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Hardware Engineer salaries in Manufacturing
Explore Hardware Engineer pay at 2 employers in Manufacturing. Employer industry and career are separate: this page focuses on the employers assigned to this sector, while the career can also appear elsewhere.
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BENCHMARK EVIDENCE
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Hardware Engineer · General Motors · United States
For Hardware Engineer at General Motors in United States, the median annual total compensation is USD $150,000. The sample denominator is 10 published source samples. Measurement period: Source rolling window; compensation year not disclosed.
- Median annual base salary · same cohort
- USD $140,000
- Median annual cash bonus · same cohort
- USD $15,000
- Median annual equity · same cohort
- USD $0
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Hardware Engineer · Cisco Systems, Inc. · All reported locations
For Hardware Engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $160,611. The sample denominator is 29 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
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Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.
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| EMPLOYER / ROLE | TOTAL COMP | BASE SALARY | STOCK / YEAR | CASH BONUS | CONTEXT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GM General MotorsHardware EngineerUnited States | $150,000USD · Median | $140,000 | $0 | $15,000 | Median compensation10 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026 | |
CS Cisco Systems, Inc.Hardware EngineerAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $160,611 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort29 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 |
Questions about this pay market.
What are Hardware Engineer salaries in Manufacturing?
The available evidence includes 2 supported public pay cohorts across 2 employers. The tables show individual employer benchmarks and their measurement definitions. We do not average employer medians into a single industry salary.
Does this page show base salary or total compensation?
Published total compensation is available for some cohorts. Base-pay coverage is available. Government wage filings describe offered base pay. Missing stock, bonus and benefits are not inferred from those wages.
Can Hardware Engineer work in other industries?
A career and an employer sector answer different questions. This page uses the assigned employer industry; the broader Hardware Engineer career page includes supported employers in other sectors. Filings may cover only part of an employer’s workforce.
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