H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer Software 4

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer Software 4 covers 80 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $149,781.

FY2025 certified median
$149,781
Total filings
80
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$149,781–$149,781
Top employer
VMware LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202479$193,155$181,512$201,851
FY20251$149,781$149,781$149,781

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 4FY2024 $193,155; FY2025 $149,781$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$193,155FY2025$149,781Certified median offer, R&D Engineer Software 4FY2024 $193,155; FY2025 $149,781$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$193,155FY2025$149,781
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. VMware LLC78 filings
  2. CA, Inc.1 filings
  3. Pivotal Software, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto55 filings
  2. Burlington5 filings
  3. Bellevue4 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. Phoenix1 filings
  6. San Jose1 filings
  7. Broomfield1 filings
  8. Boston1 filings
  9. Chesterfield1 filings
  10. Highland Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. VMware LLC · R&D Engineer Software 478 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1299$92,539$115,565$138,590$161,616
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894