Research Engineer
SOC Code: 15-1221.00
SOC Category: Computer and Information Research Scientists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+59.2%
Filed H-1B base wages show $231,000 vs BLS national median $145,080
Median Salary
$231,000
H-1B LCA Filings
166LCA records
Top 10% Salary
N/A
Data caveat
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Salary Distribution (Base)
Distribution is not available for this page because the source filings do not include enough complete salary observations.
Top Sponsoring Employers
- Meta Platforms, Inc23 filings$232,000
- Google LLC21 filings$235,000
- Resolve AI, Inc.16 filingsN/A
- The Leland Stanford, Jr University14 filings$116,680
- The University of Kansas6 filings$85,571
- Anthropic, PBC6 filingsN/A
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine5 filings$115,752
- Southwest Research Institute5 filingsN/A
- Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.4 filings$135,458
- $131,225
Highest Paying Cities
- Redmond, WA4 filings$243,785
- Mountain View, CA15 filings$235,000
- Menlo Park, CA11 filings$232,000
- Seattle, WA6 filings$211,250
- Redwood City, CA4 filings$203,200
- San Jose, CA5 filings$200,000
- New York, NY14 filings$161,000
- Palo Alto, CA9 filings$150,396
- Cambridge, MA5 filings$148,950
- Stanford, CA9 filings$130,000
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the average H1B salary for a Research Engineer?
- The median filed base salary for Research Engineer H-1B LCA records is $231,000 per year.
- How many Research Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
- There are 166 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Research Engineer role in the available dataset.
- Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Research Engineer?
- Top employers filing LCAs for Research Engineer include: Meta Platforms, Inc, Google LLC, Resolve AI, Inc..