H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE TEST ENGINEER

Occupation profile for PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE TEST ENGINEER covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,500.

FY2026 certified median
$144,500
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,500–$144,500
Top employer
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$205,000$205,000$205,000
FY20252$158,843$148,172$169,515
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$144,500$144,500$144,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE TEST ENGINEERFY2024 $205,000; FY2025 $158,843; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,500$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$205,000FY2025$158,843FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$144,500Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE TEST ENGINEERFY2024 $205,000; FY2025 $158,843; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,500$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$205,000FY2025$158,843FY2026*$144,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation3 filings
  2. Micron Technology, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Brookfield3 filings
  2. San Jose2 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
    2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334017-2071$78,395$91,374$104,333$117,312
    2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334017-2072$73,840$92,248$110,635$129,043
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899