Research Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 1,842 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Research Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $146,013 (median $133,900), with reported wages ranging from $37,253 to $1,176,000 across 440 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Research Engineer: GOOGLE LLC; META PLATFORMS, INC; THE LELAND STANFORD, JR UNIVERSITY; FORD MOTOR COMPANY; META PLATFORMS, INC.. Most filings in: CA, NY, TX.