff | Cupertino, CA | $230000 - $300000 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2024 |
| I Machines Inc. | CPU Core Verification Lead | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 - $250000 | H-1B | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Hardware User Experience Researcher | Menlo Park, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff Design Verification Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff Design Verification Engineer | Austin, TX | $230000 | H-1B | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Technical Program Manager | San Jose, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2024 |
| WAYMO LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $230000 - $250000 | Green Card | May 5, 2022 |
| Nextracker LLC | Director, Hardware Engineering | Fremont, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Senior Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Tenstorrent USA, Inc. | Staff CPU Architect | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Sintegra, Inc. | Sr. Power Lead Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Ghost Autonomy Inc. | Senior Systems Hardware Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $230000 - $250000 | E-3 | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Annapurna Labs Inc. | ASIC III | Cupertino, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Silicon DFT Engineering Manager | Mountain View, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | ASIC III | Sunnyvale, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Engineer 1615.67512 | Mountain View, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Hardware Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Product Systems Validation Lead | Sunnyvale, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Oct 20, 2021 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Hardware Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Mar 17, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Principal Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $230000 - $250000 | Green Card | Mar 16, 2021 |
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