H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead R&D Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead R&D Engineer covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,550.

FY2026 certified median
$133,550
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$111,295–$166,603
Top employer
ANSYS, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$126,610$126,610$136,145
FY202511$137,592$131,581$149,760
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$133,550$111,295$166,603

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead R&D EngineerFY2024 $126,610; FY2025 $137,592; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,550$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$126,610FY2025$137,592FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,550Certified median offer, Lead R&D EngineerFY2024 $126,610; FY2025 $137,592; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,550$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$126,610FY2025$137,592FY2026*$133,550
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ANSYS, Inc.18 filings
  2. Additive Technologies LLC1 filings
  3. Advanced Cooling Technologies1 filings
  4. Eovations, LLC1 filings
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc.1 filings
  6. Monolith Resources LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Canonsburg7 filings
  2. Apex3 filings
  3. Lebanon2 filings
  4. Selma1 filings
  5. Fremont1 filings
  6. San Carlos1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. Palm City1 filings
  9. Atlanta1 filings
  10. Kennesaw1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ANSYS, Inc. · Lead R&D Engineer18 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
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaArea 330000115-1252$89,357$108,805$128,232$147,680
2026-27Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areaArea 10000317-2141$76,253$92,061$107,869$123,677
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Lancaster, PAArea 2954017-2141$69,202$81,557$93,912$106,267
2026-27Port St. Lucie, FLArea 3894017-2112$70,762$87,797$104,832$121,867
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437