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Hardware Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Hardware Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
81
Median offered wage
$148,221
Most common occupation
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$148,221certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Hardware Engineer" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

1223FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1223FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202222
FY202315
FY202411
FY202510
FY2026*23
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
19
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.50
  2. Intel Corporation7
  3. Sambanova Systems, Inc.3
  4. Credo Semiconductor, Inc.2
  5. Microchip Technology Inc.2
  6. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC2
  7. DreamBig Semiconductor Inc.2
  8. Intel Federal LLC2
  9. Google LLC1
  10. Sapphire Software Solutions, Inc.1
  11. Axiado Corporation1
  12. Microsoft Corporation1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $148,221; middle half $127,234 to $156,853 · median prevailing wage $148,221 (marker) · 81 applications.

$120k$135k$150k$165k$180k
$120k$135k$150k$165k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
  2. Level II24
  3. Level III22
  4. Level IV2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Hardware Engineer" appears on 1,202 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 162 employers for worksites in 160 cities; the median offered wage is $141,220, so the median in San Jose is 5.0% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,202
Employers nationwide
162
Cities with filings
160
National median offered wage
$141,220
Share of national filings in San Jose
6.7%
Cities with the most applications for Hardware Engineer
  1. Mountain View, CA205
  2. San Diego, CA137
  3. Redmond, WA114
  4. San Jose, CA81
  5. Sunnyvale, CA81
  6. Santa Clara, CA74
  7. Austin, TX35
  8. Fremont, CA23
  9. Folsom, CA22
  10. Hillsboro, OR22
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Hardware Engineer" ranks #73 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Hardware Engineer in San Jose
73
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (all job titles)
$135,150
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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