H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Firmware Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Firmware Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $151,666.

FY2026 certified median
$151,666
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,890–$172,948
Top employer
Eaton Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$127,500$123,386$142,480
FY20251$148,635$148,635$148,635
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$151,666$137,890$172,948

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Firmware EngineerFY2024 $127,500; FY2025 $148,635; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,666$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$127,500FY2025$148,635FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$151,666Certified median offer, Lead Firmware EngineerFY2024 $127,500; FY2025 $148,635; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,666$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$127,500FY2025$148,635FY2026*$151,666
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Eaton Corporation5 filings
  2. Box Bot, Inc.1 filings
  3. Crestron Electronics, Inc.1 filings
  4. GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC1 filings
  5. Logitech Inc.1 filings
  6. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.1 filings
  7. Tubis Technology Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Peachtree City2 filings
  2. Menomonee Falls2 filings
  3. Antioch1 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Southfield1 filings
  7. Morrisville1 filings
  8. Rockleigh1 filings
  9. Waukesha1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334015-1252$84,677$102,586$120,494$138,403
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2071$80,995$102,939$124,883$146,827
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2071$74,693$105,227$135,782$166,317
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653