Role Filing Pattern
R&D Engineer Hardware appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 10 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
R&D Engineer Hardware H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2072.00
SOC Category: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+53.6%
Filed H-1B base wages show $176,967 vs BLS national median $115,210
R&D Engineer Hardware (SOC 17-2072.00, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 10 filing records. Filed base wages span $134,850 to $180,003 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $176,967. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$176,967
H-1B LCA Filings
10LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$180,003
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Avago Technologies US Inc. and Broadcom Corporation. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as San Jose, CA, Irvine, CA, Chandler, AZ, Austin, TX, and Breinigsville, PA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$134,850
P25$145,642
Median$176,967
P75$173,930
Max$180,003
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Avago Technologies US Inc.$198,0476
- Broadcom Corporation$167,5554
Filed Wage by City
- San Jose, CA$180,0035
- Austin, TX$161,1791
- Chandler, AZ$145,6421
- Irvine, CAN/A2
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a R&D Engineer Hardware?
The median filed base salary for R&D Engineer Hardware H-1B LCA records is $176,967 per year.
How many R&D Engineer Hardware H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 10 Labor Condition Applications filed for the R&D Engineer Hardware role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for R&D Engineer Hardware?
Top employers filing LCAs for R&D Engineer Hardware include: Avago Technologies US Inc., Broadcom Corporation.
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