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Hardware Development salary in California

A real-employer view of Hardware Development pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

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

Hardware Development in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 9 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $169,853. 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 III — experienced4$144,664
Level IV — fully competent5$169,853

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Hardware Development in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Apple Inc.Hardware Development9$169,853

Recent sample filings

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

  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $144,664
    Santa ClaraWage Level IIIDecided Jun 11, 2025I-200-25155-049730
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $144,664
    CupertinoWage Level IIIDecided Apr 14, 2025I-200-25097-837541
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $195,500
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Mar 18, 2025I-200-25070-765329
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $144,664
    Santa ClaraWage Level IIIDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-760492
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $169,853
    CupertinoWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-760836
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $169,853
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-760878
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $164,294
    Santa ClaraWage Level IIIDecided Mar 11, 2025I-200-25063-742743
  • Hardware Development at Apple Inc.
    $169,853
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Jan 10, 2025I-200-25002-588412

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.