Computer Hardware Engineers salary in Manufacturing, California
Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.
Computer Hardware Engineers (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 179 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $177,986. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 8 | $141,981 |
| Level II — qualified | 21 | $166,525 |
| Level III — experienced | 27 | $191,048 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 42 | $215,592 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Computer Hardware Engineers (Manufacturing) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | Graphics Hardware Engineer | 50 | $163,778 |
| Apple Inc. | FE Engineering | 22 | $199,492 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Architect, Hardware | 9 | $184,000 |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | Sr. Staff Engineer | 7 | $229,590 |
| Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. | ASIC II | 6 | $193,348 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Design Verification Engineer | 5 | $204,000 |
| Etched.ai, Inc. | Member of Technical Staff (RTL Design Engineer) | 4 | $191,059 |
| Juniper Networks, Inc. | ASIC Engineer Sr Staff | 3 | $203,133 |
| Zoox, Inc. | Hardware Software Integration Engineer | 3 | $178,000 |
| Ventana Micro Systems Inc. | Senior Staff Engineer | 3 | $213,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Hardware Engineer at Achronix Semiconductor Corporation$135,000Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503096
- Test Engineer at NVIDIA Corporation$210,642Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503459
- FE Engineering at Apple Inc.$205,072Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500800
- Staff Physical Engineer at Mentium Technologies Inc$145,475GoletaDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478462
- Sr. Staff Engineer at Tenstorrent USA Inc.$229,590Santa ClaraDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-472218
- ASIC II at Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.$176,696CupertinoDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-470937
- Senior Technical Lead at Granite River Labs US Solutions Corp.$205,000Santa ClaraDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25343-468365
- Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering at Sandisk Technologies, Inc.$115,253IrvineDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-466810
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.