United States
Computer Hardware Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$155,020
Computer Hardware Engineers in the United States earn a median of $155,020 a year, about $74.53 an hour.
Median
$155,020
per year
Hourly
$74.53
as published
Mean
$156,770
pulled up by top earners
Workers
75,710
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $179,880 | +16% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $197,090 | +27% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $172,920 | +12% |
| Arizona | State | $163,090 | +5% |
| Texas | State | $133,250 | -14% |
| Massachusetts | State | $170,570 | +10% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $169,230 | +9% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $163,220 | +5% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $170,570 | +10% |
| Colorado | State | $162,920 | +5% |
| Florida | State | $125,640 | -19% |
| New York | State | $141,780 | -9% |
| Maryland | State | $137,930 | -11% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $140,890 | -9% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $153,340 | -1% |
| Virginia | State | $139,570 | -10% |
| Illinois | State | $107,720 | -31% |
| Michigan | State | $113,620 | -27% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $136,330 | -12% |
| Washington | State | $174,070 | +12% |
| North Carolina | State | $131,600 | -15% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $130,450 | -16% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $174,070 | +12% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $107,720 | -31% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $122,060 | -21% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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