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Research Software Engineer: H-1B salaries

75 labor condition applications used the job title Research Software Engineer. Median offered base salary $114,815; middle half $88,500–$174,747.

Applications (LCAs)75

Median offered salary$114,815

Middle half of salaries$88,500–$174,747

10th–90th percentile$80,107–$215,032

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
IBM Corporation	13	$217,188
University of Illinois	12	$83,953
The Trustees of Princeton University	6	$116,000
Johns Hopkins University	6	$210,000
California Institute of Technology	4	$109,890
Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory)	3	$132,000
Arizona State University	3	$89,918
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	2	$74,381
Vanderbilt University	2	$106,750
Ford Motor Company	2	$88,500
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development	2	$123,154
Illinois Institute of Technology	1	$61,547
Algemetric, LLC	1	$125,000
University of Pittsburgh	1	$61,339
Aramco Services Company	1	$78,420
Grammarly, Inc.	1	$342,055
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC	1	$181,272
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	1	$150,000
eShocan LLC	1	$132,579
Indiana University	1	$92,414
Genentech, Inc.	1	$184,467
MK One Technologies, Inc.	1	$175,000
Code for Science & Society, Inc.	1	$115,630
Insight Global, LLC	1	—
Boston College	1	$108,410
Battelle Memorial Institute	1	$134,471
Parkview Hospital, Inc.	1	$97,203
Cybersecurity & Software Assurance Research Institute	1	$100,000
The University of Chicago	1	$125,000
Google LLC	1	$210,000
Northern Arizona University	1	$84,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$96,673
Level II (qualified)	$115,630
Level III (experienced)	$181,272
Level IV (fully competent)	$170,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	19	$88,500
FY2024	14	$165,636
FY2025	16	$112,890
FY2026	25	$132,000

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).