Computer Hardware Engineers salary
The median pay for computer hardware engineers in the United States is $161,740 a year. About 76,660 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $92,940
- 25th percentile
- $126,090
- Median percentile
- $161,740
- 75th percentile
- $202,990
- 90th percentile
- $225,330
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $185,180
- Washington $169,120
- Massachusetts $167,600
- New Mexico $165,350
- Texas $163,860
- New York $163,470
- District of Columbia $163,360
- Hawaii $159,880
- Arizona $158,280
- Colorado $156,080
- Maryland $152,730
- New Jersey $142,880
- Virginia $139,030
- Alabama $136,990
- Delaware $135,690
- Nebraska $134,950
- North Carolina $134,670
- Minnesota $134,300
- Florida $134,160
- Illinois $133,220
- Idaho $131,570
- New Hampshire $129,140
- Iowa $125,120
- South Carolina $125,110
- Arkansas $120,290
- Michigan $119,670
- Rhode Island $119,510
- Ohio $118,160
- Nevada $116,530
- Kentucky $116,200
- Utah $106,950
- Missouri $103,980
- Kansas $101,750
- South Dakota $101,400
- Georgia $100,210
- Indiana $98,350
- Oklahoma $95,600
- Wisconsin $83,670
- Louisiana $83,550
- Mississippi $78,320
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $209,860
- San Francisco, CA $203,890
- Bridgeport, CT $202,390
- Durham, NC $175,110
- San Diego, CA $174,440
- Manchester, NH $174,140
- Allentown, PA $172,210
- Santa Cruz, CA $169,370
- Seattle, WA $169,120
- Fort Collins, CO $168,990
- Boston, MA $167,600
- Phoenix, AZ $167,010
- Austin, TX $165,530
- Dallas, TX $162,870
- Boulder, CO $161,720
- Cedar Rapids, IA $161,160
- New York, NY $160,300
- Washington, DC $159,480
- Los Angeles, CA $158,530
- Baltimore, MD $156,750
- Utica, NY $151,330
- Palm Bay, FL $150,530
- Santa Maria, CA $148,440
- Denver, CO $144,660
- Urban Honolulu, HI $143,020
- Worcester, MA $142,780
- Huntsville, AL $142,670
- Syracuse, NY $141,180
- Bend, OR $140,390
- Houston, TX $137,740
- Colorado Springs, CO $136,920
- Omaha, NE $136,600
- Orlando, FL $136,300
- Miami, FL $135,220
- Minneapolis, MN $134,300
- Montgomery, AL $134,190
- Riverside, CA $134,060
- Chicago, IL $133,860
- Charleston, SC $133,430
- Salt Lake City, UT $132,660
- Richmond, VA $132,270
- Virginia Beach, VA $131,710
- Boise City, ID $131,570
- Raleigh, NC $130,540
- Buffalo, NY $130,050
- Detroit, MI $129,990
- Columbia, SC $129,830
- Tucson, AZ $129,340
- Crestview, FL $128,060
- Oxnard, CA $127,730
- Lexington Park, MD $127,620
- San Antonio, TX $126,510
- Bakersfield, CA $126,460
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $126,180
- Tampa, FL $125,680
- Providence, RI $125,060
- Little Rock, AR $124,510
- Greensboro, NC $123,950
- Lexington, KY $123,370
- Hartford, CT $122,860
- Bremerton, WA $122,840
- Panama City, FL $121,160
- Dayton, OH $121,030
- Columbus, OH $120,950
- Rochester, NY $120,550
- Greenville, SC $119,670
- Cleveland, OH $119,450
- Akron, OH $118,130
- Las Cruces, NM $117,150
- Ann Arbor, MI $117,040
- Las Vegas, NV $115,220
- Charlottesville, VA $113,510
- St. Louis, MO $112,490
- Cincinnati, OH $109,120
- Charlotte, NC $108,480
- Kansas City, MO $108,360
- New Haven, CT $108,060
- Grand Rapids, MI $106,370
- Wichita, KS $105,680
- Indianapolis, IN $102,880
- Atlanta, GA $100,220
- Sioux Falls, SD $99,720
- Logan, UT $99,570
- Milwaukee, WI $99,010
- Oklahoma City, OK $96,080
- Waterbury, CT $93,590
- Tulsa, OK $91,290
- Baton Rouge, LA $83,550
- Madison, WI $82,200