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7,284 H-1B & PERM records for "hardware", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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7284

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$126058

Average Salary

$33696

Minimum

$430000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: hardware
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering) Sunnyvale, CA $132808 - $152808 Green Card Oct 18, 2020
GOOGLE LLC Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $132746 - $172746 Green Card Dec 10, 2019
GOOGLE LLC Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $132746 - $172746 Green Card Mar 27, 2020
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer Cupertino, CA $132613 - $173300 Green Card Feb 20, 2020
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Electrical Engineer REDMOND, WA $132600 - $152600 Green Card Jan 15, 2019
APPLE INC. ASIC Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $132517 - $185300 Green Card Apr 29, 2022
APPLE INC. ASIC Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $132517 - $185300 Green Card Jul 8, 2022
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Hardware Engineer Morrisville, NC $132500 - $152500 Green Card Dec 14, 2020
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Hardware Engineer II (Product Engineer) REDMOND, WA $132500 - $152500 Green Card Mar 16, 2016
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Engineer/Low-Power Circuit Design SAN DIEGO, CA $132454 - $159700 Green Card Sep 18, 2014
APPLE INC. ASIC Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $132391 - $182700 Green Card Dec 12, 2022
APPLE INC. ASIC Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $132391 - $158300 Green Card Feb 7, 2022
APPLE INC. ASIC Design Engineer Cupertino, CA $132391 - $158300 Green Card Dec 3, 2021
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Hardware Engineer San Diego, CA $132300 - $152300 Green Card Jun 21, 2021
APPLE INC. Hardware Systems Engineer Cupertino, CA $132300 - $179100 Green Card Jan 10, 2022
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Design Verification Engineer Morrisville, NC $132300 - $152300 Green Card Dec 14, 2020
SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC. Hardware Engineer, Senior MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $132300 Green Card Jan 26, 2015
SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC. Hardware Engineer, Senior MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $132300 Green Card Jan 26, 2015
TOAST, INC Senior Hardware Product Manager BOSTON, MA $132267 Green Card Sep 7, 2018
TOAST, INC Senior Hardware Product Manager BOSTON, MA $132267 Green Card Jun 27, 2017
APPLE INC. Camera Hardware Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $132224 - $164600 Green Card Jan 17, 2018
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Engineer/Circuit Design SAN DIEGO, CA $132205 - $171100 Green Card Oct 16, 2014
INTEL CORPORATION Hardware Engineer Folsom, CA $132167 - $183270 Green Card Oct 29, 2019
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Engineer/Test Methodologies SAN DIEGO, CA $132163 - $159700 Green Card Jul 23, 2014
Microsoft Corporation Sourcing Engineer Redmond, WA $132155 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
REDBACK NETWORKS INC. Computer Hardware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $132145 Green Card 2010
Microwave Networks Incorporated COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEER STAFFORD, TX $132059 Green Card Dec 13, 2022
Super Micro Computer, Inc Sr. Hardware Design Engineer San Jose, CA $132000 Green Card Dec 12, 2022
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Senior Hardware Applications Engineer Santa Clara, CA $132000 - $158400 Green Card Apr 5, 2022
QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. Senior Hardware Applications Engineer Santa Clara, CA $132000 - $158400 Green Card Jun 10, 2022
GOOGLE LLC Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $132000 - $172000 Green Card Sep 16, 2020
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $132000 - $170400 Green Card Jun 3, 2019
GOOGLE INC. Hardware Engineer MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $132000 Green Card Dec 19, 2016
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $132000 - $151300 Green Card Sep 29, 2016
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES Hardware Design Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $132000 Green Card Jul 2, 2015
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Hardware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $132000 - $167500 Green Card Feb 17, 2016
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. Hardware Developer REDWOOD SHORES, CA $132000 - $139133 Green Card May 23, 2016
NVIDIA CORPORATION Computer Hardware Engineers SANTA CLARA, CA $132000 Green Card 2010
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Hardware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $131969 - $205000 Green Card Apr 12, 2017
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Engineer/Physical Design SAN DIEGO, CA $131955 - $155900 Green Card Jun 18, 2014
A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. Hardware Development Engineer III CUPERTINO, CA $131955 - $185000 Green Card Sep 27, 2017
GOOGLE INC. Hardware Engineer MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $131955 Green Card Sep 26, 2017
INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Hardware Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $131955 - $175200 Green Card Jan 31, 2017
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Modeling Thermal Engineer SAN DIEGO, CA $131955 - $181700 Green Card Apr 28, 2017
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $131955 - $164600 Green Card Jun 7, 2017
A2Z DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. Hardware Development Engineer II CUPERTINO, CA $131955 - $167400 Green Card May 11, 2017
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Engineer/PMIC Design SAN DIEGO, CA $131934 - $155900 Green Card May 29, 2014
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff Hardware Engineer/Test Plan SAN DIEGO, CA $131934 - $155900 Green Card May 28, 2014
JUNIPER NETWORKS Hardware Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $131899 Green Card Oct 3, 2019
INTEL CORPORATION Graphics Hardware Engineer Santa Clara, CA $131898 - $183270 Green Card Jan 28, 2020
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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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