Firmware Engineer
Median salary
$133,989
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$112,290 – $163,723
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.72%
-5.67% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
154 filings
Firmware Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$94,314
P25$112,290
Median$133,989
P75$163,723
P90$187,243
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$103,88122 LCAs
Level II$123,80170 LCAs
Level III$168,00025 LCAs
Level IV$168,23012 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Firmware Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 49%Electrical Engineers 19%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 10%Computer Occupations, All Other 8%Computer Hardware Engineers 6%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 49.35% | 76 | $113,602 | $131,850 | $161,792 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 18.83% | 29 | $118,910 | $135,000 | $163,192 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 10.39% | 16 | $134,052 | $154,610 | $170,000 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 7.79% | 12 | $84,329 | $97,500 | $125,625 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 | 5.84% | 9 | $125,466 | $135,000 | $165,754 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.25% | 5 | $102,710 | $111,363 | $120,860 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Firmware Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | 14 | $127,878 | -3% |
| Toyota Material Handling | 10 | $94,020 | -28.7% |
| Milwaukee Electric Tool | 7 | $96,305 | -28.7% |
| Zoox | 6 | $195,787 | +48.5% |
| Micron Technology | 5 | $140,818 | +4.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Firmware Engineer42 LCAs · median $160,986
- Firmware Engineer II22 LCAs · median $100,246
- Firmware Engineer I5 LCAs · median $88,234