H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, Firmware

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Firmware covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $163,689.

FY2026 certified median
$163,689
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,020–$185,532
Top employer
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$191,602$191,164$192,040
FY20251$192,015$192,015$192,015
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$163,689$140,020$185,532

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, FirmwareFY2024 $191,602; FY2025 $192,015; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,689$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$191,602FY2025$192,015FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$163,689Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, FirmwareFY2024 $191,602; FY2025 $192,015; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,689$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$191,602FY2025$192,015FY2026*$163,689
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.4 filings
  2. Micron Technology, Inc.2 filings
  3. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose5 filings
  2. Longmont1 filings
  3. Tigard1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080