H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software / Firmware Engineering Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Software / Firmware Engineering Staff Engineer covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,096.

FY2026 certified median
$152,096
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,000–$163,192
Top employer
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$127,000$125,500$127,000
FY20254$136,713$131,000$146,527
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$152,096$135,000$163,192

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 Staff EngineerFY2024 $127,000; FY2025 $136,713; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,096$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$127,000FY2025$136,713FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,096Certified median offer, Software / Firmware Engineering Staff EngineerFY2024 $127,000; FY2025 $136,713; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,096$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$127,000FY2025$136,713FY2026*$152,096
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.12 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara9 filings
  2. Westborough3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. · Software / Firmware Engineering Staff Engineer12 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934015-1252$101,026$122,574$144,144$165,693
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2072$85,093$102,482$119,870$137,259