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Firmware Engineer, H-1B salary

What 1,439 H-1B filings report for “Firmware Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Firmware Engineer?

$109k median H-1B base salary for a Firmware Engineer, typically $79k to $155k, across 1,439 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $120k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$79k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$93k–$131k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$109,138
1,439 filings
Top (p90)
$155k
90th percentile
p10 $79k
median $109k
p90 $155k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California802$120k+$11k
  • 2Washington35$118k+$9k
  • 3Oregon125$108k−$1k
  • 4Texas85$106k−$3k
  • 5Colorado65$104k−$5k
  • 6New York20$102k−$7k
  • 7Arizona31$101k−$8k
  • 8Wisconsin21$96k−$13k
  • 9Massachusetts25$93k−$16k
  • 10Georgia41$84k−$25k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $109kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Firmware Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Firmware Engineer roles are Intel, Micron, Google, Zoox, and Tesla, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Firmware Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

3,755 filings carry “Firmware Engineer” in the title, across 357 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Firmware Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.