Principal Hardware Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 32 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Hardware Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $181,403 (median $178,000), with reported wages ranging from $118,414 to $311,400 across 18 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Hardware Engineer: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SAMBANOVA SYSTEMS, INC.; CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.; SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, LLC; CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.. Most filings in: CA, MA, CT.