Role Filing Pattern
Sr. Firmware Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 15 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Sr. Firmware Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2072.00
SOC Category: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+17.2%
Filed H-1B base wages show $135,000 vs BLS national median $115,210
Sr. Firmware Engineer (SOC 17-2072.00, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 15 filing records. Filed base wages span $108,826 to $166,068 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $135,000. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$135,000
H-1B LCA Filings
15LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$166,068
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Itron, Inc., Xilinx, Inc., Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company, and iRhythm Technologies, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Austin, TX, Santa Clara, CA, Raleigh, NC, San Jose, CA, and Charlotte, NC. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$108,826
P25$108,826
Median$135,000
P75$163,900
Max$166,068
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.$127,5007
- Itron, Inc.$135,0001
- Xilinx, Inc.$163,9001
- 1
- iRhythm Technologies, Inc.$166,0681
- AMD Design LLC$77,2931
- Tesla, Inc.N/A1
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Santa Clara, CA$170,0002
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA$166,0681
- San Jose, CA$163,9001
- Raleigh, NC$135,0001
- Charlotte, NC$121,2301
- Austin, TX$108,8266
- 1
- Hayward, CAN/A1
- 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Sr. Firmware Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Sr. Firmware Engineer H-1B LCA records is $135,000 per year.
How many Sr. Firmware Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 15 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Sr. Firmware Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Sr. Firmware Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Sr. Firmware Engineer include: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Itron, Inc., Xilinx, Inc..
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