H-1B Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering is $145,000, across 67 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$145,000
Average wage
$145,239
90th percentile
$166,051
Certified LCAs
67
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $110,000
- 25th
- $134,209
- Median
- $145,000
- Average
- $145,239
- 90th
- $166,051
- Highest
- $198,353
Based on 67 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| GoPro, Inc. | 1 | $198,353 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $170,436 |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | 61 | $142,667 |
| HGST, Inc. | 1 | $120,000 |
Salaries by location
Irvine, CA · $142,667Milpitas, CA · $150,546San Jose, CA · $150,000Colorado Springs, CO · $136,000Longmont, CO · $110,000Santa Ana, CA · $140,000Chandler, AZ · $126,298Newark, CA · $143,250Mountain View, CA · $181,512Sunnyvale, CA · $150,000Thornton, CO · $127,712Sacramento, CA · $170,872Eden Prairie, MN · $154,586Newport Beach, CA · $142,667Santa Clara, CA · $155,000