407 active jobs. 191 companies. Median salary $151K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Firmware Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 82% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $120K to $198K.
Salary increase: +$35K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level
Score: 30/100 · AI/LLM demand: 91% of postings
Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 35 | $126K | $162K | $191K |
| Staff | 19 | $116K | $152K | $220K |
| Mid-Level | 11 | $107K | $160K | $166K |
| Junior | 8 | $100K | $125K | $135K |
| Lead | 3 | $134K | $157K | $195K |
Junior → Mid-Level: +$35K (28%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | $160K | USD |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 6.6% |
| Remote | 4.2% |
| Hybrid | 2.2% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | 35 | 8.6% |
| Andurilindustries | 17 | 4.2% |
| ubnt | 11 | 2.7% |
| Ubiquiti | 10 | 2.5% |
| Axiado | 9 | 2.2% |
| Marvell | 7 | 1.7% |
| veryllcfc | 6 | 1.5% |
| Astera Labs | 5 | 1.2% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 179 |
| India | 22 |
| Taiwan | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 16 |
| Israel | 16 |
| China | 7 |
| Singapore | 7 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 33.5% | 112 |
| Master's Degree | 30.2% | 101 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 18.6% | 62 |
| PhD / Doctorate | 4.5% | 15 |
All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.
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