H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Manager, R&D

Occupation profile for Manager, R&D covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $196,386.

FY2026 certified median
$196,386
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$187,734–$204,619
Top employer
ANSYS, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$136,833$125,391$139,464
FY20256$150,076$137,577$167,486
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$196,386$187,734$204,619

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Manager, R&DFY2024 $136,833; FY2025 $150,076; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $196,386$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$136,833FY2025$150,076FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$196,386Certified median offer, Manager, R&DFY2024 $136,833; FY2025 $150,076; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $196,386$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$136,833FY2025$150,076FY2026*$196,386
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ANSYS, Inc.4 filings
  2. Enghouse Interactive, Inc.3 filings
  3. Stryker Corporation3 filings
  4. Broadcom Corporation2 filings
  5. ANSYS, lnc.1 filings
  6. Avago Technologies US Inc.1 filings
  7. CA, Inc.1 filings
  8. CyberArk Software USA, LP1 filings
  9. Egglife Foods, Inc.1 filings
  10. Flowserve US Company1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose4 filings
  2. Santa Clara2 filings
  3. Austin2 filings
  4. Leander2 filings
  5. South San Francisco1 filings
  6. Lisle1 filings
  7. Wolcott1 filings
  8. Waltham1 filings
  9. Portage1 filings
  10. Ithaca1 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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698011-3021$124,842$154,690$184,517$214,365
    2026-27Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 180000111-9121$98,946$134,576$170,227$205,858
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2071$81,182$108,035$134,909$161,762
    2026-27Ithaca, NYArea 2706011-3021$123,926$155,210$186,514$217,797
    2026-27Kalamazoo-Portage, MIArea 2802015-1299$52,083$72,675$93,288$113,880
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162011-3051$85,987$109,242$132,475$155,730
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136