H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer Software 2

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer Software 2 covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2024 certified median offer: $145,505.

FY2024 certified median
$145,505
Total filings
8
FY2024 25th–75th percentile
$143,822–$149,389
Top employer
VMware LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$145,505$143,822$149,389

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 Software 2FY2024 $145,505$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$145,505Certified median offer, R&D Engineer Software 2FY2024 $145,505$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$145,505
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. VMware LLC8 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto7 filings
  2. Long Island City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. VMware LLC · R&D Engineer Software 28 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461