Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
R&D Engineer Software 5
Occupation profile for R&D Engineer Software 5 covers 42 filings across the reporting window. FY2024 certified median offer: $223,752.
- FY2024 certified median
- $223,752
- Total filings
- 42
- FY2024 25th–75th percentile
- $215,468–$239,078
- Top employer
- VMware LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 42 | $223,752 | $215,468 | $239,078 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- VMware LLC42 filings
Top cities
- Palo Alto32 filings
- Bellevue3 filings
- Austin2 filings
- Broomfield1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Apex1 filings
- Edison1 filings
- Plainsboro1 filings
Filings by employer and title
- VMware LLC · R&D Engineer Software 542 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1252 | $92,789 | $117,083 | $141,398 | $165,693 |
| 2026-27 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 19740 | 15-1252 | $104,624 | $126,901 | $149,178 | $171,454 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 15-1252 | $89,398 | $112,902 | $136,406 | $159,910 |