Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Research Engineer IV
Occupation profile for Research Engineer IV covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,651.
- FY2026 certified median
- $133,651
- Total filings
- 10
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $132,044–$135,257
- Top employer
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $189,585 | $129,793 | $202,293 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $93,953 | $93,953 | $93,953 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $133,651 | $132,044 | $135,257 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station5 filings
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company1 filings
- MODEC AMERICA INC1 filings
- Rheem Manufacturing Company1 filings
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville1 filings
- Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI)1 filings
Top cities
- College Station5 filings
- Huntsville1 filings
- Montgomery1 filings
- Los Altos1 filings
- Milpitas1 filings
- Houston1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 19-2032 | $45,157 | $52,686 | $60,216 | $67,746 |
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 15-2051 | $63,794 | $86,174 | $108,576 | $130,957 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2121 | $101,504 | $126,880 | $152,235 | $177,611 |
| 2026-27 | Huntsville, ALArea 26620 | 17-2081 | $77,376 | $96,720 | $116,043 | $135,387 |
| 2026-27 | Montgomery, ALArea 33860 | 17-2141 | $70,595 | $82,846 | $95,077 | $107,328 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1221 | $141,336 | $178,755 | $216,195 | $253,614 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2199 | $105,664 | $138,237 | $170,830 | $203,403 |