Hardware Engineer Salary

The average hardware engineer salary in the United States is $146,463 per year, or $70.41 per hour.

Hardware engineer salaries start at $6,793 and go up to $18,044 per month, or about $216,528 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$70.41$2,817$12,205$146,463

The top-paying states for hardware engineers are California at $173,618 per year, Massachusetts at $147,638, and Oregon at $147,337. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $76,960 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$39.19$51.75$66.18$83.87$104.10
Weekly$1,568$2,070$2,647$3,355$4,164
Monthly$6,793$8,969$11,471$14,537$18,044
Annual$81,515$107,630$137,654$174,450$216,528

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$78,022 $136,416 $218,567
2023$79,582 $138,462 $221,408
2024$81,174 $140,539 $224,286
2025$82,797 $142,647 $227,202
2026$84,453 $144,787 $230,156
2027$86,142 $146,959 $233,148
2028$87,865 $149,163 $236,179
2029$89,622 $151,400 $239,249

Salary by State

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$63.41$2,536$10,990$131,882
Arizona$48.94$1,958$8,483$101,795
Arkansas$41.14$1,645$7,130$85,561
California$83.47$3,339$14,468$173,618
Colorado$68.08$2,723$11,800$141,596
Connecticut$65.88$2,635$11,419$137,030
District of Columbia$60.33$2,413$10,456$125,476
Florida$59.83$2,393$10,371$124,446
Georgia$54.32$2,173$9,415$112,986
Hawaii$49.38$1,975$8,558$102,700
Idaho$51.95$2,078$9,005$108,056
Illinois$59.38$2,375$10,293$123,510
Indiana$49.70$1,988$8,615$103,376
Iowa$46.36$1,854$8,036$96,429
Kansas$47.22$1,889$8,185$98,218
Kentucky$45.47$1,819$7,881$94,567
Louisiana$44.49$1,779$7,711$92,529
Maryland$64.82$2,593$11,235$134,815
Massachusetts$70.98$2,839$12,303$147,638
Michigan$59.47$2,379$10,307$123,687
Minnesota$56.43$2,257$9,780$117,364
Mississippi$42.35$1,694$7,341$88,088
Missouri$54.48$2,179$9,443$113,318
Montana$41.19$1,648$7,140$85,675
Nebraska$57.23$2,289$9,919$119,028
New Hampshire$59.05$2,362$10,234$122,814
New Jersey$64.44$2,577$11,169$134,025
New York$66.37$2,655$11,504$138,050
North Carolina$62.82$2,513$10,888$130,655
North Dakota$56.47$2,259$9,787$117,447
Ohio$43.01$1,720$7,454$89,450
Oklahoma$57.09$2,284$9,896$118,747
Oregon$70.84$2,833$12,278$147,337
Pennsylvania$60.27$2,411$10,446$125,351
Puerto Rico$37.00$1,480$6,413$76,960
Rhode Island$55.80$2,232$9,671$116,054
South Carolina$55.15$2,206$9,559$114,712
Tennessee$46.83$1,873$8,116$97,396
Texas$57.35$2,294$9,941$119,288
Utah$54.75$2,190$9,490$113,880
Virginia$69.75$2,790$12,090$145,080
Washington$63.95$2,558$11,084$133,006
West Virginia$57.51$2,300$9,968$119,621
Wisconsin$56.52$2,261$9,797$117,562
Wyoming$50.54$2,021$8,759$105,113

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$44.92$1,797$7,786$93,434
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$71.11$2,844$12,325$147,898
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$47.89$1,915$8,300$99,601
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$55.28$2,211$9,581$114,972
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$36.64$1,466$6,351$76,211
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$59.57$2,383$10,325$123,906
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$64.35$2,574$11,154$133,848
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$44.60$1,784$7,731$92,768
Boise City, ID(0014260)$50.59$2,023$8,768$105,217
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$70.81$2,832$12,274$147,285
Boulder, CO(0014500)$72.20$2,888$12,515$150,176
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA(0014740)$56.63$2,265$9,816$117,790
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$64.33$2,573$11,151$133,806
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$52.29$2,092$9,064$108,763
California-Lexington Park, MD(0015680)$58.17$2,327$10,083$120,994
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$54.64$2,186$9,471$113,651
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$55.79$2,232$9,670$116,043
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$60.42$2,417$10,472$125,663
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$36.69$1,468$6,360$76,315
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$60.24$2,409$10,441$125,289
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$41.65$1,666$7,219$86,632
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$45.06$1,802$7,810$93,725
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$64.56$2,582$11,190$134,274
Columbus, OH(0018140)$39.84$1,594$6,906$82,867
Corvallis, OR(0018700)$72.66$2,906$12,594$151,122
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$48.96$1,958$8,486$101,837
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$57.88$2,315$10,032$120,380
Dayton, OH(0019380)$49.80$1,992$8,632$103,584
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$63.49$2,539$11,004$132,049
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$42.90$1,716$7,436$89,232
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$61.09$2,443$10,588$127,057
Duluth, MN-WI(0020260)$50.52$2,021$8,756$105,071
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$67.42$2,697$11,685$140,223
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$62.56$2,502$10,843$130,114
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$74.11$2,964$12,846$154,149
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$58.04$2,322$10,060$120,723
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$51.67$2,067$8,955$107,463
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$63.98$2,559$11,090$133,078
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$54.64$2,186$9,471$113,651
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$64.06$2,562$11,103$133,234
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$50.95$2,038$8,831$105,976
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$56.00$2,240$9,707$116,480
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$49.11$1,964$8,512$102,149
Las Cruces, NM(0029740)$56.22$2,249$9,745$116,938
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$56.46$2,258$9,786$117,426
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$62.19$2,488$10,780$129,355
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$41.31$1,652$7,160$85,914
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$61.39$2,456$10,641$127,691
Madison, WI(0031540)$54.61$2,184$9,465$113,578
Manchester, NH(0074950)$49.64$1,985$8,603$103,241
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$62.44$2,497$10,822$129,865
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$57.85$2,314$10,026$120,318
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$58.13$2,325$10,076$120,910
Mobile, AL(0033660)$56.83$2,273$9,850$118,196
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$61.90$2,476$10,728$128,742
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$53.00$2,120$9,186$110,230
New Haven, CT(0075700)$74.03$2,961$12,831$153,972
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$48.88$1,955$8,473$101,670
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$67.77$2,711$11,747$140,962
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100003)$56.22$2,249$9,744$116,927
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5400002)$60.23$2,409$10,440$125,278
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$63.00$2,520$10,920$131,040
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$57.50$2,300$9,967$119,600
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$56.84$2,273$9,851$118,217
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$59.67$2,387$10,343$124,114
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$64.55$2,582$11,189$134,264
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$65.96$2,638$11,432$137,186
Panama City, FL(0037460)$49.87$1,995$8,644$103,730
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$47.32$1,893$8,201$98,415
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$62.35$2,494$10,807$129,688
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$58.60$2,344$10,156$121,878
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$51.24$2,050$8,882$106,579
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$70.82$2,833$12,275$147,306
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$55.71$2,228$9,656$115,866
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$61.36$2,454$10,636$127,629
Richmond, VA(0040060)$56.33$2,253$9,764$117,166
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$66.28$2,651$11,488$137,852
Rochester, NY(0040380)$53.89$2,155$9,340$112,081
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$50.50$2,020$8,752$105,030
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$80.12$3,205$13,887$166,639
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$89.57$3,583$15,525$186,295
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$92.47$3,699$16,027$192,327
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$37.14$1,486$6,438$77,251
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$83.41$3,336$14,457$173,482
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$69.94$2,798$12,123$145,475
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$62.04$2,481$10,753$129,033
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$47.93$1,917$8,307$99,684
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$62.33$2,493$10,804$129,646
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$58.77$2,351$10,187$122,242
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$65.98$2,639$11,436$137,228
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$42.49$1,700$7,365$88,379
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$48.90$1,956$8,475$101,702
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$62.27$2,491$10,793$129,511
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$57.58$2,303$9,980$119,756
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$71.42$2,857$12,379$148,543
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$49.43$1,977$8,568$102,814
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$74.27$2,971$12,873$154,471