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Principal Firmware Engineer salaries

115 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Firmware Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$169313

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$76283

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$240000

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Active filters: Job: Principal Firmware Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer San Jose, CA $175000 H-1B Jan 22, 2021
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $174500 H-1B Jan 18, 2017
Itron, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer San Jose, CA $174278 H-1B Oct 31, 2023
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Sr. Principal Firmware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $173000 - $193000 Green Card May 9, 2018
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Principal Firmware Engineer San Diego, CA $170718 H-1B Aug 8, 2024
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $170000 H-1B Jun 29, 2018
SANDISK CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $170000 H-1B Mar 7, 2016
SANDISK CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER MILPITAS, CA $168000 H-1B Feb 26, 2016
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Longmont, CO $164958 H-1B Feb 14, 2025
TOTEMIC LABS, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER PALO ALTO, CA $164674 H-1B Oct 2, 2018
ENERGOUS CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER San Jose, CA $164674 - $187355 H-1B Dec 4, 2018
ENERGOUS CORPORATION Principal Firmware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $163363 Green Card Jun 2, 2017
Starkey Laboratories, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Eden Prairie, MN $161980 H-1B Apr 7, 2022
SK HYNIX MEMORY SOLUTIONS INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $160000 H-1B Mar 6, 2015
Kioxia America, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer San Jose, CA $157539 - $170000 H-1B Mar 2, 2020
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. SR. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $157477 - $165100 H-1B Mar 10, 2016
PROTEUS DIGITAL HEALTH, INC PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER REDWOOD CITY, CA $155000 H-1B Feb 9, 2016
Arm, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Austin, TX $154565 - $299172 H-1B Feb 18, 2025
Itron, Inc. Senior Principal Firmware Engineer Raleigh, NC $154312 H-1B Jan 31, 2025
AUGUST HOME, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $150000 H-1B Apr 24, 2019
PROTEUS DIGITAL HEALTH, INC. Principal Firmware Engineer REDWOOD CITY, CA $150000 - $170000 Green Card Oct 12, 2017
AUTOMATIC LABS, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $150000 E-3 Jan 30, 2017
STEC, INC., PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SANTA ANA, CA $150000 H-1B Mar 20, 2012
Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Longmont, CO $148646 H-1B Apr 3, 2025
LINK_A_MEDIA DEVICES CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $148000 H-1B Feb 10, 2012
BROADCOM CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN DIEGO, CA $146795 H-1B Mar 12, 2012
ON SEMICONDUCTOR SENIOR PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $146619 - $180000 H-1B Feb 20, 2018
Itron Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer West Union, SC $144219 H-1B Mar 3, 2026
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $143257 - $150000 H-1B Nov 1, 2016
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $143257 - $150000 H-1B Oct 24, 2016
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER CA, CA $143257 - $150000 H-1B Oct 27, 2016
ENERGOUS CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $142376 - $164382 H-1B Mar 9, 2016
BROADCOM CORPORATION Principal Firmware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $142140 Green Card Apr 23, 2012
Nalu Medical, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Carlsbad, CA $140000 - $160000 H-1B Jun 15, 2021
Nalu Medical, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Carlsbad, CA $140000 - $160000 H-1B Jun 16, 2021
SENSOR PLATFORMS, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $136000 H-1B Dec 4, 2010
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. Principal Firmware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $135000 - $207000 Green Card Dec 8, 2017
Medtronic, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer Frisco, TX $134992 - $142800 H-1B Aug 31, 2022
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES Principal Firmware Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $131625 Green Card Oct 28, 2014
STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER EDEN PRAIRIE, MN $130680 H-1B Oct 29, 2013
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SANTA ANA, CA $128000 - $148000 H-1B Nov 25, 2013
VT IDIRECT, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER HERNDON, VA $127684 H-1B Aug 8, 2018
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. SR PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $127431 - $226200 H-1B Oct 31, 2018
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER IRVINE, CA $125600 - $148012 H-1B Mar 24, 2016
CTRL-LABS CORPORATION Principal Firmware Engineer NEW YORK, NY $125000 Green Card May 7, 2019
ITRENEW INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER NEWARK, CA $125000 H-1B Mar 3, 2016
ITRENEW INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER NEWARK, CA $125000 H-1B Mar 12, 2015
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES, IN… PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $125000 H-1B Jun 5, 2012
HGST, INC. PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SANTA ANA, CA $124000 - $144000 H-1B Jul 28, 2014
BROADCOM CORPORATION PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER SAN DIEGO, CA $123188 H-1B Mar 13, 2012
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