H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Engineer/ Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Research Engineer/ Scientist covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $196,742.

FY2026 certified median
$196,742
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$193,781–$198,918
Top employer
ServiceNow, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20254$93,704$93,352$93,704
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$196,742$193,781$198,918

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research Engineer/ ScientistFY2025 $93,704; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $196,742$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$93,704FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$196,742Certified median offer, Senior Research Engineer/ ScientistFY2025 $93,704; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $196,742$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$93,704FY2026*$196,742
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ServiceNow, Inc.3 filings
  2. James Hardie Building Products, Inc.2 filings
  3. JH Research USA, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Fontana4 filings
  2. Santa Clara3 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
    2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014017-2041$92,040$104,270$116,522$128,752
    2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014017-2131$72,051$88,317$104,582$120,848
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1211$102,960$129,938$156,894$183,872