H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Firmware Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Firmware Engineer covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,867.

FY2026 certified median
$134,867
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$113,300–$149,718
Top employer
HP Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$119,808$91,218$138,934
FY20251$103,805$103,805$103,805
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$134,867$113,300$149,718

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Firmware EngineerFY2024 $119,808; FY2025 $103,805; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,867$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$119,808FY2025$103,805FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,867Certified median offer, Software Firmware EngineerFY2024 $119,808; FY2025 $103,805; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,867$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$119,808FY2025$103,805FY2026*$134,867
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. HP Inc.11 filings
  2. Orthofix US LLC2 filings
  3. Apple Inc.1 filings
  4. Teledyne LeCroy, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Spring6 filings
  2. San Diego2 filings
  3. Lewisville2 filings
  4. Fort Collins1 filings
  5. Boise1 filings
  6. Chestnut Ridge1 filings
  7. Garland1 filings
  8. Vancouver1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. HP Inc. · Software Firmware Engineer11 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426015-1252$83,117$109,491$135,866$162,240
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266015-1252$86,091$115,253$144,435$173,597
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1299$57,491$84,698$111,883$139,090
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1299$69,826$98,530$127,234$155,938