H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Software Engineer

Occupation profile for R&D Software Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $121,171.

FY2026 certified median
$121,171
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$104,553–$165,650
Top employer
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$135,500$135,283$149,781
FY20256$182,127$177,154$189,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$121,171$104,553$165,650

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Software EngineerFY2024 $135,500; FY2025 $182,127; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $121,171$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$135,500FY2025$182,127FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$121,171Certified median offer, R&D Software EngineerFY2024 $135,500; FY2025 $182,127; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $121,171$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$135,500FY2025$182,127FY2026*$121,171
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3 filings
  2. VMware LLC3 filings
  3. Siemens Industry Software Inc.2 filings
  4. SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.2 filings
  5. Terran Robotics, Inc.2 filings
  6. UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)2 filings
  7. CA, Inc.1 filings
  8. Canfield Scientific, Inc.1 filings
  9. Sysintelli Inc.1 filings
  10. Toyota Automated Logistics Americas, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara3 filings
  2. Palo Alto2 filings
  3. Bloomington2 filings
  4. Princeton2 filings
  5. Fremont1 filings
  6. San Diego1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings
  8. Sunnyvale1 filings
  9. Atlanta1 filings
  10. Parsippany1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402015-1252$76,419$94,494$112,570$130,645
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1221$102,482$142,334$182,166$222,019
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080