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Computer Hardware Engineers

Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2061 · United States

SOC 2018 code
17-2061
Share of U.S. applications
0.19%
Applications on record
23,409
FY2025
1,567
Median offered wage
$168,000
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$168,000certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Computer Hardware Engineers (SOC 17-2061). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Computer Hardware Engineers

8691,738FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8691,738FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008174
FY2009189
FY2010778
FY2011680
FY20121,206
FY20131,170
FY20141,298
FY20151,326
FY20161,477
FY20171,434
FY20181,474
FY20191,675
FY20201,651
FY20211,560
FY20221,738
FY20231,316
FY20241,339
FY20251,567
FY2026*1,357
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1,209148
FY20251,349218
FY20241,147192
FY20231,014302
FY20221,478260
FY20211,176384
FY20201,415236
FY20191,472203
FY20181,302172
FY20171,33995
FY20161,330147
FY20151,198128
FY20141,162136
FY20131,044126
FY20121,13076
FY2011568112
FY2010513265
FY200910881
FY20080174
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Microsoft Corporation2,759
  2. Google LLC2,065
  3. Intel Corporation1,866
  4. Apple Inc.1,085
  5. Amazon.com Services LLC971
  6. NVIDIA Corporation531
  7. Facebook, Inc.484
  8. Qualcomm Incorporated470
  9. Oracle America, Inc.367
  10. IBM Corporation348
  11. L&T Technology Services Limited319
  12. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.317
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Computer Hardware Engineers: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA13,688
WA2,140
TX2,118
MA671
NC641
NY520
OR507
MI498
IL295
AZ270
PA263
NJ206
FL187
OH145
VA140
GA140
MD138
CO127
IN103
MN95
WI87
CT44
TN42
SC33
ID29
KS28
MO27
UT25
KY25
DE20
NV19
IA15
DC14
VT14
AL13
NH10
RI10
NE10
NM9
MS8
OK7
PR6
WY5
HI3
LA3
SD2
WV2
ND2
ME1
AR1
AK1
Metropolitan areas
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,565
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,102
  3. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA1,611
  4. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,594
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,007
  6. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA951
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH576
  8. Raleigh-Cary, NC559
  9. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA500
  10. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ492
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

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

Median $168,000; middle half $141,414 to $199,000 · median prevailing wage $151,840 (marker) · 3,670 applications.

$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I347
  2. Level II1,204
  3. Level III897
  4. Level IV678
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Hardware Engineer3,094
  2. Graphics Hardware Engineer811
  3. Hardware Development Engineer II573
  4. Senior Hardware Engineer505
  5. Computer Hardware Engineer416
  6. Silicon Engineer346
  7. Hardware Development Engineer III340
  8. Design Verification Engineer307
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Worcester, MA
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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