H-1B Research Software Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Research Software Engineer is $112,923, across 128 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$112,923
Average wage
$129,418
90th percentile
$210,000
Certified LCAs
128
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $61,339
- 25th
- $95,410
- Median
- $112,923
- Average
- $129,418
- 90th
- $210,000
- Highest
- $388,298
Based on 128 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Research Software Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Grammarly, Inc. | 4 | $223,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 6 | $210,000 |
| IBM Corporation | 20 | $164,995 |
| Swerve Colo LLC | 2 | $160,000 |
| Brain Corporation | 2 | $122,260 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 10 | $113,859 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 11 | $112,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | 7 | $108,000 |
| Code for Science & Society, Inc. | 4 | $105,315 |
| University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development | 5 | $104,832 |
| Arizona State University | 3 | $89,918 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 8 | $88,500 |
| University of Illinois | 10 | $83,953 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 2 | $83,170 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | 3 | $74,381 |
Salaries by location
Yorktown Heights, NY · $139,200Princeton, NJ · $112,000Urbana, IL · $83,953San Francisco, CA · $223,000Pasadena, CA · $108,000Cambridge, MA · $139,273Baltimore, MD · $210,000Dearborn, MI · $88,500New York, NY · $160,000Amherst, MA · $105,315Canton, MI · $95,160Bloomington, IN · $100,000Philadelphia, PA · $74,381Phoenix, AZ · $83,654Pittsburgh, PA · $83,170