H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

AI Research Engineer

Occupation profile for AI Research Engineer covers 33 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $178,006.

FY2026 certified median
$178,006
Total filings
33
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,000–$194,750
Top employer
Bluepill, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$145,000$109,667$174,696
FY202513$175,000$148,773$230,079
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$178,006$155,000$194,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, AI Research EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $175,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,006$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$145,000FY2025$175,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$178,006Certified median offer, AI Research EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $175,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,006$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$145,000FY2025$175,000FY2026*$178,006
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Bluepill, Inc.3 filings
  2. Duolingo, Inc.3 filings
  3. Dyna Robotics Inc.3 filings
  4. AlphaSense Inc.2 filings
  5. Archer Aviation Inc.2 filings
  6. Ellison Institute, LLC2 filings
  7. Gatik AI Inc.2 filings
  8. Nuraxi Inc.2 filings
  9. Stryder Corporation2 filings
  10. Voaige Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Pittsburgh6 filings
  2. Mountain View3 filings
  3. Palo Alto3 filings
  4. San Jose3 filings
  5. New York3 filings
  6. Seattle3 filings
  7. Los Angeles2 filings
  8. San Francisco2 filings
  9. Sunrise2 filings
  10. Boston2 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1252$88,774$116,605$144,456$172,286
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1221$101,608$119,683$137,758$155,834
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187