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Senior Research Engineer: H-1B salaries
212 labor condition applications used the job title Senior Research Engineer. Median offered base salary $128,243; middle half $110,000–$164,403.
Applications (LCAs)212
Median offered salary$128,243
Middle half of salaries$110,000–$164,403
10th–90th percentile$94,704–$228,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Southwest Research Institute | 15 | $104,738 |
| 3M Company | 15 | $125,692 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 11 | $114,358 |
| Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. | 11 | $115,000 |
| PlusAI, Inc. | 8 | $180,000 |
| CertainTeed LLC | 7 | $100,000 |
| Google LLC | 7 | $235,000 |
| InnoPeak Technology, Inc. | 5 | $164,403 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 4 | $138,500 |
| Sequen AI, Inc | 4 | $350,000 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 3 | $233,550 |
| Vanderbilt University | 3 | $110,467 |
| Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. | 3 | $159,973 |
| KMB Telematics, Inc. | 3 | $136,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 3 | $76,000 |
| University of Illinois | 3 | $90,230 |
| Ipvm | 3 | $100,922 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 3 | $164,403 |
| Bloomberg L.P. | 2 | $137,976 |
| Sony Corporation of America | 2 | $152,235 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 2 | $127,702 |
| Magna Services of America, Inc. | 2 | $112,500 |
| Arxada, LLC | 2 | $136,490 |
| Xecta Digital Labs, Ltd. | 2 | $136,278 |
| Network Perception, Inc. | 2 | $152,250 |
| Renbio, Inc. | 2 | $135,000 |
| Klay Vision Inc. | 2 | $180,000 |
| Washington University | 2 | $81,462 |
| Purdue University | 2 | $128,527 |
| Mississippi State University | 2 | $111,042 |
| Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI) | 2 | $235,000 |
| Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. | 2 | $137,665 |
| TRC Environmental Corporation | 2 | $109,730 |
| HistoSonics, Inc. | 2 | $125,378 |
| Otter.ai, Inc. | 2 | $240,000 |
| Toyota Research Institute (TRI) | 1 | $205,000 |
| Vicarious Surgical US Inc. | 1 | $130,000 |
| Ingevity Corporation | 1 | $110,000 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 1 | $83,283 |
| Raven Applied Technologies, LLC | 1 | $123,350 |
| E2open, LLC | 1 | $1,130,436 |
| Evidation Health Inc. | 1 | $158,100 |
| Pindrop Security, Inc. | 1 | $157,477 |
| Kryptowire, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 |
| Presidio Medical, Inc. | 1 | $145,000 |
| Membrion, Inc. | 1 | $120,000 |
| Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 1 | $118,789 |
| University of Dayton | 1 | $130,000 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 1 | $97,941 |
| AlphaSense Inc. | 1 | $163,420 |
| 3M Health Information Systems, Inc. | 1 | $128,796 |
| E Ink Corporation | 1 | $123,000 |
| 3M Healthcare US Opco LLC | 1 | $120,682 |
| CNT Holdings III Corp | 1 | $172,396 |
| Yokohama Corporation of North America | 1 | $94,307 |
| Clockwork Systems, Inc. | 1 | $185,000 |
| The DEI Group | 1 | $120,000 |
| Saama Technologies, LLC | 1 | $110,000 |
| Smoore Labs | 1 | $109,090 |
| Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation | 1 | $110,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $149,624 |
| Level II (qualified) | $135,246 |
| Level III (experienced) | $124,036 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $135,745 |
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 | 35 | $130,000 |
| FY2024 | 62 | $123,036 |
| FY2025 | 55 | $125,000 |
| FY2026 | 53 | $130,000 |
Cities
- San Antonio, TX15
- Atlanta, GA12
- Northborough, MA11
- Palo Alto, CA9
- Mountain View, CA9
- Santa Clara, CA8
- San Jose, CA7
- Saint Paul, MN7
- Maplewood, MN7
- Cambridge, MA6
- San Francisco, CA6
- New York, NY5
- Malvern, PA5
- Stanford, CA4
- Washington, DC4
- Cleveland, OH4
- Urbana, IL4
- Nashville, TN3
- Chicago, IL3
- Bethlehem, PA3
- San Mateo, CA2
- San Diego, CA2
- Troy, MI2
- Seattle, WA2
- Williamsport, PA2
- Houston, TX2
- Long Island City, NY2
- Los Angeles, CA2
- Jackson, MI2
- St. Louis, MO2
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).