H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research and Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Research and Development Engineer covers 92 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,000.

FY2026 certified median
$120,000
Total filings
92
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$94,300–$146,223
Top employer
FANUC America Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202430$100,000$84,100$117,221
FY202527$104,514$90,000$114,691
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)35$120,000$94,300$146,223

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research and Development EngineerFY2024 $100,000; FY2025 $104,514; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$100,000FY2025$104,514FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$120,000Certified median offer, Research and Development EngineerFY2024 $100,000; FY2025 $104,514; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$100,000FY2025$104,514FY2026*$120,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. FANUC America Corporation14 filings
  2. University of California, Los Angeles8 filings
  3. University of California, Davis6 filings
  4. Collinear Ai Inc.4 filings
  5. MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC4 filings
  6. VEROTECH SOLUTIONS, LLC4 filings
  7. A12XT Inc.3 filings
  8. University of California at Santa Barbara3 filings
  9. University of California, Berkeley3 filings
  10. Adroit Materials, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Rochester Hills14 filings
  2. Los Angeles9 filings
  3. Davis6 filings
  4. Irvine4 filings
  5. Berkeley3 filings
  6. Mountain View3 filings
  7. Palo Alto3 filings
  8. San Jose3 filings
  9. Santa Barbara3 filings
  10. Santa Clara3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. FANUC America Corporation · Research and Development Engineer14 filings
  2. University of California, Los Angeles · Research and Development Engineer8 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2199$83,512$102,690$121,888$141,066
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2041$90,147$116,272$142,376$168,501
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2199$77,813$101,712$125,590$149,490
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220017-2071$88,795$115,107$141,398$167,710
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058017-2112$86,466$101,421$116,397$131,352