Median salary
$176,600
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$140k – $211.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
47.1%
222 of 471 roles
Live roles
471
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
SpaceX
|
$113,750 | 16 |
Relativity Space
|
$185,000 | 11 |
Freeform
|
$170,000 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$191,500 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$337,500 | 6 |
Everpure
|
$219,000 | 6 |
| CI Cariad, Inc. | $238,703 | 5 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 5 |
Hardware Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $242,500 | 3 |
| New York | $240,000 | 9 |
| Seattle | $220,000 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $206,000 | 25 |
| Chicago | $200,000 | 6 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $157,500 | 18 |
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How much do Hardware Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Hardware Engineer roles is $176,600 per year. Most pay falls between $140,000 (25th percentile) and $211,875 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $113,750 to $256,064.
These figures are computed live from 471 active Hardware Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 222 (47.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Hardware Engineer roles include OpenAI, Moniepoint, Tenstorrent and Applied Intuition.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.