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Research Engineer II: H-1B salaries

126 labor condition applications used the job title Research Engineer II. Median offered base salary $90,000; middle half $80,434–$100,376.

Applications (LCAs)126

Median offered salary$90,000

Middle half of salaries$80,434–$100,376

10th–90th percentile$74,838–$111,729

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Georgia Institute of Technology	67	$90,000
TuSimple, Inc.	12	$110,136
Indeed, Inc.	5	$109,138
Mississippi State University	4	$83,350
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	4	$84,514
Wake Forest University Health Sciences	3	$67,101
Center for Reliable Energy Systems, LLC	3	$86,000
The J. David Gladstone Institutes	2	$81,500
AIR Worldwide Corporation	2	$105,000
University of North Dakota	2	$79,375
National Institute of Aerospace Associates	2	$107,494
Rochester Institute of Technology	2	$92,125
Sofec, Inc	2	$101,106
Toyota Material Handling Inc.	2	$84,053
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence	1	$146,988
University of Georgia	1	$60,000
Lionano SE Inc. (Now Factorial Inc.)	1	$81,000
VTT, LLC	1	$96,356
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	1	$137,700
Coreshell Technologies, Inc.	1	$93,625
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health	1	$78,433
Emplifi Inc.	1	$92,000
Pyran, Inc.	1	$88,000
Auburn University	1	$58,000
Michigan Technological University	1	$115,000
University of Maine	1	$79,999
The Florida State University	1	$75,153
Rheem Manufacturing Company	1	$75,600

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$85,000
Level II (qualified)	$88,252
Level III (experienced)	$93,500
Level IV (fully competent)	$115,000

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	30	$98,296
FY2024	30	$85,000
FY2025	33	$90,000
FY2026	26	$89,273

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).