H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Firmware Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Firmware Engineer covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.

FY2026 certified median
$170,000
Total filings
46
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$134,624–$170,555
Top employer
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$130,000$108,826$140,000
FY202515$150,000$125,615$165,911
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$170,000$134,624$170,555

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Firmware EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$130,000FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,000Certified median offer, Sr. Firmware EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$130,000FY2025$150,000FY2026*$170,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.16 filings
  2. Silicon Motion, Inc.3 filings
  3. Super Micro Computer, Inc.2 filings
  4. Tesla, Inc.2 filings
  5. Aclara Technologies, LLC1 filings
  6. AIIR Products, Inc.1 filings
  7. AMD Design LLC1 filings
  8. Aperia Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  9. Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc.1 filings
  10. Avery Dennison Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin13 filings
  2. Santa Clara4 filings
  3. Rancho Cordova3 filings
  4. San Jose3 filings
  5. San Francisco2 filings
  6. Charlotte2 filings
  7. Granite Bay1 filings
  8. Hawthorne1 filings
  9. Hayward1 filings
  10. Lake Forest1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · Sr. Firmware Engineer16 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674017-2071$67,850$91,811$115,773$139,734
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1299$53,706$85,509$117,291$149,094
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779