H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Research Engineer covers 876 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $194,090.

FY2026 certified median
$194,090
Total filings
876
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$154,003–$237,893
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024243$151,439$107,935$204,734
FY2025315$178,360$112,130$220,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)318$194,090$154,003$237,893

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research EngineerFY2024 $151,439; FY2025 $178,360; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,090$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$151,439FY2025$178,360FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$194,090Certified median offer, Research EngineerFY2024 $151,439; FY2025 $178,360; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $194,090$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$151,439FY2025$178,360FY2026*$194,090
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc153 filings
  2. Google LLC126 filings
  3. The Leland Stanford, Jr University46 filings
  4. Resolve AI, Inc.32 filings
  5. Matic Robots, Inc.23 filings
  6. FORD MOTOR COMPANY19 filings
  7. Southwest Research Institute17 filings
  8. Character Technologies Inc.14 filings
  9. Luma AI, Inc.12 filings
  10. Skild AI, Inc.12 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View130 filings
  2. San Francisco72 filings
  3. Menlo Park71 filings
  4. New York65 filings
  5. Stanford39 filings
  6. Palo Alto33 filings
  7. Pittsburgh31 filings
  8. San Jose23 filings
  9. Redmond20 filings
  10. Burlingame19 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Research Engineer153 filings
  2. Google LLC · Research Engineer126 filings
  3. The Leland Stanford, Jr University · Research Engineer46 filings
  4. Resolve AI, Inc. · Research Engineer32 filings
  5. Matic Robots, Inc. · Research Engineer23 filings
  6. FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Research Engineer19 filings
  7. Southwest Research Institute · Research Engineer17 filings
  8. Character Technologies Inc. · Research Engineer14 filings
  9. Luma AI, Inc. · Research Engineer12 filings
  10. Skild AI, Inc. · Research Engineer12 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 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651