Hardware Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Hardware Engineer make in California?
Hardware Engineers in California earn $93,000 annually on average, or $34.00 per hour, which is 41% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Hardware Engineers work for Apple at $177,000 annually while the lowest paid Hardware Engineers work for Qualxserv earning approximately $35,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$45K NEC Electronics' Average Hardware Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$26K (44%) less than national average Hardware Engineer salary ($71K)
-$26K (44%) less than average NEC Electronics salary ($71K)
+$5K (10%) more than average NEC Electronics Hardware Engineer salary ($45K) in California
$48K Foxconn's Average Hardware Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$23K (38%) less than national average Hardware Engineer salary ($71K)
-$3K (6%) less than average Foxconn salary ($51K)
-$3K (6%) less than average Foxconn Hardware Engineer salary ($48K) in California
$38K Qualxserv's Average Hardware Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$33K (60%) less than national average Hardware Engineer salary ($71K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Qualxserv salary ($40K)
-$3K (8%) less than average Qualxserv Hardware Engineer salary ($38K) in California
Top companies for Hardware Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Hardware Engineer in California
| Apple | $177K | 1 salary |
| Arcata Associates | $116K | 1 salary |
| Cisco Systems | $111K | 6 salaries |
| Intel | $110K | 1 salary |
| Oracle | $102K | 2 salaries |
| Tensorcom | $90K | 1 salary |
| The Aerospace | $90K | 1 salary |
| Océ | $80K | 1 salary |
| Physical Optics | $80K | 1 salary |
| AeroVironment | $67K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Hardware Engineer in California
Cupertino, CA
$177K per year
1 salary > Edwards Air Force Base, CA
$116K per year
1 salary > Folsom, CA
$110K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$105K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$101K per year
6 salaries > Carlsbad, CA
$90K per year
1 salary > El Segundo, CA
$90K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > Torrance, CA
$80K per year
1 salary >
$177K per year
1 salary > Edwards Air Force Base, CA
$116K per year
1 salary > Folsom, CA
$110K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$105K per year
3 salaries > San Jose, CA
$101K per year
6 salaries > Carlsbad, CA
$90K per year
1 salary > El Segundo, CA
$90K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > Torrance, CA
$80K per year
1 salary >
Hardware Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Carlsbad
- Cupertino
- Edwards Air Force Base
- El Segundo
- Folsom
- Los Angeles
- Sacramento
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
- Torrance
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