What is the average H1B salary for a Hardware Engineer?

The average certified H-1B wage for Hardware Engineer filings was $167,357 in FY2025. The middle 50% of filings ranged from $135,003 to $196,000.

Which states hire the most H1B Hardware Engineers?

California (1,031), Texas (199), Washington (105), Massachusetts (69), Oregon (40) had the most certified Hardware Engineer filings in FY2025.

How do I find H1B sponsors for Hardware Engineer roles using official data?

Visit the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification data center at dol.gov and filter LCA disclosure files by job title. Employers with repeated certified Hardware Engineer filings across fiscal years have active, recurring H1B programs for this role.

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Hardware Engineer

H1B Sponsorship for Hardware Engineers (FY2025)

1,708 certified H-1B LCA filings for Hardware Engineer roles in FY2025, averaging $167,357. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, matched by job title.

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Hardware Engineer H1B Sponsorship at a Glance

1,708

Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025

$167,357

Average offered wage, FY2025

7,670

Total certified filings tracked, FY2021–2026

Filings are matched by job title and occupation code containing "hardware engineer" on the certified DOL Labor Condition Application (LCA). This is narrower than the full occupation category the government uses, so it undercounts roles with non-standard titles at some employers.

Top 15 H1B Sponsors for Hardware Engineers (FY2025)

Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for this role. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.

#	Company	Filings	Avg Wage
1	Google LLC	264	$184,794
2	NVIDIA Corporation	206	$179,273
3	Intel Corporation	105	$138,524
4	Amazon.com Services LLC	104	$166,922
5	Microsoft Corporation	103	$180,181
6	Meta Platforms, Inc	101	$201,753
7	Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	70	$130,874
8	Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.	38	$176,064
9	Apple Inc.	30	$180,014
10	IBM Corporation	23	$173,711
11	Amazon Data Services, Inc	23	$167,769
12	Cisco Systems, Inc.	22	$150,223
13	Fiori Technology Solutions, Inc.	16	$106,480
14	OpenAI OpCo, LLC	16	$392,813
15	L&T Technology Services Limited	15	$95,982

Top States for H1B Hardware Engineers (FY2025)

California1,031

Texas199

Washington105

Massachusetts69

Oregon40

H1B Wage Distribution for Hardware Engineers (FY2025)

Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings matched to this role. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.

Percentile	Offered Wage
25th percentile	$135,003
Median (50th percentile)	$165,743
75th percentile	$196,000
90th percentile	$220,000

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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026), filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M and job titles matching "Hardware Engineer". Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.