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Computer Hardware Engineers Salary by City
Computer Hardware Engineers Salary by City (2026)
92 metro areas · National average: $131,702 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Computer Hardware Engineers salaries across 92 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $203,400
$197,090
$139,520
N/A
San Francisco, CA $185,080
$172,920
$131,950
N/A
Bridgeport, CT $178,910
$188,540
$135,600
$188,540
Boston, MA $175,380
$170,570
$117,890
$219,460
Fort Collins, CO $174,630
$165,020
$104,910
N/A
San Diego, CA $173,930
$169,230
$120,420
$213,780
Santa Maria, CA $173,640
$164,970
$104,650
$217,460
Durham, NC $172,230
$164,640
$100,040
N/A
Santa Rosa, CA $166,700
$162,960
$99,440
$218,290
Allentown, PA $166,670
$184,560
$92,780
$212,010
Santa Cruz, CA $165,340
$164,620
$104,110
N/A
Worcester, MA $159,500
$154,210
$101,330
$210,320
Seattle, WA $157,760
$174,070
$96,710
$174,070
Phoenix, AZ $157,550
$163,220
$99,480
$211,070
Manchester, NH $156,680
$170,360
$85,380
$197,170
Washington, DC $156,510
$153,340
$94,420
$220,960
Winston, NC $156,120
$159,310
$81,550
N/A
Boulder, CO $152,780
$142,200
$90,810
$212,150
Los Angeles, CA $149,140
$140,890
$63,250
$218,300
Palm Bay, FL $149,020
$152,260
$98,110
$209,020
Baltimore, MD $148,640
$153,340
$97,160
$201,300
Colorado Springs, CO $147,240
$137,270
$92,080
$206,940
Hartford, CT $145,640
$144,080
$85,960
$199,140
Austin, TX $141,730
$150,630
$83,650
$179,920
Columbus, OH $141,410
$138,270
$92,500
$210,580
New York, NY $140,050
$136,330
$85,870
$209,710
Philadelphia, PA $139,310
$139,400
$82,610
$200,670
San Antonio, TX $138,910
$146,450
$88,190
$168,000
Binghamton, NY $138,600
$143,420
$89,080
$182,470
Boise City, ID $138,040
$127,880
$96,840
$206,900
Syracuse, NY $137,160
$137,170
$83,030
$185,750
Urban Honolulu, HI $136,960
$140,150
$91,590
$197,270
Oxnard, CA $136,130
$131,440
$86,990
$186,260
Huntsville, AL $135,410
$139,270
$81,850
$191,880
Raleigh, NC $134,910
$129,200
$71,170
$222,280
New Orleans, LA $134,390
$142,890
$58,650
$181,320
Dallas, TX $133,780
$130,450
$85,560
$179,190
Charlottesville, VA $132,600
$134,440
$84,760
$166,400
Utica, NY $131,990
$134,170
$66,730
$183,730
Virginia Beach, VA $131,120
$130,810
$80,820
$189,140
Anchorage, AK $131,060
$136,080
$94,090
$176,230
Bakersfield, CA $130,970
$126,010
$85,880
$172,520
Minneapolis, MN $130,550
$130,530
$94,780
$160,900
Atlanta, GA $129,680
$122,870
$83,540
$196,260
Salt Lake City, UT $128,320
$127,700
$71,920
$209,480
Detroit, MI $128,270
$122,060
$85,550
$186,110
Trenton, NJ $127,450
$105,020
$80,630
$183,310
Pittsburgh, PA $126,620
$122,580
$78,950
$177,170
Ann Arbor, MI $126,550
$112,250
$85,530
$176,280
Lexington Park, MD $126,480
$122,770
$83,170
$181,210
Oklahoma City, OK $126,290
$131,470
$75,710
$168,360
Richmond, VA $126,130
$125,350
$79,730
$180,280
Providence, RI $126,110
$122,870
$80,270
$164,060
Orlando, FL $125,660
$128,110
$83,050
$175,030
Akron, OH $125,480
$114,770
$86,190
$188,880
Charleston, SC $125,350
$120,810
$82,620
$178,610
Crestview, FL $125,350
$118,080
$73,430
$172,950
Tucson, AZ $125,240
$123,900
$91,250
$160,640
Dayton, OH $122,940
$126,240
$66,210
$167,370
Greenville, SC $122,740
$117,290
$62,380
$167,640
Houston, TX $122,570
$133,350
$50,720
$170,910
Omaha, NE $121,960
$130,650
$87,530
$143,920
St. Louis, MO $121,610
$116,880
$66,780
$181,850
Cleveland, OH $120,890
$123,540
$75,770
$169,960
Las Cruces, NM $120,330
$119,000
$77,830
$162,590
Nashville, TN $119,640
$109,900
$84,520
$161,630
Lynchburg, VA $119,450
$124,220
$78,020
$171,210
Miami, FL $117,880
$105,270
$61,100
$171,120
Columbia, SC $117,650
$101,780
$50,660
$208,450
Charlotte, NC $117,480
$117,790
$73,830
$169,880
Greensboro, NC $116,320
$129,530
$53,880
$166,520
Rochester, NY $115,510
$107,970
$63,410
$162,080
Panama City, FL $112,770
$114,550
$75,260
$134,430
Las Vegas, NV $111,990
$102,340
$78,320
$150,010
Buffalo, NY $111,950
$103,470
$67,290
$176,470
Chicago, IL $111,810
$107,720
$44,400
$175,670
Lansing, MI $109,600
$105,510
$47,640
$169,930
Jacksonville, FL $109,240
$98,970
$58,810
$160,530
Tampa, FL $108,630
$100,720
$59,300
$162,760
Cincinnati, OH $107,500
$105,880
$50,960
$166,380
Grand Rapids, MI $107,180
$105,250
$61,310
$169,510
Kansas City, MO $107,150
$101,660
$55,060
$150,370
Indianapolis, IN $103,900
$99,990
$70,560
$147,400
Madison, WI $102,310
$100,690
$67,990
$146,200
Riverside, CA $101,120
$82,060
$60,850
$175,140
Tallahassee, FL $100,500
$95,200
$54,600
$161,240
Lexington, KY $100,290
$97,670
$63,980
$138,100
Milwaukee, WI $99,870
$99,320
$67,220
$144,240
Aguadilla, PR $98,920
$103,400
$64,420
$129,130
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $91,290
$88,750
$74,870
$120,480
Knoxville, TN $89,570
$71,690
$64,680
$123,960
San Juan, PR $67,510
$59,660
$31,370
$93,990
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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