Hourly wage for Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84	$7	$2	$0
Average	$79	$7	$2	$0
25th Percentile	$74	$6	$1	$0

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84	$7	$2	$0
Average	$79	$7	$2	$0
25th Percentile	$74	$6	$1	$0

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant	$160,126
Intermediate Level Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant	$160,834
Senior Level Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant	$161,542
Specialist Level Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant	$162,534
Expert Level Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant	$164,828

Year	Average Annual Salary
2020	View More
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2023	$159,096
2024	$157,011
2025	$152,746
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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
High School	4.5%
Associates	2.7%
Bachelors	23.4%
Masters	57.7%
Doctorate	11.7%

FAQ about Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant

1. What are the responsibilities of Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant?

The Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant develops test strategies, devices, and systems. Provides analysis related to the design, development, and implementation of hardware for products. Being a Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant may require a bachelor's degree. Performs stress and performance tests on a variety of computer hardware including circuit boards, processors and wiring. In addition, Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Working as a Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant typically requires 10+ years of related experience. Works on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge. Works autonomously. Goals are generally communicated in "solution" or project goal terms. May provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization.

2. What are the skills of Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.)

Analysis: Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.

2.)

PCB Design: Creating layouts and 3D models of circuit boards using specialized computer software.

3.)

Product Design: Product design as a verb is to create a new product to be sold by a business to its customers. A very broad coefficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products. Thus, it is a major aspect of new product development. Due to the absence of a consensually accepted definition that reflects the breadth of the topic sufficiently, two discrete, yet interdependent, definitions are needed: one that explicitly defines product design in reference to the artifact, the other that defines the product design process in relation to this artifact. Product design as a noun: the set of properties of an artifact, consisting of the discrete properties of the form (i.e., the aesthetics of the tangible good and/or service) and the function (i.e. its capabilities) together with the holistic properties of the integrated form and function.

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Entry Level	2%
Mid Level	2%
Senior Level	1%
Top Level	1%
Experienced	1%

Core Compensation
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Base Salary	$163,950	73.2%
Bonus	$0	0.0%
Value of Benefits
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Social Security	$12,542	5.6%
401K/403B	$6,886	3.1%
Disability	$3,279	1.5%
Healthcare	$8,352	3.7%
Pension	$8,853	4.0%
Time Off	$20,178	9.0%
Total Compensation	$224,041	100%

Hourly Wage for Hardware Engineer - Expert/Consultant Salary in the United States