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Hardware Design Validation Engineer

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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THE BIG PICTURE

Hardware Design Validation Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings7All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$91,1266 eligible salary records

Employer names4Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$89,035–$97,084Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20251 filings$90,251 median · n=1

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 6 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Hardware Design Validation Engineer7

$91,126 median · n=6 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

San Francisco, CA4

$89,440 median · n=4 eligible

Santa Rosa, CA2

$96,012 median · n=2 eligible

Mountain View, CA1

— median · n=0 eligible

Top 3 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

85.7%Certified LCAs

Certified6 85.7%

Certified - Withdrawn1 14.3%

Denominator: all 7 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Ouster Inc.4

$89,440 median · n=4 eligible

National Instruments Corporation2

$96,012 median · n=2 eligible

Google LLC1

— median · n=0 eligible

Top 3 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$91,126Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$84,095

25th percentile$89,035

Median (50th)$91,126

75th percentile$97,084

90th percentile$99,402

n=6 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

7 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Ouster Inc.	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $90,251 /yr I-200-25129-960075 Reported wage: $90,251–$112,091 / year Annualized: $90,251 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-05-16 Employment end: 2028-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Francisco, CA	05/09/2025	10/01/2025
Ouster Inc.	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $88,629 /yr I-200-24081-821520 Reported wage: $88,629–$111,072 / year Annualized: $88,629 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-03-28 Employment end: 2027-09-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Francisco, CA	03/21/2024	09/20/2024
Google LLC	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $134,000 /yr I-200-22074-980000 Reported wage: $134,000 / year Annualized: $134,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-06-02 Employment end: 2025-09-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Mountain View, CA	03/15/2022	09/02/2022
Ouster Inc.	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $79,560 /yr I-200-22129-152398 Reported wage: $79,560–$115,000 / year Annualized: $79,560 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-05-16 Employment end: 2025-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Francisco, CA	05/09/2022	10/01/2022
National Instruments Corporation	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $100,024.2 /yr I-200-20197-716284 Reported wage: $100,024.2 / year Annualized: $100,024 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-07-22 Employment end: 2023-07-21 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Rosa, CA	07/15/2020	07/22/2020
Ouster, Inc.	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $98,779 /yr I-200-20063-372384 Reported wage: $98,779–$117,770 / year Annualized: $98,779 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-10 Employment end: 2023-09-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Francisco, CA	03/03/2020	09/02/2020
National Instruments Corporation	Hardware Design Validation Engineer	Filing details $92,000 /yr I-200-18078-455655 Reported wage: $92,000 / year Annualized: $92,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2018-03-26 Employment end: 2021-09-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Santa Rosa, CA	03/20/2018	09/18/2018

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.