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Software Engineer Firmware

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Software Engineer Firmware insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings78All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$114,50576 eligible salary records
Employer names4Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$97,224–$125,320Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
06131926FY 2016: 23 filings16FY 2017: 13 filings17FY 2018: 19 filings18FY 2019: 8 filings19FY 2020: 6 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 5 filings22FY 2024: 1 filings24Fiscal year
FY 20241 filings$118,450 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
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 76 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

Top 4 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

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
97.4%Certified LCAs
Certified76 97.4%
Denied2 2.6%

Denominator: all 78 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 2 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
$114,505Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$87,304
25th percentile$97,224
Median (50th)$114,505
75th percentile$125,320
90th percentile$145,433

n=76 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

78 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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware I

Filing details

$118,450 /yr

I-200-24075-802908
Reported wage: $118,450 / year
Annualized: $118,450
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-22
Employment end: 2027-09-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Spring, TX03/15/202409/11/2024
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$75,795 /yr

I-200-22083-008217
Reported wage: $75,795 / year
Annualized: $75,795
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-31
Employment end: 2025-08-24
Worker positions: 10

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

Spring, TX03/24/202208/25/2022
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$190,077.14 /yr

I-200-22047-905141
Reported wage: $190,077.14–$214,200 / year
Annualized: $190,077
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-23
Employment end: 2025-07-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Austin, TX02/15/202207/13/2022
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware V

Filing details

$121,400.14 /yr

I-200-22029-863107
Reported wage: $121,400.14–$158,626.01 / year
Annualized: $121,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-04
Employment end: 2025-07-27
Worker positions: 10

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

Boise, ID01/28/202207/28/2022
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware V

Filing details

$121,400.14 /yr

I-200-22029-863113
Reported wage: $121,400.14–$158,626.01 / year
Annualized: $121,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-04
Employment end: 2025-07-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Meridian, ID01/28/202207/28/2022
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$174,573 /yr

I-200-21334-730961
Reported wage: $174,573–$242,772.68 / year
Annualized: $174,573
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-07
Employment end: 2025-03-29
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA11/30/202103/30/2022
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$130,995.49 /yr

I-200-21112-251493
Reported wage: $130,995.49 / year
Annualized: $130,995
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-29
Employment end: 2024-10-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Houston, TX04/22/202110/13/2021
Hp Inc.Manager Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$165,000 /yr

I-200-21098-208179
Reported wage: $165,000 / year
Annualized: $165,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-15
Employment end: 2024-08-23
Worker positions: 1

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

Vancouver, WA04/08/202108/24/2021
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$78,000 /yr

I-200-21077-158506
Reported wage: $78,000 / year
Annualized: $78,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-25
Employment end: 2024-09-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Spring, TX03/18/202109/03/2021
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$114,131 /yr

I-200-20164-649203
Reported wage: $114,131–$122,414.32 / year
Annualized: $114,131
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-06-19
Employment end: 2023-11-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Houston, TX06/12/202011/16/2020
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-20093-455393
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-09
Employment end: 2023-06-23
Worker positions: 1

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

Spring, TX04/02/202006/24/2020
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$145,433.23 /yr

I-200-20077-414058
Reported wage: $145,433.23–$161,047 / year
Annualized: $145,433
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-24
Employment end: 2023-06-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Spring, TX03/17/202006/02/2020
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$127,941 /yr

I-200-20067-386986
Reported wage: $127,941–$150,215.52 / year
Annualized: $127,941
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-13
Employment end: 2023-09-04
Worker positions: 5

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

Spring, TX03/06/202009/05/2020
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$127,941 /yr

I-200-20059-360458
Reported wage: $127,941–$145,812 / year
Annualized: $127,941
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-05
Employment end: 2023-08-09
Worker positions: 5

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

Spring, Tx, TX02/27/202008/10/2020
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$145,433.23 /yr

I-200-19341-185933
Reported wage: $145,433.23–$157,505.41 / year
Annualized: $145,433
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-12-13
Employment end: 2023-06-02
Worker positions: 10

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

Spring, TX12/06/201906/03/2020
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$114,878 /yr

I-200-19218-326490
Reported wage: $114,878–$148,000 / year
Annualized: $114,878
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-13
Employment end: 2022-08-19
Worker positions: 30

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

Boise, IDAHO08/07/201908/19/2019
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$109,724 /yr

I-200-19066-085033
Reported wage: $109,724–$109,724 / year
Annualized: $109,724
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-18
Employment end: 2022-09-03
Worker positions: 50

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

San Diego, CALIFORNIA03/12/201909/03/2019
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$119,101 /yr

I-200-19066-295232
Reported wage: $119,101–$123,168 / year
Annualized: $119,101
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-15
Employment end: 2022-09-03
Worker positions: 50

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

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA03/11/201909/03/2019
Hp Inc.Software Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$83,907 /yr

I-200-19043-770295
Reported wage: $83,907–$117,457.26 / year
Annualized: $83,907
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-04
Employment end: 2022-08-08
Worker positions: 12

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

Boise, IDAHO02/26/201908/08/2019
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$127,063 /yr

I-200-19037-796541
Reported wage: $127,063–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $127,063
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-18
Employment end: 2022-02-11
Worker positions: 12

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

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA02/11/201902/11/2019
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$125,653 /yr

I-200-19023-104885
Reported wage: $125,653–$151,559.35 / year
Annualized: $125,653
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-08
Employment end: 2022-07-12
Worker positions: 12

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

Austin, TEXAS02/04/201907/12/2019
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$127,431 /yr

I-200-18285-567665
Reported wage: $127,431–$144,900 / year
Annualized: $127,431
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-11-09
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 12

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

Santa Clara, CA11/05/2018—
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$113,714 /yr

I-200-18277-114859
Reported wage: $113,714–$124,083 / year
Annualized: $113,714
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-10-12
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 12

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

Austin, TX10/08/2018—
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$113,714 /yr

I-200-18254-656299
Reported wage: $113,714–$124,083 / year
Annualized: $113,714
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-09-19
Employment end: 2022-02-08
Worker positions: 12

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

Austin, TX09/13/201802/08/2019
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CompanySoftware Engineer Firmware

Filing details

$106,808 /yr

I-200-18249-202645
Reported wage: $106,808–$156,306.35 / year
Annualized: $106,808
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-09-14
Employment end: 2021-09-23
Worker positions: 12

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

Boise, ID09/10/201809/23/2018

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.