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Hardware Design Engineer Salary

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$126,939 (USD)

Average Salary

$61/hr

Average Hourly

$4,519

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Hardware Design Engineer is $126,939 a year and $61 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Hardware Design Engineer is between $87,461 and $154,992. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Hardware Design Engineer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$142,586
5 Year Change:
12 %

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Description:
  • Researches, designs, develops, runs tests, and evaluates computer hardware such as computer chips, circuit boards, computer systems, keyboards, modems, printers, and other related equipment.
  • Collaborates with software engineers and other scientists in design and testing of computer hardware, circuits, and related components.
  • Excludes paraprofessional positions.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Hardware Design Engineer is $126,939 a year and $61 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Hardware Design Engineer is between $87,461 and $154,992. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Hardware Design Engineer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Hardware Design Engineer Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Computer Hardware Engineers

Job family population: 74,640

Estimated population of Hardware Design Engineer jobs: 14,756

Rate of error: 3.7%

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United States Cost of Living Score:

Description: The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years...
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  • Researches, designs, develops, runs tests, and evaluates computer hardware such as computer chips, circuit boards, computer systems, keyboards, modems, printers, and other related equipment.
  • Collaborates with software engineers and other scientists in design and testing of computer hardware, circuits, and related components.
  • Excludes paraprofessional positions.

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