Embedded & Firmware salary in San Francisco
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
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Embedded & Firmware pay in San Francisco is measured from 29 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 17 postings put the middle half between $205,000 and $228,000, with a median of $207,000.
By level here, the medians run mid-level $234,700 and senior $207,000.
Against the 14 other measured markets for embedded & firmware at senior, this sits below 3 of them; Mountain View leads at $229,100.
32 embedded & firmware roles are open in San Francisco right now, 32 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $192,250 – $324,000 | $234,700 | 12 |
| Senior | $205,000 – $228,000 | $207,000 | 17 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open embedded & firmware roles in San Francisco · 32 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $168,000–$385,000scale $100,000–$540,000
Lead Firmware Engineer Hp · San Francisco $162,000–$252,000 4w ago 
Firmware Engineer, Data Centers Meter · San Francisco $210,000–$250,000 4w ago 
Operating Systems Engineer, Linux Kernel | Consumer Devices OpenAI · San Francisco $230,000–$385,000 4w ago 
Senior or Staff Embedded Software Engineer Ouster · San Francisco $160,000–$220,000 4w ago 
Firmware Engineering Manager, Lyft Urban Solutions Lyft · San Francisco $176,000–$220,000 6w ago Control Systems Software Engineer, Robotics OpenAI · San Francisco $380,000–$460,000 6w ago Embedded Protective Intelligence Analyst Sibylline Ltd · San Francisco $153,000–$191,000 6w ago 
Principal Firmware Engineer Fellow · San Francisco $225,000–$250,000 7w ago Systems Software Engineer, Silicon Bringup OpenAI · San Francisco $266,000–$445,000 2mo ago 
Firmware Engineer - San Francisco Plaud · San Francisco $150,000–$200,000 2mo ago 
Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer Samsara · Remote · US $162,400–$290,000 2mo ago 
Senior Staff Linux Kernel Engineer Crusoe · San Francisco $250,000–$300,000 2mo ago 
Embedded Software Engineer (Firmware) - DoorDash Air DoorDash USA · San Francisco $168,000–$247,000 2mo ago 
Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $182,000–$230,000 4mo ago Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer Atoms · San Francisco $182,000–$230,000 4mo ago 
Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer (Secure Boot & OTA implementation) 42dot · San Francisco $189,240–$266,760 4mo ago Firmware Validation & Integration Engineer DoorDash USA · San Francisco $193,800–$285,000 4mo ago Senior Manager, Firmware Engineering Irhythmtech · Remote · US $166,000–$216,000 4mo ago Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer ATOMS Careers page · San Francisco $182,000–$230,000 4mo ago Systems Software Engineer, Security, First Party Hardware OpenAI · San Francisco $230,000–$385,000 4mo ago Embedded SW Engineer 42dot · San Francisco $214,970–$303,030 4mo ago Host Systems Software Engineer OpenAI · San Francisco $266,000–$445,000 4mo ago Capacity Systems Software Engineer OpenAI · San Francisco $347,000–$445,000 5mo ago Systems Software Engineer, Management Plane OpenAI · San Francisco $266,000–$445,000 5mo ago Networking Operating System Firmware Engineer OpenAI · San Francisco $225,000–$423,000 5mo ago Software Engineer, Kernel Performance & AI Tooling OpenAI · San Francisco $266,000–$445,000 6mo ago 
Member of Technical Staff, Kernel Engineering Inferact · San Francisco $200,000–$400,000 9mo ago Firmware Engineer, RTOS, Consumer Devices OpenAI · San Francisco $347,000–$385,000 10mo ago 
Founding Firmware Engineer Omi · San Francisco $300,000 1y ago Firmware / Embedded Systems Engineer Skild AI · San Mateo $100,000–$300,000 1y ago 
Embedded Software Engineer - Network Software Astranis · San Francisco $130,000–$175,000 2y ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer Astranis · San Francisco $180,000–$235,000 2y ago