H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer Firmware

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer Firmware covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $169,358.

FY2026 certified median
$169,358
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$143,355–$198,736
Top employer
LSI Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$147,868$140,875$162,303
FY20257$152,131$150,145$158,390
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$169,358$143,355$198,736

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Engineer FirmwareFY2024 $147,868; FY2025 $152,131; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $169,358$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$147,868FY2025$152,131FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$169,358Certified median offer, R&D Engineer FirmwareFY2024 $147,868; FY2025 $152,131; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $169,358$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$147,868FY2025$152,131FY2026*$169,358
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. LSI Corporation13 filings
  2. Broadcom Corporation12 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose9 filings
  2. Duluth6 filings
  3. Colorado Springs4 filings
  4. San Diego2 filings
  5. Irvine1 filings
  6. Fort Collins1 filings
  7. Andover1 filings
  8. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. LSI Corporation · R&D Engineer Firmware13 filings
  2. Broadcom Corporation · R&D Engineer Firmware12 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 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Colorado Springs, COArea 1782015-1252$95,784$119,974$144,186$168,376
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266015-1252$86,091$115,253$144,435$173,597
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051