Mid-level Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Boston, MA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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%$148.2k–$162.4k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $155,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $139,736 and $179,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$147,920
25th$148,200
50th (median)$155,000
75th$162,380
90th$177,308

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2020: median $104,478 (28 filings) FY2022: median $126,277 (13 filings) FY2023: median $119,766 (15 filings) FY2026: median $155,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 28
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$105,00028
FY2021–––8
FY2022$126,277$126,277$136,00013
FY2023$119,766$84,828$124,60015
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––6
FY2026$155,000$154,175$171,33610

Cost of living

Boston's median mid-level 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazontoo few9

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.