H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Research Software Developer

Occupation profile for Research Software Developer covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $107,939.

FY2026 certified median
$107,939
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$97,380–$119,738
Top employer
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$82,772$80,386$85,157
FY20256$123,600$101,445$173,727
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$107,939$97,380$119,738

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Research Software DeveloperFY2024 $82,772; FY2025 $123,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,939$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$82,772FY2025$123,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$107,939Certified median offer, Research Software DeveloperFY2024 $82,772; FY2025 $123,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,939$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$82,772FY2025$123,600FY2026*$107,939
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL5 filings
  2. Children's Hospital Corporation3 filings
  3. Indiana University2 filings
  4. IBM Corporation1 filings
  5. University of Illinois1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chapel Hill5 filings
  2. Bloomington2 filings
  3. Boston2 filings
  4. Urbana1 filings
  5. Fall River1 filings
  6. Yorktown Heights1 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
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402015-1252$76,419$94,494$112,570$130,645
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461