H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Research Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Research Software Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,622.

FY2026 certified median
$144,622
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$126,578–$162,666
Top employer
The Trustees of Princeton University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$164,790$157,895$194,905
FY20257$151,501$134,150$173,384
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$144,622$126,578$162,666

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Research Software EngineerFY2024 $164,790; FY2025 $151,501; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,622$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$164,790FY2025$151,501FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$144,622Certified median offer, Senior Research Software EngineerFY2024 $164,790; FY2025 $151,501; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,622$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$164,790FY2025$151,501FY2026*$144,622
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Trustees of Princeton University3 filings
  2. University of Illinois2 filings
  3. University of Washington2 filings
  4. Dolby Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  5. Genentech, Inc.1 filings
  6. IBM Corporation1 filings
  7. Sage Bionetworks1 filings
  8. Simerics, Inc.1 filings
  9. The University of Chicago1 filings
  10. Trustees of Dartmouth College1 filings

Top cities

  1. Princeton3 filings
  2. Seattle3 filings
  3. Urbana2 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. South San Francisco1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. Hanover1 filings
  8. Yorktown Heights1 filings
  9. Bellevue1 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
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1221$102,482$142,334$182,166$222,019
    2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658015-1252$76,482$95,618$114,733$133,869
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1221$75,608$109,387$143,146$176,925
    2026-27Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaArea 330000115-1252$89,357$108,805$128,232$147,680
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2041$90,605$102,003$113,422$124,821