Hardware Design Engineer Salary in Idaho

How much does a Hardware Design Engineer make in Idaho?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Design Engineer in Idaho is $78,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, a Hardware Design Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,352
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,572 to $84,572
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,516

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Hardware Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,572	$7,048	$1,626	$41
Average	$78,223	$6,519	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$71,572	$5,964	$1,376	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Design Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Design Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Hardware Design Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Design Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $77,756
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,957
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,788
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,918
Expert (over 8 years): $154,553

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$77,756
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$92,957
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$107,788
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$130,918
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$154,553

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How Do Hardware Design Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Hardware Design Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,778.
California: $92,426.
Massachusetts: $91,195.

District of Columbia $92,778 California $92,426 Massachusetts $91,195 Washington $90,859 New Jersey $90,826 Alaska $90,709 Connecticut $89,552 New York $89,083

Hawaii $87,583 Rhode Island $86,879 Maryland $86,401 Minnesota $85,748 Colorado $85,496 Illinois $85,413 Oregon $85,094 Delaware $84,860

New Hampshire $84,712 Virginia $84,382 Pennsylvania $83,418 Nevada $82,932 North Dakota $82,773 Michigan $82,522 Wisconsin $82,430 Vermont $82,245

Texas $81,734 Maine $81,701 Arizona $81,650 Ohio $81,592 Georgia $80,821 Indiana $80,435 Wyoming $80,360 Utah $80,242

Iowa $80,192 Kansas $79,790 Louisiana $79,673 North Carolina $79,631 Missouri $79,614 Florida $79,287 Montana $79,111 Nebraska $78,944

Kentucky $78,851 South Carolina $78,516 Tennessee $78,307 Idaho $78,223 New Mexico $77,611 Oklahoma $77,477 Alabama $76,983 South Dakota $76,153

Arkansas $75,701 West Virginia $75,458 Mississippi $74,729

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Design Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Pocatello: $72,366
Fort Hall: $72,629
Aberdeen: $73,858

Pocatello, ID $72,366 Fort Hall, ID $72,629 Aberdeen, ID $73,858 American Falls, ID $75,128 Arbon, ID $73,861 Arco, ID $75,851 Arimo, ID $73,686 Atomic City, ID $75,897

Bancroft, ID $74,132 Basalt, ID $75,752 Bern, ID $76,088 Blackfoot, ID $74,941 Bloomington, ID $76,260 Challis, ID $75,831 Clayton, ID $75,800 Clifton, ID $76,264

Cobalt, ID $75,687 Conda, ID $76,134 Dayton, ID $76,643 Dingle, ID $76,056 Downey, ID $75,551 Ellis, ID $75,885 Firth, ID $75,537 Franklin, ID $76,974

Geneva, ID $76,213 Georgetown, ID $76,246 Grace, ID $75,731 Holbrook, ID $75,935 Howe, ID $75,732 Inkom, ID $72,835 Lava Hot Springs, ID $73,928 Mccammon, ID $73,123

Mackay, ID $75,812 Malad City, ID $76,310 May, ID $75,826 Montpelier, ID $76,160 Moore, ID $75,915 Moreland, ID $74,407 Paris, ID $76,203 Pingree, ID $75,175

Preston, ID $76,296 Rockland, ID $75,390 Saint Charles, ID $76,143 Shelley, ID $75,914 Soda Springs, ID $76,349 Kamiah, ID $76,062 Garden City, ID $78,491 Athol, ID $79,957

Avery, ID $75,896 Bayview, ID $78,009 Blanchard, ID $81,825 Bonners Ferry, ID $76,234 Bovill, ID $76,009 Calder, ID $76,035 Careywood, ID $79,055 Cataldo, ID $79,176

Clark Fork, ID $76,480 Clarkia, ID $75,919 Cocolalla, ID $79,221 Coeur D Alene, ID $81,366 Coolin, ID $76,878 Oldtown, ID $80,397 Deary, ID $76,003 Desmet, ID $79,827

Dover, ID $78,233 Eastport, ID $76,150 Elk River, ID $76,043 Fernwood, ID $76,664 Genesee, ID $76,538 Harrison, ID $81,828 Harvard, ID $77,941 Hayden, ID $81,135

Hope, ID $76,064 Kellogg, ID $77,000 Kingston, ID $77,566 Kootenai, ID $77,427 Laclede, ID $79,121 Medimont, ID $79,539 Moscow, ID $76,974 Moyie Springs, ID $76,091

Mullan, ID $76,162 Naples, ID $76,050 Nordman, ID $76,459 Osburn, ID $76,483 Pinehurst, ID $77,498 Plummer, ID $81,715 Ponderay, ID $77,389 Porthill, ID $76,443

Post Falls, ID $83,765 Potlatch, ID $78,805 Priest River, ID $78,649 Princeton, ID $77,614 Rathdrum, ID $82,721 Sagle, ID $78,178 Saint Maries, ID $78,963 Sandpoint, ID $76,258

Colburn, ID $76,698 Santa, ID $77,441 Silverton, ID $76,263 Smelterville, ID $77,610 Spirit Lake, ID $81,864 Tensed, ID $79,689 Troy, ID $76,254 Viola, ID $77,961

Wallace, ID $76,086 Murray, ID $76,022 Worley, ID $83,045 Springfield, ID $73,409 Kendrick, ID $75,971 Kooskia, ID $76,204 Lapwai, ID $76,374 Lenore, ID $76,018

Lucile, ID $76,031 Nezperce, ID $75,971 Orofino, ID $76,072 Peck, ID $76,010 Pierce, ID $76,023 Pollock, ID $76,246 Reubens, ID $75,970 Riggins, ID $76,072

Stites, ID $76,021 Weippe, ID $76,012 White Bird, ID $75,986 Winchester, ID $76,035 Atlanta, ID $76,506 Banks, ID $77,409 Bruneau, ID $75,824 Caldwell, ID $77,830

Cambridge, ID $76,266 Cascade, ID $75,909 Council, ID $76,194 Donnelly, ID $76,122 Eagle, ID $78,199 Emmett, ID $77,673 Fruitland, ID $77,204 Garden Valley, ID $77,222

Glenns Ferry, ID $76,215 Grand View, ID $76,607 Greenleaf, ID $77,483 Hammett, ID $76,160 Homedale, ID $77,274 Horseshoe Bend, ID $77,935 Huston, ID $77,552 Idaho City, ID $77,595

Indian Valley, ID $76,103 King Hill, ID $75,931 Kuna, ID $78,195 Lake Fork, ID $76,126 Letha, ID $77,514 Lowman, ID $75,980 Mccall, ID $76,010 Marsing, ID $77,154

Melba, ID $77,549 Meridian, ID $78,348 Mesa, ID $76,193 Middleton, ID $77,909 Midvale, ID $76,458 Mountain Home, ID $77,112 Mountain Home A F B, ID $77,089 Murphy, ID $76,296

Nampa, ID $77,879 New Meadows, ID $76,142 New Plymouth, ID $77,250 Notus, ID $77,493 Ola, ID $76,774 Parma, ID $77,218 Payette, ID $77,074 Placerville, ID $77,683

Star, ID $78,124 Sweet, ID $77,610 Warren, ID $76,013 Weiser, ID $76,557 Wilder, ID $77,347 Yellow Pine, ID $75,702 Boise, ID $78,491 Stanley, ID $75,739

Swanlake, ID $76,049 Thatcher, ID $75,886 Wayan, ID $76,692 Weston, ID $76,767 Fish Haven, ID $76,569 Twin Falls, ID $74,678 Rogerson, ID $75,958 Albion, ID $75,934

Almo, ID $75,959 Bellevue, ID $75,990 Bliss, ID $75,948 Buhl, ID $76,225 Burley, ID $76,097 Carey, ID $75,871 Castleford, ID $76,286 Corral, ID $75,799

Declo, ID $75,963 Dietrich, ID $75,954 Eden, ID $75,750 Fairfield, ID $75,827 Filer, ID $74,764 Gooding, ID $76,068 Hagerman, ID $76,038 Hailey, ID $76,018

Hansen, ID $75,000 Hazelton, ID $76,001 Heyburn, ID $76,147 Hill City, ID $75,911 Jerome, ID $76,064 Ketchum, ID $75,971 Kimberly, ID $74,692 Malta, ID $75,913

Minidoka, ID $76,067 Murtaugh, ID $75,711 Oakley, ID $75,969 Paul, ID $75,989 Picabo, ID $75,894 Richfield, ID $75,970 Rupert, ID $76,068 Shoshone, ID $75,998

Sun Valley, ID $76,161 Wendell, ID $76,147 Idaho Falls, ID $76,002 Ashton, ID $76,121 Chester, ID $76,369 Driggs, ID $76,889 Dubois, ID $75,893 Felt, ID $76,710

Hamer, ID $76,052 Iona, ID $75,991 Irwin, ID $79,621 Island Park, ID $76,032 Lewisville, ID $75,987 Macks Inn, ID $76,331 Menan, ID $75,976 Monteview, ID $75,884

Newdale, ID $76,508 Parker, ID $76,589 Rexburg, ID $75,963 Rigby, ID $75,992 Ririe, ID $76,449 Roberts, ID $75,966 Saint Anthony, ID $76,283 Spencer, ID $75,900

Sugar City, ID $75,952 Swan Valley, ID $76,956 Terreton, ID $75,949 Teton, ID $76,529 Tetonia, ID $76,581 Ucon, ID $76,002 Victor, ID $79,237 Carmen, ID $76,122

Gibbonsville, ID $76,102 Leadore, ID $75,837 Lemhi, ID $75,907 North Fork, ID $76,040 Salmon, ID $76,088 Tendoy, ID $75,987 Shoup, ID $75,687 Lewiston, ID $76,710

Ahsahka, ID $76,041 Cottonwood, ID $76,030 Craigmont, ID $75,942 Culdesac, ID $76,104 Elk City, ID $75,840 Ferdinand, ID $75,987 Grangeville, ID $76,043 Fenn, ID $76,042

Greencreek, ID $75,984 Juliaetta, ID $76,165

Hardware Design Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hardware Design Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$71,572

Average $78,223/year

$84,572

$5,964

Average $6,519/month

$7,048

$1,376

Average $1,504/week

$1,626

$34

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,572	$7,048	$1,626	$41
Average	$78,223	$6,519	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$71,572	$5,964	$1,376	$34

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