H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Advanced R&D Engineer/Scientist

Occupation profile for Advanced R&D Engineer/Scientist covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,177.

FY2026 certified median
$133,177
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$131,665–$136,401
Top employer
UOP LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$122,000$122,000$122,000
FY20253$130,676$128,338$132,038
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$133,177$131,665$136,401

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Advanced R&D Engineer/ScientistFY2024 $122,000; FY2025 $130,676; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,177$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$122,000FY2025$130,676FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,177Certified median offer, Advanced R&D Engineer/ScientistFY2024 $122,000; FY2025 $130,676; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,177$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$122,000FY2025$130,676FY2026*$133,177
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UOP LLC8 filings
  2. Maxon Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Des Plaines7 filings
  2. McCook1 filings
  3. Muncie1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. UOP LLC · Advanced R&D Engineer/Scientist8 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2041$80,725$100,880$121,035$141,190
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2131$69,680$89,232$108,805$128,357
2026-27Muncie, INArea 3462017-2131$80,475$96,013$111,550$127,088