H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer covers 150 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,867.

FY2026 certified median
$108,867
Total filings
150
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$93,600–$130,811
Top employer
Synopsys, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202455$99,020$82,260$118,398
FY202549$98,013$88,318$114,400
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)46$108,867$93,600$130,811

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D EngineerFY2024 $99,020; FY2025 $98,013; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,867$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$99,020FY2025$98,013FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$108,867Certified median offer, R&D EngineerFY2024 $99,020; FY2025 $98,013; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,867$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$99,020FY2025$98,013FY2026*$108,867
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Synopsys, Inc.11 filings
  2. ANSYS, Inc.7 filings
  3. INTELLECTT, INC.7 filings
  4. Advantest America Inc.6 filings
  5. Caspia Technologies, LLC5 filings
  6. Silfab Solar Cells SC, Inc.5 filings
  7. ShockWatch, Inc. (Owned and operated by Media Recovery, Inc.)4 filings
  8. Vastek Inc4 filings
  9. ABB Inc.3 filings
  10. INDUSTRIAL CONNECTIONS & SOLUTIONS LLC (AN ABB COMPANY)3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose7 filings
  2. Fort Mill7 filings
  3. Sunnyvale6 filings
  4. Maple Grove5 filings
  5. Plymouth5 filings
  6. Bloomfield4 filings
  7. Gainesville4 filings
  8. Chicago4 filings
  9. Dallas4 filings
  10. Santa Clara3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Synopsys, Inc. · R&D Engineer11 filings
  2. ANSYS, Inc. · R&D Engineer7 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
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674017-2041$88,400$107,203$126,027$144,830
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2071$79,435$103,771$128,086$152,422
2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354015-1252$83,408$103,501$123,614$143,707
2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554017-2141$79,040$95,326$111,613$127,899
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2112$81,286$96,928$112,590$128,232
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2031$71,261$84,760$98,259$111,758