H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II

Occupation profile for RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,446.

FY2026 certified median
$140,446
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$139,815–$141,076
Top employer
The Trustees of Princeton University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$135,000$134,250$135,000
FY20253$142,933$141,059$144,806
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$140,446$139,815$141,076

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER IIFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $142,933; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,446$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$135,000FY2025$142,933FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,446Certified median offer, RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER IIFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $142,933; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,446$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$135,000FY2025$142,933FY2026*$140,446
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University11 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University · RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II11 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
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1221$102,482$142,334$182,166$222,019
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-2051$83,970$110,302$136,635$162,968
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-2021$79,851$112,611$145,350$178,110