H-1B Salary Lookup

Research and Development Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

47 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Research and Development Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Mechanical Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers.

$111,426Median salary
$86,00025th percentile
$137,25075th percentile
47Filings

Top-paying companies for Research and Development Engineer

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Collinear Ai3$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
University of California, Los Angeles6$116,500$107,000 – $120,562
Msr Technology Group4$114,550$101,900 – $133,550
FANUC America5$111,426$109,512 – $118,454
University of California, Berkeley3$80,400$73,754 – $90,200

Companies filing the most Research and Development Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
University of California, Los Angeles6$116,500$107,000 – $120,562
FANUC America5$111,426$109,512 – $118,454
Msr Technology Group4$114,550$101,900 – $133,550
Collinear Ai3$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
University of California, Berkeley3$80,400$73,754 – $90,200
A12XT2$128,125$128,125 – $128,125
Adroit Materials2$83,200$83,200 – $83,200
CapCO2 Solutions2$82,000$82,000 – $82,000
DENSO International America2$160,678$143,089 – $178,268
Drizzle Health2$83,075$83,075 – $83,075
Ludo Robotics2$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Boundless Science1$95,000$95,000 – $95,000
Cook Medical Technologies1$95,000$95,000 – $95,000
Crown Iron Works Company1$69,909$69,909 – $69,909
Graham Packaging Company1$147,445$147,445 – $147,445

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Los Angeles, CA6$116,500
Rochester Hills, MI5$111,426
Irvine, CA4$114,550
Mountain View, CA3$150,000
Berkeley, CA3$80,400
Southfield, MI2$160,678
Palo Alto, CA2$250,000
Raleigh, NC2$83,200
Arlington, VA2$128,125
Baltimore, MD2$83,075
Ridgewood, NY2$82,000
Davis, CA1$80,000
Ames, IA1$88,000
Los Alamos, NM1$162,594
Bloomington, IN1$95,000

Wage levels

Level I29% · 11
Level II37% · 14
Level III21% · 8
Level IV13% · 5

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).