Hardware Verification Engineer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 105 active jobs for “Hardware Verification Engineer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $136,000 per year (n = 37). Most requested skills: Python, SystemVerilog, UVM.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $136,000 per year | $136,000 per year – $168,000 per year | 37 |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 1 | |
Skills in requirements
- Python — 49%
- SystemVerilog — 46%
- UVM — 46%
- ASIC Verification — 44%
- debugging — 44%
- Perl — 34%
- functional coverage — 33%
- Verilog — 31%
- VCS — 21%
- assertion-based verification — 19%
- C/C++ — 17%
- C++ — 17%
- computer architecture — 16%
- analytical — 14%
- Formal Verification — 14%
- micro-architecture — 13%
- Verification — 13%
- System Verilog — 12%
- GDB — 11%
- FPGA — 10%
Levels
- Junior — 7
- Middle — 22
- Senior — 75
- Lead — 1
FAQ
How much do “Hardware Verification Engineer” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $136,000 per year, half of jobs between $136,000 per year and $168,000 per year (n = 37). Pay is stated in 36% of jobs.
Which skills do “Hardware Verification Engineer” jobs require?
Python — 49%, SystemVerilog — 46%, UVM — 46%, ASIC Verification — 44%, debugging — 44%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 90).
How many “Hardware Verification Engineer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 7%, hybrid — 24%, office — 70% (of 105 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Hardware Verification Engineer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 7 jobs (7%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 100% of jobs; most often: C1 — 94%, B2 — 6%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 100%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.