H-1B Senior Research Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Research Engineer is $123,350, across 370 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$123,350
Average wage
$137,412
90th percentile
$185,140
Certified LCAs
370
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $43,302
- 25th
- $108,338
- Median
- $123,350
- Average
- $137,412
- 90th
- $185,140
- Highest
- $1,130,436
Based on 369 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Research Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce, Inc. | 6 | $216,340 |
| PLUSAI, Inc. | 9 | $175,000 |
| InnoPeak Technology, Inc. | 6 | $159,182 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 10 | $146,000 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 | $138,596 |
| ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company | 7 | $131,560 |
| KMB Telematics, Inc. | 4 | $123,000 |
| Arm, Inc. | 8 | $115,981 |
| Sony Corporation of America | 14 | $115,190 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 16 | $115,024 |
| 3M Company | 20 | $114,578 |
| Vanderbilt University | 4 | $110,234 |
| Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. | 9 | $110,000 |
| Southwest Research Institute | 17 | $104,607 |
| CertainTeed LLC | 10 | $100,500 |
Salaries by location
Palo Alto, CA · $170,539San Jose, CA · $121,493Atlanta, GA · $115,606San Antonio, TX · $104,607Sunnyvale, CA · $163,806Maplewood, MN · $113,731New York, NY · $135,000Houston, TX · $129,542Santa Clara, CA · $175,000Northborough, MA · $110,000Mountain View, CA · $195,566Stanford, CA · $138,500Spring, TX · $131,560Austin, TX · $115,981Malvern, PA · $108,000