H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Development Engineer - Firmware

Occupation profile for Software Development Engineer - Firmware covers 265 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $182,130.

FY2026 certified median
$182,130
Total filings
265
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,105–$198,384
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202449$171,080$160,338$190,705
FY2025114$177,154$152,599$193,024
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)102$182,130$153,105$198,384

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer - FirmwareFY2024 $171,080; FY2025 $177,154; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $182,130$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$171,080FY2025$177,154FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$182,130Certified median offer, Software Development Engineer - FirmwareFY2024 $171,080; FY2025 $177,154; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $182,130$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$171,080FY2025$177,154FY2026*$182,130
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.265 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego108 filings
  2. Cupertino73 filings
  3. Sunnyvale73 filings
  4. Los Angeles5 filings
  5. Austin2 filings
  6. Irvine1 filings
  7. One Apple Park Way1 filings
  8. Santa Clara County1 filings
  9. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Software Development Engineer - Firmware265 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
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051