17 Series · SOC 17-2061
Computer Hardware Engineers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$155,020
per year
Median Hourly
$74.53/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$156,770
average
Employment
75,710
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$85,430
25th Percentile
$115,500
Median
$155,020
75th Percentile
$185,380
90th Percentile
$223,820
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $188,540 | +22% above national |
| 2 | California | $179,880 | +16% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $174,070 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $170,570 | +10% above national |
| 5 | Arizona | $163,090 | +5% above national |
| 6 | Colorado | $162,920 | +5% above national |
| 7 | Hawaii | $155,390 | same as national |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $153,630 | 1% below national |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $152,840 | 1% below national |
| 10 | New York | $141,780 | 9% below national |
| 11 | Montana | $141,680 | 9% below national |
| 12 | Virginia | $139,570 | 10% below national |
| 13 | Maryland | $137,930 | 11% below national |
| 14 | Alabama | $136,660 | 12% below national |
| 15 | Alaska | $136,080 | 12% below national |
| 16 | Texas | $133,250 | 14% below national |
| 17 | Delaware | $132,050 | 15% below national |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $131,660 | 15% below national |
| 19 | North Carolina | $131,600 | 15% below national |
| 20 | New Jersey | $131,540 | 15% below national |
| 21 | Minnesota | $130,530 | 16% below national |
| 22 | Idaho | $127,880 | 18% below national |
| 23 | Nebraska | $125,920 | 19% below national |
| 24 | Florida | $125,640 | 19% below national |
| 25 | Ohio | $124,800 | 19% below national |
| 26 | Arkansas | $122,860 | 21% below national |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $119,540 | 23% below national |
| 28 | South Carolina | $119,010 | 23% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $113,620 | 27% below national |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $113,030 | 27% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $111,080 | 28% below national |
| 32 | Georgia | $108,590 | 30% below national |
| 33 | Illinois | $107,720 | 31% below national |
| 34 | Utah | $104,080 | 33% below national |
| 35 | Nevada | $102,640 | 34% below national |
| 36 | Kansas | $101,650 | 34% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $101,120 | 35% below national |
| 38 | Tennessee | $100,430 | 35% below national |
| 39 | Wisconsin | $98,040 | 37% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $95,120 | 39% below national |
| 41 | Louisiana | $93,570 | 40% below national |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | $90,550 | 42% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $88,750 | 43% below national |
| 44 | Mississippi | $76,120 | 51% below national |
| 45 | North Dakota | $73,390 | 53% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $197,090 | +27% above national |
| 2 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $188,540 | +22% above national |
| 3 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $184,560 | +19% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $174,070 | +12% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $172,920 | +12% above national |
| 6 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $170,570 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $170,360 | +10% above national |
| 8 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $169,230 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $165,020 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $164,970 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $164,640 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $164,620 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $163,220 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $162,960 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Winston-Salem, NC | $159,310 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Worcester, MA | $154,210 | 1% below national |
| 17 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $153,340 | 1% below national |
| 18 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $153,340 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $152,260 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $150,630 | 3% below national |
| 21 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $146,450 | 6% below national |
| 22 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $144,080 | 7% below national |
| 23 | Binghamton, NY | $143,420 | 7% below national |
| 24 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $142,890 | 8% below national |
| 25 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $142,560 | 8% below national |
| 26 | Boulder, CO | $142,200 | 8% below national |
| 27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $140,890 | 9% below national |
| 28 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $140,150 | 10% below national |
| 29 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $139,400 | 10% below national |
| 30 | Huntsville, AL | $139,270 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Columbus, OH | $138,270 | 11% below national |
| 32 | Colorado Springs, CO | $137,270 | 11% below national |
| 33 | Syracuse, NY | $137,170 | 12% below national |
| 34 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $136,330 | 12% below national |
| 35 | Anchorage, AK | $136,080 | 12% below national |
| 36 | Charlottesville, VA | $134,440 | 13% below national |
| 37 | Utica-Rome, NY | $134,170 | 13% below national |
| 38 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $133,350 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Oklahoma City, OK | $131,470 | 15% below national |
| 40 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $131,440 | 15% below national |
| 41 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $130,810 | 16% below national |
| 42 | Omaha, NE-IA | $130,650 | 16% below national |
| 43 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $130,530 | 16% below national |
| 44 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $130,450 | 16% below national |
| 45 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $129,530 | 16% below national |
| 46 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $129,200 | 17% below national |
| 47 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $128,110 | 17% below national |
| 48 | Boise City, ID | $127,880 | 18% below national |
| 49 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $127,700 | 18% below national |
| 50 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $126,240 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $126,010 | 19% below national |
| 52 | Richmond, VA | $125,350 | 19% below national |
| 53 | Lynchburg, VA | $124,220 | 20% below national |
| 54 | Tucson, AZ | $123,900 | 20% below national |
| 55 | Cleveland, OH | $123,540 | 20% below national |
| 56 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $122,870 | 21% below national |
| 57 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $122,870 | 21% below national |
| 58 | Lexington Park, MD | $122,770 | 21% below national |
| 59 | Pittsburgh, PA | $122,580 | 21% below national |
| 60 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $122,060 | 21% below national |
| 61 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $121,680 | 22% below national |
| 62 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $120,810 | 22% below national |
| 63 | Las Cruces, NM | $119,000 | 23% below national |
| 64 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $118,080 | 24% below national |
| 65 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $117,790 | 24% below national |
| 66 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $117,290 | 24% below national |
| 67 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $116,880 | 25% below national |
| 68 | Akron, OH | $114,770 | 26% below national |
| 69 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $114,550 | 26% below national |
| 70 | Ann Arbor, MI | $112,250 | 28% below national |
| 71 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $111,130 | 28% below national |
| 72 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $109,900 | 29% below national |
| 73 | Rochester, NY | $107,970 | 30% below national |
| 74 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $107,720 | 31% below national |
| 75 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $105,880 | 32% below national |
| 76 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $105,510 | 32% below national |
| 77 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $105,270 | 32% below national |
| 78 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $105,250 | 32% below national |
| 79 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $105,020 | 32% below national |
| 80 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $103,470 | 33% below national |
| 81 | Aguadilla, PR | $103,400 | 33% below national |
| 82 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $102,340 | 34% below national |
| 83 | Columbia, SC | $101,780 | 34% below national |
| 84 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $101,660 | 34% below national |
| 85 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $100,720 | 35% below national |
| 86 | Madison, WI | $100,690 | 35% below national |
| 87 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $99,990 | 35% below national |
| 88 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $99,320 | 36% below national |
| 89 | Jacksonville, FL | $98,970 | 36% below national |
| 90 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $97,670 | 37% below national |
| 91 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $95,260 | 39% below national |
| 92 | Tallahassee, FL | $95,200 | 39% below national |
| 93 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,750 | 43% below national |
| 94 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $82,060 | 47% below national |
| 95 | Knoxville, TN | $71,690 | 54% below national |
| 96 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $59,660 | 62% below national |
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