Computer Hardware Engineer salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Folsom, Roseville.

Also listed as: Hardware Development Engineer

Median salary$182,604
Middle 50%$172.7k–$207.9k
vs. national median+7%comparison median $171,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,327 and $248,994.
PercentileSalary
10th$141,871
25th$172,702
50th (median)$182,604
75th$207,875
90th$207,875

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $150k $200k FY2020: median $115,491 (13 filings) FY2021: median $112,980 (31 filings) FY2022: median $138,133 (74 filings) FY2024: median $171,205 (21 filings) FY2025: median $189,946 (12 filings) FY2026: median $182,604 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 74 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 74
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$115,491$105,019$150,03013
FY2021$112,980$105,019$120,77631
FY2022$138,133$107,786$138,13374
FY2023–––6
FY2024$171,205$154,612$171,20521
FY2025$189,946$166,462$197,68312
FY2026$182,604$182,208$207,87514

Cost of living

Sacramento's median Computer Hardware Engineer salary of $182,604 is worth about $171,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Intel$182,20817
Samsung Semiconductortoo few3
Western Digital Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $207,875 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$207,875$207,87512

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.