H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Engineer I

Occupation profile for Research Engineer I covers 36 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $77,123.

FY2026 certified median
$77,123
Total filings
36
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$75,818–$101,067
Top employer
Georgia Institute of Technology
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$69,359$57,836$82,207
FY202516$82,000$67,836$92,160
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$77,123$75,818$101,067

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Engineer IFY2024 $69,359; FY2025 $82,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,123$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$69,359FY2025$82,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$77,123Certified median offer, Research Engineer IFY2024 $69,359; FY2025 $82,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $77,123$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$69,359FY2025$82,000FY2026*$77,123
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology20 filings
  2. The Methodist Hospital Research Institute3 filings
  3. The University of Southern California3 filings
  4. Jumio Corporation2 filings
  5. TuSimple, Inc.2 filings
  6. Advent Diamond, Inc.1 filings
  7. Rochester Institute of Technology1 filings
  8. SRI International1 filings
  9. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station1 filings
  10. The University of Alabama in Huntsville1 filings

Top cities

  1. Atlanta19 filings
  2. Houston3 filings
  3. Marina del Rey2 filings
  4. San Diego2 filings
  5. Lenexa2 filings
  6. Huntsville1 filings
  7. Scottsdale1 filings
  8. Marina Del Ray1 filings
  9. Palo Alto1 filings
  10. Forest Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology · Research Engineer I20 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2031$71,261$84,760$98,259$111,758
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2011$102,627$124,550$146,494$168,418
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206019-2032$64,792$81,453$98,093$114,754
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2141$72,010$92,893$113,776$134,659
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2031$61,235$78,146$95,056$111,966
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-1299$66,560$87,776$108,971$130,187
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1221$102,107$134,014$165,901$197,808
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2041$75,379$94,598$113,797$133,016
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2081$69,867$85,883$101,920$117,936