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42,214 H-1B & PERM records for "hardware", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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42214

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$124969

Average Salary

$30000

Minimum

$945000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: hardware
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
d-MATRiX Corporation Hardware Test Development Engineering, Director Santa Clara, CA $278387 - $300000 H-1B Feb 10, 2025
Meta Platforms, Inc ASIC Engineer, Design Verification Tracy, CA $278000 H-1B Feb 7, 2025
Meta Platforms, Inc Digital Design Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $278000 H-1B Apr 3, 2025
Meta Platforms, Inc ASIC Engineer, Design Verification Sunnyvale, CA $278000 H-1B Jul 25, 2024
APPLE INC. Hardware Engineer Manager Cupertino, CA $277173 - $329100 Green Card Aug 4, 2021
Tesla, Inc. AI Hardware Engineer Austin, TX $276150 H-1B Apr 20, 2026
Cruise LLC Staff Hardware Engineer San Francisco, CA $276000 - $296000 H-1B May 2, 2023
Eight Sleep, Inc. Director of Hardware Programs San Francisco, CA $275000 E-3 Nov 3, 2025
Eight Sleep, Inc. Director of Hardware Programs San Francisco, CA $275000 E-3 Oct 31, 2025
Tesla, Inc. Staff AI Hardware Engineer Palo Alto, CA $275000 H-1B May 11, 2026
Tesla, Inc. Staff AI Hardware Engineer Palo Alto, CA $275000 H-1B Apr 24, 2026
Google LLC Staff Silicon Generalist Sunnyvale, CA $275000 H-1B Jun 18, 2025
GOOGLE LLC HARDWARE ENGINEER 1615.35051 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $275000 H-1B Oct 27, 2017
Waymo LLC Silicon Engineer Mountain View, CA $273000 H-1B May 23, 2023
NES GLOBAL, LLC Subsea Hardware Project Engineer HOUSTON, TX $272400 Green Card 2011
NVIDIA Corporation Principal Architect Santa Clara, CA $272000 - $431250 H-1B May 21, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc Physical Design Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $271891 H-1B Jul 16, 2024
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation Principal Engineer Santa Clara, CA $271349 H-1B Apr 4, 2025
Waymo LLC Hardware Engineer 1615.38237 Mountain View, CA $271000 H-1B May 20, 2020
Microsoft Corporation Hardware Engineering Mountain View, CA $270641 H-1B Oct 4, 2024
Celestial AI Inc. Staff Engineer, UVM Verification Santa Clara, CA $270400 H-1B Apr 9, 2025
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. Senior Staff Engineer $270010 - $290010 Green Card May 21, 2024
Tesla, Inc. Sr Silicon Design Engineer Palo Alto, CA $270000 H-1B Apr 9, 2026
Google LLC Hardware - Proactive Mountain View, CA $270000 H-1B Dec 16, 2025
Waymo LLC Hardware - Proactive Mountain View, CA $270000 H-1B Jan 21, 2026
Groq, Inc. Sr. Staff HW CAD Engineer San Jose, CA $270000 H-1B Jul 28, 2025
Tesla, Inc. Sr Silicon Design Engineer Palo Alto, CA $270000 H-1B Mar 17, 2026
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc. Staff Hardware Systems Engineer San Francisco, CA $270000 H-1B Mar 18, 2025
Meta Platforms, Inc ASIC Engineer, Architecture Sunnyvale, CA $270000 H-1B Apr 22, 2025
Groq, Inc. Sr. Staff HW CAD Engineer Mountain View, CA $270000 H-1B Dec 17, 2024
Google LLC Silicon Physical Design Manager Mountain View, CA $270000 H-1B Sep 12, 2023
Cornami, Inc. Senior ASIC Designer El Dorado Hills, CA $270000 H-1B Apr 10, 2023
Waymo LLC Hardware Engineer 1615.34186 Mountain View, CA $270000 H-1B Sep 15, 2022
Netflix, Inc. Senior Hardware Engineer Los Gatos, CA $270000 E-3 May 12, 2020
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Manager Cupertino, CA $269634 - $274634 Green Card Oct 21, 2021
Tesla, Inc. Staff AI Hardware Engineer Palo Alto, CA $269500 H-1B May 18, 2026
Apple Inc. HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER CUPERTINO, CA $269100 H-1B Mar 11, 2020
Meta Platforms, Inc Hardware Engineer Redmond, WA $269037 H-1B May 12, 2026
Apple Inc. Hardware Systems Engineer Cupertino, CA $268734 H-1B Jul 27, 2022
Meta Platforms, Inc Hardware Systems Architecture Sunnyvale, CA $268542 H-1B May 21, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc Hardware Engineer Menlo Park, CA $268000 H-1B Apr 30, 2025
Block, Inc. ASIC Physical Design Engineer - Bitcoin Mining San Francisco, CA $268000 H-1B May 2, 2025
Microsoft Corporation Hardware Engineering Mountain View, CA $268000 H-1B Jun 24, 2024
Microsoft Corporation Hardware Engineering Mountain View, CA $268000 H-1B May 28, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc Product Validation Lead Sunnyvale, CA $267799 H-1B Dec 23, 2025
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Sr. Staff Engineer $267574 - $282900 Green Card Jun 2, 2025
Ampere Computing LLC Director, Hardware Engineering Santa Clara, CA $267500 H-1B Aug 29, 2022
Zeco Systems, Inc. Hardware Engineering Manager San Francisco, CA $267330 H-1B Jun 30, 2025
Google LLC Manager, Silicon Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $267000 H-1B May 18, 2026
Google LLC Manager, Silicon Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $267000 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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