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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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