Hardware Verification Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does a Hardware Verification Engineer make in Colorado?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Hardware Verification Engineer in Colorado is $168,124 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $81.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $186,936
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $157,384 to $177,971
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $147,606

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Hardware Verification Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$177,971	$14,831	$3,423	$86
Average	$168,124	$14,010	$3,233	$81
25th Percentile	$157,384	$13,115	$3,027	$76

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Key Factors That Influence Hardware Verification Engineer Salaries

A Hardware Verification 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 Verification Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hardware Verification 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): $202,513
Early Career (1-2 years): $132,199
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $168,994
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $198,873
Expert (over 8 years): $244,456

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$202,513
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$132,199
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$168,994
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$198,873
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$244,456

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

District of Columbia: $182,497.
California: $181,804.
Massachusetts: $179,381.

District of Columbia $182,497 California $181,804 Massachusetts $179,381 Washington $178,722 New Jersey $178,656 Alaska $178,425 Connecticut $176,151 New York $175,228

Hawaii $172,277 Rhode Island $170,893 Maryland $169,953 Minnesota $168,668 Colorado $168,173 Illinois $168,008 Oregon $167,382 Delaware $166,921

New Hampshire $166,630 Virginia $165,981 Pennsylvania $164,086 Nevada $163,130 North Dakota $162,816 Michigan $162,322 Wisconsin $162,141 Vermont $161,778

Texas $160,772 Maine $160,707 Arizona $160,608 Ohio $160,492 Georgia $158,976 Indiana $158,218 Wyoming $158,069 Utah $157,839

Iowa $157,740 Kansas $156,949 Louisiana $156,718 North Carolina $156,635 Missouri $156,602 Florida $155,960 Montana $155,613 Nebraska $155,284

Kentucky $155,102 South Carolina $154,443 Tennessee $154,031 Idaho $153,866 New Mexico $152,663 Oklahoma $152,399 Alabama $151,427 South Dakota $149,795

Arkansas $148,905 West Virginia $148,427 Mississippi $146,993

Top Paying Cities for Hardware Verification 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:

Glen Haven: $162,338
Hygiene: $172,772
Johnstown: $166,063

Glen Haven, CO $162,338 Hygiene, CO $172,772 Johnstown, CO $166,063 Laporte, CO $163,327 Livermore, CO $162,998 Loveland, CO $163,113 Lyons, CO $172,657 Masonville, CO $163,327

Mead, CO $166,888 Milliken, CO $165,932 Niwot, CO $172,986 Red Feather Lakes, CO $158,465 Severance, CO $162,783 Timnath, CO $163,327 Wellington, CO $163,327 Windsor, CO $162,998

Brighton, CO $167,168 Ault, CO $162,223 Briggsdale, CO $158,317 Carr, CO $155,317 Eastlake, CO $167,827 Eaton, CO $161,300 Evans, CO $164,794 Fort Lupton, CO $167,448

Galeton, CO $159,998 Gilcrest, CO $165,932 Gill, CO $161,267 Greeley, CO $164,283 Henderson, CO $167,596 Hudson, CO $167,349 Keenesburg, CO $167,168 Kersey, CO $163,558

La Salle, CO $165,289 Lucerne, CO $162,009 Nunn, CO $162,338 Orchard, CO $161,679 Pierce, CO $162,338 Ohio City, CO $169,113 Parlin, CO $169,113 Penrose, CO $160,146

Pitkin, CO $169,113 Poncha Springs, CO $169,113 Powderhorn, CO $169,113 Rockvale, CO $159,965 Sargents, CO $169,113 Twin Lakes, CO $169,657 Westcliffe, CO $157,872 Wetmore, CO $158,910

Durango, CO $161,201 Cahone, CO $169,113 Cortez, CO $169,113 Dolores, CO $169,113 Dove Creek, CO $169,113 Egnar, CO $169,113 Hesperus, CO $161,201 Lewis, CO $169,113

Mancos, CO $169,113 Marvel, CO $158,300 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $158,300 Pleasant View, CO $169,113 Rico, CO $169,113 Towaoc, CO $158,300 Yellow Jacket, CO $169,113 Montrose, CO $169,113

Austin, CO $169,113 Bedrock, CO $169,113 Cedaredge, CO $169,113 Cory, CO $169,113 Crawford, CO $169,113 Delta, CO $169,113 Eckert, CO $169,113 Hotchkiss, CO $169,113

Lazear, CO $169,113 Naturita, CO $169,113 Norwood, CO $169,113 Nucla, CO $169,113 Olathe, CO $169,113 Ophir, CO $169,113 Ouray, CO $169,113 Paonia, CO $169,113

Paradox, CO $169,113 Placerville, CO $169,113 Redvale, CO $169,113 Ridgway, CO $169,113 Silverton, CO $169,113 Somerset, CO $169,113 Telluride, CO $169,113 Grand Junction, CO $169,113

Platteville, CO $166,640 Roggen, CO $165,717 Weldona, CO $164,036 Wiggins, CO $164,036 Fort Morgan, CO $164,036 Log Lane Village, CO $164,036 Akron, CO $160,641 Amherst, CO $157,756

Atwood, CO $157,756 Brush, CO $160,641 Crook, CO $153,833 Eckley, CO $160,641 Fleming, CO $157,756 Grover, CO $153,833 Haxtun, CO $157,756 Hereford, CO $153,833

Hillrose, CO $160,641 Holyoke, CO $157,756 Idalia, CO $162,371 Iliff, CO $153,833 Julesburg, CO $153,833 Lindon, CO $166,393 Merino, CO $157,756 New Raymer, CO $157,756

Otis, CO $160,641 Ovid, CO $153,833 Padroni, CO $153,833 Paoli, CO $157,756 Peetz, CO $153,833 Sedgwick, CO $153,833 Snyder, CO $160,641 Sterling, CO $157,756

Stoneham, CO $157,756 Vernon, CO $161,185 Woodrow, CO $166,393 Wray, CO $163,228 Yuma, CO $160,641 Anton, CO $166,393 Arapahoe, CO $160,360 Arriba, CO $162,866

Bethune, CO $162,371 Burlington, CO $162,371 Calhan, CO $162,866 Cascade, CO $164,514 Cheyenne Wells, CO $160,360 Cope, CO $164,629 Cripple Creek, CO $163,410 Divide, CO $163,410

Flagler, CO $162,371 Florissant, CO $162,866 Fountain, CO $164,069 Genoa, CO $162,866 Green Mountain Falls, CO $164,184 Guffey, CO $162,866 Hugo, CO $162,866 Joes, CO $164,629

Karval, CO $160,360 Kirk, CO $164,629 Kit Carson, CO $160,360 Limon, CO $162,866 Lake George, CO $162,866 Manitou Springs, CO $164,514 Matheson, CO $162,866 Peyton, CO $163,080

Ramah, CO $162,866 Rush, CO $161,712 Seibert, CO $162,371 Simla, CO $162,866 Stratton, CO $162,371 U S A F Academy, CO $164,399 Victor, CO $163,525 Vona, CO $162,371

Wild Horse, CO $160,360 Woodland Park, CO $163,739 Yoder, CO $161,465 Colorado Springs, CO $164,514 Clifton, CO $169,113 Fruita, CO $169,113 Gateway, CO $169,113 Glade Park, CO $169,113

Loma, CO $169,113 Mack, CO $169,113 Palisade, CO $169,113 Whitewater, CO $169,113 Glenwood Springs, CO $169,113 Dinosaur, CO $161,943 Aspen, CO $170,761 Snowmass Village, CO $170,761

Avon, CO $169,459 Basalt, CO $170,102 Carbondale, CO $168,981 Collbran, CO $169,113 Craig, CO $167,811 De Beque, CO $169,113 Eagle, CO $168,470 Edwards, CO $169,344

Parachute, CO $169,113 Battlement Mesa, CO $169,113 Gypsum, CO $168,404 Hamilton, CO $167,811 Hayden, CO $167,811 Maybell, CO $168,470 Meeker, CO $168,470 Meredith, CO $170,316

Mesa, CO $169,113 Minturn, CO $169,459 Molina, CO $169,113 New Castle, CO $169,113 Rangely, CO $168,470 Red Cliff, CO $169,459 Rifle, CO $169,113 Silt, CO $169,113

Slater, CO $152,136 Snowmass, CO $170,431 Wolcott, CO $168,800 Woody Creek, CO $170,761 Vail, CO $169,459 Pueblo, CO $159,520 Colorado City, CO $157,872 Aguilar, CO $157,872

Arlington, CO $157,872 Avondale, CO $159,190 Beulah, CO $157,872 Boncarbo, CO $157,872 Boone, CO $158,646 Branson, CO $157,872 Campo, CO $153,223 Cheraw, CO $157,872

Crowley, CO $157,872 Eads, CO $157,872 Fort Lyon, CO $157,872 Fowler, CO $157,872 Gardner, CO $157,872 Granada, CO $157,872 Hartman, CO $157,872 Hasty, CO $157,872

Haswell, CO $157,872 Hoehne, CO $157,872 Holly, CO $157,872 Kim, CO $157,872 La Junta, CO $157,872 Lamar, CO $157,872 Las Animas, CO $157,872 La Veta, CO $157,872

Mc Clave, CO $157,872 Manzanola, CO $157,872 Model, CO $157,872 Olney Springs, CO $157,872 Ordway, CO $157,872 Pritchett, CO $157,872 Rocky Ford, CO $157,872 Rye, CO $157,872

Sheridan Lake, CO $157,872 Springfield, CO $157,872 Sugar City, CO $157,872 Swink, CO $157,872 Trinchera, CO $157,872 Trinidad, CO $157,872 Two Buttes, CO $157,872 Vilas, CO $157,872

Walsenburg, CO $157,872 Walsh, CO $153,223 Weston, CO $157,872 Wiley, CO $157,872 Alamosa, CO $157,872 Antonito, CO $153,289 Arboles, CO $153,289 Arvada, CO $168,041

Aurora, CO $167,926 Bayfield, CO $161,201 Broomfield, CO $170,019 Commerce City, CO $168,041 Dupont, CO $168,041 Eldorado Springs, CO $172,986 Lafayette, CO $172,772 Louisville, CO $172,986

Westminster, CO $168,041 Wheat Ridge, CO $168,041 Agate, CO $164,629 Bennett, CO $166,393 Byers, CO $166,393 Castle Rock, CO $165,124 Deer Trail, CO $166,393 Elbert, CO $163,706

Elizabeth, CO $164,959 Englewood, CO $168,041 Franktown, CO $165,107 Kiowa, CO $164,629 Larkspur, CO $163,921 Littleton, CO $167,926 Lone Tree, CO $167,926 Louviers, CO $167,052

Monument, CO $163,739 Palmer Lake, CO $163,410 Parker, CO $166,772 Sedalia, CO $166,525 Strasburg, CO $166,393 Watkins, CO $167,811 Denver, CO $168,041 Thornton, CO $168,041

Boulder, CO $172,986 Golden, CO $167,926 Alma, CO $168,223 Bailey, CO $167,629 Black Hawk, CO $171,997 Bond, CO $168,140 Breckenridge, CO $168,338 Buffalo Creek, CO $166,624

Burns, CO $167,992 Central City, CO $171,882 Clark, CO $159,965 Climax, CO $168,470 Coalmont, CO $166,937 Como, CO $167,811 Conifer, CO $168,223 Cowdrey, CO $152,136

Dillon, CO $168,470 Dumont, CO $169,162 Evergreen, CO $166,937 Empire, CO $169,047 Fairplay, CO $168,157 Fraser, CO $169,574 Frisco, CO $168,684 Georgetown, CO $168,964

Granby, CO $169,953 Grand Lake, CO $169,014 Grant, CO $168,025 Hartsel, CO $166,591 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $168,981 Idaho Springs, CO $169,096 Idledale, CO $167,596 Indian Hills, CO $167,497

Jamestown, CO $172,986 Jefferson, CO $167,811 Kittredge, CO $167,168 Kremmling, CO $167,811 Leadville, CO $168,453 Mc Coy, CO $167,811 Morrison, CO $167,827 Nederland, CO $172,772

Oak Creek, CO $167,811 Parshall, CO $168,404 Phippsburg, CO $167,811 Pine, CO $167,596 Pinecliffe, CO $172,986 Rand, CO $166,937 Rollinsville, CO $172,657 Shawnee, CO $167,942

Silver Plume, CO $168,931 Steamboat Springs, CO $167,811 Tabernash, CO $169,789 Toponas, CO $167,811 Walden, CO $156,899 Ward, CO $172,871 Winter Park, CO $169,393 Yampa, CO $167,811

Silverthorne, CO $168,684 Longmont, CO $172,541 Allenspark, CO $172,327 Estes Park, CO $166,508 Bellvue, CO $163,327 Berthoud, CO $166,954 Dacono, CO $169,311 Drake, CO $162,668

Erie, CO $172,541 Firestone, CO $167,563 Fort Collins, CO $163,327 Frederick, CO $171,882 Blanca, CO $157,872 Capulin, CO $155,580 Center, CO $157,872 Chama, CO $157,872

Chimney Rock, CO $161,201 Chromo, CO $153,289 Conejos, CO $153,289 Creede, CO $169,113 Crestone, CO $157,872 Del Norte, CO $163,278 Fort Garland, CO $157,872 San Luis, CO $153,289

Homelake, CO $157,872 Hooper, CO $157,872 Ignacio, CO $153,289 Jaroso, CO $153,289 La Jara, CO $155,580 Manassa, CO $155,580 Moffat, CO $157,872 Monte Vista, CO $157,872

Mosca, CO $157,872 Pagosa Springs, CO $153,289 Romeo, CO $155,580 Saguache, CO $163,278 Sanford, CO $155,580 San Pablo, CO $157,872 South Fork, CO $169,113 Villa Grove, CO $163,278

Salida, CO $165,998 Almont, CO $169,113 Buena Vista, CO $169,113 Canon City, CO $160,542 Cimarron, CO $169,113 Coal Creek, CO $159,899 Coaldale, CO $160,360 Cotopaxi, CO $160,360

Crested Butte, CO $169,228 Florence, CO $160,014 Monarch, CO $169,113 Granite, CO $168,701 Gunnison, CO $169,113 Hillside, CO $160,360 Howard, CO $162,866 Lake City, CO $169,113

Nathrop, CO $169,113

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

Understanding how a Hardware Verification 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 18, 2021

$157,384

Average $168,124/year

$177,971

$13,115

Average $14,010/month

$14,831

$3,027

Average $3,233/week

$3,423

$76

Average $81/hour

$86

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$177,971	$14,831	$3,423	$86
Average	$168,124	$14,010	$3,233	$81
25th Percentile	$157,384	$13,115	$3,027	$76

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