H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Research Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,000.

FY2026 certified median
$135,000
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,000–$135,000
Top employer
L5vel Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$110,000$81,000$175,000
FY20252$113,239$102,359$124,120
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$135,000$135,000$135,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Research EngineerFY2024 $110,000; FY2025 $113,239; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$110,000FY2025$113,239FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$135,000Certified median offer, Lead Research EngineerFY2024 $110,000; FY2025 $113,239; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$110,000FY2025$113,239FY2026*$135,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. L5vel Inc4 filings
  2. GE VERNOVA INTERNATIONAL LLC1 filings
  3. Retrocausal, Inc.1 filings
  4. Salesforce, Inc.1 filings
  5. Science, Technology and Research Institute of Delaware1 filings
  6. The University of Southern California1 filings
  7. Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.1 filings
  8. TRC Solutions, Inc.1 filings
  9. TVAds AI, Inc.1 filings
  10. University of Pittsburgh1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tulsa4 filings
  2. Marina del Rey1 filings
  3. Palo Alto1 filings
  4. San Ramon1 filings
  5. New Castle1 filings
  6. Eagan1 filings
  7. Liverpool1 filings
  8. Niskayuna1 filings
  9. Pittsburgh1 filings
  10. Redmond1 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
    2026-27Tulsa, OKArea 4614017-2199$76,294$92,019$107,723$123,448
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058017-2141$80,101$97,323$114,546$131,768
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1299$59,093$91,229$123,365$155,501
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1221$101,317$119,621$137,925$156,229
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2081$68,078$91,042$113,984$136,947
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830017-2031$80,163$96,533$112,923$129,293
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
    2026-27Syracuse, NYArea 4506017-2141$79,581$95,285$110,989$126,693