H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineering, Sr. Engineer

Occupation profile for R&D Engineering, Sr. Engineer covers 28 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $98,197.

FY2026 certified median
$98,197
Total filings
28
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$98,197–$114,754
Top employer
ANSYS, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20251$110,713$110,713$110,713
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)27$98,197$98,197$114,754

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Engineering, Sr. EngineerFY2025 $110,713; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,197$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2025$110,713FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$98,197Certified median offer, R&D Engineering, Sr. EngineerFY2025 $110,713; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,197$0$40k$80k$120kFY2025$110,713FY2026*$98,197
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ANSYS, Inc.20 filings
  2. ANSYS, lnc.6 filings
  3. Synopsys, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Canonsburg13 filings
  2. Austin8 filings
  3. Evanston3 filings
  4. West Lafayette2 filings
  5. Atlanta1 filings
  6. Pittsburgh1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ANSYS, Inc. · R&D Engineering, Sr. Engineer20 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
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Lafayette-West Lafayette, INArea 2920015-1252$70,866$87,152$103,418$119,704
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518