Hardware Design Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Hardware Design Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Design Engineer in Massachusetts is $91,195 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,335
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,440 to $98,596
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,380

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Hardware Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,596	$8,216	$1,896	$47
Average	$91,195	$7,600	$1,754	$44
25th Percentile	$83,440	$6,953	$1,605	$40

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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): $90,650
Early Career (1-2 years): $108,372
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,662
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $152,628
Expert (over 8 years): $180,182

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$90,650
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$108,372
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$125,662
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$152,628
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$180,182

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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:

Agawam: $86,441
Amherst: $87,073
Barre: $87,942

Agawam, MA $86,441 Amherst, MA $87,073 Barre, MA $87,942 Belchertown, MA $86,991 Blandford, MA $86,829 Bondsville, MA $87,006 Brimfield, MA $87,478 Chester, MA $86,468

Chesterfield, MA $86,479 Chicopee, MA $86,430 Cummington, MA $86,246 Easthampton, MA $86,634 East Longmeadow, MA $86,492 East Otis, MA $86,844 Feeding Hills, MA $86,489 Gilbertville, MA $87,704

Goshen, MA $86,472 Granby, MA $86,658 Granville, MA $87,121 Hadley, MA $86,842 Hampden, MA $86,670 Hardwick, MA $87,753 Hatfield, MA $86,858 Haydenville, MA $86,752

Holyoke, MA $86,509 Huntington, MA $86,587 Leeds, MA $86,643 Leverett, MA $87,182 Ludlow, MA $86,589 Monson, MA $87,011 North Amherst, MA $87,014 Northampton, MA $86,703

Florence, MA $86,650 North Hatfield, MA $86,818 Oakham, MA $87,909 Palmer, MA $87,114 Plainfield, MA $86,218 Russell, MA $86,815 Shutesbury, MA $87,316 Southampton, MA $86,586

South Barre, MA $87,907 South Hadley, MA $86,610 Southwick, MA $86,797 Thorndike, MA $87,001 Three Rivers, MA $86,882 Wales, MA $87,400 Ware, MA $87,407 Warren, MA $87,547

West Chesterfield, MA $86,469 Westfield, MA $86,613 West Hatfield, MA $86,771 West Springfield, MA $86,435 West Warren, MA $87,418 Whately, MA $86,823 Wheelwright, MA $87,851 Wilbraham, MA $86,631

Williamsburg, MA $86,572 Woronoco, MA $86,727 Worthington, MA $86,291 Springfield, MA $86,427 Longmeadow, MA $86,457 Indian Orchard, MA $86,465 Pittsfield, MA $85,966 Adams, MA $85,876

Ashley Falls, MA $87,031 Becket, MA $86,207 Berkshire, MA $85,957 Cheshire, MA $85,931 Dalton, MA $85,966 Glendale, MA $85,994 Great Barrington, MA $86,547 Hinsdale, MA $86,034

Housatonic, MA $86,008 Lanesboro, MA $85,898 Lee, MA $86,055 Lenox, MA $85,949 Lenox Dale, MA $85,962 Middlefield, MA $86,105 Mill River, MA $86,818 Monterey, MA $86,532

North Adams, MA $85,832 North Egremont, MA $86,447 Otis, MA $86,609 Richmond, MA $85,874 Sandisfield, MA $87,053 Savoy, MA $86,033 Sheffield, MA $86,891 South Egremont, MA $86,722

Southfield, MA $87,095 South Lee, MA $86,132 Stockbridge, MA $85,951 Tyringham, MA $86,307 West Stockbridge, MA $85,892 Williamstown, MA $85,569 Windsor, MA $86,018 Greenfield, MA $86,955

Ashfield, MA $86,428 Athol, MA $87,981 Bernardston, MA $87,105 Buckland, MA $86,436 Charlemont, MA $86,261 Colrain, MA $86,792 Conway, MA $86,733 Deerfield, MA $86,933

Drury, MA $86,085 Erving, MA $87,410 Heath, MA $86,367 Lake Pleasant, MA $87,240 Millers Falls, MA $87,318 Monroe Bridge, MA $85,955 Montague, MA $87,203 Gill, MA $87,251

New Salem, MA $87,560 Northfield, MA $87,310 Orange, MA $87,686 Petersham, MA $87,922 Rowe, MA $86,129 Royalston, MA $87,750 Shelburne Falls, MA $86,694 South Deerfield, MA $86,883

Sunderland, MA $87,095 Turners Falls, MA $87,193 Warwick, MA $87,358 Wendell, MA $87,439 Wendell Depot, MA $87,468 Fitchburg, MA $88,581 Ashburnham, MA $88,309 Ashby, MA $88,560

Ayer, MA $89,349 Devens, MA $89,147 Baldwinville, MA $88,061 East Templeton, MA $88,155 Gardner, MA $88,252 Westminster, MA $88,260 Groton, MA $89,418 Harvard, MA $89,250

Hubbardston, MA $88,170 Leominster, MA $88,600 Littleton, MA $89,567 Lunenburg, MA $88,881 Pepperell, MA $89,402 Shirley, MA $89,134 Still River, MA $89,029 Templeton, MA $88,152

Townsend, MA $89,076 West Groton, MA $89,255 West Townsend, MA $88,871 Winchendon, MA $87,998 Winchendon Springs, MA $88,077 Auburn, MA $87,809 North Dartmouth, MA $88,330 South Dartmouth, MA $88,335

North Attleboro, MA $87,894 Plainville, MA $88,500 Attleboro Falls, MA $88,019 North Dighton, MA $88,211 Norton, MA $89,395 Raynham, MA $89,871 Raynham Center, MA $89,779 Rehoboth, MA $87,310

Rochester, MA $88,542 Seekonk, MA $86,908 Swansea, MA $87,471 Berkley, MA $88,631 Taunton, MA $89,158 Westport, MA $88,300 Westport Point, MA $88,291 Berlin, MA $88,439

Cataumet, MA $88,738 Blackstone, MA $88,096 Boylston, MA $87,955 Brookfield, MA $87,769 Charlton, MA $87,878 Charlton City, MA $87,881 Charlton Depot, MA $87,881 Clinton, MA $88,322

East Brookfield, MA $87,841 Douglas, MA $87,992 East Princeton, MA $88,172 Fiskdale, MA $87,731 Grafton, MA $87,910 Holden, MA $87,828 Holland, MA $87,587 Jefferson, MA $87,903

Lancaster, MA $88,741 Leicester, MA $87,817 Linwood, MA $88,132 Manchaug, MA $87,927 Millbury, MA $87,816 Millville, MA $88,036 New Braintree, MA $87,818 Northborough, MA $88,088

Northbridge, MA $88,104 North Brookfield, MA $87,845 North Grafton, MA $87,858 North Oxford, MA $87,850 North Uxbridge, MA $88,054 Oxford, MA $87,894 Princeton, MA $88,161 Rochdale, MA $87,823

Rutland, MA $87,957 Shrewsbury, MA $87,828 Southbridge, MA $87,860 South Grafton, MA $87,964 South Lancaster, MA $88,532 Spencer, MA $87,847 Sterling, MA $88,273 Sturbridge, MA $87,797

Upton, MA $88,210 Uxbridge, MA $88,081 Webster, MA $87,960 Dudley, MA $87,930 Westborough, MA $88,159 West Boylston, MA $87,919 West Brookfield, MA $87,674 West Millbury, MA $87,825

Whitinsville, MA $88,077 Sutton, MA $87,916 Worcester, MA $87,792 East Walpole, MA $90,542 Cherry Valley, MA $87,802 Paxton, MA $87,831 Framingham, MA $89,840 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $89,693

Boxborough, MA $89,406 Acton, MA $89,690 Ashland, MA $89,293 Bedford, MA $90,061 Hanscom Afb, MA $90,552 Bolton, MA $88,897 Carlisle, MA $89,783 Concord, MA $90,008

Fayville, MA $89,129 Holliston, MA $89,270 Hopedale, MA $88,525 Hopkinton, MA $88,630 Hudson, MA $89,026 Marlborough, MA $88,880 Maynard, MA $89,662 Mendon, MA $88,366

Milford, MA $88,670 Natick, MA $90,942 Sherborn, MA $90,321 Southborough, MA $88,869 Foxboro, MA $89,824 Franklin, MA $88,864 Greenbush, MA $90,688 Green Harbor, MA $90,199

Hingham, MA $91,282 Hull, MA $92,201 Humarock, MA $90,311 Mansfield, MA $89,689 Marshfield, MA $90,247 Marshfield Hills, MA $90,398 Medfield, MA $90,500 Medway, MA $89,254

Millis, MA $89,918 Minot, MA $90,688 Norfolk, MA $89,657 North Marshfield, MA $90,199 North Scituate, MA $90,842 Norwell, MA $90,598 Norwood, MA $91,058 Ocean Bluff, MA $90,199

Scituate, MA $90,776 Sharon, MA $90,304 Sheldonville, MA $88,881 South Walpole, MA $89,976 Stoughton, MA $90,373 Walpole, MA $90,326 Westwood, MA $91,588 Wrentham, MA $88,866

Boston, MA $93,113 Roxbury, MA $93,107 Roxbury Crossing, MA $93,108 Dorchester, MA $93,082 Dorchester Center, MA $93,015 Mattapan, MA $92,958 Charlestown, MA $93,102 Jamaica Plain, MA $93,068

Roslindale, MA $92,940 West Roxbury, MA $92,803 Allston, MA $93,086 Brighton, MA $93,040 Hyde Park, MA $92,658 Readville, MA $92,604 Cambridge, MA $93,051 Somerville, MA $93,095

Malden, MA $92,912 Everett, MA $93,041 Chelsea, MA $93,052 Revere, MA $92,908 Winthrop, MA $92,990 Medford, MA $92,952 West Medford, MA $92,877 Quincy, MA $92,348

Melrose, MA $92,619 Stoneham, MA $92,193 Braintree, MA $91,376 Milton, MA $92,494 Milton Village, MA $92,794 Weymouth, MA $91,251 East Weymouth, MA $91,352 South Weymouth, MA $90,600

North Weymouth, MA $92,141 East Boston, MA $93,113 Brockton, MA $90,331 Avon, MA $90,372 Bridgewater, MA $90,129 Bryantville, MA $90,197 Carver, MA $89,272 Duxbury, MA $89,951

East Bridgewater, MA $90,300 Easton, MA $90,314 Elmwood, MA $90,260 Halifax, MA $90,113 Hanover, MA $90,409 Hanson, MA $90,240 Holbrook, MA $90,412 Middleboro, MA $89,161

Manomet, MA $89,424 Lakeville, MA $88,895 Monponsett, MA $90,144 Abington, MA $90,376 North Carver, MA $89,528 North Easton, MA $90,331 North Pembroke, MA $90,262 Pembroke, MA $90,223

Plymouth, MA $89,305 Kingston, MA $89,872 South Carver, MA $89,155 Plympton, MA $89,835 Randolph, MA $90,739 Rockland, MA $90,417 South Easton, MA $90,263 West Bridgewater, MA $90,326

White Horse Beach, MA $89,475 Whitman, MA $90,342 Lexington, MA $91,465 Brookline, MA $93,067 Brookline Village, MA $93,080 Waltham, MA $92,025 North Waltham, MA $92,538 New Town, MA $92,826

Babson Park, MA $92,001 Newton, MA $92,901 Newton Center, MA $92,838 Newtonville, MA $92,776 Newton Highlands, MA $92,757 Newton Lower Falls, MA $92,338 Newton Upper Falls, MA $92,650 West Newton, MA $92,627

Auburndale, MA $92,444 Chestnut Hill, MA $93,005 Waban, MA $92,588 Watertown, MA $92,979 Arlington, MA $92,750 Arlington Heights, MA $92,704 Belmont, MA $92,812 Waverley, MA $92,897

Wellesley Hills, MA $92,000 Wellesley, MA $91,670 Needham, MA $92,177 Weston, MA $91,624 Needham Heights, MA $92,499 Nonantum, MA $92,826 Buzzards Bay, MA $88,951 Lincoln, MA $90,912

Stow, MA $89,348 Sudbury, MA $90,071 Wayland, MA $90,832 Woodville, MA $88,561 Woburn, MA $91,365 Burlington, MA $90,530 Andover, MA $88,703 Billerica, MA $89,772

Chelmsford, MA $89,832 Dracut, MA $89,676 Dunstable, MA $89,638 Haverhill, MA $88,620 Georgetown, MA $88,764 Groveland, MA $88,676 Lawrence, MA $88,513 Methuen, MA $88,529

North Andover, MA $88,620 Lowell, MA $89,845 Merrimac, MA $88,575 North Billerica, MA $89,809 North Chelmsford, MA $89,821 North Reading, MA $89,499 Nutting Lake, MA $89,814 Pinehurst, MA $89,915

Reading, MA $90,369 Tewksbury, MA $89,502 Tyngsboro, MA $89,726 Wakefield, MA $91,478 West Boxford, MA $88,781 Westford, MA $89,732 Wilmington, MA $89,579 Winchester, MA $92,376

Lynn, MA $92,260 Saugus, MA $92,378 Swampscott, MA $91,815 Nahant, MA $92,534 Amesbury, MA $88,525 Beverly, MA $90,179 Boxford, MA $88,744 Byfield, MA $88,821

Danvers, MA $90,004 Essex, MA $89,486 Gloucester, MA $89,583 Hamilton, MA $89,659 Hathorne, MA $89,702 Chilmark, MA $88,615 East Falmouth, MA $88,780 East Sandwich, MA $89,157

East Wareham, MA $88,931 Edgartown, MA $88,893 Falmouth, MA $88,655 Woods Hole, MA $88,477 Menemsha, MA $88,647 Monument Beach, MA $88,800 Nantucket, MA $89,400 North Falmouth, MA $88,686

Oak Bluffs, MA $88,803 Onset, MA $88,821 Pocasset, MA $88,767 Sagamore, MA $89,078 Sagamore Beach, MA $89,121 Sandwich, MA $89,089 Siasconset, MA $89,308 Silver Beach, MA $88,646

Vineyard Haven, MA $88,715 Wareham, MA $88,748 West Chop, MA $88,740 West Falmouth, MA $88,630 West Tisbury, MA $88,692 West Wareham, MA $88,709 Hyannis, MA $89,466 Barnstable, MA $89,271

Brewster, MA $89,394 Centerville, MA $89,240 Chatham, MA $89,454 Cotuit, MA $89,060 Ipswich, MA $89,167 Cummaquid, MA $89,297 Lynnfield, MA $90,688 Manchester, MA $90,028

Marblehead, MA $91,090 Middleton, MA $89,309 Newburyport, MA $88,646 Newbury, MA $88,808 Salisbury, MA $88,459 Peabody, MA $90,822 Prides Crossing, MA $90,235 Rockport, MA $89,402

Rowley, MA $88,960 Salem, MA $90,793 South Hamilton, MA $89,515 Topsfield, MA $89,229 Wenham, MA $89,736 West Newbury, MA $88,676 Accord, MA $90,659 Bellingham, MA $88,500

Brant Rock, MA $90,017 Canton, MA $90,796 Cohasset, MA $91,265 Dedham, MA $92,345 Dover, MA $91,200 East Mansfield, MA $90,042 Dennis, MA $89,372 Dennis Port, MA $89,548

East Dennis, MA $89,306 Eastham, MA $89,272 East Orleans, MA $88,940 Forestdale, MA $88,970 Harwich, MA $89,469 Harwich Port, MA $89,510 Hyannis Port, MA $89,300 Marstons Mills, MA $89,141

Mashpee, MA $88,945 North Chatham, MA $89,437 North Eastham, MA $89,271 North Truro, MA $89,115 Orleans, MA $89,351 Osterville, MA $89,151 Provincetown, MA $89,252 South Chatham, MA $89,475

South Dennis, MA $89,474 South Harwich, MA $89,488 South Orleans, MA $89,380 South Wellfleet, MA $89,085 South Yarmouth, MA $89,524 Truro, MA $89,048 Wellfleet, MA $89,154 West Barnstable, MA $89,256

West Chatham, MA $89,468 West Dennis, MA $89,490 West Harwich, MA $89,512 West Hyannisport, MA $89,354 West Yarmouth, MA $89,452 Yarmouth Port, MA $89,411 Assonet, MA $88,412 Attleboro, MA $87,623

Chartley, MA $89,477 Cuttyhunk, MA $88,436 Dartmouth, MA $88,331 Dighton, MA $87,922 East Freetown, MA $88,429 East Taunton, MA $89,095 Fairhaven, MA $88,333 Fall River, MA $88,180

Somerset, MA $87,750 Marion, MA $88,526 Mattapoisett, MA $88,377 New Bedford, MA $88,329 Acushnet, MA $88,359

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

$83,440

Average $91,195/year

$98,596

$6,953

Average $7,600/month

$8,216

$1,605

Average $1,754/week

$1,896

$40

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,596	$8,216	$1,896	$47
Average	$91,195	$7,600	$1,754	$44
25th Percentile	$83,440	$6,953	$1,605	$40

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