Hardware Verification Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Hardware Verification Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Hardware Verification Engineer in Massachusetts is $179,332 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $86.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $199,398
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $167,876 to $189,835
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $157,446

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Hardware Verification Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$189,835	$15,820	$3,651	$91
Average	$179,332	$14,944	$3,449	$86
25th Percentile	$167,876	$13,990	$3,228	$81

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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): $216,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $141,013
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $180,260
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $212,132
Expert (over 8 years): $260,753

Levels	Salary
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$216,014
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$141,013
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$180,260
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$212,132
Hardware ... Level Hardware Verification Engineer	$260,753

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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:

Agawam: $170,827
Amherst: $170,332
Barre: $172,360

Agawam, MA $170,827 Amherst, MA $170,332 Barre, MA $172,360 Belchertown, MA $170,547 Blandford, MA $170,382 Bondsville, MA $170,613 Brimfield, MA $170,283 Chester, MA $168,651

Chesterfield, MA $169,393 Chicopee, MA $170,827 Cummington, MA $168,651 Easthampton, MA $170,712 East Longmeadow, MA $170,827 East Otis, MA $171,058 Feeding Hills, MA $170,827 Gilbertville, MA $171,701

Goshen, MA $169,344 Granby, MA $170,778 Granville, MA $170,613 Hadley, MA $170,448 Hampden, MA $170,827 Hardwick, MA $171,816 Hatfield, MA $170,382 Haydenville, MA $170,118

Holyoke, MA $170,827 Huntington, MA $170,448 Leeds, MA $170,382 Leverett, MA $170,283 Ludlow, MA $170,827 Monson, MA $170,613 North Amherst, MA $170,613 Northampton, MA $170,497

Florence, MA $170,497 North Hatfield, MA $170,365 Oakham, MA $172,640 Palmer, MA $170,613 Plainfield, MA $168,651 Russell, MA $170,613 Shutesbury, MA $170,547 Southampton, MA $170,778

South Barre, MA $172,475 South Hadley, MA $170,778 Southwick, MA $170,827 Thorndike, MA $170,613 Three Rivers, MA $170,712 Wales, MA $170,283 Ware, MA $171,750 Warren, MA $171,239

West Chesterfield, MA $168,552 Westfield, MA $170,827 West Hatfield, MA $170,283 West Springfield, MA $170,827 West Warren, MA $171,948 Whately, MA $170,003 Wheelwright, MA $172,409 Wilbraham, MA $170,827

Williamsburg, MA $170,052 Woronoco, MA $170,662 Worthington, MA $168,717 Springfield, MA $170,827 Longmeadow, MA $170,827 Indian Orchard, MA $170,827 Pittsfield, MA $169,096 Adams, MA $168,931

Ashley Falls, MA $172,014 Becket, MA $168,931 Berkshire, MA $169,096 Cheshire, MA $169,096 Dalton, MA $169,096 Glendale, MA $169,047 Great Barrington, MA $168,602 Hinsdale, MA $169,096

Housatonic, MA $168,816 Lanesboro, MA $169,096 Lee, MA $169,047 Lenox, MA $169,096 Lenox Dale, MA $169,096 Middlefield, MA $168,882 Mill River, MA $170,563 Monterey, MA $168,602

North Adams, MA $168,717 North Egremont, MA $168,964 Otis, MA $168,552 Richmond, MA $169,096 Sandisfield, MA $171,206 Savoy, MA $168,882 Sheffield, MA $170,942 South Egremont, MA $169,294

Southfield, MA $171,766 South Lee, MA $169,047 Stockbridge, MA $169,047 Tyringham, MA $168,816 West Stockbridge, MA $168,981 Williamstown, MA $168,717 Windsor, MA $169,047 Greenfield, MA $169,508

Ashfield, MA $168,750 Athol, MA $172,558 Bernardston, MA $169,442 Buckland, MA $168,519 Charlemont, MA $168,124 Colrain, MA $168,684 Conway, MA $169,261 Deerfield, MA $169,558

Drury, MA $167,646 Erving, MA $170,613 Heath, MA $168,124 Lake Pleasant, MA $169,854 Millers Falls, MA $169,706 Monroe Bridge, MA $167,481 Montague, MA $169,854 Gill, MA $170,481

New Salem, MA $171,140 Northfield, MA $170,481 Orange, MA $171,981 Petersham, MA $172,525 Rowe, MA $167,745 Royalston, MA $172,821 Shelburne Falls, MA $168,668 South Deerfield, MA $169,822

Sunderland, MA $169,970 Turners Falls, MA $169,706 Warwick, MA $171,997 Wendell, MA $170,481 Wendell Depot, MA $171,091 Fitchburg, MA $174,189 Ashburnham, MA $173,382 Ashby, MA $176,513

Ayer, MA $176,959 Devens, MA $176,827 Baldwinville, MA $173,102 East Templeton, MA $173,151 Gardner, MA $173,464 Westminster, MA $173,464 Groton, MA $177,123 Harvard, MA $177,107

Hubbardston, MA $172,409 Leominster, MA $172,475 Littleton, MA $177,387 Lunenburg, MA $176,579 Pepperell, MA $177,123 Shirley, MA $176,761 Still River, MA $177,008 Templeton, MA $173,151

Townsend, MA $176,810 West Groton, MA $176,893 West Townsend, MA $176,744 Winchendon, MA $172,772 Winchendon Springs, MA $172,739 Auburn, MA $172,854 North Dartmouth, MA $173,909 South Dartmouth, MA $173,909

North Attleboro, MA $170,761 Plainville, MA $170,646 Attleboro Falls, MA $170,695 North Dighton, MA $170,596 Norton, MA $178,294 Raynham, MA $178,343 Raynham Center, MA $178,343 Rehoboth, MA $170,810

Rochester, MA $173,909 Seekonk, MA $170,810 Swansea, MA $170,646 Berkley, MA $174,008 Taunton, MA $178,178 Westport, MA $173,909 Westport Point, MA $173,909 Berlin, MA $172,739

Cataumet, MA $173,530 Blackstone, MA $170,596 Boylston, MA $172,854 Brookfield, MA $172,525 Charlton, MA $172,739 Charlton City, MA $172,739 Charlton Depot, MA $172,739 Clinton, MA $172,739

East Brookfield, MA $172,690 Douglas, MA $172,574 East Princeton, MA $172,640 Fiskdale, MA $172,360 Grafton, MA $172,854 Holden, MA $172,854 Holland, MA $172,277 Jefferson, MA $172,854

Lancaster, MA $172,574 Leicester, MA $172,854 Linwood, MA $172,475 Manchaug, MA $172,854 Millbury, MA $172,854 Millville, MA $170,431 New Braintree, MA $172,475 Northborough, MA $172,854

Northbridge, MA $172,805 North Brookfield, MA $172,640 North Grafton, MA $172,854 North Oxford, MA $172,854 North Uxbridge, MA $172,475 Oxford, MA $172,805 Princeton, MA $172,690 Rochdale, MA $172,854

Rutland, MA $172,854 Shrewsbury, MA $172,854 Southbridge, MA $172,475 South Grafton, MA $172,854 South Lancaster, MA $172,690 Spencer, MA $172,854 Sterling, MA $172,739 Sturbridge, MA $172,409

Upton, MA $172,739 Uxbridge, MA $172,525 Webster, MA $172,525 Dudley, MA $172,525 Westborough, MA $172,854 West Boylston, MA $172,854 West Brookfield, MA $172,475 West Millbury, MA $172,854

Whitinsville, MA $172,739 Sutton, MA $172,854 Worcester, MA $172,854 East Walpole, MA $178,343 Cherry Valley, MA $172,854 Paxton, MA $172,854 Framingham, MA $177,849 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $177,387

Boxborough, MA $177,272 Acton, MA $177,272 Ashland, MA $172,409 Bedford, MA $177,338 Hanscom Afb, MA $180,469 Bolton, MA $172,525 Carlisle, MA $177,387 Concord, MA $177,222

Fayville, MA $172,525 Holliston, MA $177,733 Hopedale, MA $172,475 Hopkinton, MA $172,574 Hudson, MA $172,574 Marlborough, MA $172,640 Maynard, MA $177,057 Mendon, MA $172,475

Milford, MA $172,475 Natick, MA $183,552 Sherborn, MA $183,453 Southborough, MA $172,574 Foxboro, MA $178,343 Franklin, MA $174,173 Greenbush, MA $178,013 Green Harbor, MA $177,964

Hingham, MA $180,931 Hull, MA $183,832 Humarock, MA $178,013 Mansfield, MA $178,343 Marshfield, MA $177,964 Marshfield Hills, MA $177,964 Medfield, MA $180,783 Medway, MA $177,849

Millis, MA $177,964 Minot, MA $178,013 Norfolk, MA $178,129 North Marshfield, MA $177,964 North Scituate, MA $177,964 Norwell, MA $178,129 Norwood, MA $178,343 Ocean Bluff, MA $177,964

Scituate, MA $177,964 Sharon, MA $178,343 Sheldonville, MA $174,255 South Walpole, MA $178,228 Stoughton, MA $178,343 Walpole, MA $178,294 Westwood, MA $180,947 Wrentham, MA $178,063

Boston, MA $183,832 Roxbury, MA $183,832 Roxbury Crossing, MA $183,832 Dorchester, MA $183,832 Dorchester Center, MA $183,832 Mattapan, MA $183,832 Charlestown, MA $183,832 Jamaica Plain, MA $183,832

Roslindale, MA $183,832 West Roxbury, MA $183,832 Allston, MA $183,832 Brighton, MA $183,832 Hyde Park, MA $183,832 Readville, MA $183,832 Cambridge, MA $183,832 Somerville, MA $183,832

Malden, MA $183,832 Everett, MA $183,832 Chelsea, MA $183,832 Revere, MA $183,832 Winthrop, MA $183,832 Medford, MA $183,832 West Medford, MA $183,832 Quincy, MA $183,832

Melrose, MA $183,832 Stoneham, MA $183,832 Braintree, MA $178,343 Milton, MA $183,832 Milton Village, MA $183,832 Weymouth, MA $178,343 East Weymouth, MA $178,343 South Weymouth, MA $178,343

North Weymouth, MA $178,343 East Boston, MA $183,832 Brockton, MA $178,343 Avon, MA $178,343 Bridgewater, MA $178,343 Bryantville, MA $178,228 Carver, MA $175,607 Duxbury, MA $177,849

East Bridgewater, MA $178,343 Easton, MA $178,343 Elmwood, MA $178,343 Halifax, MA $178,228 Hanover, MA $178,228 Hanson, MA $178,343 Holbrook, MA $178,343 Middleboro, MA $175,772

Manomet, MA $176,085 Lakeville, MA $173,629 Monponsett, MA $178,294 Abington, MA $178,343 North Carver, MA $177,964 North Easton, MA $178,343 North Pembroke, MA $178,178 Pembroke, MA $178,228

Plymouth, MA $176,332 Kingston, MA $177,898 South Carver, MA $173,464 Plympton, MA $178,063 Randolph, MA $178,343 Rockland, MA $178,343 South Easton, MA $178,343 West Bridgewater, MA $178,343

White Horse Beach, MA $176,200 Whitman, MA $178,343 Lexington, MA $183,832 Brookline, MA $183,832 Brookline Village, MA $183,832 Waltham, MA $183,832 North Waltham, MA $183,832 New Town, MA $183,832

Babson Park, MA $183,832 Newton, MA $183,832 Newton Center, MA $183,832 Newtonville, MA $183,832 Newton Highlands, MA $183,832 Newton Lower Falls, MA $183,832 Newton Upper Falls, MA $183,832 West Newton, MA $183,832

Auburndale, MA $183,832 Chestnut Hill, MA $183,832 Waban, MA $183,832 Watertown, MA $183,832 Arlington, MA $183,832 Arlington Heights, MA $183,832 Belmont, MA $183,832 Waverley, MA $183,832

Wellesley Hills, MA $183,832 Wellesley, MA $183,782 Needham, MA $183,832 Weston, MA $183,832 Needham Heights, MA $183,832 Nonantum, MA $183,832 Buzzards Bay, MA $173,415 Lincoln, MA $183,716

Stow, MA $177,057 Sudbury, MA $183,453 Wayland, MA $183,552 Woodville, MA $172,690 Woburn, MA $183,832 Burlington, MA $180,535 Andover, MA $174,602 Billerica, MA $177,387

Chelmsford, MA $177,387 Dracut, MA $177,387 Dunstable, MA $177,123 Haverhill, MA $174,602 Georgetown, MA $174,602 Groveland, MA $174,602 Lawrence, MA $174,602 Methuen, MA $174,602

North Andover, MA $174,602 Lowell, MA $177,387 Merrimac, MA $174,486 North Billerica, MA $177,387 North Chelmsford, MA $177,387 North Reading, MA $174,486 Nutting Lake, MA $177,387 Pinehurst, MA $177,387

Reading, MA $178,425 Tewksbury, MA $177,387 Tyngsboro, MA $177,387 Wakefield, MA $183,782 West Boxford, MA $174,602 Westford, MA $177,387 Wilmington, MA $175,970 Winchester, MA $183,832

Lynn, MA $183,832 Saugus, MA $183,832 Swampscott, MA $183,716 Nahant, MA $183,832 Amesbury, MA $173,711 Beverly, MA $183,387 Boxford, MA $174,602 Byfield, MA $174,486

Danvers, MA $174,321 Essex, MA $176,118 Gloucester, MA $176,382 Hamilton, MA $174,222 Hathorne, MA $174,321 Chilmark, MA $172,970 East Falmouth, MA $173,810 East Sandwich, MA $174,437

East Wareham, MA $173,464 Edgartown, MA $173,085 Falmouth, MA $173,530 Woods Hole, MA $173,530 Menemsha, MA $173,085 Monument Beach, MA $173,464 Nantucket, MA $173,085 North Falmouth, MA $173,580

Oak Bluffs, MA $173,135 Onset, MA $173,580 Pocasset, MA $173,530 Sagamore, MA $174,799 Sagamore Beach, MA $174,799 Sandwich, MA $174,453 Siasconset, MA $173,085 Silver Beach, MA $173,580

Vineyard Haven, MA $173,283 Wareham, MA $173,629 West Chop, MA $173,283 West Falmouth, MA $173,580 West Tisbury, MA $173,085 West Wareham, MA $173,695 Hyannis, MA $173,349 Barnstable, MA $173,926

Brewster, MA $173,085 Centerville, MA $173,860 Chatham, MA $173,085 Cotuit, MA $173,975 Ipswich, MA $174,222 Cummaquid, MA $173,398 Lynnfield, MA $179,019 Manchester, MA $176,794

Marblehead, MA $183,502 Middleton, MA $174,552 Newburyport, MA $174,272 Newbury, MA $174,602 Salisbury, MA $173,151 Peabody, MA $183,618 Prides Crossing, MA $178,755 Rockport, MA $176,365

Rowley, MA $174,321 Salem, MA $183,618 South Hamilton, MA $174,222 Topsfield, MA $174,486 Wenham, MA $174,272 West Newbury, MA $174,602 Accord, MA $178,343 Bellingham, MA $170,316

Brant Rock, MA $177,601 Canton, MA $178,343 Cohasset, MA $180,766 Dedham, MA $183,832 Dover, MA $183,667 East Mansfield, MA $178,343 Dennis, MA $173,085 Dennis Port, MA $173,085

East Dennis, MA $173,085 Eastham, MA $173,085 East Orleans, MA $173,085 Forestdale, MA $174,222 Harwich, MA $173,085 Harwich Port, MA $173,085 Hyannis Port, MA $173,332 Marstons Mills, MA $174,156

Mashpee, MA $174,272 North Chatham, MA $173,085 North Eastham, MA $175,310 North Truro, MA $177,519 Orleans, MA $173,085 Osterville, MA $173,646 Provincetown, MA $177,189 South Chatham, MA $173,085

South Dennis, MA $173,085 South Harwich, MA $173,085 South Orleans, MA $173,085 South Wellfleet, MA $175,310 South Yarmouth, MA $173,085 Truro, MA $175,310 Wellfleet, MA $175,310 West Barnstable, MA $174,239

West Chatham, MA $173,085 West Dennis, MA $173,085 West Harwich, MA $173,085 West Hyannisport, MA $173,711 West Yarmouth, MA $173,085 Yarmouth Port, MA $173,085 Assonet, MA $173,794 Attleboro, MA $170,810

Chartley, MA $178,343 Cuttyhunk, MA $173,629 Dartmouth, MA $173,909 Dighton, MA $172,063 East Freetown, MA $173,909 East Taunton, MA $178,063 Fairhaven, MA $173,909 Fall River, MA $173,909

Somerset, MA $173,744 Marion, MA $173,909 Mattapoisett, MA $173,909 New Bedford, MA $173,909 Acushnet, MA $173,909

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

$167,876

Average $179,332/year

$189,835

$13,990

Average $14,944/month

$15,820

$3,228

Average $3,449/week

$3,651

$81

Average $86/hour

$91

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$189,835	$15,820	$3,651	$91
Average	$179,332	$14,944	$3,449	$86
25th Percentile	$167,876	$13,990	$3,228	$81

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