H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

STAFF RESEARCH ENGINEER

Occupation profile for STAFF RESEARCH ENGINEER covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $192,500.

FY2026 certified median
$192,500
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$189,180–$195,000
Top employer
Boston Dynamics, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$172,500$133,227$185,756
FY20258$224,682$175,000$300,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$192,500$189,180$195,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, STAFF RESEARCH ENGINEERFY2024 $172,500; FY2025 $224,682; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $192,500$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$172,500FY2025$224,682FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$192,500Certified median offer, STAFF RESEARCH ENGINEERFY2024 $172,500; FY2025 $224,682; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $192,500$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$172,500FY2025$224,682FY2026*$192,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Boston Dynamics, Inc.6 filings
  2. Akita Health, Inc.3 filings
  3. Clockwork Systems, Inc.2 filings
  4. Dolby Laboratories, Inc.2 filings
  5. Magic Leap, Inc.2 filings
  6. PlusAI, Inc.2 filings
  7. Analogy AI Inc1 filings
  8. Hume AI, Inc.1 filings
  9. InnoPeak Technology, Inc.1 filings
  10. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Waltham6 filings
  2. New York4 filings
  3. Palo Alto3 filings
  4. Santa Clara3 filings
  5. Sunnyvale2 filings
  6. Phoenix1 filings
  7. Fremont1 filings
  8. Menlo Park1 filings
  9. Oceanside1 filings
  10. Atlanta1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2141$74,298$90,854$107,390$123,947
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2112$81,765$100,922$120,058$139,214
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659