The highest-paying states for computer hardware engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of computer hardware engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $164,990, California is the highest paying state for computer hardware engineers. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $161,630). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of computer hardware engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $164,990 |
$99,700 | 26,270 |
| 2 | Nevada | $161,630 |
$80,090 | 270 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $139,190 |
$89,220 | 1,530 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $138,850 |
$77,240 | 640 |
| 5 | Virginia | $136,350 |
$81,620 | 2,410 |
| 6 | Oregon | $131,950 |
$100,030 | 8,460 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $131,620 |
$92,830 | 1,530 |
| 8 | Alaska | $131,590 |
$80,600 | 30 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $131,450 |
$79,300 | 1,320 |
| 10 | Colorado | $131,280 |
$81,460 | 4,000 |
| 11 | New York | $129,380 |
$78,880 | 2,380 |
| 12 | Maryland | $128,680 |
$80,350 | 2,740 |
| 13 | Vermont | $127,690 |
$80,450 | 100 |
| 14 | Alabama | $127,150 |
$82,260 | 790 |
| 15 | Washington | $125,680 |
$73,750 | 870 |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $122,690 |
$80,420 | 280 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | $122,680 |
$51,190 | 140 |
| 18 | Florida | $122,550 |
$66,910 | 2,270 |
| 19 | Texas | $119,660 |
$46,450 | 3,990 |
| 20 | Illinois | $119,240 |
$75,370 | 880 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $118,960 |
$70,920 | 1,190 |
| 22 | Michigan | $116,200 |
$76,750 | 1,110 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $113,810 |
$66,200 | 260 |
| 24 | South Carolina | $113,390 |
$68,680 | 350 |
| 25 | West Virginia | $113,300 |
$68,040 | 100 |
| 26 | Missouri | $113,110 |
$59,150 | 1,140 |
| 27 | Idaho | $110,090 |
$50,680 | 80 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $109,030 |
$77,870 | 390 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $108,640 |
$81,840 | 130 |
| 30 | Minnesota | $106,770 |
$81,530 | 390 |
| 31 | Utah | $105,140 |
$38,890 | 460 |
| 32 | Georgia | $104,320 |
$74,180 | 1,550 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $102,550 |
$67,610 | 150 |
| 34 | Arizona | $101,280 |
$39,690 | 610 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $99,510 |
$77,130 | 30 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $97,590 |
$81,410 | 620 |
| 37 | Wyoming | $96,560 |
$94,110 | 50 |
| 38 | Kansas | $96,410 |
$66,270 | 170 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $96,150 |
$46,110 | 370 |
| 40 | Indiana | $94,310 |
$59,630 | 450 |
| 41 | Hawaii | $88,550 |
$74,730 | 50 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $88,100 |
$56,290 | 200 |
| 43 | Iowa | $87,950 |
$58,010 | 280 |
| 44 | Ohio | $87,080 |
$44,870 | 610 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $83,290 |
$50,880 | 330 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $81,400 |
$51,360 | 230 |
| 47 | Montana | $80,000 |
$58,040 | 90 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $79,350 |
$44,440 | 160 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $77,890 |
$59,390 | 60 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $76,960 |
$29,850 | 320 |