Firmware Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 92 wage applications for Firmware Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 51 employers. The median offered wage was $136,115, 1.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Intel Corporation filed the most (15, median $127,878).
- Filings
- 92
- Positions covered
- 126
- Employers
- 51
- Median offered
- $136,115
- Median prevailing wage
- $132,070
- Filings since FY2020
- 870
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +38%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Firmware Engineer jobs rose 38%, from $100,000 in fiscal 2020 to $138,205 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 198 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Firmware Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 81 | $138,205 | +2.8% | $132,317 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 94 | $134,444 | no change | $123,927 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 118 | $134,416 | +15.9% | $123,677 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 129 | $116,000 | +4.2% | $113,417 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 198 | $111,301 | +1.6% | $110,885 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 144 | $109,569 | +9.6% | $106,287 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 106 | $100,000 | n/a | $99,608 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 15 | $127,878 | at the minimum | |
| Google LLC | 10 | $179,500 | +12.9% | |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5 | $149,365 | +4.1% | |
| Zoox Inc. | 5 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| Trackonomy Systems, Inc. | 4 | $180,000 | +0.6% | |
| TESCO - The Eastern Specialty Company | 3 | $96,637 | +21.4% | |
| Microchip Technology Inc. | 2 | $138,618 | +2.5% | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 2 | $140,685 | +32.8% | |
| Teknavigators, LLC. | 2 | n/a | ||
| Varex Imaging Corporation | 2 | $115,867 | at the minimum | |
| Cognosos, Inc. | 2 | $98,000 | +11.5% | |
| Emporia Corp. | 1 | $131,997 | +21.1% | |
| Pivotal Aero, LLC | 1 | $133,000 | +0.9% | |
| BrainCo Inc. | 1 | $100,700 | +0.1% | |
| Enin Systems Inc | 1 | $87,360 | at the minimum | |
| Sovereign Technologies, LLC | 1 | $113,922 | at the minimum | |
| Auris Health, Inc. | 1 | $136,530 | +5.5% | |
| Apple Inc. | 1 | $161,947 | at the minimum | |
| Tek Labs, Inc. | 1 | n/a | ||
| Stryker Corporation | 1 | $133,887 | at the minimum | |
| Molex, LLC | 1 | $145,000 | +26.3% | |
| Axiado Corporation | 1 | $165,000 | +5.2% | |
| Amperesand Inc. | 1 | $125,000 | +50.3% | |
| HID Global Corporation | 1 | $86,000 | +10.9% | |
| Precision Neuroscience Corporation | 1 | $132,142 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 51. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Firmware Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 17 | $149,365 | +1.1% | |
| Hillsboro, OR | 6 | $127,878 | at the minimum | |
| San Diego, CA | 6 | $173,500 | +10.2% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 6 | $137,573 | at the minimum | |
| Folsom, CA | 4 | $138,010 | +0.3% | |
| Foster City, CA | 4 | $167,319 | at the minimum | |
| Bristol, PA | 3 | $96,637 | +21.4% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 3 | $184,000 | +10.9% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3 | $161,947 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $98,000 | +11.5% | |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $139,528 | +13.2% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $146,500 | +0.5% | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $147,750 | +12.7% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $130,000 | +13.3% | |
| Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $83,658 | at the minimum | |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | $120,400 | +8.4% | |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $120,000 | +1.4% | |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $86,000 | +10.9% | |
| Harrison, NJ | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Homewood, IL | 1 | $95,000 | +14.7% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $120,000 | +4.1% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $111,287 | +16.3% | |
| Katy, TX | 1 | $131,350 | +23.9% | |
| Kennewick, WA | 1 | $117,875 | +1.9% | |
| Kirkland, WA | 1 | $169,000 | +15.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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