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Computer Hardware Engineers
SOC 17-2061. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 2,522 labor condition applications for Computer Hardware Engineers (SOC 17-2061) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 2,501 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $170,500 a year (quartiles $143,354–$200,500), above the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $153,358. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (30% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 365 with a median offered wage of $158,226.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 9%Level II 30%Level III 23%Level IV 20%Not stated 18%
| Measure | SOC 17-2061 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $170,500 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $143,354–$200,500 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 39% | 56% |
| Share certified | 99% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (2,522 here).
Offered wages by employer
| Employer | City | Applications | Mean offered wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Mountain View | 518 | $187,703 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Seattle | 255 | $162,508 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Menlo Park | 191 | $194,950 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 165 | $183,586 |
| Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | 88 | $157,044 |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | Seattle | 74 | $182,313 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Austin | 67 | $236,214 |
| Amazon.Com Services LLC | Arlington | 51 | $169,120 |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | 50 | $172,250 |
| IBM Corporation | Durham | 41 | $166,914 |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | Santa Clara | 36 | $185,134 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Santa Clara | 26 | $178,644 |
| Fiori Technology Solutions, Inc. | Irving | 26 | $101,757 |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | Edison | 21 | $96,777 |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | San Francisco | 19 | $370,000 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | Austin | 19 | $140,778 |
| Waymo LLC | Mountain View | 14 | $237,286 |
| MIPS Holding, Inc. | San Jose | 14 | $129,602 |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | 14 | $152,615 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | 13 | $163,790 |
| Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC | La Vergne | 13 | $99,085 |
| Aheadcomputing, Inc. | Beaverton | 13 | $155,710 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Boise | 13 | $159,422 |
| Cerebras Systems Inc. | Sunnyvale | 12 | $213,899 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | San Jose | 11 | $190,734 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Santa Clara | 10 | $165,608 |
| Etched.ai, Inc. | San Jose | 10 | $200,000 |
| Cummins Inc. | Nashville | 9 | $101,983 |
| Groq, Inc. | San Jose | 9 | $253,889 |
| SiFive, Inc. | Santa Clara | 9 | $158,422 |
| Polar Operations LLC | Chicago | 9 | $193,333 |
| Ventana Micro Systems Inc. | San Jose | 8 | $188,905 |
| Sintegra, Inc. | Santa Clara | 8 | $173,780 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | Seattle | 8 | $153,850 |
| Celestial AI Inc. | Santa Clara | 7 | $217,850 |
| Zoox Inc. | Foster City | 7 | $168,003 |
| TORC Robotics, Inc. | Blacksburg | 7 | $150,679 |
| General Motors | Detroit | 7 | $187,701 |
| Nuvacore Inc. | Newport Coast | 7 | $203,976 |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | Santa Clara | 6 | $172,241 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Worksite states
California 1,404 · Texas 373 · Washington 184 · Massachusetts 97 · New York 72 · Oregon 62 · North Carolina 50 · Michigan 41 · Illinois 32 · Pennsylvania 24
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $158,226.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Redmond | 56 |
| Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | 44 |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | 26 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Austin | 18 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Santa Clara | 14 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Menlo Park | 8 |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | 6 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Santa Clara | 5 |
| Microchip Technology Inc. | Chandler | 5 |
| SambaNova Systems Inc. | Palo Alto | 5 |
| IBM Corporation | Durham | 5 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | 5 |
| Mobileye, Inc. | New York | 4 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | Austin | 4 |
| Lam Research Corporation | Fremont | 4 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Computer Hardware Engineers?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 17-2061 is $170,500 a year, with the middle half between $143,354 and $200,500; the median prevailing wage cited is $153,358.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Computer Hardware Engineers?
Google LLC (518), Amazon.com Services LLC (255), Meta Platforms, Inc (191), Microsoft Corporation (165), Intel Corporation (88)
Which wage level is most common for Computer Hardware Engineers?
Level II: Level I 9%, Level II 30%, Level III 23%, Level IV 20% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Computer Hardware Engineers?
365 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $158,226.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.