Hardware Engineer Salary in California – updated May 2024

The average salary for hardware engineers in CA is $139,119 per year. This is based on data from 55 job openings.

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Our advanced AI searches the internet for job openings and posts them on our website. We use the salary data from these job postings to calculate hardware engineer salaries.

Below is a breakdown of salary data by years of experience:

ExperienceNumber of rolesMinimum SalaryAverage SalaryMaximum Salary

🟢 Entry Level Hardware Engineering (0-1 yrs)

6$41,600$100,050$165,000

🟡 Mid-level Hardware Engineering (2-4 yrs)

18$52,500$120,650$191,268

🟠 Senior Hardware Engineering (5-9 yrs)

25$52,500$142,796$297,000

🔴 Lead Hardware Engineering (10+ yrs)

6$140,000$218,275$300,000
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