Remote Hardware / Firmware / Embedded Salary (2026)
Based on 84 live, fully-remote Hardware / Firmware / Embedded listings in the SleepHire index — real salaries from company job posts, not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.
25th pct
$150K
Median
$186K
75th pct
$233K
Median by seniority
mid6 roles$141K
senior29 roles$210K
staff9 roles$240K
lead6 roles$190K
Figures are annualised USD equivalents derived from the salary ranges published on each listing. Percentiles use the midpoint of each range.
Salaries for other roles
Engineering Management · $230KResearch Scientist / Engineer · $225KProduct Management · $189KDeveloper Relations · $187KFullstack · $183KSecurity · $177KSolutions / Sales Eng · $175KMobile (iOS / Android) · $172KDevOps / SRE / Platform · $170KBackend · $168KData Science / Analytics · $166KProduct Design (UX / UI) · $163KBrand / Visual Design · $150KFrontend · $148KData Engineering · $140KMachine Learning / AI · $135KTechnical Writer · $128KQA / Test · $118K