Research Software Engineer
SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+58.8%
Filed H-1B base wages show $210,000 vs BLS national median $132,270
Median Salary
$210,000
H-1B LCA Filings
17LCA records
Top 10% Salary
N/A
Data caveat
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Salary Distribution (Base)
Distribution is not available for this page because the source filings do not include enough complete salary observations.
Top Sponsoring Employers
- University of Illinois4 filingsN/A
- IBM Corporation3 filings$235,413
- Johns Hopkins University3 filingsN/A
- eShocan LLC1 filings$132,579
- Indiana University1 filings$92,414
- Genentech, Inc.1 filings$184,467
- MK One Technologies, Inc.1 filings$175,000
- Battelle Memorial Institute1 filings$134,471
- California Institute of Technology1 filings$111,780
- N/A
Highest Paying Cities
- Yorktown Heights, NY2 filings$241,354
- Fort Montgomery, NY1 filings$235,413
- South San Francisco, CA1 filings$184,467
- Menlo Park, CA1 filings$175,000
- Richland, WA1 filings$134,471
- Mountain View, CA1 filings$132,579
- Riverdale Park, MD1 filings$111,780
- Bloomington, IN1 filings$92,414
- Urbana, IL4 filingsN/A
- Baltimore, MD3 filingsN/A
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the average H1B salary for a Research Software Engineer?
- The median filed base salary for Research Software Engineer H-1B LCA records is $210,000 per year.
- How many Research Software Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
- There are 17 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Research Software Engineer role in the available dataset.
- Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Research Software Engineer?
- Top employers filing LCAs for Research Software Engineer include: University of Illinois, IBM Corporation, Johns Hopkins University.