H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer Software

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer Software covers 410 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,456.

FY2026 certified median
$186,456
Total filings
410
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$156,998–$216,471
Top employer
VMware LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024104$177,873$148,330$208,795
FY2025203$182,771$151,724$216,565
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)103$186,456$156,998$216,471

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Engineer SoftwareFY2024 $177,873; FY2025 $182,771; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,456$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$177,873FY2025$182,771FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,456Certified median offer, R&D Engineer SoftwareFY2024 $177,873; FY2025 $182,771; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,456$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$177,873FY2025$182,771FY2026*$186,456
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. VMware LLC237 filings
  2. CA, Inc.107 filings
  3. Broadcom Corporation36 filings
  4. Brocade Communications Systems22 filings
  5. Avago Technologies US Inc.5 filings
  6. LSI Corporation3 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto181 filings
  2. San Jose56 filings
  3. Lisle21 filings
  4. Burlington21 filings
  5. Plano19 filings
  6. Austin16 filings
  7. Durham14 filings
  8. Bellevue13 filings
  9. Draper7 filings
  10. Irvine6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. VMware LLC · R&D Engineer Software237 filings
  2. CA, Inc. · R&D Engineer Software107 filings
  3. Broadcom Corporation · R&D Engineer Software36 filings
  4. Brocade Communications Systems · R&D Engineer Software22 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192