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Computer Hardware Engineer Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Computer Hardware Engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,520
25th Percentile Wage
$94,110
50th Percentile Wage
$125,520
75th Percentile Wage
$160,170
90th Percentile Wage
$192,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $192,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$125,520
1.92% 0.96%
2017
$123,110
-0.97% -
2016
$124,310
7.52% -
2015
$114,960
0.49% -
2014
$114,400
4.91% -
2013
$108,780
-14.28% -
2012
$124,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Computer Hardware Engineer Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,520 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$168,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$167,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$164,940
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$142,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$137,340
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$135,100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$133,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$131,210
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$125,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$125,490
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$122,970
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$121,210
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$120,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$117,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$114,730
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$113,810
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,770
Bakersfield-Delano
$106,590
Fresno
$75,660

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