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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnitX Inc. | Director of Hardware | Santa Clara, CA | $300000 | H-1B | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | CUPERTINO, CA | $300000 | H-1B | Jan 4, 2022 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | ENGINEER | Santa Clara, CA | $300000 | H-1B | Mar 15, 2019 |
| D. E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC | RESEARCH ENGINEER AND MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF | NEW YORK, NY | $300000 | H-1B | Mar 4, 2015 |
| APPLE INC. | VICE PRESIDENT, MOBILE HARDWARE ENGINEERING | CUPERTINO, CA | $300000 - $400000 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2010 |
| APPLE INC. | SR. DIRECTOR, MOBILE HARDWARE ENGINEERING | CUPERTINO, CA | $300000 - $400000 | H-1B | Dec 19, 2010 |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | San Francisco, CA | $295000 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $295000 | H-1B | May 29, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Sr Staff Hardware Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $294520 | H-1B | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Waymo LLC | Hardware Engineer 1615.40485.5 | Mountain View, CA | $292000 | H-1B | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Standard Cognition, Corp. | Head of Hardware | San Francisco, CA | $290014 | H-1B | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Graphcore Technologies Inc. | At-Scale Hardware System Validation and BKC Test … | Austin, TX | $290000 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Manager, Hardware Engineering | Sunnyvale, CA | $289786 | H-1B | Sep 21, 2024 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Hardware Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $288545 | H-1B | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | Santa Clara, CA | $286874 | H-1B | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Redmond, WA | $286270 | H-1B | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $286000 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Silicon Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $285819 | H-1B | Oct 6, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Manager, Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $285000 | H-1B | Dec 17, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Manager, Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $285000 | H-1B | Mar 10, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $285000 | H-1B | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Research Hardware Engineer | New York, NY | $284677 | H-1B | Jun 17, 2026 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Director Hardware Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $284000 - $431250 | H-1B | Dec 9, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Director Hardware Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $284000 - $431250 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Director Hardware Engineering | Hillsboro, OR | $284000 - $431250 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineer | Fremont, CA | $284000 | H-1B | Mar 6, 2025 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Director Hardware Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $284000 - $431250 | H-1B | Aug 4, 2025 |
| ByteDance Inc. | IP Logic Design Engineer | San Jose, CA | $283648 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2023 |
| DataPelago, Inc. | Member of Technical Staff (ME004) | $283442 - $300000 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | Cupertino, CA | $283116 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2021 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | VP Hardware VLSI Design Engineering | SAN DIEGO, CA | $283026 - $309480 | Green Card | Jul 15, 2014 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | VP HARDWARE ENGINEERING | SAN DIEGO, CA | $283026 - $309480 | H-1B | Jul 8, 2014 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $282880 - $368000 | H-1B | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Process System Engineer - External Partners | Redmond, WA | $281000 | H-1B | May 27, 2025 |
| Tesla, Inc. | AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $280000 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $280000 | H-1B | May 21, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $280000 | H-1B | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Silicon Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $280000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Tools for Humanity Corporation | Senior Camera Systems Validation Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $280000 | H-1B | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Cognichip, Inc. | Senior Staff Silicon Architect | Redwood City, CA | $280000 | H-1B | Apr 30, 2026 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Video Codec Design Engineer - Multimedia Lab | San Jose, CA | $280000 | H-1B | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Omniva LLC | Tech Lead, System Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $280000 | H-1B | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineering Manager | Mountain View, CA | $280000 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | Cupertino, CA | $279200 | H-1B | Aug 6, 2020 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | Cupertino, CA | $279200 | H-1B | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | Cupertino, CA | $279200 | H-1B | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | ASIC Engineer, Design Verification | Sunnyvale, CA | $279000 | H-1B | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Director, Hardware Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $278388 - $348500 | H-1B | Apr 21, 2025 |
| d-MATRiX Corporation | Hardware Test Development Engineering, Director | Santa Clara, CA | $278387 - $300000 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2025 |
| d-MATRiX Corporation | Hardware Test Development Engineering, Director | Santa Clara, CA | $278387 - $300000 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2025 |
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