H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer - Firmware

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer - Firmware covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $225,132.

FY2026 certified median
$225,132
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$199,140–$241,174
Top employer
Microchip Technology Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$153,504$153,504$153,504
FY20255$134,493$133,089$142,039
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$225,132$199,140$241,174

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer - FirmwareFY2024 $153,504; FY2025 $134,493; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $225,132$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$153,504FY2025$134,493FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$225,132Certified median offer, Principal Engineer - FirmwareFY2024 $153,504; FY2025 $134,493; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $225,132$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$153,504FY2025$134,493FY2026*$225,132
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microchip Technology Inc.7 filings
  2. CalAmp Wireless Networks Corporation1 filings
  3. CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION1 filings
  4. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.1 filings
  5. Micron Technology, Inc.1 filings
  6. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose7 filings
  2. Chandler1 filings
  3. San Diego1 filings
  4. Colorado Springs1 filings
  5. Eden Prairie1 filings
  6. Portland1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Colorado Springs, COArea 1782017-2072$90,709$108,472$126,214$143,978
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1299$69,846$88,046$106,267$124,467
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358