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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Autonomy Inc. | Functional Safety Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Waymo LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Image/Sens/Power Arch Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2023 |
| NIO USA, Inc. | Sr Expert, Hardware Development | San Jose, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr. Staff Hardware Design Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Jun 29, 2023 |
| Waymo LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Waymo LLC | Silicon Design Verification Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Mar 9, 2023 |
| RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC | Senior Staff Machine Learning Hardware Architect | Palo Alto, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Dec 2, 2021 |
| LAST MILE, INC. | PROJECT MANAGER | STOCKTON, CA | $260000 | E-3 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| APPLE INC. | HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT DIR | CUPERTINO, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Jan 3, 2012 |
| APPLE INC. | ENGINEERING DIRECTOR (HARDWARE) | CUPERTINO, CA | $260000 | H-1B | Sep 1, 2010 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineering Manager | $259924 - $356500 | Green Card | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| Google LLC | Silicon Design Verification Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $259000 | H-1B | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Waymo LLC | Technical Program Manager | Mountain View, CA | $259000 | E-3 | Jan 25, 2023 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | RF Systems Engineer | REDMOND, WA | $258564 | H-1B | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Hardware Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $258000 | H-1B | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Staff AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $257600 | H-1B | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineer | Folsom, CA | $256800 | H-1B | Jun 19, 2023 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Hardware Systems Engineer | Folsom, CA | $256662 | H-1B | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Digital Design Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $256270 | H-1B | Oct 22, 2024 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | Senior Staff Engineer | San Jose, CA | $256141 | H-1B | May 23, 2023 |
| Google LLC | Technical Program Manager | Addison, TX | $256000 | H-1B | Jan 23, 2026 |
| ANNAPURNA LABS (U.S.) INC. | PRINCIPAL, ASIC | AUSTIN, TX | $256000 | H-1B | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | SoC Architect | Sunnyvale, CA | $255679 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2024 |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Sr Principal, SW Develop Engineer | San Jose, CA | $255240 | Green Card | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Auris Health, Inc. | Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering | Santa Clara, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff AI Hardware Engineer | Austin, TX | $255000 | H-1B | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Generalist | Sunnyvale, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Staff AI Hardware Engineer | Austin, TX | $255000 | H-1B | Apr 27, 2026 |
| General Motors | Staff Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Waymo LLC | Silicon Engineer | New York, NY | $255000 | H-1B | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Waymo LLC | Technical Program Manager 1615.38237 | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Feb 25, 2020 |
| WAYMO LLC | CAMERA LEAD ENGINEER 1615.40485 | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $255000 | H-1B | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Design Verification Engineer | Redmond, WA | $254756 | H-1B | May 15, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | CUPERTINO, CA | $254686 | H-1B | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Dexterity, Inc. | Director, Hardware Testing and Production Enginee… | $253864 - $255983 | Green Card | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Hardware System Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $253685 | H-1B | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Research Hardware Engineer | New York, NY | $252679 | H-1B | May 26, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Systems Engineering | Sunnyvale, CA | $252400 - $378700 | H-1B | Feb 22, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | SoC Architecture | Cupertino, CA | $252400 - $378700 | H-1B | Sep 21, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Technical Program Manager | Mountain View, CA | $252000 | H-1B | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $252000 | H-1B | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | ASIC Engineer, Design Verification | Sunnyvale, CA | $252000 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $251700 | H-1B | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | Hardware Development Manager | Cupertino, CA | $251232 | H-1B | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | Cupertino, CA | $251232 | H-1B | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Hardware Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $251000 | H-1B | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Google LLC | Silicon Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $251000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Redmond, WA | $250996 | H-1B | Aug 14, 2024 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Hardware Engineering | Redmond, WA | $250996 | H-1B | Aug 19, 2024 |
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