Firmware Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,439 H-1B filings report for “Firmware Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 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
- 1Intel467 filings$109k
- 2Micron40 filings$120k
- 3Google39 filings$167k
- 4Zoox39 filings$151k
- 5Tesla33 filings$102k
- 6Solidigm23 filings$131k
- 7Meta22 filings$167k
- 8Apple21 filings$151k
- 9Trackonomy Systems17 filings$137k
- 10Itron15 filings$70k
- 11Acuity Brands14 filings$82k
- 12Trimble13 filings$116k
- 13Advanced Energy Industries12 filings$96k
- 14Srishti I2i Biz Solutions12 filings$118k
- 15Samsung12 filings$110k
- 16Supermicro11 filings$108k
- 17Fitbit10 filings$103k
- 18simplehuman10 filings$96k
- 19Aclara Technologies9 filings$69k
- 20Sonnen9 filings$88k
- 21Microchip Technology8 filings$103k
- 22Sibros Technologies8 filings$117k
- 23Marvell7 filings$101k
- 24Microsoft7 filings$141k
- 25SF Motors7 filings$126k
- 26AMD7 filings$88k
- 27L&T Technology Services7 filings$98k
- 28Schneider Electric7 filings$93k
- 29Sovereign Technologies6 filings$114k
- 30Globalstar6 filings$70k
- 31Teradyne6 filings$110k
- 32Cognosos5 filings$98k
- 33NIO5 filings$120k
- 34Quanergy5 filings$108k
- 35SLB5 filings$131k
- 36Avery Dennison5 filings$76k
- 37Comet Technologies5 filings$121k
- 38ID TECH5 filings$102k
- 39Nova Measuring Instruments5 filings$115k
- 40Silicon Laboratories5 filings$90k
- 41Enel5 filings$147k
- 42ABV Electronics4 filings$55k
- 43Easi4 filings$76k
- 44Latch4 filings$94k
- 45Lite-On4 filings$111k
- 46Milwaukee Electric Tool4 filings$98k
- 47Romeo Systems4 filings$100k
- 48Technosquare4 filings$94k
- 49Anu Software Consultants4 filings$93k
- 50Bitrode4 filings$78k
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.
- 1Senior Firmware Engineer329 filings$135k
- 2Sr. Firmware Engineer144 filings$128k
- 3Staff Firmware Engineer142 filings$160k
- 4Embedded Firmware Engineer107 filings$92k
- 5Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering101 filings$141k
- 6Firmware Engineer II77 filings$100k
- 7Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering68 filings$115k
- 8Technologist, Firmware Engineering67 filings$170k
- 9Principal Firmware Engineer64 filings$182k
- 10Senior Engineer, Firmware Engineering51 filings$93k
- 11Mts Firmware Engineer50 filings$140k
- 12Firmware Engineering49 filings$193k
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.