Senior Firmware Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 47 wage applications for Senior Firmware Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 37 employers. The median offered wage was $167,034, 6.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. filed the most (3, median $170,000).
- Filings
- 47
- Positions covered
- 65
- Employers
- 37
- Median offered
- $167,034
- Median prevailing wage
- $149,115
- Filings since FY2020
- 332
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +48%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Firmware Engineer jobs rose 48%, from $115,000 in fiscal 2020 to $170,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 66 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.
Senior Firmware Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 33 | $170,000 | +16.7% | $153,119 | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 42 | $145,623 | +4.0% | $128,445 | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 66 | $140,000 | +5.4% | $132,267 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 42 | $132,885 | −0.7% | $120,651 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 51 | $133,800 | +1.0% | $113,693 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 41 | $132,445 | +15.2% | $120,578 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 57 | $115,000 | n/a | $111,600 | +6.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3 | $170,000 | +8.4% | |
| Silicon Motion, Inc. | 3 | $170,000 | +14.0% | |
| Brady Worldwide, Inc. | 2 | $122,872 | +1.2% | |
| Dojo Five LLC | 2 | $120,539 | +5.9% | |
| Brambles USA Inc. | 2 | $199,541 | +1.2% | |
| Zoox Inc. | 2 | $203,256 | +9.7% | |
| Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | 2 | $123,653 | +9.9% | |
| Xilinx, Inc. | 1 | $163,900 | +18.6% | |
| Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc. | 1 | $131,128 | +5.4% | |
| Google LLC | 1 | $233,000 | +1.5% | |
| ADB Safegate Americas, LLC. | 1 | $135,000 | +5.0% | |
| Eight Sleep, Inc. | 1 | $190,000 | +82.0% | |
| Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, LLC | 1 | $110,000 | +8.1% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 1 | $160,336 | at the minimum | |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1 | $134,339 | +28.8% | |
| OuraRing Inc. | 1 | $210,642 | at the minimum | |
| HP Inc. | 1 | $213,205 | at the minimum | |
| Lunar Energy, Inc. | 1 | $170,000 | +7.2% | |
| Resideo LLC | 1 | $165,000 | +2.6% | |
| Form Energy, Inc. | 1 | $170,000 | +5.6% | |
| Molex, LLC | 1 | $195,000 | +60.4% | |
| Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc. | 1 | $168,000 | +6.9% | |
| Astera Labs INC | 1 | $163,192 | at the minimum | |
| CCL Label, Inc. | 1 | $138,500 | +7.9% | |
| Techtronic Cordless GP | 1 | $123,499 | +6.7% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 37. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Firmware Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 7 | $200,000 | +6.6% | |
| San Jose, CA | 5 | $197,082 | +6.8% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 3 | $170,000 | +7.2% | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 3 | $170,000 | +14.0% | |
| Brookfield, WI | 2 | $123,653 | +9.9% | |
| Orlando, FL | 2 | $112,331 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $170,000 | +8.4% | |
| Alameda, CA | 1 | $161,637 | at the minimum | |
| Anderson, SC | 1 | $123,499 | +6.7% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $77,293 | at the minimum | |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $170,000 | +5.6% | |
| Boise, ID | 1 | $134,339 | +28.8% | |
| Bradenton, FL | 1 | $110,000 | +8.1% | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $195,000 | +60.4% | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $131,128 | +5.4% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $121,230 | +4.2% | |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $213,512 | at the minimum | |
| Gahanna, OH | 1 | $135,000 | +5.0% | |
| Hayward, CA | 1 | $190,000 | +18.1% | |
| Lake Forest, CA | 1 | $168,000 | +6.9% | |
| Maple Grove, MN | 1 | $106,579 | at the minimum | |
| Melville, NY | 1 | $165,000 | +2.6% | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $120,539 | +5.9% | |
| Murray, UT | 1 | $120,860 | +2.4% | |
| Plymouth, MN | 1 | $124,883 | at the minimum | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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