Computer Hardware Engineers salary in CA

1,116 certified-data filings in CA · national median $145,135

$67,018

Min

$131,862

25th

$151,008

Median

$175,000

75th

$204,452

90th

The median in CA is +4% vs. the nationwide median for this role. See all states →

Same role, other states

WA $143,688 TX $134,532 NC $114,000 OR $129,293 NY $123,840 MA $125,000 MI $109,242 AZ $106,974 NJ $107,349 VA $104,062 IL $111,000 CO $120,520 PA $100,000 FL $86,029

Recent certified cases

CaseEmployerCityWageDecision
G-100-24324-485415 SONY ELECTRONICS INC. San Jose $185,000 Mar 27, 2026
G-100-24313-464628 Waymo LLC Mountain View $215,000 Mar 26, 2026
G-100-24310-454489 Magic Leap, Inc. Sunnyvale $215,592 Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24328-496132 Oracle America, Inc. Santa Clara $131,768 Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24317-467956 Cruise LLC San Francisco $212,000 Mar 21, 2026
G-100-24319-476524 Cisco Systems, Inc. San Jose $166,525 Mar 20, 2026
G-100-24311-455884 Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Irvine $165,000 Mar 19, 2026
G-100-24289-407968 Phison Technology Inc San Jose $131,768 Mar 12, 2026
G-100-24316-465537 Cisco Systems, Inc. San Jose, CA $185,120 Mar 10, 2026
G-100-24295-421859 Juniper Networks, Inc. Sunnyvale $200,000 Mar 3, 2026
G-100-24277-383352 Waymo LLC Mountain View $185,000 Mar 2, 2026
G-100-24298-431574 Cisco Systems, Inc. San Jose $184,662 Feb 20, 2026
G-100-24298-431694 Cisco Systems, Inc. San Jose $184,662 Feb 20, 2026
G-100-24257-337781 MediaTek USA Inc. San Jose $211,120 Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24264-354897 Arista Networks, Inc. Santa Clara $125,000 Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24256-332775 Juniper Networks, Inc. Sunnyvale $184,000 Jan 29, 2026
G-100-24264-354814 Arista Networks, Inc. Santa Clara $160,000 Jan 28, 2026
G-100-24239-294636 NVIDIA Corporation Santa Clara $158,226 Jan 13, 2026
G-100-24237-291649 NVIDIA Corporation Santa Clara $216,000 Jan 13, 2026
G-100-24232-275498 Intel Corporation Santa Clara $131,862 Jan 13, 2026
G-100-24231-275308 NVIDIA Corporation Santa Clara $215,000 Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24235-287427 Intel Corporation Santa Clara $162,525 Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24235-286146 Intel Corporation Santa Clara $159,705 Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24221-254738 Quanta Manufacturing Nashville LLC Fremont $146,557 Jan 10, 2026
G-100-24240-298357 Arista Networks, Inc. Santa Clara $171,435 Jan 7, 2026

Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.