Side-by-side distribution
Firmware Engineer
$191,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.6%
- Live roles
- 194
Technical Product Manager
$190,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 53.9%
- Live roles
- 1,026
Highest-paying jobs
Networking Operating System Firmware Engineer
Firmware Engineer, Robotics
ASIC Firmware Engineer, Modeling
Firmware Engineer, RTOS, Consumer Devices
Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer
Firmware Engineer, Robotics and Surgery Engineering
Founding Firmware Engineer
Firmware/ Embedded Systems Engineer
Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Firmware
Staff Firmware Engineer
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager
Technical Program Manager
Staff Technical Program Manager, Physical Design
Director, RISC-V Software TPM & Ops
Technical Program Manager, Product Software
Technical Program Manager, Architecture
Technical Program Manager, Hardware Chips Development
Technical Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Technical Program Manager, Applied API & Product
Technical Program Manager, API Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$345,500 | 4 |
ALSO
|
$187,500 | 4 |
CoreWeave
|
$197,500 | 3 |
Mach Industries
|
$172,500 | 3 |
ALTEN Technology USA
|
$120,000 | 3 |
42dot
|
$228,000 | 2 |
Everpure
|
$216,250 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 60 |
|
Anthropic
|
$345,000 | 14 |
Aurora Innovation
|
$221,500 | 14 |
|
OpenAI
|
$271,000 | 12 |
Fluidstack
|
$213,000 | 12 |
| SA Scale AI | $217,350 | 10 |
Scout Motors
|
$155,000 | 10 |
|
CoreWeave
|
$207,000 | 9 |
Firmware Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $210,458 | 14 |
| New York | $197,500 | 7 |
Technical Product Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 127 |
| Austin | $213,000 | 15 |
| London | $209,051 | 5 |
| New York | $203,000 | 86 |
| Seattle | $203,000 | 51 |
| Denver | $173,568 | 10 |
| Boston | $172,500 | 27 |
| Los Angeles | $164,500 | 10 |
| Chicago | $147,500 | 3 |
| Toronto | $130,000 | 13 |
Firmware Engineer vs Technical Product Manager: which pays more?
The median for Firmware Engineer is $191,250 per year (typically $160,000–$214,625), versus $190,000 for Technical Product Manager ($155,000–$220,000). That puts Firmware Engineer about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Firmware Engineer and Technical Product Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.