Computer Hardware Engineers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Computer Hardware Engineers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$155,020
National average
Salary Range
$85,430 – $223,820
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Computer Hardware Engineers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $197,090 | $139,520 | N/A |
| Connecticut | $188,540 | $97,530 | $199,140 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $188,540 | $135,600 | $188,540 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $184,560 | $92,780 | $212,010 |
| California | $179,880 | $117,180 | N/A |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $174,070 | $96,710 | $174,070 |
| Washington | $174,070 | $96,390 | $174,070 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $172,920 | $131,950 | N/A |
| Massachusetts | $170,570 | $118,350 | $219,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $170,570 | $117,890 | $219,460 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $170,360 | $85,380 | $197,170 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $169,230 | $120,420 | $213,780 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $165,020 | $104,910 | N/A |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $164,970 | $104,650 | $217,460 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $164,640 | $100,040 | N/A |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $164,620 | $104,110 | N/A |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $163,220 | $99,480 | $211,070 |
| Arizona | $163,090 | $99,480 | $210,740 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $162,960 | $99,440 | $218,290 |
| Colorado | $162,920 | $99,870 | $221,900 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $159,310 | $81,550 | N/A |
| Hawaii | $155,390 | $92,770 | $197,280 |
| Worcester, MA | $154,210 | $101,330 | $210,320 |
| District of Columbia | $153,630 | $98,260 | $213,770 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $153,340 | $94,420 | $220,960 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $153,340 | $97,160 | $201,300 |
| New Hampshire | $152,840 | $75,980 | $197,170 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $152,260 | $98,110 | $209,020 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $150,630 | $83,650 | $179,920 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $146,450 | $88,190 | $168,000 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $144,080 | $85,960 | $199,140 |
| Binghamton, NY | $143,420 | $89,080 | $182,470 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $142,890 | $58,650 | $181,320 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $142,560 | $54,830 | $177,260 |
| Boulder, CO | $142,200 | $90,810 | $212,150 |
| New York | $141,780 | $84,830 | $218,110 |
| Montana | $141,680 | $105,800 | $183,500 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $140,890 | $63,250 | $218,300 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $140,150 | $91,590 | $197,270 |
| Virginia | $139,570 | $82,760 | $215,110 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $139,400 | $82,610 | $200,670 |
| Huntsville, AL | $139,270 | $81,850 | $191,880 |
| Columbus, OH | $138,270 | $92,500 | $210,580 |
| Maryland | $137,930 | $95,910 | $191,880 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $137,270 | $92,080 | $206,940 |
| Syracuse, NY | $137,170 | $83,030 | $185,750 |
| Alabama | $136,660 | $79,480 | $187,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $136,330 | $85,870 | $209,710 |
| Alaska | $136,080 | $94,090 | $176,230 |
| Anchorage, AK | $136,080 | $94,090 | $176,230 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $134,440 | $84,760 | $166,400 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $134,170 | $66,730 | $183,730 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $133,350 | $50,720 | $170,910 |
| Texas | $133,250 | $72,220 | $176,600 |
| Delaware | $132,050 | $60,370 | $210,130 |
| Pennsylvania | $131,660 | $82,230 | $200,670 |
| North Carolina | $131,600 | $66,590 | $227,720 |
| New Jersey | $131,540 | $85,190 | $191,010 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $131,470 | $75,710 | $168,360 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $131,440 | $86,990 | $186,260 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $130,810 | $80,820 | $189,140 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $130,650 | $87,530 | $143,920 |
| Minnesota | $130,530 | $94,860 | $160,380 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $130,530 | $94,780 | $160,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $130,450 | $85,560 | $179,190 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $129,530 | $53,880 | $166,520 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $129,200 | $71,170 | $222,280 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $128,110 | $83,050 | $175,030 |
| Idaho | $127,880 | $82,840 | $206,900 |
| Boise City, ID | $127,880 | $96,840 | $206,900 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $127,700 | $71,920 | $209,480 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $126,240 | $66,210 | $167,370 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $126,010 | $85,880 | $172,520 |
| Nebraska | $125,920 | $84,170 | $140,930 |
| Florida | $125,640 | $69,990 | $175,030 |
| Richmond, VA | $125,350 | $79,730 | $180,280 |
| Ohio | $124,800 | $53,230 | $188,880 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $124,220 | $78,020 | $171,210 |
| Tucson, AZ | $123,900 | $91,250 | $160,640 |
| Cleveland, OH | $123,540 | $75,770 | $169,960 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $122,870 | $80,270 | $164,060 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $122,870 | $83,540 | $196,260 |
| Arkansas | $122,860 | $85,070 | $202,050 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $122,770 | $83,170 | $181,210 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $122,580 | $78,950 | $177,170 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $122,060 | $85,550 | $186,110 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $121,680 | $80,500 | $153,750 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $120,810 | $82,620 | $178,610 |
| Rhode Island | $119,540 | $79,730 | $153,040 |
| South Carolina | $119,010 | $61,490 | $182,660 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $119,000 | $77,830 | $162,590 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $118,080 | $73,430 | $172,950 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $117,790 | $73,830 | $169,880 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $117,290 | $62,380 | $167,640 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $116,880 | $66,780 | $181,850 |
| Akron, OH | $114,770 | $86,190 | $188,880 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $114,550 | $75,260 | $134,430 |
| Michigan | $113,620 | $84,230 | $186,110 |
| Oklahoma | $113,030 | $75,710 | $168,360 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $112,250 | $85,530 | $176,280 |
| Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $111,130 | $60,070 | $168,380 |
| Iowa | $111,080 | $74,970 | $169,710 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $109,900 | $84,520 | $161,630 |
| Georgia | $108,590 | $82,680 | $175,810 |
| Rochester, NY | $107,970 | $63,410 | $162,080 |
| Illinois | $107,720 | $44,400 | $175,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $107,720 | $44,400 | $175,670 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,880 | $50,960 | $166,380 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $105,510 | $47,640 | $169,930 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $105,270 | $61,100 | $171,120 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $105,250 | $61,310 | $169,510 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $105,020 | $80,630 | $183,310 |
| Utah | $104,080 | $70,600 | $163,880 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $103,470 | $67,290 | $176,470 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $103,400 | $64,420 | $129,130 |
| Nevada | $102,640 | $78,610 | $155,150 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $102,340 | $78,320 | $150,010 |
| Columbia, SC | $101,780 | $50,660 | $208,450 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,660 | $55,060 | $150,370 |
| Kansas | $101,650 | $73,510 | $146,090 |
| Missouri | $101,120 | $49,360 | $155,520 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $100,720 | $59,300 | $162,760 |
| Madison, WI | $100,690 | $67,990 | $146,200 |
| Tennessee | $100,430 | $69,720 | $160,690 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $99,990 | $70,560 | $147,400 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $99,320 | $67,220 | $144,240 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $98,970 | $58,810 | $160,530 |
| Wisconsin | $98,040 | $67,220 | $147,050 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $97,670 | $63,980 | $138,100 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $95,260 | $72,550 | $127,770 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $95,200 | $54,600 | $161,240 |
| Indiana | $95,120 | $72,550 | $133,120 |
| Louisiana | $93,570 | $43,620 | $171,090 |
| Puerto Rico | $90,550 | $50,170 | $129,130 |
| Kentucky | $88,750 | $60,710 | $125,260 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,750 | $74,870 | $120,480 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $82,060 | $60,850 | $175,140 |
| Mississippi | $76,120 | $60,940 | $131,970 |
| North Dakota | $73,390 | $42,030 | $138,000 |
| Knoxville, TN | $71,690 | $64,680 | $123,960 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $59,660 | $31,370 | $93,990 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Computer Hardware Engineers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Computer Hardware Engineers is $155,020, with a typical range of $85,430 – $223,820 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Computer Hardware Engineers?▾
Entry-level Computer Hardware Engineers positions typically start around $85,430 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Computer Hardware Engineerss earn the most?▾
Computer Hardware Engineerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.