Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 48 certified H-1B filings in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes North Reading, Cambridge, Hudson, Marlborough, Burlington.

Also listed as: Hardware Development Engineer

Median salary$155,000
Middle 50%$137.5k–$175.1k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $171,000
Filings48FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,710 and $199,243.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,510
25th$137,506
50th (median)$155,000
75th$175,115
90th$185,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2020: median $104,478 (48 filings) FY2021: median $120,000 (17 filings) FY2022: median $131,500 (24 filings) FY2023: median $124,200 (29 filings) FY2024: median $123,991 (12 filings) FY2025: median $158,933 (17 filings) FY2026: median $153,900 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 48 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 48
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$104,478$104,478$107,50248
FY2021$120,000$102,734$130,00017
FY2022$131,500$126,277$147,25024
FY2023$124,200$85,000$160,00029
FY2024$123,991$119,942$131,35012
FY2025$158,933$148,427$179,54617
FY2026$153,900$122,246$175,11531

Cost of living

Boston's median Computer Hardware Engineer salary of $155,000 is worth about $143,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Hardware Engineers in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $167,600 in May 2025 (2,840 employed). The H-1B median here is $155,000, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$148,70027
Appletoo few3
Oracletoo few3
SiFivetoo few2
Tenstorrenttoo few2
Tulip Interfacestoo few2
Whooptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $155,000 16
Senior · Level III $175,115 12
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$148,200$155,00016
Senior · Level III$158,933$175,11512

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.