H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software / Firmware Engineering Senior Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Software / Firmware Engineering Senior Staff Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,000.

FY2026 certified median
$150,000
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,500–$169,000
Top employer
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$136,000$124,500$145,000
FY20252$143,500$139,250$147,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$150,000$145,500$169,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software / Firmware Engineering Senior Staff EngineerFY2024 $136,000; FY2025 $143,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$136,000FY2025$143,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,000Certified median offer, Software / Firmware Engineering Senior Staff EngineerFY2024 $136,000; FY2025 $143,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$136,000FY2025$143,500FY2026*$150,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara6 filings
  2. Westborough2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. · Software / Firmware Engineering Senior Staff Engineer8 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
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934015-1252$101,026$122,574$144,144$165,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1241$135,013$163,675$192,358$221,021
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899