R&D Engineer Hardware H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (SOC 17-2072).
Employers filed 26 wage applications for R&D Engineer Hardware jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 3 employers. The median offered wage was $168,012, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Avago Technologies US Inc. filed the most (13, median $169,884).
- Filings
- 26
- Positions covered
- 122
- Employers
- 3
- Median offered
- $168,012
- Median prevailing wage
- $168,012
- Filings since FY2020
- 140
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +24%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for R&D Engineer Hardware jobs rose 24%, from $135,047 in fiscal 2020 to $168,012 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 32 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
R&D Engineer Hardware by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 22 | $168,012 | +1.4% | $168,012 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 18 | $165,748 | −2.9% | $164,287 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 10 | $170,785 | +14.2% | $170,785 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 20 | $149,523 | +1.9% | $149,523 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 22 | $146,736 | −2.5% | $143,302 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16 | $150,563 | +11.5% | $148,437 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 32 | $135,047 | n/a | $134,490 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avago Technologies US Inc. | 13 | $169,884 | at the minimum | |
| Broadcom Corporation | 12 | $147,300 | at the minimum | |
| LSI Corporation | 1 | $199,771 | at the minimum | |
Where R&D Engineer Hardware jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 14 | $199,771 | at the minimum | |
| Irvine, CA | 7 | $147,365 | at the minimum | |
| Chandler, AZ | 2 | $140,971 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $161,179 | at the minimum | |
| Breinigsville, PA | 1 | $147,784 | at the minimum | |
| Mendota Heights, MN | 1 | $130,291 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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