H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior R&D Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior R&D Engineer covers 133 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $125,000.

FY2026 certified median
$125,000
Total filings
133
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$115,500–$150,000
Top employer
ANSYS, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202447$113,700$106,666$126,845
FY202561$118,122$107,870$129,334
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)25$125,000$115,500$150,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior R&D EngineerFY2024 $113,700; FY2025 $118,122; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$113,700FY2025$118,122FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$125,000Certified median offer, Senior R&D EngineerFY2024 $113,700; FY2025 $118,122; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$113,700FY2025$118,122FY2026*$125,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ANSYS, Inc.43 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc.8 filings
  3. ANSYS, lnc.5 filings
  4. St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.5 filings
  5. Boston Scientific Corporation4 filings
  6. Caspia Technologies, LLC4 filings
  7. Covidien LP4 filings
  8. Vanderlande Industries, Inc.4 filings
  9. Align Technology, Inc.3 filings
  10. ATRAVERSE MEDICAL, INC.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Canonsburg10 filings
  2. San Jose8 filings
  3. Irvine7 filings
  4. Austin6 filings
  5. Boulder5 filings
  6. Marietta5 filings
  7. Plymouth5 filings
  8. Gainesville4 filings
  9. Atlanta4 filings
  10. San Diego3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ANSYS, Inc. · Senior R&D Engineer43 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc. · Senior R&D 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
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450015-1252$112,778$139,485$166,213$192,920
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2071$80,995$102,939$124,883$146,827