H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, Research Science Engineering

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Research Science Engineering covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,800.

FY2026 certified median
$164,800
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$164,800–$164,800
Top employer
Analog Devices, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$130,000$130,000$130,000
FY20254$154,434$152,853$155,826
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$164,800$164,800$164,800

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 Science EngineeringFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $154,434; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,800$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$130,000FY2025$154,434FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,800Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, Research Science EngineeringFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $154,434; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,800$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$130,000FY2025$154,434FY2026*$164,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Analog Devices, Inc.4 filings
  2. Maxim Integrated Products, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham3 filings
  2. San Jose2 filings
  3. Boston1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2071$80,413$104,707$129,022$153,317
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2072$98,280$121,326$144,394$167,440