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Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering salaries

82 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$144720

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$110000

Minimum

$178651

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Active filters: Job: Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… SAN JOSE, CA $137571 - $151328 H-1B Jun 23, 2017
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $136990 Green Card Sep 6, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Walnut Creek, CA $136000 - $156000 H-1B Jul 6, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Fremont, CA $136000 - $156000 H-1B Jul 6, 2020
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $135696 Green Card Nov 8, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $133890 - $137907 H-1B Apr 28, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Milpitas, CA $133890 - $137907 H-1B Jun 12, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $133890 - $137907 H-1B Apr 28, 2025
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $132000 - $152000 H-1B Mar 25, 2020
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $130000 - $150000 H-1B Mar 25, 2020
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… San Jose, CA $129563 - $152546 H-1B Jan 10, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $129085 - $146775 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $129085 - $146775 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $127757 Green Card May 1, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $126984 - $178448 H-1B Jun 14, 2024
HGST, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… SUNNYVALE, CA $125000 - $145000 H-1B May 24, 2020
HGST, Inc. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… FREMONT, CA $125000 - $145000 H-1B May 22, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Fremont, CA $125000 - $145000 H-1B Jun 19, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Boise, ID $125000 - $145000 H-1B Jun 23, 2020
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… Fremont, CA $121992 - $134200 H-1B Dec 12, 2018
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… SAN JOSE, CA $121472 - $140000 H-1B Nov 6, 2017
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT, LLC PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… Fremont, CA $120640 - $144589 H-1B Jan 9, 2019
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $120000 - $140000 H-1B Jan 5, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $120000 - $140000 H-1B Jan 4, 2021
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Milpitas, CA $119496 - $138051 H-1B Apr 17, 2020
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $119496 - $138051 H-1B Apr 20, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Mountain View, CA $117757 - $137757 H-1B Jun 2, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Milpitas, CA $117757 - $137757 H-1B Jun 2, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Milpitas, CA $117252 - $143309 H-1B Jan 16, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… San Jose, CA $112857 - $137936 H-1B Jan 16, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer… Milpitas, CA $112843 - $132843 H-1B Dec 12, 2019
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER… Irvine, CA $110000 - $130000 H-1B Dec 12, 2018
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