H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Hardware Engineers vs Computer Systems Analysts

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 Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Hardware EngineersComputer Systems Analysts
Median wage$150,000$100,000
P25 wage$120,255$85,509
P75 wage$173,056$120,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$52,801$34,491
Total filings8,302121,469
Wage samples8,296121,353
Rank#48#5

Median wage by year

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

Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Systems Analysts

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 Systems Analysts

  • 1TX19,885$99,258
  • 2CA14,399$118,500
  • 3NJ9,314$105,100
  • 4IL7,304$92,061
  • 5PA6,442$96,000

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Hardware Engineers

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

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