Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering
Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $129,667.
- FY2026 certified median
- $129,667
- Total filings
- 11
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $119,984–$129,667
- Top employer
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $143,260 | $143,260 | $143,260 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $151,091 | $150,529 | $151,091 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $129,667 | $119,984 | $129,667 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.6 filings
- Analog Devices, Inc.2 filings
- Sandisk Technologies, Inc.2 filings
- Maxim Integrated Products, LLC1 filings
Top cities
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2072 | $103,189 | $128,440 | $153,712 | $178,963 |