H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Firmware Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Firmware Validation Engineer covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,139.

FY2026 certified median
$134,139
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$113,277–$155,000
Top employer
Zoox Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$130,000$103,000$144,375
FY20256$161,000$150,000$165,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$134,139$113,277$155,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Firmware Validation EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $161,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,139$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$130,000FY2025$161,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,139Certified median offer, Firmware Validation EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $161,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,139$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$130,000FY2025$161,000FY2026*$134,139
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Zoox Inc.15 filings
  2. Savantis Intelli Solutions INC3 filings
  3. Pura Scents, Inc1 filings
  4. Tesla, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Foster City11 filings
  2. San Diego3 filings
  3. Santa Clara2 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 filings
  6. Holliston1 filings
  7. Pleasant Grove1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Zoox Inc. · Firmware Validation Engineer15 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
2026-27Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTArea 3934017-2112$78,333$95,950$113,568$131,186
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2112$81,765$100,922$120,058$139,214
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437