Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 65 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richardson, Frisco, Irving, Plano, Fort Worth.

Also listed as: Hardware Development Engineer

Median salary$110,275
Middle 50%$97k–$139.6k
vs. national median−36%comparison median $171,000
Filings65FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,818 and $235,313.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,560
25th$97,000
50th (median)$110,275
75th$139,568
90th$162,505

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $110k $150k FY2022: median $134,340 (26 filings) FY2023: median $112,828 (14 filings) FY2024: median $87,000 (22 filings) FY2025: median $98,000 (35 filings) FY2026: median $119,004 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 35
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–––8
FY2021–––5
FY2022$134,340$115,000$148,50026
FY2023$112,828$99,944$117,81214
FY2024$87,000$84,414$96,34922
FY2025$98,000$97,000$117,54135
FY2026$119,004$101,500$154,08630

Cost of living

Dallas's median Computer Hardware Engineer salary of $110,275 is worth about $107,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Hardware Engineers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $162,870 in May 2025 (1,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $110,275, 32% 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
Fiori Technology Solutions$98,00013
MIPS Holdingtoo few8
Microntoo few5
Amazontoo few3
Oracletoo few2
Ams-Osramtoo few2
Anciletoo few2
Celesticatoo few2
GlobalFoundriestoo few2
MIPS Holdingstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $92,560 13
Mid-level · Level II $98,000 32
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $154,086 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$92,560$92,56013
Mid-level · Level II$96,408$98,00032
Expert · Level IV$154,086$154,08611

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.