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Principal Hardware Engineer salaries

18 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Hardware Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$71240

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$230000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Hardware Engineer Mountain View, CA $230000 - $250000 Green Card Mar 16, 2021
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Technical Leader, Hardware Engineering (Principal… San Jose, CA $214929 - $264929 Green Card Jan 31, 2023
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Hardware Engineer (Principal Mechanical… REDMOND, WA $206226 - $226226 Green Card Jan 15, 2019
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Hardware Engineer Redmond, WA $203000 - $223000 Green Card Apr 13, 2021
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Principal Hardware Engineer Redmond, WA $202342 - $222342 Green Card Sep 6, 2022
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Hardware Engineer Austin, TX $175450 - $195450 Green Card Nov 12, 2021
QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. Staff Systems Engineer/Principal Hardware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $175323 - $220980 Green Card Jul 22, 2013
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. Principal Hardware Engineer Santa Clara, CA $170000 Green Card Jan 8, 2020
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Hardware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $159030 - $179030 Green Card Jun 4, 2018
SOFTWARECANNERY, LLC Principal Hardware Engineer Carlsbad, CA $159016 Green Card Jan 11, 2022
RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC. Principal Hardware Engineer SUNNYVALE, CA $151737 Green Card Dec 4, 2018
GHSP, INC. Principal Hardware Engineer GRAND HAVEN, MI $126984 Green Card Nov 9, 2017
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Principal Hardware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $125000 - $145000 Green Card May 19, 2015
COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC Principal Hardware Engineer (Diagnostic Developme… HICKORY, NC, NC $120182 Green Card Aug 22, 2016
LER TechForce, LLC Principal Hardware Engineer $117707 Green Card Oct 11, 2024
TRW AUTOMOTIVE INC. Principal Hardware Engineer Farmington Hills, MI $110000 Green Card Dec 15, 2020
LER TECHFORCE, LLC Principal Hardware Engineer Columbus, IN $108000 Green Card Jan 27, 2023
GigaTera Communications Principal Hardware Engineer Fullerton, CA $71240 Green Card May 26, 2020
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