Check my payFirmware Engineer salary by level
Firmware and Embedded Systems pay in 2026, from entry level to VP, in the highest-paying US markets.
Modeled estimate · Updated October 2026Median base salary, Senior Firmware Engineer, top-tier markets
From entry level to VP, medians run from $105k to $418k.
Individual contributor track
Median base salary in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle.
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Firmware EngineerIC1 Associate / Entry | $105k |
| Firmware EngineerIC2 Mid-level | $145k |
| Senior Firmware EngineerIC3 Senior | $190k |
| Staff Firmware EngineerIC4 Staff / Lead | $232k |
| Principal Firmware EngineerIC5 Senior Staff / Principal | $270k |
| Distinguished Firmware EngineerIC6 Distinguished | $314k |
Management track
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Manager, Firmware and Embedded SystemsM2 Associate Manager | $200k |
| Manager, Firmware and Embedded SystemsM3 Manager | $232k |
| Senior Manager, Firmware and Embedded SystemsM4 Senior Manager | $270k |
| Director, Firmware and Embedded SystemsM5 Director | $319k |
| Senior Director, Firmware and Embedded SystemsM6 Senior Director | $361k |
| VP, Firmware and Embedded SystemsE1 Vice President | $418k |
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Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled estimates built by compensation practitioners from publicly discussed pay and from how companies typically structure salary ranges by level and location. They are not survey results and not any company's actual ranges. Use them to get oriented before a pay conversation, not as an exact offer number.