SOC 17-2061.00 · Santa Clara, CA
Computer Hardware Engineers wages in Santa Clara, CA
Offered wages on certified Labor Condition Applications with a worksite in Santa Clara, CA.
- 25th percentile
- $135,093
- Median
- $155,000
- 75th percentile
- $196,827
- vs national
- -2.9%
Offered wage, per year
Derived from $5,000 bands, not stored
114 disclosed positions
Offered wage, per year
National median $159,656
Both medians derived from the same wage bands
Wage distribution
114 disclosed positions at 17 employers.
25th $135,093 · median $155,000 · 75th $196,827 · 114 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
Prevailing wage level
Level I is entry, IV is fully competent.
Level I
1
2%
Level II
9
19%
Level III
2
4%
Level IV
7
15%
Not stated
28
60%
Employers filing here
Median derived from that employer's own bands for this role and metro.
| Employer | Median | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | $115,000 | 50 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | $137,500 | 21 |
| Intel Corporation | $138,500 | 7 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | $215,000 | 6 |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | $205,000 | 6 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | $182,500 | 5 |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | $163,750 | 5 |
| Apple Inc. | $170,000 | 4 |
| Pure Storage, Inc. | $180,000 | 2 |
| Baya Systems, Inc. | $237,500 | 1 |
| d-Matrix, Inc. (fka d-Matrix Corporation) | $227,500 | 1 |
| Celestial AI Inc. | $197,500 | 1 |
The metro comes from the WORKSITE address on the filing, not the employer’s headquarters, so a company based elsewhere appears here when it places someone in Santa Clara, CA. This page exists only because the cut clears 15 disclosed positions across 3 employers; combinations below that floor are not published at all. National wages for Computer Hardware Engineers.