H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Research Engineer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $222,500.

FY2026 certified median
$222,500
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$221,250–$223,750
Top employer
Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20253$263,526$226,789$300,263
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$222,500$221,250$223,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff Research EngineerFY2025 $263,526; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $222,500$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2025$263,526FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$222,500Certified median offer, Senior Staff Research EngineerFY2025 $263,526; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $222,500$0$90k$180k$270kFY2025$263,526FY2026*$222,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Boston Dynamics, Inc.4 filings
  2. Google LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Waltham4 filings
  2. Mountain View1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614