H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, Research & Development

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Research & Development covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2024 certified median offer: $102,690.

FY2024 certified median
$102,690
Total filings
5
FY2024 25th–75th percentile
$100,568–$104,874
Top employer
Gamma Technologies LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$102,690$100,568$104,874

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, Research & DevelopmentFY2024 $102,690$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$102,690Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, Research & DevelopmentFY2024 $102,690$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$102,690
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Gamma Technologies LLC5 filings

Top cities

  1. Westmont5 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693