H-1B Salary Lookup

Research Software Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

32 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Research Software Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Software Developers, Computer and Information Research Scientists, Software Developers, R&D.

$120,000Median salary
$93,83825th percentile
$185,80375th percentile
32Filings

Top-paying companies for Research Software Engineer

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

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
IBM7$229,469$199,996 – $241,354
The Trustees of Princeton University3$139,185$127,092 – $140,446
University of Illinois6$90,190$84,316 – $93,192

Companies filing the most Research Software Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
IBM7$229,469$199,996 – $241,354
University of Illinois6$90,190$84,316 – $93,192
The Trustees of Princeton University3$139,185$127,092 – $140,446
Johns Hopkins University2$172,500$153,750 – $191,250
University of Florida2$97,000$95,500 – $98,500
Arizona State University1$67,184$67,184 – $67,184
Battelle Memorial Institute1$134,471$134,471 – $134,471
California Institute of Technology1$111,780$111,780 – $111,780
Cybersecurity & Software Assurance Research Institute1$100,000$100,000 – $100,000
Google1$210,000$210,000 – $210,000
Northern Arizona University1$84,000$84,000 – $84,000
Oregon State University1$103,813$103,813 – $103,813
Parkview Hospital1$97,203$97,203 – $97,203
The University of Chicago1$125,000$125,000 – $125,000
University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development1$135,190$135,190 – $135,190

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Urbana, IL6$90,190
Princeton, NJ3$139,185
Yorktown Heights, NY3$231,759
Cambridge, MA2$295,654
Baltimore, MD2$172,500
Gainesville, FL2$97,000
Pleasanton, CA1$135,190
Fort Wayne, IN1$97,203
San Francisco, CA1$229,469
Cypress, TX1$100,000
Chicago, IL1$125,000
Phoenix, AZ1$67,184
Mountain View, CA1$210,000
Flagstaff, AZ1$84,000
San Jose, CA1$196,983

Wage levels

Level I28% · 9
Level II50% · 16
Level III9% · 3
Level IV12% · 4

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