Computer hardware engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level computer hardware engineer earnings begin at:

$74.73 per hour

$155,440 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level computer hardware engineer earnings begin at:

$61.68 per hour

$128,290 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level computer hardware engineer earnings begin at:

$52.19 per hour

$108,570 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level computer hardware engineer earnings begin at:

$40.56 per hour

$84,370 per year

10th percentile

Starting level computer hardware engineer earnings begin at:

$31.26 per hour

$65,030 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Computer hardware engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Connecticut $99,840
West Virginia $98,190
Missouri $97,070
Florida $96,640
Iowa $96,330
Hawaii $94,820
Mississippi $92,460
Wisconsin $86,570
South Carolina $86,450
Nevada $85,430
Tennessee $85,330
Kansas $81,220
Nebraska $79,390
Indiana $78,320
Louisiana $77,940
Kentucky $73,070
Puerto Rico $62,210
California $129,070
District of Columbia $126,280
Maryland $125,730
Massachusetts $120,860
Virginia $120,770
Washington $120,540
Texas $116,290
Colorado $116,010
New Hampshire $114,720
New York $113,700
Alabama $111,780
Oregon $111,460
New Jersey $111,090
Vermont $111,050
Arizona $110,070
Oklahoma $109,260
Pennsylvania $108,570
North Carolina $108,440
Alaska $107,120
Minnesota $104,760
Illinois $104,730
Arkansas $102,290
Ohio $101,530
Georgia $101,510
Idaho $101,020
Rhode Island $100,060
Utah $100,000

How do computer hardware engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Computer hardware engineers earn about the same as related careers in Pennsylvania. On average, they make less than sales engineers but more than computer network architects.

Career Median Salary
Sales engineer salary $98K
Aerospace engineer salary $105K
Product safety engineer salary $101K
Computer and information research scientist salary $107K
Computer hardware engineer salary $109K
Robotics engineer salary $97K
Information security analyst salary $98K
Software engineer salary $96K
IT manager salary $91K
Computer network architect salary $100K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)