Mid-level Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Detroit, MI

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Troy, Warren, Livonia, Allen Park, Auburn Hills.

Also listed as: Hardware Development Engineer

Median salary$115,000
Middle 50%$109.3k–$125.2k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $125,186
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,531 and $150,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,304
25th$109,304
50th (median)$115,000
75th$125,186
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $75,366 (16 filings) FY2022: median $76,600 (10 filings) FY2023: median $98,509 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 16
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$75,366$67,662$84,24016
FY2021–––8
FY2022$76,600$64,235$92,89010
FY2023$98,509$98,509$104,00014
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Detroit's median mid-level Computer Hardware Engineer salary of $115,000 is worth about $114,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Detroit = 100.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Hardware Engineers in the Detroit, MI area earned a median of $129,990 in May 2025 (1,060 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,000, 12% 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
Caresoft Technologiestoo few4
Akkodistoo few3
Logicalistoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $115,000 13
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 5

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$102,253$115,00013

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.