Staff Firmware Engineer, H-1B salary
What 142 H-1B filings report for “Staff Firmware Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Firmware Engineer?
$160k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Firmware Engineer, typically $120k to $207k, across 142 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California117$164k+$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $160kfor 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 Staff Firmware Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Firmware Engineer roles are Toshiba, Tesla, Micron, Infinera, and GoPro, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff 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
- 1Toshiba13 filings$124k
- 2Tesla13 filings$181k
- 3Micron12 filings$180k
- 4Infinera11 filings$167k
- 5GoPro9 filings$164k
- 6Marvell8 filings$123k
- 7Rivian5 filings$215k
- 8Synaptics4 filings$160k
- 9Also3 filings$220k
- 10Dexcom3 filings$159k
- 11Enphase Energy3 filings$116k
- 12Power Standards Lab3 filings$162k
- 13Samsung3 filings$147k
- 14Itron3 filings$76k
- 15OmniVision Technologies3 filings$144k
- 16Skyworks Solutions2 filings$143k
- 17Fitbit2 filings$139k
- 18Groq2 filings$214k
- 19Juul2 filings$215k
- 20Nokia2 filings$185k
- 21SK hynix memory solutions America2 filings$133k
- 22Auris Health2 filings$190k
- 23Latch2 filings$198k
- 24Amperesand1 filings$190k
- 25Artyc PBC1 filings$185k
- 26Beckman Coulter1 filings$135k
- 27Byton1 filings$190k
- 28Bio-Rad Laboratories1 filings$123k
- 29Cnex Labs1 filings$170k
- 30Fortemedia1 filings$167k
- 31Globus Medical1 filings$174k
- 32Inovonics1 filings$121k
- 33Johnson Controls1 filings$98k
- 34Kioxia1 filings$150k
- 35Lumentum1 filings$159k
- 36Landis+Gyr1 filings$116k
- 37Life3601 filings$195k
- 38Meta Company1 filings$160k
- 39Microsemi1 filings$144k
- 40Nextev1 filings$185k
- 41NIO1 filings$150k
- 42Petaio1 filings$149k
- 43Pivotal1 filings$190k
- 44Plantronics1 filings$141k
- 45Proxy1 filings$208k
- 46Pura Scents1 filings$180k
- 47Renesas1 filings$151k
- 48Samsara1 filings$103k
- 49SF Motors1 filings$168k
- 50Sibel1 filings$140k
Related titles in this family
178 filings carry “Staff Firmware Engineer” in the title, across 11 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Firmware Engineer20 filings$150k
- 2Member of Technical Staff, Firmware Engineer4 filings$200k
- 3Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer4 filings$178k
- 4Senior Staff Firmware Engineer, Autonomous Driving2 filings$200k
- 5Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer, Autonomous Driving1 filings$200k
- 6Staff Firmware Engineer 21 filings$78k
- 7Staff Firmware Engineer, Autopilot Software1 filings$193k
- 8Staff Firmware Engineer - Program Lead1 filings$148k
- 9Staff. Firmware Engineer, Wireless Charging1 filings$226k
- 10Technical Staff, Firmware Engineer1 filings$144k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff 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.