H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Research Engineer covers 175 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $129,927.

FY2026 certified median
$129,927
Total filings
175
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$116,918–$196,941
Top employer
3M Company
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202465$123,072$110,000$142,563
FY202556$128,527$109,671$179,982
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)54$129,927$116,918$196,941

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research EngineerFY2024 $123,072; FY2025 $128,527; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,927$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$123,072FY2025$128,527FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$129,927Certified median offer, Senior Research EngineerFY2024 $123,072; FY2025 $128,527; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,927$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$123,072FY2025$128,527FY2026*$129,927
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. 3M Company15 filings
  2. Southwest Research Institute12 filings
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology9 filings
  4. Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.9 filings
  5. CertainTeed LLC7 filings
  6. Google LLC7 filings
  7. PlusAI, Inc.7 filings
  8. InnoPeak Technology, Inc.5 filings
  9. SEQUEN AI, INC4 filings
  10. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Antonio12 filings
  2. Mountain View9 filings
  3. Atlanta9 filings
  4. Northborough9 filings
  5. Palo Alto8 filings
  6. Santa Clara7 filings
  7. Maplewood7 filings
  8. St. Paul7 filings
  9. San Francisco5 filings
  10. Cambridge5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. 3M Company · Senior Research Engineer15 filings
  2. Southwest Research Institute · Senior Research Engineer12 filings
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology · Senior Research Engineer9 filings
  4. Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. · Senior Research Engineer9 filings
  5. CertainTeed LLC · Senior Research Engineer7 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 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2131$93,413$109,720$126,048$142,355
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2131$92,123$104,187$116,272$128,336
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2112$76,128$92,477$108,826$125,174
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346019-2032$92,664$108,680$124,696$140,712
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182