Firmware Engineer salary

Typical advertised pay for Firmware Engineer roles, from real job postings on FindRole.

Median advertised base salary

$196,750

Most postings fall between $177,250 and $221,000.

Based on 38 postings across 10 companies. Updated October 27, 2026.

As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Firmware Engineer roles is $196,750, based on 38 live job postings from 10 employers tracked by FindRole.

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Salary by seniority

Level	25th %ile	Median	75th %ile	Postings
Senior	$177,250	$205,375	$222,125	20
Not specified	$152,150	$181,000	$204,250	15

Skills employers ask for

Share of Firmware Engineer postings that name each skill.

C 82% · 31 of 38
I2C 61% · 23 of 38
SPI 61% · 23 of 38
C++ 50% · 19 of 38
Firmware 47% · 18 of 38
UART 42% · 16 of 38
USB 39% · 15 of 38
ARM 37% · 14 of 38
Python 37% · 14 of 38
Ethernet 32% · 12 of 38
JTAG 32% · 12 of 38
RTOS 32% · 12 of 38

Counted once per posting across 38 Firmware Engineer postings with an extracted skill list, as of October 2026. Spellings are folded to one name (K8s → Kubernetes) — see methodology.

Related roles

Titles whose postings ask for many of the same skills.

Embedded Software Engineer shares C, I2C, SPI median $150,424
Electrical Engineer shares I2C, SPI, C++ median $152,150

Top companies hiring Firmware Engineers

Anduril Industries 10 postings · median $194,500
Apple Inc 6 postings · median $214,000
Nvidia 6 postings · median $216,250
Microsoft 6 postings · median $177,250
Amd 4 postings · median $199,500
Broadcom 2 postings · median $124,925
Danaher Corporation 1 postings · median $140,000
PWC 1 postings · median $139,500

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These figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Firmware Engineer job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.