Salary Explorer · Hardware Engineer Salary in Washington DC
Computed from 21 live job postings where the employer disclosed pay — not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.
Median
$149,292
Typical range (25th–75th percentile)
$121k–$160k
Postings with disclosed pay
21
Where the typical range sits
Median of disclosed midpoints; companies with at least 3 disclosed salaries. Bars share the same scale as the range chart above.
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The median disclosed base salary for Hardware Engineer roles in Washington DC is $149,292, computed from 21 live job postings where the employer published the pay range (as of 2026-08-28).
The middle half of disclosed postings falls between $121,100 and $160,000 (25th to 75th percentile). Posted ranges often span multiple seniority levels, so the top of a band usually maps to the highest level the company would hire for.
Among companies with at least 3 disclosed postings currently live, the top payers are "Headquartered in Arlington (median $160k), Crane (median $149k), SEL (median $121k). This reflects current openings, not historical offers.
From base-salary ranges employers disclose directly on live job postings tracked by ForgeApply, refreshed daily — not self-reported surveys. We take the midpoint of each disclosed range and report the median and 25th–75th percentile band. Postings without disclosed pay are excluded, which can skew toward companies in pay-transparency states.
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Try ForgeApply freeFigures are computed from base-salary ranges that employers disclose directly on live job postings tracked by ForgeApply (as of 2026-08-28). For each posting we take the midpoint of the disclosed range, then report the median and the 25th–75th percentile band across all matching postings. Postings without disclosed pay are excluded, which can skew results toward companies and states with pay transparency requirements. This is marketplace data about current openings, not an estimate of total compensation or of any individual offer.