R&D Engineer H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Mechanical Engineers (SOC 17-2141).

Employers filed 51 wage applications for R&D Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 39 employers. The median offered wage was $108,867, 1.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Intellectt Inc filed the most (4, median $102,555).

Filings: 51
Positions covered: 50
Employers: 39
Median offered: $108,867
Median prevailing wage: $104,676
Filings since FY2020: 536
Median offer change since FY2020: +17%

R&D Engineer, all employers51 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$108,867Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$93,600 to $130,811Where the middle half of the filings fall

$104,676Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for R&D Engineer jobs rose 17%, from $93,462 in fiscal 2020 to $109,642 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 1.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 113 filings.

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year

Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.

R&D Engineer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	47	$109,642	+11.9%	$107,723	+1.5%
2025	50	$98,013	−3.6%	$93,558	+2.9%
2024	55	$101,648	+2.1%	$93,038	+3.7%
2023	75	$99,543	−6.1%	$91,811	at the minimum
2022	106	$106,017	+6.1%	$95,337	at the minimum
2021	113	$99,898	+6.9%	$92,118	+0.2%
2020	90	$93,462	n/a	$89,243	at the minimum

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Intellectt Inc	4	$102,555	+1.8%
Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC (an Abb Company)	3	$111,501	at the minimum
Kennedy International Software Inc	2	$116,002	+6.1%
Caspia Technologies, Inc.	2	$104,000	+3.2%
Fervo Energy Company	2	$140,000	+17.0%
Vastek Inc	2	$85,447	at the minimum
Ziff Davis, LLC	2	$139,298	at the minimum
Shifamed, LLC	2	$120,182	at the minimum
Koppers Inc.	2	$110,251	at the minimum
ShockWatch, Inc. owned and operated by Media Recovery, Inc.	1	$100,954	+5.4%
Electronics For Imaging, Inc.	1	$103,210	at the minimum
Silfab Solar Cells SC, Inc.	1	$110,000	+3.6%
Ekahau, Inc.	1	$139,298	at the minimum
ND Global Consulting Services Inc.	1	$86,528	at the minimum
Synaptic Medical Corp.	1	$125,000	+15.3%
ABB Inc.	1	$69,326	at the minimum
Triad National Security, LLC	1	$158,727	+2.7%
Medivis, Inc.	1	$135,000	+2.3%
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc	1	$96,928	at the minimum
Ags LLC	1	$93,500	+0.3%
ABB E-Mobility, Inc.	1	$85,000	+10.2%
FLSmidth Inc.	1	$100,000	+1.1%
Boston Scientific Corporation	1	$108,451	at the minimum
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.	1	$132,748	+1.3%
Verotech Solutions, LLC	1	$93,600	+1.6%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 39. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where R&D Engineer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Maple Grove, MN	3	$93,600	+1.6%
Seattle, WA	3	$139,298	at the minimum
Bloomfield, CT	2	$112,264	at the minimum
Los Gatos, CA	2	$120,182	at the minimum
New York, NY	2	$112,500	+1.7%
Oakland, CA	2	$140,000	+17.0%
Peachtree City, GA	2	$110,251	at the minimum
Plymouth, MN	2	$116,002	+6.1%
Santa Rosa, CA	2	$99,424	+1.0%
Atlanta, GA	1	$93,500	+0.3%
Beaverton, OR	1	$125,000	+70.9%
Burlingame, CA	1	$140,000	+4.4%
Carlsbad, CA	1	$125,000	+15.3%
Chicago, IL	1	$96,928	at the minimum
Dallas, TX	1	$100,954	+5.4%
Enola, PA	1	$85,000	+10.2%
Florence, SC	1	$69,326	at the minimum
Fort Mill, SC	1	$110,000	+3.6%
Franklin Lakes, NJ	1	$97,115	at the minimum
Fridley, MN	1	$108,160	+15.7%
Gainesville, FL	1	n/a
Georgetown, SC	1	$80,000	+12.4%
Logan Township, NJ	1	$74,818	at the minimum
Lombard, IL	1	$60,000	+15.5%
Londonderry, NH	1	$103,210	at the minimum

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry23%

Level II, qualified46%

Level III, experienced25%

Level IV, fully competent6%

The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.

What these numbers are

They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
2 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.