H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research & Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Research & Development Engineer covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $113,067.

FY2026 certified median
$113,067
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$90,527–$132,249
Top employer
Numbers Only, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$111,500$80,000$124,200
FY20259$85,000$78,832$95,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$113,067$90,527$132,249

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research & Development EngineerFY2024 $111,500; FY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $113,067$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$111,500FY2025$85,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$113,067Certified median offer, Research & Development EngineerFY2024 $111,500; FY2025 $85,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $113,067$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$111,500FY2025$85,000FY2026*$113,067
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Numbers Only, Inc.3 filings
  2. Computer and Engineering Services, Inc.2 filings
  3. Resurgent Innovations, Inc.2 filings
  4. Schluter Systems L.P.2 filings
  5. Atosa USA, Inc.1 filings
  6. Auscultech DX LLC1 filings
  7. Future Pipe Industries, Inc.1 filings
  8. Nel Hydrogen Inc.1 filings
  9. Optimal, inc.1 filings
  10. Proton Energy Systems, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cincinnati3 filings
  2. Wallingford2 filings
  3. Vernon Hills2 filings
  4. Chassell2 filings
  5. Pittsburgh2 filings
  6. Gainesville1 filings
  7. Crawfordsville1 filings
  8. Gaithersburg1 filings
  9. Silver Spring1 filings
  10. Van Buren Township1 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
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2199$78,437$101,296$124,134$146,994
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2131$69,680$89,232$108,805$128,357
    2026-27Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan areaArea 260000117-2041$72,446$91,520$110,614$129,688
    2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530017-2141$80,038$95,763$111,488$127,213
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
    2026-27Central Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 180000217-2141$65,520$79,102$92,706$106,288
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2071$84,302$100,651$117,021$133,370
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
    2026-27Gainesville, FLArea 2354017-2112$69,493$83,491$97,469$111,467