Hardware Design Engineer Salary in Maryland

How much does a Hardware Design Engineer make in Maryland?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Design Engineer in Maryland is $86,401 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,798
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,055 to $93,414
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,366

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Hardware Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,414	$7,784	$1,796	$45
Average	$86,401	$7,200	$1,662	$42
25th Percentile	$79,055	$6,588	$1,520	$38

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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): $85,886
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,676
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,057
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,606
Expert (over 8 years): $170,712

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$85,886
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$102,676
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$119,057
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$144,606
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$170,712

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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:

Owings: $88,964
Riverdale: $92,146
College Park: $92,041

Owings, MD $88,964 Riverdale, MD $92,146 College Park, MD $92,041 Fort Washington, MD $91,981 Oxon Hill, MD $92,246 Suitland, MD $92,217 District Heights, MD $92,171 Temple Hills, MD $92,219

Deale, MD $88,552 Dunkirk, MD $89,488 Fort George G Meade, MD $87,435 Friendship, MD $88,833 Fulton, MD $88,598 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $91,905 Savage, MD $87,565 Shady Side, MD $87,853

Galesville, MD $88,240 Greenbelt, MD $91,722 Glenn Dale, MD $90,709 Upper Marlboro, MD $90,797 Harwood, MD $88,579 Highland, MD $88,517 West River, MD $88,596 Tracys Landing, MD $88,659

Hyattsville, MD $92,221 Jessup, MD $87,135 Bethesda, MD $92,248 Glen Echo, MD $92,231 Chevy Chase, MD $92,238 Cabin John, MD $92,212 Olney, MD $90,135 Brookeville, MD $88,453

Poolesville, MD $89,231 Barnesville, MD $87,989 Beallsville, MD $88,151 Boyds, MD $88,826 Dickerson, MD $88,050 Rockville, MD $91,196 Potomac, MD $91,459 Derwood, MD $90,229

Sandy Spring, MD $89,703 Ashton, MD $89,505 Brinklow, MD $88,841 Burtonsville, MD $89,881 Montgomery Village, MD $89,145 Kensington, MD $92,161 Garrett Park, MD $92,052 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $91,329

Silver Spring, MD $92,107 Takoma Park, MD $92,228 Aberdeen, MD $84,478 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $84,461 Abingdon, MD $85,114 Gunpowder, MD $85,626 Arnold, MD $86,624 Baldwin, MD $85,466

Bel Air, MD $84,756 Belcamp, MD $84,879 Benson, MD $84,367 Boring, MD $84,554 Brooklandville, MD $86,298 Butler, MD $85,348 Chase, MD $86,022 Churchville, MD $84,122

Clarksville, MD $87,578 Cockeysville, MD $85,512 Hunt Valley, MD $85,870 Crownsville, MD $87,210 Darlington, MD $83,378 Davidsonville, MD $88,482 Dayton, MD $87,523 Edgewater, MD $87,672

Edgewood, MD $85,372 Ellicott City, MD $86,468 Columbia, MD $87,116 Fallston, MD $85,150 Finksburg, MD $85,179 Forest Hill, MD $84,294 Fork, MD $85,755 Fort Howard, MD $86,297

Freeland, MD $82,600 Gambrills, MD $87,539 Gibson Island, MD $86,344 Glen Arm, MD $86,071 Glen Burnie, MD $86,447 Glyndon, MD $85,620 Hampstead, MD $83,651 Elkridge, MD $86,541

Hanover, MD $86,591 Harmans, MD $86,587 Havre De Grace, MD $83,929 Hydes, MD $85,762 Jarrettsville, MD $84,014 Joppa, MD $85,589 Kingsville, MD $85,780 Lineboro, MD $82,390

Linthicum Heights, MD $86,460 Long Green, MD $85,931 Spencerville, MD $89,747 Clarksburg, MD $87,784 Damascus, MD $87,028 Germantown, MD $89,629 Annapolis, MD $87,294 Cumberland, MD $79,299

Accident, MD $79,167 Barton, MD $79,539 Bittinger, MD $79,389 Bloomington, MD $79,672 Corriganville, MD $78,794 Eckhart Mines, MD $79,231 Ellerslie, MD $78,895 Flintstone, MD $79,318

Friendsville, MD $79,144 Frostburg, MD $79,122 Grantsville, MD $79,125 Kitzmiller, MD $79,131 Lonaconing, MD $79,395 Luke, MD $79,678 Mc Henry, MD $79,174 Midland, MD $79,661

Midlothian, MD $79,133 Mount Savage, MD $78,771 Oakland, MD $78,944 Oldtown, MD $79,426 Pinto, MD $79,573 Rawlings, MD $79,598 Spring Gap, MD $79,523 Swanton, MD $79,330

Westernport, MD $79,674 Easton, MD $85,563 Barclay, MD $84,849 Bethlehem, MD $84,958 Betterton, MD $84,912 Bozman, MD $86,293 Cambridge, MD $84,962 Centreville, MD $85,652

Chester, MD $86,313 Chestertown, MD $85,309 Church Creek, MD $84,828 Church Hill, MD $85,194 Claiborne, MD $86,448 Cordova, MD $85,274 Crapo, MD $84,080 Crocheron, MD $83,474

Crumpton, MD $84,752 Denton, MD $84,829 East New Market, MD $84,623 Federalsburg, MD $84,607 Fishing Creek, MD $84,392 Galena, MD $84,523 Goldsboro, MD $84,665 Grasonville, MD $86,149

Greensboro, MD $84,681 Henderson, MD $84,759 Hillsboro, MD $85,335 Hurlock, MD $84,643 Ingleside, MD $84,917 Kennedyville, MD $84,674 Mcdaniel, MD $86,413 Madison, MD $85,488

Marydel, MD $84,526 Massey, MD $84,543 Millington, MD $84,663 Neavitt, MD $86,401 Newcomb, MD $85,805 Oxford, MD $85,381 Preston, MD $84,927 Price, MD $85,252

Queen Anne, MD $85,475 Queenstown, MD $85,962 Rhodesdale, MD $84,136 Ridgely, MD $85,015 Rock Hall, MD $85,829 Royal Oak, MD $85,646 Saint Michaels, MD $86,226 Secretary, MD $84,946

Sherwood, MD $86,928 Deal Island, MD $82,834 Eden, MD $82,998 Ewell, MD $82,576 Fruitland, MD $83,283 Girdletree, MD $82,387 Hebron, MD $83,205 Linkwood, MD $84,379

Manokin, MD $82,724 Mardela Springs, MD $83,504 Marion Station, MD $82,434 Nanticoke, MD $83,168 Newark, MD $82,822 Ocean City, MD $83,221 Parsonsburg, MD $83,054 Pittsville, MD $83,056

Pocomoke City, MD $82,541 Powellville, MD $83,014 Princess Anne, MD $82,938 Quantico, MD $83,041 Rehobeth, MD $82,409 Sharptown, MD $83,962 Showell, MD $83,055 Snow Hill, MD $82,761

Stockton, MD $82,265 Tyaskin, MD $82,961 Tylerton, MD $82,674 Upper Fairmount, MD $82,926 Vienna, MD $83,681 Westover, MD $82,724 Whaleyville, MD $83,011 Willards, MD $83,044

Delmar, MD $83,264 North East, MD $84,007 Perry Point, MD $83,884 Perryville, MD $83,853 Port Deposit, MD $83,646 Rising Sun, MD $83,372 Warwick, MD $84,504 Cecilton, MD $84,446

Charlestown, MD $83,995 Chesapeake City, MD $84,445 Childs, MD $84,332 Stevensville, MD $86,534 Colora, MD $83,298 Conowingo, MD $83,157 Earleville, MD $84,366 Elk Mills, MD $84,360

Elkton, MD $84,299 Georgetown, MD $84,429 Lutherville Timonium, MD $86,227 Abell, MD $85,369 Accokeek, MD $91,226 Aquasco, MD $88,968 Avenue, MD $85,506 Barstow, MD $87,906

Bel Alton, MD $88,341 Benedict, MD $88,282 Brandywine, MD $90,362 Broomes Island, MD $86,908 Bryans Road, MD $91,048 Bryantown, MD $89,401 Bushwood, MD $85,568 California, MD $85,495

Callaway, MD $84,898 Chaptico, MD $86,380 Charlotte Hall, MD $87,684 Cheltenham, MD $91,207 Clements, MD $86,381 Cobb Island, MD $85,606 Coltons Point, MD $85,204 Compton, MD $85,668

Dameron, MD $83,816 Dowell, MD $85,761 Drayden, MD $84,017 Faulkner, MD $87,870 Great Mills, MD $85,036 Helen, MD $87,188 Hollywood, MD $86,000 Hughesville, MD $88,805

Huntingtown, MD $88,440 Indian Head, MD $88,991 Ironsides, MD $88,632 Issue, MD $86,069 La Plata, MD $89,243 Leonardtown, MD $85,352 Lexington Park, MD $84,775 Loveville, MD $86,247

Lusby, MD $85,921 Marbury, MD $89,705 Mechanicsville, MD $87,171 Morganza, MD $86,661 Mount Victoria, MD $85,665 Nanjemoy, MD $87,590 Newburg, MD $86,711 Park Hall, MD $84,526

Patuxent River, MD $84,973 Piney Point, MD $84,148 Pomfret, MD $90,212 Port Republic, MD $87,382 Port Tobacco, MD $88,914 Prince Frederick, MD $87,912 Ridge, MD $83,445 Rock Point, MD $86,680

Saint Inigoes, MD $83,713 Saint Leonard, MD $86,960 Saint Marys City, MD $84,509 Scotland, MD $82,892 Solomons, MD $85,683 Sunderland, MD $88,616 Tall Timbers, MD $84,255 Valley Lee, MD $84,289

Welcome, MD $88,361 White Plains, MD $90,222 Southern Md Facility, MD $91,323 Annapolis Junction, MD $87,333 Lanham, MD $91,669 Beltsville, MD $91,538 Laurel, MD $89,543 Bladensburg, MD $92,206

Lothian, MD $89,492 Mount Rainier, MD $92,250 North Beach, MD $88,248 Bowie, MD $89,528 Brentwood, MD $92,244 Capitol Heights, MD $92,203 Chesapeake Beach, MD $88,203 Churchton, MD $88,224

Clinton, MD $91,684 Still Pond, MD $84,917 Sudlersville, MD $84,757 Taylors Island, MD $85,511 Templeville, MD $84,531 Tilghman, MD $86,732 Toddville, MD $83,666 Trappe, MD $85,014

Wingate, MD $83,994 Wittman, MD $86,447 Woolford, MD $85,158 Worton, MD $85,208 Wye Mills, MD $85,812 Frederick, MD $84,840 Adamstown, MD $86,604 Big Pool, MD $80,447

Boonsboro, MD $83,313 Braddock Heights, MD $84,798 Brownsville, MD $84,550 Brunswick, MD $85,331 Buckeystown, MD $85,959 Burkittsville, MD $84,686 Cascade, MD $82,554 Cavetown, MD $82,450

Chewsville, MD $82,577 Clear Spring, MD $81,473 Cooksville, MD $86,432 Emmitsburg, MD $82,829 Fairplay, MD $82,777 Funkstown, MD $82,769 Glenelg, MD $87,347 Glenwood, MD $86,919

Hagerstown, MD $82,350 Hancock, MD $80,051 Ijamsville, MD $86,391 Jefferson, MD $85,416 Keedysville, MD $83,577 Keymar, MD $83,535 Knoxville, MD $84,883 Ladiesburg, MD $83,836

Libertytown, MD $84,607 Lisbon, MD $86,443 Little Orleans, MD $79,607 Maugansville, MD $82,051 Middletown, MD $84,486 Monrovia, MD $86,202 Mount Airy, MD $85,685 Myersville, MD $83,388

New Market, MD $85,338 New Midway, MD $83,833 New Windsor, MD $84,591 Point Of Rocks, MD $86,440 Rocky Ridge, MD $83,276 Rohrersville, MD $84,147 Sabillasville, MD $82,666 Saint James, MD $82,790

Sharpsburg, MD $83,453 Smithsburg, MD $82,524 Sykesville, MD $85,906 Taneytown, MD $83,028 Thurmont, MD $83,370 Tuscarora, MD $86,770 Union Bridge, MD $84,248 Unionville, MD $84,655

Walkersville, MD $84,356 West Friendship, MD $86,622 Williamsport, MD $82,440 Woodbine, MD $86,434 Woodsboro, MD $83,955 Salisbury, MD $83,265 Allen, MD $83,151 Berlin, MD $83,063

Bishopville, MD $83,082 Bivalve, MD $83,387 Manchester, MD $82,645 Marriottsville, MD $86,250 Maryland Line, MD $82,390 Mayo, MD $87,478 Millersville, MD $86,765 Monkton, MD $84,724

Odenton, MD $87,642 Crofton, MD $88,144 Owings Mills, MD $86,078 Parkton, MD $83,424 Pasadena, MD $86,368 Perry Hall, MD $86,134 Perryman, MD $84,699 Phoenix, MD $85,681

Pylesville, MD $82,926 Randallstown, MD $86,211 Reisterstown, MD $85,874 Riderwood, MD $86,393 Riva, MD $87,813 Severn, MD $86,752 Severna Park, MD $86,634 Simpsonville, MD $87,479

Sparks Glencoe, MD $84,987 Crisfield, MD $82,637 Stevenson, MD $86,267 Dhs, MD $91,248 Waldorf, MD $90,170 Street, MD $83,304 Upperco, MD $84,483 Upper Falls, MD $85,864

Westminster, MD $84,487 Whiteford, MD $82,894 White Hall, MD $83,312 White Marsh, MD $86,055 Woodstock, MD $86,289 Baltimore, MD $86,401 Towson, MD $86,391 Gwynn Oak, MD $86,420

Pikesville, MD $86,359 Sparrows Point, MD $86,308 Middle River, MD $86,130 Essex, MD $86,334 Dundalk, MD $86,416 Brooklyn, MD $86,417 Curtis Bay, MD $86,435 Halethorpe, MD $86,428

Catonsville, MD $86,471 Parkville, MD $86,378 Nottingham, MD $86,290 Rosedale, MD $86,401 Windsor Mill, MD $86,374 Gaithersburg, MD $90,040 Washington Grove, MD $90,087

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

$79,055

Average $86,401/year

$93,414

$6,588

Average $7,200/month

$7,784

$1,520

Average $1,662/week

$1,796

$38

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,414	$7,784	$1,796	$45
Average	$86,401	$7,200	$1,662	$42
25th Percentile	$79,055	$6,588	$1,520	$38

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