Salaries / Computer Hardware Engineers / Seattle
Computer Hardware Engineers salaries in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 102 certified H-1B applications for computer hardware engineers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 11 employers.
The middle half of offers were $153,500 to $180,000 a year, with a median of $165,000: 7% below the national median for this job ($176,500).
The most common wage level was Level III (38% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $121,576 at Level I and $151,050 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 8% | $121,576 |
| Level II (qualified) | 37% | $151,050 |
| Level III (experienced) | 38% | $180,523 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 16% | $209,997 |
Who sponsors computer hardware engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 34 | $156,500 | — |
| Microsoft Corporation | 24 | $192,500 | 52 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 17 | $170,000 | — |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 16 | $172,500 | 7 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 4 | $154,500 | — |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 2 | $161,500 | — |
| 7TH Sky Technologies LLC | 1 | $137,000 | — |
| PACCAR Inc | 1 | $137,000 | — |
| Google LLC | 1 | $169,000 | — |
| MangoBoost, Inc. | 1 | $180,000 | 1 |
| Zoox Inc. | 1 | $158,000 | 3 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Silicon Generalist, Hardware Engineer, Silicon Design Verification Engineer, Asic Engineer, Hardware Engineering, Hardware Development Engineer Iii, Graphics Hardware Engineer, Silicon Engineering.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.