H-1B Wage Lookup

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
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$189,585$129,793$202,293
FY20253$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

Certified median offer, Research Engineer IVFY2024 $189,585; FY2025 $93,953; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,651$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$189,585FY2025$93,953FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,651Certified median offer, Research Engineer IVFY2024 $189,585; FY2025 $93,953; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,651$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$189,585FY2025$93,953FY2026*$133,651
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station5 filings
  2. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company1 filings
  3. MODEC AMERICA INC1 filings
  4. Rheem Manufacturing Company1 filings
  5. The University of Alabama in Huntsville1 filings
  6. Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI)1 filings

Top cities

  1. College Station5 filings
  2. Huntsville1 filings
  3. Montgomery1 filings
  4. Los Altos1 filings
  5. Milpitas1 filings
  6. 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778019-2032$45,157$52,686$60,216$67,746
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778015-2051$63,794$86,174$108,576$130,957
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2121$101,504$126,880$152,235$177,611
    2026-27Huntsville, ALArea 2662017-2081$77,376$96,720$116,043$135,387
    2026-27Montgomery, ALArea 3386017-2141$70,595$82,846$95,077$107,328
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403