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Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering, H-1B salary

What 101 H-1B filings report for “Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$141k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering, typically $116k to $165k, across 101 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$116k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$127k–$155k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$140,525
101 filings
Top (p90)
$165k
90th percentile
p10 $116k
median $141k
p90 $165k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California84$144k+$3k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $141kfor 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 Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering?

The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering roles is Western Digital, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

Figures are for the exact title “Principal Engineer Firmware Engineering”; 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.