Microsoft Corporation: Computer Hardware Engineers
Microsoft Corporation made 46 filings for this role, covering 46 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $194,689 a year. 46 of the 46 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $203,133 | $220,457 | $237,300 | $203,133 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $178,450 | $194,689 | $208,380 | $157,560 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $159,471 | $175,000 | $197,693 | $141,502 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $151,500 | $160,000 | $179,500 | $137,093 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $162,200 | $166,551 | $172,621 | $134,597 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $224,712 | $235,000 | $246,608 | $178,027 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $205,000 | $210,934 | $216,868 | $164,528 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $176,061 | $183,996 | $191,930 | $167,606 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $132,710 | $133,855 | $135,000 | $103,002 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $185,000 | $187,500 | $190,000 | $176,696 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $260,000 | $260,100 | $260,200 | $229,590 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $209,051 | $209,051 | $209,051 | $139,797 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $208,695 | $208,695 | $208,695 | $197,475 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $141,831 | $141,831 | $141,831 | $116,626 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.