Role Filing Pattern
Staff Hardware Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 16 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Staff Hardware Engineer 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)
+28.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $147,847 vs BLS national median $115,210
Staff Hardware Engineer (SOC 17-2072.00, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 16 filing records. Filed base wages span $136,282 to $152,506 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $147,847. 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
$147,847
H-1B LCA Filings
16LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$152,506
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 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.. 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 Diego, CA and Santa Clara, CA. 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$136,282
P25$143,187
Median$147,847
P75$143,187
Max$152,506
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.$143,18714
- 2
Filed Wage by City
- San Diego, CA$143,18713
- 3
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Staff Hardware Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Staff Hardware Engineer H-1B LCA records is $147,847 per year.
How many Staff Hardware Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 16 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Staff Hardware Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Staff Hardware Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Staff Hardware Engineer include: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Qualcomm Atheros, Inc..
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