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Hardware Design Engineer Salary

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Updated: 12 May 2013

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Hardware Design Engineer 2013 Total Pay (?

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$65,872 - $125,493

(Median)

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130K

MEDIAN: $87,191

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Hardware Design Engineer Job Listings

Software Engineer/ Hardware Design

May 12

Aerotek CE - Coopersburg, PA

responsibility is the design of automated test equipment. It is a Design Engineer to design hardware, and write software that controls the hardware using C#... - Indeed

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Senior Hardware Engineer – Product Design – Boston Suburb – Active Search

May 17

Precision Digital Corporation - Holliston, MA

products to design and need an extremely talented Senior Hardware Engineer to make these products shine... At least 10 years of hardware design for embedded... - Indeed

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Hardware Design Engineer - Consumer Wireless Device

Apr 24

TriStaff Group - San Diego, CA

level hardware design. Job Duties: • RF design... level design. • Generalist skills - Primary RF skills, Power Supply Design, Digital Design. *Salary Range... - Indeed

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$63,560 - $115,885
Bonus	$0.00 - $10,373
Profit Sharing	$507 - $10,101
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$65,872 - $125,493
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 12 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 131

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Hardware Design Engineer Tasks

Research, design, develop, and test computer or computer-related equipment.
Provide technical support to team members.
Define and coordinate corrective action changes.
Write documentation and test specifications.

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Companies and Industries for Hardware Design Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Intel Corporation	$72,834 - $116,350

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Semiconductor Chip Manufacturing	$60,137 - $118,329
Electronics or Electrical Engineering Design	$58,237 - $117,290
Aerospace and Defense	$62,348 - $126,177
Telecommunications	$59,734 - $117,066
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$57,297 - $111,611

Key Statistics for Hardware Design Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 13%			Male 87%
Salary:	$75,000 - $95,632			$72,142 - $92,285

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

34%

5-9 years

31%

10-19 years

21%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$54,159 - $111,179
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$75,112 - $135,842
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$48,500 - $125,150
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$56,171 - $117,451
Master of Science (MS), Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)	$78,401 - $85,402

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 94%		Dental: 86%
	Vision: 82%		None: 4%

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