H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Firmware Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Firmware Engineer covers 41 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,000.

FY2026 certified median
$190,000
Total filings
41
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$180,000–$197,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$169,253$145,903$184,517
FY202514$185,783$170,000$236,350
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$190,000$180,000$197,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Firmware EngineerFY2024 $169,253; FY2025 $185,783; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$169,253FY2025$185,783FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,000Certified median offer, Staff Firmware EngineerFY2024 $169,253; FY2025 $185,783; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$169,253FY2025$185,783FY2026*$190,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.4 filings
  2. Also, Inc.3 filings
  3. Micron Technology, Inc.3 filings
  4. Avnera Corporation2 filings
  5. GoPro, Inc.2 filings
  6. Groq, Inc.2 filings
  7. Infinera Corporation2 filings
  8. Itron, Inc.2 filings
  9. Nokia of America Corporation2 filings
  10. Power Standards Lab, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto9 filings
  2. San Jose8 filings
  3. San Diego4 filings
  4. Fremont2 filings
  5. San Mateo2 filings
  6. Hillsboro2 filings
  7. Milpitas1 filings
  8. Mountain View1 filings
  9. San Francisco1 filings
  10. Santa Clara1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2071$92,040$108,826$125,611$142,397
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779