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Firmware Manager

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Firmware Manager insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings30All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$190,42928 eligible salary records
Employer names12Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$174,393–$210,750Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02468FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2018: 3 filings18FY 2019: 1 filings19FY 2020: 4 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 7 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 1 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 2 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*2 filings$223,600 median · n=1

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$200k–$225kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 28 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager16
$208,550 median · n=16 eligible
Firmware Manager6
$163,363 median · n=5 eligible
Senior Firmware Manager2
$194,000 median · n=1 eligible
Software Development Engineering - Firmware Manager2
$213,278 median · n=2 eligible
Graphics Firmware Manager1
$180,440 median · n=1 eligible
R&D Firmware Manager1
$130,207 median · n=1 eligible
Sr. Firmware Manager1
$182,568 median · n=1 eligible
Senior Embedded Firmware Manager1
$83,059 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Cupertino, CA10
$211,178 median · n=10 eligible
San Diego, CA8
$208,850 median · n=8 eligible
San Jose, CA4
$170,716 median · n=4 eligible
Santa Clara, CA2
$187,220 median · n=2 eligible
Andover, MA1
— median · n=0 eligible
Bellingham, WA1
$83,059 median · n=1 eligible
Los Angeles, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible
Loveland, CO1
$130,207 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
93.3%Certified LCAs
Certified28 93.3%
Certified - Withdrawn2 6.7%

Denominator: all 30 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Apple Inc.18
$209,100 median · n=18 eligible
Aquantia Corp.2
$160,420 median · n=2 eligible
1st Avenue Power, LLC1
— median · n=0 eligible
Alpha Technologies Services, Inc.1
$83,059 median · n=1 eligible
Hach Company1
$130,207 median · n=1 eligible
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.1
$194,000 median · n=1 eligible
Micron Technology, Inc.1
$186,858 median · n=1 eligible
Microchip Technology Inc.1
$178,069 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$190,429Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$130,353
25th percentile$174,393
Median (50th)$190,429
75th percentile$210,750
90th percentile$217,731

n=28 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

30 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$223,600 /yr

I-200-26125-868812
Reported wage: $223,600–$298,100 / year
Annualized: $223,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-12
Employment end: 2029-11-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA05/05/202611/02/2026
1st Avenue Power, LLCFirmware Manager

Filing details

$230,000 /yr

I-200-26078-714084
Reported wage: $230,000 / year
Annualized: $230,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-27
Employment end: 2029-03-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Los Angeles, CA03/18/202603/30/2026
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$208,300 /yr

I-200-25178-133837
Reported wage: $208,300–$313,000 / year
Annualized: $208,300
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-07
Employment end: 2028-12-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA06/27/202512/25/2025
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$216,590 /yr

I-200-25156-055202
Reported wage: $216,590–$286,600 / year
Annualized: $216,590
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-12
Employment end: 2028-11-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA06/05/202511/09/2025
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$181,000 /yr

I-200-25139-989083
Reported wage: $181,000–$272,300 / year
Annualized: $181,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-27
Employment end: 2028-11-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA05/19/202511/13/2025
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$181,000 /yr

I-200-24277-382215
Reported wage: $181,000–$272,300 / year
Annualized: $181,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-10
Employment end: 2028-04-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA10/03/202404/02/2025
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineering - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$213,556 /yr

I-200-24016-643629
Reported wage: $213,556–$275,600 / year
Annualized: $213,556
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-01-23
Employment end: 2027-06-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA01/16/202406/05/2024
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$210,000 /yr

I-200-22351-647362
Reported wage: $210,000 / year
Annualized: $210,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-23
Employment end: 2026-01-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA12/16/202201/02/2023
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$208,800 /yr

I-200-22340-624874
Reported wage: $208,800 / year
Annualized: $208,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-13
Employment end: 2025-12-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA12/06/202212/19/2022
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$216,728 /yr

I-200-22217-399695
Reported wage: $216,728 / year
Annualized: $216,728
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-12
Employment end: 2025-12-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA08/05/202212/23/2022
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$194,063 /yr

I-200-22139-192619
Reported wage: $194,063 / year
Annualized: $194,063
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-26
Employment end: 2025-10-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA05/19/202210/14/2022
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineering - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$213,000 /yr

I-200-22116-109656
Reported wage: $213,000 / year
Annualized: $213,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-03
Employment end: 2025-05-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA04/26/202205/02/2022
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$262,886 /yr

I-200-22101-056969
Reported wage: $262,886 / year
Annualized: $262,886
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-18
Employment end: 2025-04-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA04/11/202204/14/2022
Embecta (Berra Holdings Ii LLC)Senior Firmware Manager

Filing details

$175,000 /yr

I-200-22020-842980
Reported wage: $175,000–$185,000 / year
Annualized: $175,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-14
Employment end: 2025-02-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Andover, MA01/20/202202/21/2022
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$220,070 /yr

I-200-22032-867207
Reported wage: $220,070 / year
Annualized: $220,070
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-07
Employment end: 2025-02-07
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA01/31/202202/08/2022
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$209,399 /yr

I-200-21336-740507
Reported wage: $209,399 / year
Annualized: $209,399
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-09
Employment end: 2024-12-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA12/02/202112/06/2021
Alpha Technologies Services, Inc.Senior Embedded Firmware Manager

Filing details

$83,059 /yr

I-200-21250-568475
Reported wage: $83,059 / year
Annualized: $83,059
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-09-14
Employment end: 2024-11-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellingham, WA09/07/202111/26/2021
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$206,389 /yr

I-200-21172-415489
Reported wage: $206,389 / year
Annualized: $206,389
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-28
Employment end: 2024-07-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA06/21/202107/02/2021
Microchip Technology Inc.Firmware Manager

Filing details

$178,069 /yr

I-200-21015-016377
Reported wage: $178,069–$198,069 / year
Annualized: $178,069
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-01-25
Employment end: 2024-07-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA01/15/202107/14/2021
Hach CompanyR&D Firmware Manager

Filing details

$130,207 /yr

I-200-20142-594297
Reported wage: $130,207 / year
Annualized: $130,207
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-05-29
Employment end: 2023-04-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Loveland, CO05/21/202005/28/2020
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$179,109 /yr

I-200-20079-420762
Reported wage: $179,109 / year
Annualized: $179,109
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-26
Employment end: 2023-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA03/19/202007/01/2020
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer - Firmware Manager

Filing details

$133,557 /yr

I-200-20034-293989
Reported wage: $133,557–$175,000 / year
Annualized: $133,557
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-02-10
Employment end: 2023-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA02/03/202007/01/2020
Apple Inc.Software Development Engineer-Firmware Manager

Filing details

$130,416 /yr

I-200-19329-166657
Reported wage: $130,416–$203,585 / year
Annualized: $130,416
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-12-03
Employment end: 2023-05-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA11/25/201905/06/2020
Petaio, Inc.Firmware Manager

Filing details

$126,027 /yr

I-200-19077-483582
Reported wage: $126,027–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $126,027
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-22
Employment end: 2022-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA03/18/201909/02/2019
Nvidia CorporationGraphics Firmware Manager

Filing details

$180,440 /yr

I-200-18134-891313
Reported wage: $180,440–$196,930 / year
Annualized: $180,440
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-22
Employment end: 2021-05-21
Worker positions: 25

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA05/16/201805/22/2018

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.