H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Hardware Engineers vs Computer Occupations, All Other

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Hardware Engineers
SOC 17-2061Rank #48
Occupation B
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Hardware EngineersComputer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$150,000$101,920
P25 wage$120,255$80,434
P75 wage$173,056$132,829
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$52,801$52,395
Total filings8,302289,708
Wage samples8,296289,384
Rank#48#2

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Occupations, All Other

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Hardware Engineers

  • 1CA4,827$160,000
  • 2WA791$147,560
  • 3TX579$145,000
  • 4NC378$117,718
  • 5OR331$145,000

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Hardware Engineers

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