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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

Active filters: Job: hardware
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
BYTEDANCE INC. Storage System Hardware Architect San Jose, CA $197200 H-1B Aug 16, 2023
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PRINCIPAL MECHANICAL ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $197200 H-1B Sep 10, 2018
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SR. HARDWARE ENGINEERING SANTA CLARA, CA $197163 - $220446 H-1B Aug 2, 2017
Apple Inc. Hardware Systems Engineer Cupertino, CA $197151 H-1B May 3, 2021
INTEL CORPORATION Engineering Manager - Hardware Folsom, CA $197080 - $347090 Green Card Jan 30, 2023
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC Senior Staff Engineer San Diego, CA $197041 - $305414 H-1B Jun 26, 2025
Google LLC Hardware Engineer Goleta, CA $197000 H-1B Mar 25, 2026
Google LLC Silicon Generalist Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Jan 28, 2026
Google LLC Technical Program Manager Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Nov 5, 2024
Coates US Inc. Product Manager, Hardware Chicago, IL $197000 H-1B May 13, 2025
Google LLC Program Manager New York, NY $197000 H-1B Mar 11, 2025
d-MATRiX Corporation Senior Staff Engineer, Hardware Validation Santa Clara, CA $197000 H-1B Apr 7, 2025
Google LLC Silicon Generalist Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Jul 17, 2025
Google LLC Silicon Generalist Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Apr 15, 2025
ZOOX INC Senior Hardware Test Automation Engineer Foster City, CA $197000 - $222200 Green Card May 31, 2023
Google LLC Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $197000 H-1B May 10, 2024
Google LLC Silicon Generalist Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Aug 12, 2024
Waymo LLC Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $197000 H-1B Feb 20, 2024
Google LLC Physical Design Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Feb 9, 2023
Google LLC Hardware Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Aug 4, 2023
Google LLC Silicon Generalist Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B May 3, 2023
Google LLC Silicon Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $197000 H-1B Jul 28, 2023
APPLE INC. HARDWARE DEVELOP ENG CUPERTINO, CA $197000 - $217000 H-1B Feb 10, 2017
Meta Platforms, Inc. Hardware Systems Engineer $196980 - $221000 Green Card Jun 21, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Hardware Systems Engineer $196980 - $221000 Green Card Jun 21, 2024
Microsoft Corporation Principal Electrical Engineer Redmond, WA $196953 H-1B Dec 2, 2019
Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc. Automation Hardware Engineer Lexington, MA $196950 H-1B May 6, 2026
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. ASIC II CUPERTINO, CA $196910 H-1B May 18, 2026
Google LLC Silicon Architect Mountain View, CA $196860 H-1B Mar 30, 2026
Google LLC Silicon Architect Mountain View, CA $196860 H-1B Jun 18, 2026
Microsoft Corporation Hardware Engineering Redmond, WA $196858 H-1B May 13, 2025
Microsoft Corporation Hardware Engineering Redmond, WA $196858 H-1B May 6, 2025
Apple Inc. HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER CUPERTINO, CA $196815 H-1B Aug 25, 2020
NVIDIA Corporation Hardware Engineer, Electronics Santa Clara, CA $196679 - $264500 H-1B Dec 24, 2025
NVIDIA Corporation Hardware Engineer, Electronics Santa Clara, CA $196679 - $264500 H-1B Nov 14, 2025
Google LLC Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $196655 H-1B Jan 16, 2025
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. Cloud HDE III Austin, TX $196600 H-1B May 8, 2026
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Cloud HDE III Seattle, WA $196560 H-1B Apr 26, 2026
Google LLC Hardware Reliability Engineer Cupertino, CA $196500 H-1B May 4, 2023
Avago Technologies US Inc. R&D Engineer Hardware San Jose, CA $196467 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
Microsoft Corporation Senior Design Verification Engineer Redmond, WA $196444 H-1B Feb 4, 2020
Apple Inc. Hardware Systems Engineer Cupertino, CA $196400 H-1B Oct 13, 2021
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $196350 - $250300 Green Card Dec 28, 2017
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Hardware Engineer $196273 - $226273 Green Card Feb 20, 2024
Apple Inc. Design Verification Engineer Cupertino, CA $196195 H-1B May 23, 2022
EBAY INC. MTS 2, HARDWARE ENGINEER San Jose, CA $196194 H-1B Jun 25, 2019
Google LLC Product (Program) Manager San Francisco, CA $196122 H-1B Aug 27, 2024
Tulip Interfaces, Inc. Software Engineering Lead Somerville, MA $196100 H-1B May 20, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. Principal Hardware Engineer San Jose, CA $196100 - $323400 H-1B Jun 14, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Hardware Engineer $196035 - $226035 Green Card Dec 12, 2023
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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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