Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Chandler, Maricopa, Mesa.

Also listed as: Hardware Development Engineer

Median salary$130,874

Middle 50%$124.1k–$143.6k

vs. national median−23%comparison median $171,000

Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,365 and $168,700.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$105,790
25th	$124,114
50th (median)	$130,874
75th	$143,560
90th	$155,603

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Computer Hardware Engineer salary of $130,874 is worth about $126,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Hardware Engineers in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $167,010 in May 2025 (2,820 employed). The H-1B median here is $130,874, 22% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Intel	too few	5
Arm	too few	2
Everspin Technologies	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	too few	5
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.