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PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING H1B Salary Data
FY2017 – FY2025 • 4 employers • Official DOL Data
$145K
Median Salary
73
Total Filings
$125K–$162K
Middle 50%
4
Employers
P10: $120K
P25: $125K
Median: $145K
P75: $162K
P90: $169K
Top Paying Companies
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$164K
2 filings
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$147K
58 filings
HGST, INC.
$130K
11 filings
WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT, LLC
$121K
2 filings
Top Cities
Milpitas,, CA
$127K
1,391 filings
San Jose,, CA
$125K
869 filings
Irvine,, CA
$110K
328 filings
Fremont, CA
$137K
309 filings
San Jose, CA
$125K
255 filings
Milpitas, CALIFORNIA
$125K
182 filings
Milpitas, CA
$141K
170 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$141K
112 filings
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING Salary Trend by Year
FY2017
$138K
1 filings
FY2018
$121K
1 filings
FY2019
$122K
5 filings
FY2020
$125K
21 filings
FY2021
$120K
4 filings
FY2022
$169K
3 filings
FY2023
Sunnyvale, CA
$130K
62 filings
Newark, CA
$141K
46 filings
$162K
4 filings
FY2024
$147K
12 filings
FY2025
$162K
22 filings
PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING H1B Salary 2025 — Median $145K, 73 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us