Research Software Engineer H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 133 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Research Software Engineer positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $128,065 (median $112,359), with reported wages ranging from $61,339 to $388,298 across 46 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Research Software Engineer: IBM CORPORATION; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS; THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION; FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Most filings in: NY, CA, IL.