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Hardware Engineer salary
Average hardware engineer salary
$104,912
How much does a hardware engineer make?
The average hardware engineer salary in the United States is $104,912. Hardware engineer salaries typically range between $77,000 and $142,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for hardware engineers is $50.44 per hour.
Hardware engineer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Hardware engineers earn the highest average salary in Washington.
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Hardware Engineer Salaries By Experience Level
Hardware Engineer salary estimates from across the web
Average hardware engineer salary by state
Highest paying states for hardware engineers
Rank  | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $137,531 | $66.12 |
| 2 | California | $121,821 | $58.57 |
| 3 | New Hampshire | $102,526 | $49.29 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $102,041 | $49.06 |
| 5 | Vermont | $101,296 | $48.70 |
| 6 | Maine | $110,604 | $53.17 |
| 7 | Oregon | $94,545 | $45.45 |
| 8 | New Mexico | $98,375 | $47.30 |
| 9 | Arizona | $91,528 | $44.00 |
| 10 | Kansas | $96,116 | $46.21 |
| 11 | Idaho | $94,769 | $45.56 |
| 12 | Virginia | $90,823 | $43.66 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $96,758 | $46.52 |
| 14 | Texas | $90,171 | $43.35 |
| 15 | Maryland | $91,745 | $44.11 |
| 16 | Alabama | $86,644 | $41.66 |
| 17 | Alaska | $93,817 | $45.10 |
| 18 | Utah | $86,790 | $41.73 |
| 19 | West Virginia | $90,756 | $43.63 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $90,468 | $43.49 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $90,138 | $43.34 |
| 22 | New York | $91,057 | $43.78 |
| 23 | Arkansas | $89,971 | $43.26 |
| 24 | Delaware | $85,852 | $41.27 |
| 25 | Montana | $88,801 | $42.69 |
| 26 | New Jersey | $91,217 | $43.85 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $88,605 | $42.60 |
| 28 | District of Columbia | $84,301 | $40.53 |
| 29 | Colorado | $82,928 | $39.87 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $80,911 | $38.90 |
| 31 | Georgia | $81,903 | $39.38 |
| 32 | Illinois | $84,060 | $40.41 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $78,648 | $37.81 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $83,984 | $40.38 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $81,256 | $39.07 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $82,459 | $39.64 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $82,666 | $39.74 |
| 38 | Louisiana | $84,758 | $40.75 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $83,065 | $39.94 |
| 40 | Nevada | $80,555 | $38.73 |
| 41 | Iowa | $78,885 | $37.93 |
| 42 | Missouri | $80,730 | $38.81 |
| 43 | Michigan | $71,018 | $34.14 |
| 44 | Ohio | $74,181 | $35.66 |
| 45 | Florida | $73,497 | $35.34 |
| 46 | Indiana | $74,392 | $35.77 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $77,575 | $37.30 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $77,394 | $37.21 |
| 49 | Nebraska | $76,610 | $36.83 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $60,083 | $28.89 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $58,043 | $27.91 |
Highest paying cities for hardware engineers
The highest-paying cities for hardware engineers are Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Marlborough, MA.
| Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle, WA | $138,346 | $66.51 |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $135,753 | $65.27 |
| 3 | Marlborough, MA | $102,019 | $49.05 |
| 4 | Corvallis, OR | $95,580 | $45.95 |
| 5 | Tempe, AZ | $91,513 | $44.00 |
| 6 | Germantown, MD | $91,314 | $43.90 |
| 7 | Austin, TX | $91,187 | $43.84 |
| 8 | New York, NY | $91,063 | $43.78 |
| 9 | Allentown, PA | $90,907 | $43.71 |
| 10 | Chicago, IL | $84,190 | $40.48 |
| 11 | Colorado Springs, CO | $82,917 | $39.86 |
| 12 | Plymouth, MN | $82,693 | $39.76 |
| 13 | Raleigh, NC | $81,933 | $39.39 |
| 14 | Columbus, IN | $74,088 | $35.62 |
| 15 | Columbus, OH | $73,622 | $35.40 |
| 16 | Troy, MI | $71,236 | $34.25 |
Hardware Engineer salary details
A hardware engineer's salary ranges from $77,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $142,000 at the 90th percentile.
What is a hardware engineer's salary?
| Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Percentile | $142,000 | $11,833 | $68 |
| 75th Percentile | $123,000 | $10,250 | $59 |
| Average | $104,912 | $8,743 | $50 |
| 25th Percentile | $89,000 | $7,417 | $43 |
| 10th Percentile | $77,000 | $6,417 | $37 |
Highest paying hardware engineer jobs
The highest paying types of hardware engineers are manager, hardware engineering, hardware manager, and senior staff engineer.
| Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Verification Engineer | $117,277 | $9,773 | $56.38 | 65,429 |
| Verification Engineer | $104,158 | $8,680 | $50.08 | 38,261 |
| Electronics Engineer | $93,985 | $7,832 | $45.19 | 83,870 |
| Contracting Engineer | $122,620 | $10,218 | $58.95 | 115,631 |
| Electrical Engineer | $81,026 | $6,752 | $38.95 | 68,536 |
| Principal Engineer | $130,213 | $10,851 | $62.60 | 312,683 |
Top companies hiring hardware engineers now:
Which companies pay hardware engineers the most?
Hardware engineer salaries at Meta and Apple are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average hardware engineer salary at companies like Twitter and Google are highly competitive.
| Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta | $153,814 | $73.95 |
| 2 | Apple | $144,233 | $69.34 |
| 3 | $143,204 | $68.85 | |
| 4 | $139,374 | $67.01 | |
| 5 | Cloudflare | $138,477 | $66.58 |
| 6 | DoorDash | $137,542 | $66.13 |
| 7 | Waymo | $137,030 | $65.88 |
| 8 | Fungible | $136,943 | $65.84 |
| 9 | Microsoft | $136,000 | $65.38 |
| 10 | Palo Alto Networks | $135,288 | $65.04 |
| 11 | PayPal | $135,138 | $64.97 |
| 12 | Lyft | $135,019 | $64.91 |
| 13 | Zoox | $132,323 | $63.62 |
| 14 | Clustrix | $132,079 | $63.50 |
| 15 | eBay | $132,045 | $63.48 |
| 16 | Cruise Automation | $131,855 | $63.39 |
| 17 | Pure Storage | $128,458 | $61.76 |
| 18 | Brocade Services Corporation | $127,839 | $61.46 |
| 19 | Argo AI | $126,766 | $60.95 |
| 20 | Uber Technologies | $125,947 | $60.55 |
Wage gap by gender, race and education
Hardware Engineer salary by industry
The average hardware engineer salary varies across industries:
- The average hardware engineer salary in the automotive industry is $106,285, the highest of any industry.
- The average hardware engineer salary in the finance industry is $106,116.
- Hardware engineers in the manufacturing industry earn an average salary of $94,664, the lowest of any industry.
Highest paying industries for hardware engineers
| Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automotive | $106,285 | $51.10 |
| 2 | Technology | $106,116 | $51.02 |
| 3 | Telecommunication | $105,048 | $50.50 |
| 4 | Professional | $98,974 | $47.58 |
| 5 | Manufacturing | $94,664 | $45.51 |
High Paying Hardware Engineer Jobs
Hardware Engineer salary trends
The average hardware engineer salary has risen by $18,383 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average hardware engineer earned $86,529 annually, but today, they earn $104,912 a year. That works out to a 4% change in pay for hardware engineers over the last decade.
Compare hardware engineer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Average hardware engineer salary over time
Compare hardware engineer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
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Hardware Engineer salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $105,000 | $50.44 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | $103,000 | $49.45 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | $101,000 | $48.35 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | $101,000 | $48.57 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | $101,000 | $48.55 | +2.9% |
Recently added hardware engineer salaries
| Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin | Hardware Engineer | Bethesda, MD | 12/16/2024 | $82,200 |
| Actalent | Hardware Engineer | Saint Louis, MO | 12/16/2024 | $95,000 |
| Amazon | Hardware Validation Engineer, NPD Hardware | Sunnyvale, CA | 12/15/2024 | $105,600 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPC Hardware Engineer | San Francisco, CA | 12/15/2024 | $60,800 |
| Paccar Inc. | Hardware Engineer-Fuel Cell Integration | Kirkland, WA | 12/15/2024 | $96,700 |
| Snap | Acoustic Hardware Engineer, Devices | Los Angeles, CA | 12/15/2024 | $184,000 |
| Spacex | Avionics Hardware Engineer (Dragon) | Hawthorne, CA | 12/15/2024 | $115,000 |
| Arlo | Hardware Engineer, Rf/Wireless | Carlsbad, CA | 12/15/2024 | $91,900 |
| Coreweave | Hardware Engineer, Compute Infrastructure | Bellevue, WA | 12/15/2024 | $160,000 |
| Blue Origin | Avionics Hardware Launch Vehicle Engineer II | Van Horn, TX | 12/15/2024 | $109,980 |
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