H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Firmware Engineering

Occupation profile for Firmware Engineering covers 49 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $202,234.

FY2026 certified median
$202,234
Total filings
49
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$171,332–$208,239
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202525$176,228$162,242$207,785
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$202,234$171,332$208,239

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Firmware EngineeringFY2025 $176,228; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $202,234$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$176,228FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$202,234Certified median offer, Firmware EngineeringFY2025 $176,228; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $202,234$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$176,228FY2026*$202,234
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation49 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View22 filings
  2. Redmond21 filings
  3. Austin4 filings
  4. Fremont1 filings
  5. Hillsboro1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Firmware Engineering49 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187