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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Principal Engineer Hardware | Santa Clara, CA | $198618 - $231450 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | ASIC III | Cupertino, CA | $198600 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | Design Verification | San Diego, CA | $198598 - $258100 | H-1B | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Intel Corporation | Graphics Hardware Engineer | San Marcos, CA | $198598 - $262680 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2026 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Architect Senior | San Diego, CA | $198598 - $241500 | H-1B | May 26, 2026 |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | Principal Engineer | Austin, TX | $198598 - $308000 | H-1B | May 18, 2026 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Hardware Engineer | Fremont, CA | $198516 - $218516 | Green Card | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Redmond, WA | $198500 | H-1B | Nov 5, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Redmond, WA | $198500 | H-1B | Nov 11, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Stanton, CA | $198500 | H-1B | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $198500 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2023 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III | SUNNYVALE, CA | $198500 | H-1B | Sep 11, 2023 |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $198500 - $206000 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $198500 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Product Manager | San Francisco, CA | $198261 | H-1B | Dec 4, 2020 |
| NXP USA, Inc. | Validation Digital Engineer | San Diego, CA | $198234 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Mobileye, Inc. | VLSI Backend Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $198220 | H-1B | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Systems Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $198203 | H-1B | Nov 9, 2022 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | PCB Layout Engineer | Seattle, WA | $198164 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | ASIC II | Sunnyvale, CA | $198100 | H-1B | Aug 29, 2024 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | ASIC II | Sunnyvale, CA | $198100 | H-1B | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $198000 | H-1B | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $198000 | H-1B | May 5, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Hardware System Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $198000 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Cruise LLC | Sr. Hardware Engineer(s) | $198000 - $215000 | Green Card | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| Google LLC | Silicon Generalist | Cambridge, MA | $198000 | H-1B | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Nuro, Inc. | Hardware Reliability Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $198000 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineer 1615.39175 | Sunnyvale, CA | $198000 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $197964 | H-1B | Aug 18, 2023 |
| PsiQuantum Corp. | Senior R&D Engineer, Hardware | Palo Alto, CA | $197829 - $216000 | H-1B | May 13, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $197820 | H-1B | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Mountain View, CA | $197820 | H-1B | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Manager III, Hardware Development | Sunnyvale, CA | $197800 | H-1B | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Silicon Engineering | Austin, TX | $197693 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Intel Corporation | Graphics Hardware Engineer | Folsom, CA | $197683 - $262680 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Formal Validation Engineering | Cupertino, CA | $197683 - $272100 | H-1B | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development | Cupertino, CA | $197683 - $248700 | H-1B | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Intel Corporation | Graphics Hardware Engineer | Folsom, CA | $197683 - $259425 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer, SoC Architecture | Folsom, CA | $197683 - $280000 | H-1B | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Principal Engineer | Folsom, CA | $197683 - $267574 | H-1B | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineer | Redmond, WA | $197657 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Cruise LLC | Senior Silicon Engineer II | San Francisco, CA | $197600 - $217600 | H-1B | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Systems Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $197600 | H-1B | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Software Development Engineer - Systems | Cupertino, CA | $197600 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | Technical Specialist Hardware Design Engineer | Newark, CA | $197558 - $217558 | H-1B | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Cruise LLC | Engineering Manager, Hardware R&D | San Francisco, CA | $197500 - $217500 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2020 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Hardware Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $197475 - $217475 | Green Card | Oct 23, 2022 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Architect Senior | Hillsboro, OR | $197475 - $287500 | H-1B | May 19, 2026 |
| Lam Research Corporation | Systems Engineer | Tualatin, OR | $197475 - $266000 | H-1B | May 14, 2026 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Principal Hardware Engineering Program Manager | Redmond, WA | $197215 | H-1B | Feb 6, 2021 |
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