Computer Hardware Engineers Salary in AL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Computer Hardware Engineers in AL have a median annual salary of $136,990, with 680 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $80,680 at the 10th percentile to $195,190 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$136,990

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$65.86

Employment

680

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$80,680
10th
$107,180
25th
$136,990
Median
$163,750
75th
$195,190
90th

Local compared with national

AL

$136,990

Median annual · 2025

United States

$161,740

Median annual · 2025

The AL median is 15.3% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $24,750).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  4. 4.WritingImportance 3.9
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.9
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9
  7. 7.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  9. 9.Operations AnalysisImportance 3.4
  10. 10.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.4
  11. 11.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.4
  12. 12.MathematicsImportance 3.3

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Linux
  • Logic synthesis software
  • LogicVision icBIST
  • M-Sim
  • Magellan Firmware
  • MAGIC software
  • Magma Design Automation Blast Create
  • Magma Design Automation Blast FPGA
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • MathWorks Simulink DSP Blockset
  • MathWorks Simulink Fixed-Point Blockset
  • Mentor Graphics BSDArchitect
  • Mentor Graphics Calibre
  • Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum

Common tasks

  • Update knowledge and skills to keep up with rapid advancements in computer technology.
  • Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.
  • Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
  • Build, test, and modify product prototypes, using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
  • Write detailed functional specifications that document the hardware development process and support hardware introduction.
  • Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
  • Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
  • Provide technical support to designers, marketing and sales departments, suppliers, engineers and other team members throughout the product development and implementation process.
  • Select hardware and material, assuring compliance with specifications and product requirements.
  • Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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