Median salary
$191,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$157.5k – $222k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
25.7%
690 of 2,683 roles
Live roles
2,683
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Node Infra
Software Engineer, Fleet Management
Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security
Software Engineer, Frontier Clusters Infrastructure
Site Reliability Engineer, Frontier Systems Infrastructure
Senior Staff+ Software Engineer, Node Infra
Security Labs Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 187 |
|
OpenAI
|
$338,250 | 28 |
Verkada
|
$222,500 | 27 |
Samsara
|
$207,350 | 27 |
| AX Axon | $207,675 | 23 |
Two Six Technologies
|
$175,649 | 13 |
PsiQuantum
|
$167,500 | 13 |
Formlabs
|
$146,500 | 13 |
Firmware Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $317,500 | 3 |
| Seattle | $222,000 | 47 |
| New York | $217,500 | 29 |
| San Francisco | $210,000 | 132 |
| Boston | $197,500 | 32 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 12 |
| Austin | $169,500 | 29 |
| Atlanta | $167,500 | 13 |
| Denver | $160,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $141,321 | 12 |
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How much do Firmware Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Firmware Engineer roles is $191,500 per year. Most pay falls between $157,500 (25th percentile) and $222,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $127,390 to $256,149.
These figures are computed live from 2,683 active Firmware Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 690 (25.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Firmware Engineer roles include Anthropic and OpenAI.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.