Hardware Development Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Hardware Development Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hardware Development Engineer in Nebraska is $94,920 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,030
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,966 to $101,259
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,546

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Hardware Development Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,259	$8,438	$1,947	$49
Average	$94,920	$7,910	$1,825	$46
25th Percentile	$88,966	$7,414	$1,711	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Development Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Development 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 Development Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Development 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): $79,008
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,454
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,524
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,027
Expert (over 8 years): $157,042

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$79,008
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$94,454
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$109,524
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$133,027
Hardware ... Level Hardware Development Engineer	$157,042

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How Do Hardware Development 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 Development Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $111,555.
California: $111,132.
Massachusetts: $109,651.

District of Columbia $111,555 California $111,132 Massachusetts $109,651 Washington $109,248 New Jersey $109,207 Alaska $109,066 Connecticut $107,676 New York $107,112

Hawaii $105,308 Rhode Island $104,462 Maryland $103,887 Minnesota $103,102 Colorado $102,799 Illinois $102,699 Oregon $102,316 Delaware $102,034

New Hampshire $101,856 Virginia $101,459 Pennsylvania $100,301 Nevada $99,716 North Dakota $99,525 Michigan $99,223 Wisconsin $99,112 Vermont $98,890

Texas $98,275 Maine $98,235 Arizona $98,175 Ohio $98,104 Georgia $97,177 Indiana $96,714 Wyoming $96,623 Utah $96,482

Iowa $96,422 Kansas $95,938 Louisiana $95,797 North Carolina $95,747 Missouri $95,726 Florida $95,333 Montana $95,122 Nebraska $94,920

Kentucky $94,810 South Carolina $94,406 Tennessee $94,155 Idaho $94,054 New Mexico $93,318 Oklahoma $93,157 Alabama $92,563 South Dakota $91,565

Arkansas $91,021 West Virginia $90,729 Mississippi $89,852

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Development 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: $95,733
La Vista: $95,732
Adams: $94,015

Offutt A F B, NE $95,733 La Vista, NE $95,732 Adams, NE $94,015 Alexandria, NE $93,587 Alvo, NE $94,189 Auburn, NE $93,886 Avoca, NE $94,401 Barneston, NE $93,997

Beatrice, NE $93,929 Beaver Crossing, NE $93,908 Bee, NE $94,036 Belvidere, NE $93,552 Benedict, NE $93,719 Bennet, NE $94,029 Blue Springs, NE $93,702 Bradshaw, NE $93,683

Brock, NE $93,817 Brownville, NE $93,793 Bruning, NE $93,634 Burchard, NE $93,523 Burr, NE $94,097 Byron, NE $93,458 Carleton, NE $93,564 Chester, NE $93,528

Clatonia, NE $93,981 Cook, NE $94,107 Cordova, NE $93,877 Cortland, NE $93,992 Crab Orchard, NE $93,988 Crete, NE $93,994 Davenport, NE $93,568 Davey, NE $94,032

Dawson, NE $93,550 Daykin, NE $93,664 Denton, NE $94,016 Deshler, NE $93,655 De Witt, NE $93,876 Diller, NE $93,623 Dorchester, NE $93,918 Douglas, NE $94,056

Du Bois, NE $93,494 Dunbar, NE $94,276 Eagle, NE $94,080 Elk Creek, NE $93,703 Elmwood, NE $94,252 Endicott, NE $93,540 Exeter, NE $93,720 Fairbury, NE $93,726

Fairmont, NE $93,694 Falls City, NE $93,712 Filley, NE $93,849 Firth, NE $94,010 Friend, NE $93,879 Garland, NE $94,021 Geneva, NE $93,776 Gilead, NE $93,667

Goehner, NE $93,923 Grafton, NE $93,601 Greenwood, NE $94,233 Gresham, NE $93,759 Wilcox, NE $93,502 Alma, NE $93,533 Arapahoe, NE $93,494 Atlanta, NE $93,903

Axtell, NE $93,557 Ayr, NE $93,554 Beaver City, NE $93,409 Bertrand, NE $93,491 Bladen, NE $93,472 Bloomington, NE $93,401 Blue Hill, NE $93,571 Campbell, NE $93,483

Clay Center, NE $93,645 Deweese, NE $93,537 Edgar, NE $93,556 Edison, NE $93,370 Elwood, NE $93,494 Fairfield, NE $93,575 Franklin, NE $93,517 Funk, NE $93,491

Glenvil, NE $93,573 Guide Rock, NE $93,430 Hardy, NE $93,464 Harvard, NE $93,631 Heartwell, NE $93,502 Hendley, NE $93,385 Hildreth, NE $93,502 Holbrook, NE $93,390

Holdrege, NE $93,640 Holstein, NE $93,526 Inavale, NE $93,387 Inland, NE $93,580 Juniata, NE $93,664 Kenesaw, NE $93,603 Lawrence, NE $93,530 Loomis, NE $93,509

Minden, NE $93,604 Naponee, NE $93,422 Nelson, NE $93,531 Oak, NE $93,535 Orleans, NE $93,437 Oxford, NE $93,466 Ragan, NE $93,497 Red Cloud, NE $93,529

Republican City, NE $93,419 Riverton, NE $93,339 Roseland, NE $93,577 Ruskin, NE $93,517 Saronville, NE $93,573 Smithfield, NE $93,444 Stamford, NE $93,365 Superior, NE $93,587

Sutton, NE $93,682 Trumbull, NE $93,610 Upland, NE $93,453 Bellwood, NE $93,883 Mc Cook, NE $93,537 Bartley, NE $93,366 Benkelman, NE $93,340 Cambridge, NE $93,437

Champion, NE $93,485 Culbertson, NE $93,372 Curtis, NE $93,414 Danbury, NE $93,319 Enders, NE $93,257 Eustis, NE $93,422 Farnam, NE $93,331 Haigler, NE $93,348

Hayes Center, NE $93,274 Imperial, NE $93,502 Indianola, NE $93,402 Lebanon, NE $93,327 Max, NE $93,270 Maywood, NE $93,325 Moorefield, NE $93,291 Palisade, NE $93,340

Parks, NE $93,205 Stockville, NE $93,136 Stratton, NE $93,304 Trenton, NE $93,360 Wauneta, NE $93,328 Wilsonville, NE $93,305 North Platte, NE $93,610 Arnold, NE $93,353

Arthur, NE $93,062 Big Springs, NE $93,438 Brady, NE $93,381 Broadwater, NE $93,164 Brule, NE $93,416 Bushnell, NE $93,735 Chappell, NE $93,500 Cozad, NE $93,573

Dalton, NE $93,224 Dickens, NE $93,214 Dix, NE $93,392 Elsie, NE $93,246 Elsmere, NE $93,090 Gothenburg, NE $93,523 Grant, NE $93,506 Abie, NE $94,205

Arlington, NE $95,155 Ashland, NE $94,591 Bancroft, NE $93,565 Bellevue, NE $95,739 Bennington, NE $95,614 Blair, NE $95,339 Boys Town, NE $95,727 Bruno, NE $94,183

Cedar Bluffs, NE $94,511 Cedar Creek, NE $95,363 Ceresco, NE $94,101 Colon, NE $94,490 Craig, NE $93,900 Decatur, NE $93,612 Elkhorn, NE $95,535 Fort Calhoun, NE $95,633

Fremont, NE $94,878 Gretna, NE $95,213 Herman, NE $94,989 Homer, NE $91,719 Hooper, NE $94,665 Ithaca, NE $94,380 Kennard, NE $95,426 Linwood, NE $93,901

Louisville, NE $95,147 Lyons, NE $93,672 Macy, NE $92,744 Malmo, NE $94,317 Mead, NE $94,713 Memphis, NE $94,487 Hallam, NE $93,995 Hebron, NE $93,623

Henderson, NE $93,752 Hickman, NE $94,015 Hubbell, NE $93,473 Humboldt, NE $93,657 Jansen, NE $93,674 Johnson, NE $93,845 Julian, NE $94,041 Lewiston, NE $93,734

Liberty, NE $93,535 Lorton, NE $94,373 Mc Cool Junction, NE $93,788 Malcolm, NE $94,022 Manley, NE $94,778 Martell, NE $94,009 Milford, NE $93,998 Milligan, NE $93,693

Murdock, NE $94,479 Murray, NE $95,126 Nebraska City, NE $94,172 Nehawka, NE $94,806 Nemaha, NE $93,681 Odell, NE $93,624 Ohiowa, NE $93,636 Otoe, NE $94,353

Palmyra, NE $94,081 Panama, NE $94,027 Pawnee City, NE $93,610 Peru, NE $93,942 Pickrell, NE $93,978 Pleasant Dale, NE $94,012 Plymouth, NE $93,741 Raymond, NE $94,027

Reynolds, NE $93,486 Roca, NE $94,020 Rulo, NE $93,534 Salem, NE $93,479 Seward, NE $94,012 Shickley, NE $93,616 Shubert, NE $93,597 Sprague, NE $94,010

Staplehurst, NE $94,024 Steele City, NE $93,540 Steinauer, NE $93,633 Stella, NE $93,652 Sterling, NE $94,044 Strang, NE $93,577 Swanton, NE $93,855 Syracuse, NE $94,216

Table Rock, NE $93,682 Talmage, NE $93,902 Tecumseh, NE $93,897 Ong, NE $93,564 Tobias, NE $93,636 Unadilla, NE $94,151 Union, NE $94,854 Utica, NE $93,907

Verdon, NE $93,604 Virginia, NE $93,676 Waco, NE $93,750 Walton, NE $94,031 Waverly, NE $94,081 Weeping Water, NE $94,706 Western, NE $93,836 Wilber, NE $93,903

Wymore, NE $93,709 York, NE $93,903 Lincoln, NE $94,014 Nickerson, NE $94,895 Oakland, NE $93,876 Papillion, NE $95,715 Pender, NE $93,300 Plattsmouth, NE $95,408

Prague, NE $94,250 Rosalie, NE $93,068 St Columbans, NE $95,739 Scribner, NE $93,945 South Bend, NE $94,871 Springfield, NE $95,388 Tekamah, NE $94,348 Thurston, NE $92,344

Uehling, NE $94,183 Valley, NE $95,246 Valparaiso, NE $94,071 Wahoo, NE $94,334 Walthill, NE $92,501 Washington, NE $95,539 Waterloo, NE $95,315 Weston, NE $94,194

Winnebago, NE $91,995 Winslow, NE $94,738 Yutan, NE $94,970 Omaha, NE $95,747 Brainard, NE $94,110 Cedar Rapids, NE $93,624 Clarks, NE $93,677 Clarkson, NE $93,821

Creston, NE $93,850 David City, NE $94,112 Dodge, NE $93,863 Duncan, NE $93,981 Dwight, NE $94,062 Elgin, NE $93,702 Ericson, NE $93,477 Fullerton, NE $93,710

Genoa, NE $93,766 Howells, NE $93,831 Humphrey, NE $93,867 Leigh, NE $93,837 Lindsay, NE $93,799 Monroe, NE $93,780 Morse Bluff, NE $94,003 North Bend, NE $94,053

Osceola, NE $93,776 Petersburg, NE $93,680 Platte Center, NE $93,838 Polk, NE $93,716 Primrose, NE $93,606 Rising City, NE $93,818 Rogers, NE $93,840 Saint Edward, NE $93,747

Schuyler, NE $94,043 Shelby, NE $93,817 Silver Creek, NE $93,703 Snyder, NE $94,277 Spalding, NE $93,592 Stromsburg, NE $93,805 Surprise, NE $94,036 Ulysses, NE $94,040

Norfolk, NE $94,196 Allen, NE $92,249 Amelia, NE $93,322 Atkinson, NE $93,507 Bassett, NE $93,342 Battle Creek, NE $94,003 Beemer, NE $93,764 Belden, NE $93,452

Gurley, NE $93,357 Columbus, NE $94,054 Albion, NE $93,757 Ames, NE $94,571 Bartlett, NE $93,442 Belgrade, NE $93,599 Bloomfield, NE $93,684 Halsey, NE $93,230

Hershey, NE $93,377 Keystone, NE $93,178 Kimball, NE $93,655 Lemoyne, NE $93,249 Lewellen, NE $93,146 Lisco, NE $93,045 Lodgepole, NE $93,396 Madrid, NE $93,314

Maxwell, NE $93,336 Mullen, NE $93,058 Ogallala, NE $93,535 Oshkosh, NE $93,227 Paxton, NE $93,280 Potter, NE $93,317 Purdum, NE $93,179 Sidney, NE $93,701

Seneca, NE $93,129 Stapleton, NE $93,246 Sutherland, NE $93,322 Thedford, NE $93,172 Tryon, NE $93,101 Venango, NE $93,502 Wallace, NE $93,324 Wellfleet, NE $93,305

Willow Island, NE $93,511 Valentine, NE $93,271 Ainsworth, NE $93,420 Cody, NE $93,057 Crookston, NE $93,215 Johnstown, NE $93,174 Kilgore, NE $93,105 Long Pine, NE $93,399

Merriman, NE $92,993 Nenzel, NE $93,002 Sparks, NE $93,183 Wood Lake, NE $93,137 Alliance, NE $93,329 Angora, NE $93,038 Ashby, NE $92,942 Bayard, NE $93,332

Bingham, NE $92,933 Bridgeport, NE $93,317 Chadron, NE $93,297 Crawford, NE $93,334 Ellsworth, NE $92,919 Gering, NE $93,626 Gordon, NE $93,100 Harrisburg, NE $93,243

Harrison, NE $93,262 Hay Springs, NE $93,193 Hemingford, NE $93,224 Hyannis, NE $92,994 Lakeside, NE $92,934 Lyman, NE $93,531 Mcgrew, NE $93,764 Marsland, NE $93,010

Melbeta, NE $93,916 Minatare, NE $93,404 Mitchell, NE $93,527 Morrill, NE $93,644 Rushville, NE $93,202 Scottsbluff, NE $93,647 Whiteclay, NE $93,066 Whitman, NE $92,913

Whitney, NE $93,110 Verdigre, NE $93,600 Wakefield, NE $92,618 Waterbury, NE $91,952 Wausa, NE $93,754 Wayne, NE $93,515 West Point, NE $93,871 Winnetoon, NE $93,625

Winside, NE $93,635 Wisner, NE $93,686 Wynot, NE $93,291 Grand Island, NE $93,968 Alda, NE $93,766 Amherst, NE $93,488 Anselmo, NE $93,286 Ansley, NE $93,448

Arcadia, NE $93,449 Archer, NE $93,580 Ashton, NE $93,505 Aurora, NE $93,752 Boelus, NE $93,590 Brewster, NE $93,243 Broken Bow, NE $93,534 Burwell, NE $93,434

Cairo, NE $93,640 Bristow, NE $93,422 Brunswick, NE $93,679 Butte, NE $93,482 Carroll, NE $93,486 Center, NE $93,607 Chambers, NE $93,512 Clearwater, NE $93,672

Coleridge, NE $93,397 Concord, NE $92,510 Creighton, NE $93,754 Crofton, NE $93,709 Dakota City, NE $91,489 Dixon, NE $92,556 Emerson, NE $92,204 Emmet, NE $93,508

Ewing, NE $93,547 Fordyce, NE $93,617 Hadar, NE $94,169 Hartington, NE $93,490 Hoskins, NE $93,791 Hubbard, NE $91,770 Inman, NE $93,617 Jackson, NE $91,684

Laurel, NE $93,252 Lynch, NE $93,435 Mclean, NE $93,748 Madison, NE $93,944 Magnet, NE $93,901 Maskell, NE $93,517 Meadow Grove, NE $93,807 Mills, NE $93,184

Naper, NE $93,368 Neligh, NE $93,825 Newcastle, NE $92,531 Newman Grove, NE $93,812 Newport, NE $93,284 Niobrara, NE $93,642 Oakdale, NE $93,766 Oneill, NE $93,641

Orchard, NE $93,653 Osmond, NE $93,813 Page, NE $93,592 Pierce, NE $93,910 Pilger, NE $93,704 Plainview, NE $93,801 Ponca, NE $92,043 Randolph, NE $93,623

Royal, NE $93,619 Saint Helena, NE $93,497 South Sioux City, NE $91,404 Spencer, NE $93,473 Springview, NE $93,263 Stanton, NE $93,900 Stuart, NE $93,458 Tilden, NE $93,838

Callaway, NE $93,394 Central City, NE $93,776 Chapman, NE $93,649 Comstock, NE $93,399 Dannebrog, NE $93,624 Doniphan, NE $93,672 Dunning, NE $93,191 Eddyville, NE $93,347

Elba, NE $93,534 Elm Creek, NE $93,548 Elyria, NE $93,470 Farwell, NE $93,553 Gibbon, NE $93,627 Giltner, NE $93,620 Greeley, NE $93,538 Hampton, NE $93,677

Hazard, NE $93,464 Kearney, NE $93,814 Hordville, NE $93,682 Lexington, NE $93,661 Litchfield, NE $93,451 Loup City, NE $93,545 Marquette, NE $93,675 Mason City, NE $93,391

Merna, NE $93,438 Miller, NE $93,438 North Loup, NE $93,520 Oconto, NE $93,332 Odessa, NE $93,792 Ord, NE $93,586 Overton, NE $93,519 Palmer, NE $93,611

Phillips, NE $93,677 Pleasanton, NE $93,534 Ravenna, NE $93,572 Riverdale, NE $93,563 Rockville, NE $93,476 Saint Libory, NE $93,669 Saint Paul, NE $93,697 Sargent, NE $93,427

Scotia, NE $93,535 Shelton, NE $93,625 Sumner, NE $93,407 Taylor, NE $93,354 Westerville, NE $93,404 Wolbach, NE $93,545 Wood River, NE $93,608 Hastings, NE $93,879

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

Understanding how a Hardware Development 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

$88,966

Average $94,920/year

$101,259

$7,414

Average $7,910/month

$8,438

$1,711

Average $1,825/week

$1,947

$43

Average $46/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,259	$8,438	$1,947	$49
Average	$94,920	$7,910	$1,825	$46
25th Percentile	$88,966	$7,414	$1,711	$43

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