Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Research Engineer I
Occupation profile for Senior Research Engineer I covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $119,018.
- FY2026 certified median
- $119,018
- Total filings
- 17
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $117,974–$119,808
- Top employer
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 9 | $84,240 | $78,750 | $90,555 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $97,259 | $92,629 | $101,888 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $119,018 | $117,974 | $119,808 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station10 filings
- Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.3 filings
- AIR Worldwide Corporation1 filings
- CertainTeed LLC1 filings
- E Ink Corporation1 filings
- The University of Southern California1 filings
Top cities
- College Station6 filings
- Bryan3 filings
- Northborough2 filings
- Playa Del Rey1 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Billerica1 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Melrose1 filings
- Malvern1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 17-2199 | $77,875 | $104,707 | $131,560 | $158,392 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2031 | $86,424 | $107,245 | $128,086 | $148,907 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2071 | $87,818 | $109,616 | $131,435 | $153,234 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2131 | $84,614 | $103,189 | $121,784 | $140,358 |
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 17-2011 | $82,638 | $99,008 | $115,357 | $131,726 |
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 17-2041 | $66,165 | $84,947 | $103,750 | $122,533 |
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 17-2131 | $75,982 | $89,752 | $103,501 | $117,270 |
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 17-2141 | $57,554 | $74,672 | $91,790 | $108,909 |
| 2026-27 | College Station-Bryan, TXArea 17780 | 19-2032 | $45,157 | $52,686 | $60,216 | $67,746 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 17-2131 | $82,285 | $104,458 | $126,630 | $148,803 |