Computer Hardware Engineers Salary in the US
A computer hardware engineers earns a national median of $161,740 a year (mean $162,670) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #33 of 825.
How much does a computer hardware engineers earn in the US?
A computer hardware engineers in the United States earns a median of $161,740 a year (mean $162,670), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 217% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 76,660 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2061), ranked #33 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$161,740
per year
Mean
$162,670
per year
Employment
76,660
US workers
National rank
#33
of 825 by median
What a computer hardware engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a computer hardware engineers (SOC 17-2061) earns a median annual wage of $161,740 and a mean (average) of $162,670. The median is the midpoint — half of computer hardware engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 217% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a computer hardware engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for computer hardware engineers is $161,740, and the mean (average) is $162,670. The median is the midpoint — half of computer hardware engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does computer hardware engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $161,740, a computer hardware engineers earns 217% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many computer hardware engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 76,660 computer hardware engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2061), across all industries.
- Where does this computer hardware engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2061. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2061 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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