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Computer Hardware Engineers salary in Retail and wholesale, California

Retail trade, wholesale distribution, and direct-to-consumer businesses.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Computer Hardware Engineers (Retail) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 92 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $183,250. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry11$149,900
Level II — qualified27$171,000
Level III — experienced22$199,100
Level IV — fully competent4$206,638

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Computer Hardware Engineers (Retail) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Amazon.com Services LLCHardware Development Engineer II47$180,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLCHARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II18$182,645
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.ASIC III10$184,500
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.Staff Engineer, Design Verification9$191,048
AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC.HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II4$189,667
eBay Inc.Sr. MTS, Hardware Engineer1$261,384
YUBICO INC.SENIOR HARDWARE ENGINEER1$188,700
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC.HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II1$155,500
Electronics Recycling Service Inc.Computer Hardware Engineer1$141,981

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • CLOUD HDE II at AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC.
    $195,000
    SUNNYVALEDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-452636
  • Hardware Dev Engr II at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $121,100
    AnaheimDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-439295
  • HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III at AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
    $185,000
    SUNNYVALEDecided Sep 15, 2025I-200-25251-292193
  • Sr. MTS, Hardware Engineer at eBay Inc.
    $261,384
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-198343
  • Sr. Hardware Engineer at Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.
    $175,000
    CupertinoWage Level IDecided Jul 30, 2025I-200-25204-193974
  • Hardware Development Engineer I at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $141,981
    SunnyvaleWage Level IDecided Jul 2, 2025I-200-25176-126517
  • Hardware Dev Engr II at Amazon.com Services LLC
    $176,100
    SunnyvaleWage Level IIDecided Jun 26, 2025I-200-25169-105505
  • Staff Engineer, Design Verification at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
    $191,048
    San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Jun 24, 2025I-200-25167-096719

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.