Role Filing Pattern
Senior Research Software Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 7 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Senior Research Software Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1221.00
SOC Category: Computer and Information Research Scientists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+10.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $160,008 vs BLS national median $145,080
Senior Research Software Engineer (SOC 15-1221.00, Computer and Information Research Scientists) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 7 filing records. Filed base wages span $109,000 to $213,512 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $160,008. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$160,008
H-1B LCA Filings
7LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$213,512
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
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 use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from University of Washington, The Trustees of Princeton University, The University of Chicago, IBM Corporation, and Trustees of Dartmouth College. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Seattle, WA, PRINCETON, NJ, Chicago, IL, Yorktown Heights, NY, and Hanover, NH. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$109,000
P25$110,751
Median$160,008
P75$160,008
Max$213,512
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- University of Washington$160,0082
- 1
- The University of Chicago$109,0001
- IBM Corporation$225,0211
- Trustees of Dartmouth College$110,7511
- Genentech, Inc.$213,5121
Filed Wage by City
- Yorktown Heights, NY$225,0211
- South San Francisco, CA$213,5121
- Seattle, WA$160,0082
- PRINCETON, NJ$151,0001
- Hanover, NH$110,7511
- Chicago, IL$109,0001
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Senior Research Software Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Senior Research Software Engineer H-1B LCA records is $160,008 per year.
How many Senior Research Software Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 7 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Senior Research Software Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Senior Research Software Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Senior Research Software Engineer include: University of Washington, The Trustees of Princeton University, The University of Chicago.
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