H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Engineer, Firmware

Occupation profile for Senior Engineer, Firmware covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,850–$162,500
Top employer
Black Sesame Technologies Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$118,000$118,000$118,000
FY20253$185,601$185,601$185,601
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$160,000$140,850$162,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Engineer, FirmwareFY2024 $118,000; FY2025 $185,601; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$118,000FY2025$185,601FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Senior Engineer, FirmwareFY2024 $118,000; FY2025 $185,601; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$118,000FY2025$185,601FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Black Sesame Technologies Inc3 filings
  2. John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC2 filings
  3. Aclara Technologies, LLC1 filings
  4. LandisGyr Technology, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose3 filings
  2. Plano2 filings
  3. Alpharetta1 filings
  4. Saint Louis1 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 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474