Hardware Design Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Hardware Design Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Design Engineer in Nebraska is $78,944 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): $91,184
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,231 to $85,351
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,119

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Hardware Design Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,351	$7,113	$1,641	$41
Average	$78,944	$6,579	$1,518	$38
25th Percentile	$72,231	$6,019	$1,389	$35

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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): $78,473
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,813
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,781
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,124
Expert (over 8 years): $155,977

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$78,473
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$93,813
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$108,781
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$132,124
Hardware ... Level Hardware Design Engineer	$155,977

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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:

Offutt A F B: $79,620
La Vista: $79,619
Adams: $78,190

Offutt A F B, NE $79,620 La Vista, NE $79,619 Adams, NE $78,190 Alexandria, NE $77,835 Alvo, NE $78,335 Auburn, NE $78,083 Avoca, NE $78,512 Barneston, NE $78,176

Beatrice, NE $78,119 Beaver Crossing, NE $78,102 Bee, NE $78,208 Belvidere, NE $77,806 Benedict, NE $77,945 Bennet, NE $78,202 Blue Springs, NE $77,931 Bradshaw, NE $77,915

Brock, NE $78,026 Brownville, NE $78,006 Bruning, NE $77,874 Burchard, NE $77,781 Burr, NE $78,259 Byron, NE $77,728 Carleton, NE $77,816 Chester, NE $77,786

Clatonia, NE $78,163 Cook, NE $78,267 Cordova, NE $78,076 Cortland, NE $78,172 Crab Orchard, NE $78,169 Crete, NE $78,174 Davenport, NE $77,819 Davey, NE $78,205

Dawson, NE $77,804 Daykin, NE $77,899 Denton, NE $78,191 Deshler, NE $77,891 De Witt, NE $78,075 Diller, NE $77,864 Dorchester, NE $78,110 Douglas, NE $78,225

Du Bois, NE $77,757 Dunbar, NE $78,407 Eagle, NE $78,245 Elk Creek, NE $77,931 Elmwood, NE $78,388 Endicott, NE $77,796 Exeter, NE $77,946 Fairbury, NE $77,951

Fairmont, NE $77,924 Falls City, NE $77,939 Filley, NE $78,053 Firth, NE $78,186 Friend, NE $78,077 Garland, NE $78,195 Geneva, NE $77,992 Gilead, NE $77,901

Goehner, NE $78,114 Grafton, NE $77,847 Greenwood, NE $78,372 Gresham, NE $77,977 Wilcox, NE $77,764 Alma, NE $77,790 Arapahoe, NE $77,757 Atlanta, NE $78,097

Axtell, NE $77,810 Ayr, NE $77,807 Beaver City, NE $77,687 Bertrand, NE $77,755 Bladen, NE $77,739 Bloomington, NE $77,680 Blue Hill, NE $77,822 Campbell, NE $77,748

Clay Center, NE $77,883 Deweese, NE $77,793 Edgar, NE $77,809 Edison, NE $77,654 Elwood, NE $77,757 Fairfield, NE $77,825 Franklin, NE $77,776 Funk, NE $77,755

Glenvil, NE $77,823 Guide Rock, NE $77,704 Hardy, NE $77,733 Harvard, NE $77,871 Heartwell, NE $77,764 Hendley, NE $77,667 Hildreth, NE $77,764 Holbrook, NE $77,671

Holdrege, NE $77,879 Holstein, NE $77,784 Inavale, NE $77,668 Inland, NE $77,829 Juniata, NE $77,899 Kenesaw, NE $77,848 Lawrence, NE $77,787 Loomis, NE $77,770

Minden, NE $77,849 Naponee, NE $77,698 Nelson, NE $77,788 Oak, NE $77,791 Orleans, NE $77,710 Oxford, NE $77,734 Ragan, NE $77,760 Red Cloud, NE $77,786

Republican City, NE $77,695 Riverton, NE $77,628 Roseland, NE $77,827 Ruskin, NE $77,776 Saronville, NE $77,823 Smithfield, NE $77,716 Stamford, NE $77,650 Superior, NE $77,835

Sutton, NE $77,914 Trumbull, NE $77,853 Upland, NE $77,724 Bellwood, NE $78,081 Mc Cook, NE $77,793 Bartley, NE $77,651 Benkelman, NE $77,629 Cambridge, NE $77,710

Champion, NE $77,750 Culbertson, NE $77,656 Curtis, NE $77,691 Danbury, NE $77,612 Enders, NE $77,560 Eustis, NE $77,698 Farnam, NE $77,622 Haigler, NE $77,636

Hayes Center, NE $77,574 Imperial, NE $77,764 Indianola, NE $77,681 Lebanon, NE $77,619 Max, NE $77,571 Maywood, NE $77,617 Moorefield, NE $77,589 Palisade, NE $77,629

Parks, NE $77,517 Stockville, NE $77,460 Stratton, NE $77,600 Trenton, NE $77,646 Wauneta, NE $77,620 Wilsonville, NE $77,600 North Platte, NE $77,853 Arnold, NE $77,640

Arthur, NE $77,398 Big Springs, NE $77,711 Brady, NE $77,663 Broadwater, NE $77,483 Brule, NE $77,693 Bushnell, NE $77,958 Chappell, NE $77,762 Cozad, NE $77,823

Dalton, NE $77,533 Dickens, NE $77,524 Dix, NE $77,672 Elsie, NE $77,551 Elsmere, NE $77,421 Gothenburg, NE $77,781 Grant, NE $77,767 Abie, NE $78,349

Arlington, NE $79,139 Ashland, NE $78,670 Bancroft, NE $77,817 Bellevue, NE $79,625 Bennington, NE $79,520 Blair, NE $79,292 Boys Town, NE $79,615 Bruno, NE $78,330

Cedar Bluffs, NE $78,603 Cedar Creek, NE $79,312 Ceresco, NE $78,262 Colon, NE $78,586 Craig, NE $78,095 Decatur, NE $77,855 Elkhorn, NE $79,455 Fort Calhoun, NE $79,536

Fremont, NE $78,908 Gretna, NE $79,187 Herman, NE $79,001 Homer, NE $76,281 Hooper, NE $78,732 Ithaca, NE $78,495 Kennard, NE $79,364 Linwood, NE $78,096

Louisville, NE $79,132 Lyons, NE $77,905 Macy, NE $77,134 Malmo, NE $78,442 Mead, NE $78,771 Memphis, NE $78,583 Hallam, NE $78,174 Hebron, NE $77,864

Henderson, NE $77,972 Hickman, NE $78,190 Hubbell, NE $77,740 Humboldt, NE $77,893 Jansen, NE $77,907 Johnson, NE $78,050 Julian, NE $78,212 Lewiston, NE $77,957

Liberty, NE $77,791 Lorton, NE $78,489 Mc Cool Junction, NE $78,002 Malcolm, NE $78,196 Manley, NE $78,825 Martell, NE $78,185 Milford, NE $78,177 Milligan, NE $77,923

Murdock, NE $78,577 Murray, NE $79,115 Nebraska City, NE $78,321 Nehawka, NE $78,849 Nemaha, NE $77,913 Odell, NE $77,865 Ohiowa, NE $77,875 Otoe, NE $78,472

Palmyra, NE $78,246 Panama, NE $78,200 Pawnee City, NE $77,853 Peru, NE $78,130 Pickrell, NE $78,160 Pleasant Dale, NE $78,188 Plymouth, NE $77,962 Raymond, NE $78,200

Reynolds, NE $77,750 Roca, NE $78,195 Rulo, NE $77,791 Salem, NE $77,745 Seward, NE $78,188 Shickley, NE $77,858 Shubert, NE $77,843 Sprague, NE $78,186

Staplehurst, NE $78,198 Steele City, NE $77,796 Steinauer, NE $77,873 Stella, NE $77,889 Sterling, NE $78,215 Strang, NE $77,827 Swanton, NE $78,058 Syracuse, NE $78,358

Table Rock, NE $77,914 Talmage, NE $78,096 Tecumseh, NE $78,092 Ong, NE $77,816 Tobias, NE $77,875 Unadilla, NE $78,303 Union, NE $78,888 Utica, NE $78,101

Verdon, NE $77,849 Virginia, NE $77,909 Waco, NE $77,970 Walton, NE $78,204 Waverly, NE $78,246 Weeping Water, NE $78,765 Western, NE $78,042 Wilber, NE $78,097

Wymore, NE $77,936 York, NE $78,097 Lincoln, NE $78,189 Nickerson, NE $78,923 Oakland, NE $78,075 Papillion, NE $79,605 Pender, NE $77,596 Plattsmouth, NE $79,349

Prague, NE $78,386 Rosalie, NE $77,403 St Columbans, NE $79,625 Scribner, NE $78,133 South Bend, NE $78,903 Springfield, NE $79,332 Tekamah, NE $78,468 Thurston, NE $76,801

Uehling, NE $78,330 Valley, NE $79,214 Valparaiso, NE $78,237 Wahoo, NE $78,456 Walthill, NE $76,932 Washington, NE $79,458 Waterloo, NE $79,272 Weston, NE $78,339

Winnebago, NE $76,511 Winslow, NE $78,792 Yutan, NE $78,985 Omaha, NE $79,631 Brainard, NE $78,270 Cedar Rapids, NE $77,865 Clarks, NE $77,910 Clarkson, NE $78,029

Creston, NE $78,054 David City, NE $78,272 Dodge, NE $78,065 Duncan, NE $78,163 Dwight, NE $78,230 Elgin, NE $77,931 Ericson, NE $77,743 Fullerton, NE $77,937

Genoa, NE $77,983 Howells, NE $78,038 Humphrey, NE $78,068 Leigh, NE $78,043 Lindsay, NE $78,011 Monroe, NE $77,995 Morse Bluff, NE $78,181 North Bend, NE $78,222

Osceola, NE $77,992 Petersburg, NE $77,912 Platte Center, NE $78,044 Polk, NE $77,942 Primrose, NE $77,850 Rising City, NE $78,027 Rogers, NE $78,045 Saint Edward, NE $77,967

Schuyler, NE $78,214 Shelby, NE $78,026 Silver Creek, NE $77,931 Snyder, NE $78,408 Spalding, NE $77,839 Stromsburg, NE $78,016 Surprise, NE $78,208 Ulysses, NE $78,211

Norfolk, NE $78,341 Allen, NE $76,722 Amelia, NE $77,615 Atkinson, NE $77,768 Bassett, NE $77,631 Battle Creek, NE $78,181 Beemer, NE $77,982 Belden, NE $77,723

Gurley, NE $77,643 Columbus, NE $78,223 Albion, NE $77,976 Ames, NE $78,653 Bartlett, NE $77,714 Belgrade, NE $77,845 Bloomfield, NE $77,915 Halsey, NE $77,538

Hershey, NE $77,660 Keystone, NE $77,495 Kimball, NE $77,891 Lemoyne, NE $77,553 Lewellen, NE $77,468 Lisco, NE $77,384 Lodgepole, NE $77,676 Madrid, NE $77,608

Maxwell, NE $77,626 Mullen, NE $77,395 Ogallala, NE $77,791 Oshkosh, NE $77,535 Paxton, NE $77,579 Potter, NE $77,610 Purdum, NE $77,496 Sidney, NE $77,930

Seneca, NE $77,454 Stapleton, NE $77,551 Sutherland, NE $77,615 Thedford, NE $77,490 Tryon, NE $77,430 Venango, NE $77,764 Wallace, NE $77,616 Wellfleet, NE $77,600

Willow Island, NE $77,771 Valentine, NE $77,572 Ainsworth, NE $77,696 Cody, NE $77,394 Crookston, NE $77,525 Johnstown, NE $77,491 Kilgore, NE $77,434 Long Pine, NE $77,678

Merriman, NE $77,341 Nenzel, NE $77,348 Sparks, NE $77,499 Wood Lake, NE $77,460 Alliance, NE $77,621 Angora, NE $77,378 Ashby, NE $77,298 Bayard, NE $77,623

Bingham, NE $77,291 Bridgeport, NE $77,610 Chadron, NE $77,594 Crawford, NE $77,625 Ellsworth, NE $77,279 Gering, NE $77,867 Gordon, NE $77,429 Harrisburg, NE $77,548

Harrison, NE $77,564 Hay Springs, NE $77,507 Hemingford, NE $77,533 Hyannis, NE $77,341 Lakeside, NE $77,292 Lyman, NE $77,788 Mcgrew, NE $77,982 Marsland, NE $77,355

Melbeta, NE $78,108 Minatare, NE $77,683 Mitchell, NE $77,785 Morrill, NE $77,882 Rushville, NE $77,515 Scottsbluff, NE $77,884 Whiteclay, NE $77,402 Whitman, NE $77,274

Whitney, NE $77,438 Verdigre, NE $77,846 Wakefield, NE $77,029 Waterbury, NE $76,475 Wausa, NE $77,973 Wayne, NE $77,775 West Point, NE $78,071 Winnetoon, NE $77,866

Winside, NE $77,874 Wisner, NE $77,917 Wynot, NE $77,589 Grand Island, NE $78,152 Alda, NE $77,983 Amherst, NE $77,752 Anselmo, NE $77,584 Ansley, NE $77,719

Arcadia, NE $77,720 Archer, NE $77,829 Ashton, NE $77,766 Aurora, NE $77,972 Boelus, NE $77,838 Brewster, NE $77,548 Broken Bow, NE $77,791 Burwell, NE $77,708

Cairo, NE $77,879 Bristow, NE $77,698 Brunswick, NE $77,911 Butte, NE $77,747 Carroll, NE $77,750 Center, NE $77,851 Chambers, NE $77,772 Clearwater, NE $77,905

Coleridge, NE $77,677 Concord, NE $76,939 Creighton, NE $77,973 Crofton, NE $77,936 Dakota City, NE $76,090 Dixon, NE $76,977 Emerson, NE $76,685 Emmet, NE $77,769

Ewing, NE $77,802 Fordyce, NE $77,859 Hadar, NE $78,319 Hartington, NE $77,754 Hoskins, NE $78,004 Hubbard, NE $76,323 Inman, NE $77,859 Jackson, NE $76,252

Laurel, NE $77,556 Lynch, NE $77,709 Mclean, NE $77,968 Madison, NE $78,132 Magnet, NE $78,096 Maskell, NE $77,776 Meadow Grove, NE $78,018 Mills, NE $77,500

Naper, NE $77,652 Neligh, NE $78,033 Newcastle, NE $76,957 Newman Grove, NE $78,022 Newport, NE $77,583 Niobrara, NE $77,880 Oakdale, NE $77,983 Oneill, NE $77,879

Orchard, NE $77,890 Osmond, NE $78,023 Page, NE $77,839 Pierce, NE $78,103 Pilger, NE $77,932 Plainview, NE $78,013 Ponca, NE $76,550 Randolph, NE $77,864

Royal, NE $77,861 Saint Helena, NE $77,760 South Sioux City, NE $76,019 Spencer, NE $77,740 Springview, NE $77,565 Stanton, NE $78,095 Stuart, NE $77,728 Tilden, NE $78,044

Callaway, NE $77,674 Central City, NE $77,992 Chapman, NE $77,886 Comstock, NE $77,678 Dannebrog, NE $77,865 Doniphan, NE $77,905 Dunning, NE $77,506 Eddyville, NE $77,635

Elba, NE $77,791 Elm Creek, NE $77,802 Elyria, NE $77,738 Farwell, NE $77,807 Gibbon, NE $77,868 Giltner, NE $77,862 Greeley, NE $77,794 Hampton, NE $77,910

Hazard, NE $77,733 Kearney, NE $78,024 Hordville, NE $77,914 Lexington, NE $77,896 Litchfield, NE $77,722 Loup City, NE $77,800 Marquette, NE $77,908 Mason City, NE $77,672

Merna, NE $77,711 Miller, NE $77,711 North Loup, NE $77,779 Oconto, NE $77,623 Odessa, NE $78,005 Ord, NE $77,834 Overton, NE $77,778 Palmer, NE $77,854

Phillips, NE $77,910 Pleasanton, NE $77,791 Ravenna, NE $77,822 Riverdale, NE $77,815 Rockville, NE $77,742 Saint Libory, NE $77,903 Saint Paul, NE $77,926 Sargent, NE $77,702

Scotia, NE $77,791 Shelton, NE $77,866 Sumner, NE $77,685 Taylor, NE $77,641 Westerville, NE $77,683 Wolbach, NE $77,800 Wood River, NE $77,852 Hastings, NE $78,077

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

$72,231

Average $78,944/year

$85,351

$6,019

Average $6,579/month

$7,113

$1,389

Average $1,518/week

$1,641

$35

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,351	$7,113	$1,641	$41
Average	$78,944	$6,579	$1,518	$38
25th Percentile	$72,231	$6,019	$1,389	$35

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