H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Engineer III

Occupation profile for Research Engineer III covers 38 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $111,717.

FY2026 certified median
$111,717
Total filings
38
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$100,984–$125,653
Top employer
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$158,100$118,203$168,137
FY202518$109,044$103,238$130,173
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$111,717$100,984$125,653

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Engineer IIIFY2024 $158,100; FY2025 $109,044; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $111,717$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$158,100FY2025$109,044FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$111,717Certified median offer, Research Engineer IIIFY2024 $158,100; FY2025 $109,044; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $111,717$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$158,100FY2025$109,044FY2026*$111,717
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company12 filings
  2. Rheem Manufacturing Company4 filings
  3. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station3 filings
  4. Rheem Sales Company Inc.2 filings
  5. Sofec, Inc2 filings
  6. SRI International2 filings
  7. Underwriters Laboratories Inc.2 filings
  8. University of Rochester2 filings
  9. Align Technology, Inc.1 filings
  10. Mississippi State University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas5 filings
  2. Austin3 filings
  3. Houston3 filings
  4. Santa Barbara2 filings
  5. Columbia2 filings
  6. Rochester2 filings
  7. College Station2 filings
  8. Montgomery1 filings
  9. Fort Smith1 filings
  10. Menlo Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · Research Engineer III12 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-2032$68,994$87,797$106,621$125,424
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778017-2199$77,875$104,707$131,560$158,392
2026-27Rochester, NYArea 4038015-2051$56,389$76,586$96,762$116,958
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118017-2141$70,928$86,674$102,419$118,165
2026-27Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAArea 4220017-2199$93,870$118,310$142,771$167,211
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2141$72,010$92,893$113,776$134,659
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778017-2131$75,982$89,752$103,501$117,270