R&D Engineer
Median salary
$119,579
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$99,705 – $140,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+8.81%
+5.5% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
212 filings
R&D Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$86,690
P25$99,705
Median$119,579
P75$140,000
P90$163,396
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$82,21218 LCAs
Level II$106,53870 LCAs
Level III$125,54951 LCAs
Level IV$155,70937 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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R&D Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 41%Mechanical Engineers 17%Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 10%Electrical Engineers 7%Industrial Engineers 5%Chemical Engineers 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 40.57% | 86 | $113,352 | $124,341 | $147,726 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 17.45% | 37 | $89,419 | $103,210 | $125,917 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 10.38% | 22 | $92,392 | $108,966 | $127,951 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 6.6% | 14 | $109,660 | $128,653 | $151,578 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 4.72% | 10 | $88,519 | $104,198 | $112,250 |
| Chemical Engineers 17-2041 | 3.77% | 8 | $83,574 | $100,000 | $107,684 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 2.83% | 6 | $150,308 | $165,546 | $179,964 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 2.36% | 5 | $162,011 | $166,941 | $188,554 |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | 2.36% | 5 | $87,027 | $100,000 | $123,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for R&D Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior R&D Engineer63 LCAs · median $119,579
- R&D Engineer II26 LCAs · median $93,038
- R&D Engineer III, Software19 LCAs · median $146,744
- R&D Engineer V, Software10 LCAs · median $162,542
- R&D Engineer II, Software8 LCAs · median $117,922
- R&D Engineer III8 LCAs · median $135,564
- R&D Engineer IV, Software7 LCAs · median $133,806