H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff R&D Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff R&D Engineer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $139,650.

FY2026 certified median
$139,650
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,692–$139,650
Top employer
Volta Labs, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$150,000$150,000$150,000
FY20251$130,000$130,000$130,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$139,650$137,692$139,650

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff R&D EngineerFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,650$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$130,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$139,650Certified median offer, Staff R&D EngineerFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,650$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$150,000FY2025$130,000FY2026*$139,650
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Volta Labs, Inc.2 filings
  2. CZ Biohub Chicago LLC1 filings
  3. Forest Neurotech, LLC1 filings
  4. Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston2 filings
  2. Palo Alto1 filings
  3. Chicago1 filings
  4. Anoka1 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 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2031$58,510$79,560$100,589$121,638
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2031$98,966$121,202$143,416$165,651