Quantum Hardware Engineer Salary

A Quantum Hardware Engineer constructs and maintains physical quantum computing components such as: qubits, cryogenic systems, and control electronics, including their subsequent maintenance and servicing. Quantum processors, which need to be kept operating at temperatures close to absolute zero, can be stabilized using superconducting circuits, ion traps, and photonic systems. 

In the year 2025, estimated industry employment data indicates that quantum hardware engineers, depending on their area of specialty and geography, will make globally an estimated salary that ranges from $90,000 to $180,000. Quantum hardware engineers must understand the fundamentals of electrical engineering, hardware physics integration, and materials science, the latter for solving matters involving the hardware qubit coherence and hardware scalability.

Current estimates say around 3,500 to 4,500 hardware quantum engineers exist globally. Major employers such as IBM, Google, Amazon, Rigetti, and new quantum startups that work on quantum hardware hold the size of the investment for quantum hardware development.