H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Engineer, R&D

Occupation profile for Senior Engineer, R&D covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $139,739.

FY2026 certified median
$139,739
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$125,264–$161,341
Top employer
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$111,613$110,147$113,080
FY20255$120,000$105,000$142,115
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$139,739$125,264$161,341

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Engineer, R&DFY2024 $111,613; FY2025 $120,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,739$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$111,613FY2025$120,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$139,739Certified median offer, Senior Engineer, R&DFY2024 $111,613; FY2025 $120,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,739$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$111,613FY2025$120,000FY2026*$139,739
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.3 filings
  2. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)3 filings
  3. Biosense Webster, Inc.1 filings
  4. CooperVision, Inc.1 filings
  5. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC1 filings
  6. Edwards Lifesciences LLC1 filings
  7. Owens Corning Science and Technology, LLC1 filings
  8. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.1 filings
  9. Velcro USA, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Irvine2 filings
  2. Mountain View2 filings
  3. Minnetonka2 filings
  4. Plano2 filings
  5. Alameda1 filings
  6. Pleasanton1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Manchester1 filings
  9. Granville1 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
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2031$93,142$110,594$128,066$145,517
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2131$78,728$95,368$112,008$128,648
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2131$85,072$105,747$126,422$147,098
    2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170017-2141$79,747$97,594$115,419$133,266
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275