H-1B Staff Firmware Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Firmware Engineer is $170,000, across 88 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$170,000
Average wage
$169,226
90th percentile
$214,580
Certified LCAs
88
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $68,250
- 25th
- $147,732
- Median
- $170,000
- Average
- $169,226
- 90th
- $214,580
- Highest
- $260,400
Based on 87 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Firmware Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Also, Inc. | 3 | $237,500 |
| Juul Labs, Inc. | 2 | $215,000 |
| Groq, Inc. | 4 | $214,300 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 5 | $202,466 |
| RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC | 3 | $187,500 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 11 | $180,000 |
| Synaptics Incorporated | 2 | $170,000 |
| Infinera Corporation | 9 | $169,253 |
| Power Standards Lab, Inc. | 3 | $161,886 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 3 | $159,016 |
| GoPro, Inc. | 7 | $157,500 |
| Avnera Corporation | 2 | $143,404 |
| Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. | 2 | $130,000 |
| Enphase Energy, Inc. | 3 | $115,500 |
| Itron, Inc. | 3 | $75,684 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $178,915Palo Alto, CA · $211,233San Mateo, CA · $157,500San Diego, CA · $160,000Austin, TX · $118,165Milpitas, CA · $151,212San Francisco, CA · $208,000Santa Clara, CA · $149,079Denver, CO · $146,786Mountain View, CA · $214,300Fremont, CA · $190,094Hillsboro, OR · $143,404Miami, FL · $135,000Milwaukee, WI · $97,677Bellevue, WA · $215,000