Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer)
Occupation profile for Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer) covers 33 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $213,512.
- FY2026 certified median
- $213,512
- Total filings
- 33
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $209,082–$225,000
- Top employer
- OpenAI OpCo, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $327,500 | $295,000 | $402,500 |
| FY2025 | 15 | $310,000 | $245,000 | $370,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 14 | $213,512 | $209,082 | $225,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- OpenAI OpCo, LLC17 filings
- Anthropic, PBC8 filings
- Essential AI Labs Inc.3 filings
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.2 filings
- EvolutionaryScale PBC2 filings
- Odyssey Systems Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- San Francisco31 filings
- Menlo Park1 filings
- San Bruno1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1221 | $100,422 | $137,779 | $175,136 | $212,493 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |