H-1B Research Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Engineer is $125,000, across 1,671 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$125,000
Average wage
$141,777
90th percentile
$225,000
Certified LCAs
1,671
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $42,024
- 25th
- $92,936
- Median
- $125,000
- Average
- $141,777
- 90th
- $225,000
- Highest
- $2,000,000
Based on 1,668 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
272FY20
244FY21
227FY22
214FY23
247FY24
325FY25
142FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Research Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Resolve AI, Inc. | 26 | $240,000 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 162 | $205,119 |
| Google LLC | 131 | $196,000 |
| Helm.ai, Inc. | 19 | $170,000 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 22 | $165,567 |
| Facebook, Inc. | 75 | $160,000 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 23 | $150,000 |
| HP Inc. | 24 | $139,406 |
| Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. | 22 | $120,016 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 18 | $112,876 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 109 | $111,300 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 66 | $98,634 |
| California Institute of Technology | 16 | $93,873 |
| Southwest Research Institute | 55 | $87,972 |
| The University of Kansas | 18 | $79,459 |
Salaries by location
Mountain View, CA · $190,000Stanford, CA · $110,500New York, NY · $182,000Palo Alto, CA · $144,123San Francisco, CA · $212,500Menlo Park, CA · $218,000Pittsburgh, PA · $151,000San Antonio, TX · $87,945Dearborn, MI · $102,397San Jose, CA · $141,586Redmond, WA · $200,000Seattle, WA · $155,000Burlingame, CA · $209,614Houston, TX · $91,998Sunnyvale, CA · $150,000