H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Firmware Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Firmware Engineer covers 26 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $215,335.

FY2026 certified median
$215,335
Total filings
26
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$191,884–$215,713
Top employer
Micron Technology, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$200,000$178,867$214,937
FY20259$210,000$164,958$220,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$215,335$191,884$215,713

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Firmware EngineerFY2024 $200,000; FY2025 $210,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,335$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$200,000FY2025$210,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$215,335Certified median offer, Principal Firmware EngineerFY2024 $200,000; FY2025 $210,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,335$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$200,000FY2025$210,000FY2026*$215,335
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Micron Technology, Inc.10 filings
  2. Astera Labs INC6 filings
  3. Itron, Inc.2 filings
  4. Arm, Inc.1 filings
  5. CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION1 filings
  6. Delart Technology Services LLC1 filings
  7. DIGICOMM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.1 filings
  8. Fellow Industries, Inc.1 filings
  9. Logitech Inc.1 filings
  10. Medtronic, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose10 filings
  2. Santa Clara3 filings
  3. Longmont3 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. Richardson2 filings
  6. Irvine1 filings
  7. Poway1 filings
  8. San Diego1 filings
  9. San Francisco1 filings
  10. West Union1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Micron Technology, Inc. · Principal Firmware Engineer10 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2071$90,230$112,278$134,306$156,354
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2072$99,840$120,910$141,960$163,030
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147