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PRINCIPAL HARDWARE ENGINEER H1B Salary 2025 — Median $155K, 60 Records | H1B Data | H1BData.us
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PRINCIPAL HARDWARE ENGINEER
PRINCIPAL HARDWARE ENGINEER H1B Salary Data
FY2015 – FY2025 • 24 employers • Official DOL Data
$155K
Median Salary
60
Total Filings
$130K–$180K
Middle 50%
24
Employers
P10: $107K
P25: $130K
Median: $155K
P75: $180K
P90: $216K
Top Paying Companies
CRUISE LLC
$311K
2 filings
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$240K
1 filings
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
$230K
3 filings
BRAMBLES USA, INC.
$216K
1 filings
CISCO SYSTEMS. INC.
$212K
3 filings
SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC.
$179K
4 filings
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.
$170K
2 filings
LEAP MOTION, INC.
$170K
2 filings
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$167K
12 filings
CASA SYSTEMS, INC.
$165K
1 filings
Top Cities
Redmond, WA
$136K
50,534 filings
San Diego, CA
$128K
13,002 filings
Bellevue, WA
$138K
8,880 filings
San Jose, CA
$129K
7,422 filings
Redmond, WASHINGTON
$120K
3,248 filings
Mountain View, CA
$166K
3,155 filings
Santa Clara,, CA
$168K
3,073 filings
Boise, ID
$117K
2,889 filings
PRINCIPAL HARDWARE ENGINEER Salary Trend by Year
FY2015
$124K
2 filings
FY2016
$109K
4 filings
FY2017
$128K
6 filings
FY2018
$129K
10 filings
FY2019
$155K
7 filings
FY2020
$165K
5 filings
FY2021
Austin, TX
$126K
2,516 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$136K
2,310 filings
$167K
3 filings
FY2022
$181K
2 filings
FY2023
$179K
8 filings
FY2024
$180K
8 filings
FY2025
$193K
5 filings