H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineering

Occupation profile for R&D Engineering covers 73 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,014.

FY2026 certified median
$141,014
Total filings
73
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$114,386–$175,053
Top employer
Synopsys, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202428$139,490$111,406$165,317
FY202528$162,974$140,190$201,819
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$141,014$114,386$175,053

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D EngineeringFY2024 $139,490; FY2025 $162,974; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,014$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$139,490FY2025$162,974FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$141,014Certified median offer, R&D EngineeringFY2024 $139,490; FY2025 $162,974; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,014$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$139,490FY2025$162,974FY2026*$141,014
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Synopsys, Inc.71 filings
  2. Software Integrity Group, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale26 filings
  2. Austin10 filings
  3. Hillsboro9 filings
  4. Marlborough6 filings
  5. Morrisville5 filings
  6. Indianapolis2 filings
  7. Troy2 filings
  8. Glendora1 filings
  9. La Jolla1 filings
  10. Mountain View1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Synopsys, Inc. · R&D Engineering71 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
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-1252$77,667$95,805$113,942$132,080
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-1252$87,901$106,891$125,902$144,893