H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Security Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Security Research Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $178,854.

FY2026 certified median
$178,854
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,342–$203,840
Top employer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$130,084$121,826$138,342
FY20254$132,490$122,325$145,081
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$178,854$137,342$203,840

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Security Research EngineerFY2024 $130,084; FY2025 $132,490; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,854$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$130,084FY2025$132,490FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$178,854Certified median offer, Security Research EngineerFY2024 $130,084; FY2025 $132,490; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,854$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$130,084FY2025$132,490FY2026*$178,854
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc.8 filings
  2. DepthFirst AI, Inc.1 filings
  3. Elasticsearch, Inc.1 filings
  4. QUALYS, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose5 filings
  2. Foster City1 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Chicago1 filings
  5. Fulton1 filings
  6. Richardson1 filings
  7. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Security Research Engineer8 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 4194015-1212$104,187$150,218$196,248$242,278
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1212$87,651$123,178$158,725$194,251
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1221$111,322$133,307$155,293$177,278
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1212$88,858$111,218$133,557$155,917
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1212$112,653$137,488$162,344$187,179