Hardware Engineer salaries
5,144 H-1B & PERM records for "Hardware Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.5144
Results Found
$124330
Average Salary
$37880
Minimum
$400000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Public Benefit Corporation | SVP Hardware Engineering | Sunnyvale, CA | $400000 | H-1B | Mar 23, 2024 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Staff AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $335000 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Staff AI Hardware Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $335000 | H-1B | Feb 12, 2026 |
| D. E. Shaw Research, LLC | Research Engineer and Member of Technical Staff | New York, NY | $316000 | Green Card | Jun 13, 2016 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Hardware Engineer Manager | $308783 - $431250 | Green Card | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| DataPelago, Inc. | Member of Technical Staff (ME004) | $283442 - $300000 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Engineer Manager | Cupertino, CA | $277173 - $329100 | Green Card | Aug 4, 2021 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | Senior Staff Engineer | $270010 - $290010 | Green Card | May 21, 2024 | |
| Netflix, Inc. | Senior Hardware Engineer | Los Gatos, CA | $270000 | H-1B | May 12, 2020 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | Sr. Staff Engineer | $267574 - $282900 | Green Card | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Hardware Engineer Manager | Santa Clara, CA | $266500 - $276500 | Green Card | May 19, 2021 |
| Cruise LLC | Senior Staff Silicon Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $266000 - $286000 | H-1B | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Cruise LLC | Senior Staff Silicon Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $266000 - $286000 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2023 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Hardware Engineering Manager | $259924 - $356500 | Green Card | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| Waymo LLC | Technical Program Manager | Mountain View, CA | $259000 | H-1B | Jan 25, 2023 |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Sr Principal, SW Develop Engineer | San Jose, CA | $255240 | Green Card | Mar 2, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Development Engineer Manager | Cupertino, CA | $250000 - $277800 | Green Card | Mar 30, 2023 |
| GOOGLE LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $247000 - $287000 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2021 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Architect | $244000 - $276000 | Green Card | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Hardware Engineering Manager | Sunnyvale, CA | $241745 - $261745 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2022 |
| TESLA, INC. | STAFF HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER | PALO ALTO, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Oct 26, 2022 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Hardware Engineering Manager | Santa Clara, CA | $240000 - $250000 | Green Card | Apr 27, 2022 |
| CUTLER GROUP, LP | Hardware/FPGA Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $240000 | Green Card | Mar 25, 2021 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Hardware Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $239223 - $259223 | Green Card | Oct 30, 2022 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Director, Hardware Engineering | $239200 - $318000 | Green Card | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| GOOGLE LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $238000 - $278000 | Green Card | May 14, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Senior Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $237700 - $257700 | Green Card | Mar 9, 2023 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Manager, Senior Hardware Engineer | SANTA CLARA, CA | $237500 | Green Card | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | System Integration Lead | $237160 - $266000 | Green Card | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Hardware Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $236851 - $256851 | Green Card | Oct 28, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Hardware Engineering Program Manager | Redmond, WA | $234391 - $254391 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2021 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Director, Hardware Engineer | SAN DIEGO, CA | $232898 - $256400 | Green Card | Nov 3, 2014 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Hardware Engineering Manager | Austin, TX | $232500 - $242500 | Green Card | Nov 22, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | Hardware Development Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $232000 - $272400 | Green Card | Apr 27, 2022 |
| TESLA, INC. | Senior Staff Hardware Engineer | PALO ALTO, CA | $231000 | Green Card | Jan 13, 2020 |
| TESLA, INC. | Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer | $230040 - $318000 | Green Card | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| Tenstorrent USA, Inc. | ¿Staff Engineer | $230000 | Green Card | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| Ghost Autonomy Inc. | Senior Systems Hardware Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $230000 - $250000 | H-1B | Nov 1, 2022 |
| WAYMO LLC | Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $230000 - $250000 | Green Card | May 5, 2022 |
| Cruise LLC | Staff Physical Design Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $230000 - $250000 | H-1B | Nov 12, 2020 |
| GHOST LOCOMOTION INC. | Senior Hardware Engineer | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $230000 - $250000 | H-1B | Apr 2, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Principal Hardware Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $230000 - $250000 | Green Card | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Waymo LLC | Technical Program Manager 1615.51942 | Mountain View, CA | $230000 | H-1B | Mar 30, 2021 |
| PsiQuantum Corp. | Staff Sub-System Validation Engineer | Milpitas, CA | $229590 - $247319 | H-1B | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Netflix, Inc. | Hardware Engineer | Los Gatos, CA | $229590 | H-1B | 2025 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Graphics Performance Architect | Redmond, WA | $229158 - $249158 | Green Card | Aug 31, 2021 |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Sr. Hardware Engineering Manager | Santa Clara, CA | $226928 - $236928 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Hardware Systems Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $226868 - $246868 | Green Card | Aug 5, 2021 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Sr. Systems Software Engineer | $226158 - $276000 | Green Card | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | Hardware Engineering Manager | Santa Clara, CA | $226000 - $236000 | Green Card | May 19, 2021 |
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