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Software Development Engineer Firmware, H-1B salary

What 491 H-1B filings report for “Software Development Engineer Firmware” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$175k median H-1B base salary for a Software Development Engineer Firmware, typically $140k to $205k, across 491 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$140k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$152k–$193k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$175,000
491 filings
Top (p90)
$205k
90th percentile
p10 $140k
median $175k
p90 $205k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California484$175ksame

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $175kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

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

Figures are for the exact title “Software Development Engineer Firmware”; 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.