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Engineer/Researcher

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Engineer/Researcher insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings28All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$204,34024 eligible salary records
Employer names10Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$122,323–$256,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02357FY 2016: 3 filings16FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2019: 2 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 2 filings21FY 2022: 6 filings22FY 2024: 4 filings24FY 2025: 5 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$228,500 median · n=3

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$250k+Most common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 24 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab9
$214,000 median · n=9 eligible
Cyber Infrastructure Engineer/Researcher2
$95,284 median · n=1 eligible
Software Engineer/Researcher2
$99,290 median · n=2 eligible
Software Engineer/Researcher - Llm -Applied Machine Learning2
$247,500 median · n=2 eligible
Software Engineer/Researcher, Ai/Ml & Graph Systems2
$367,500 median · n=2 eligible
Ai/Ml Engineer/Researcher1
— median · n=0 eligible
Database Software Engineer/Researcher1
$305,000 median · n=1 eligible
Electrical Engineer/Researcher1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
San Jose, CA7
$228,500 median · n=7 eligible
Mountain View, CA6
$225,000 median · n=5 eligible
Bellevue, WA5
$250,000 median · n=5 eligible
Camas, WA2
$89,000 median · n=2 eligible
Houston, TX2
$99,290 median · n=2 eligible
Princeton, NEW JERSEY2
$95,284 median · n=1 eligible
Chicago, IL1
$95,000 median · n=1 eligible
Colorado Springs, CO1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
85.7%Certified LCAs
Certified24 85.7%
Withdrawn3 10.7%
Certified - Withdrawn1 3.6%

Denominator: all 28 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Bytedance Inc.17
$237,500 median · n=16 eligible
Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc.3
$89,000 median · n=3 eligible
Pds Americas LLC2
$99,290 median · n=2 eligible
The Trustees Of Princeton University2
$95,284 median · n=1 eligible
Illinois Institute Of Technology1
$95,000 median · n=1 eligible
Magnolia Optical Technologies Inc.1
— median · n=0 eligible
Nio Usa, Inc.1
$228,500 median · n=1 eligible
Symetrix Corporation1
— median · n=0 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$204,340Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$95,085
25th percentile$122,323
Median (50th)$204,340
75th percentile$256,000
90th percentile$303,500

n=24 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

28 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher - Llm -Applied Machine Learning

Filing details

$195,000 /yr

I-200-26129-890669
Reported wage: $195,000 / year
Annualized: $195,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-15
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA05/08/202610/01/2026
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher - Llm -Applied Machine Learning

Filing details

$300,000 /yr

I-200-26129-890671
Reported wage: $300,000 / year
Annualized: $300,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-15
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA05/08/202610/01/2026
Nio USA, Inc.Senior System Software Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$228,500 /yr

I-200-26105-794141
Reported wage: $228,500 / year
Annualized: $228,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-21
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA04/14/202610/01/2026
Symetrix CorporationAi/Ml Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$86,694 /yr

I-200-25048-700778
Reported wage: $86,694 / year
Annualized: $86,694
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-09
Employment end: 2028-02-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Colorado Springs, CO02/17/202503/01/2025
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$253,000 /yr

I-200-25105-863635
Reported wage: $253,000 / year
Annualized: $253,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-21
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellevue, WA04/14/202510/01/2025
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-25024-640956
Reported wage: $250,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-31
Employment end: 2028-07-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellevue, WA01/24/202507/25/2025
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Ai/Ml & Graph Systems

Filing details

$385,000 /yr

I-200-24351-546361
Reported wage: $385,000 / year
Annualized: $385,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-23
Employment end: 2028-06-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA12/16/202406/14/2025
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$208,680 /yr

I-200-24332-505961
Reported wage: $208,680 / year
Annualized: $208,680
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-05
Employment end: 2028-05-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA11/27/202405/29/2025
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$265,000 /yr

I-200-24139-011244
Reported wage: $265,000 / year
Annualized: $265,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-24
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA05/17/202410/01/2024
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$189,680 /yr

I-200-24118-932603
Reported wage: $189,680 / year
Annualized: $189,680
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-03
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellevue, WA04/26/202410/01/2024
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$214,000 /yr

I-200-24113-912514
Reported wage: $214,000 / year
Annualized: $214,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-29
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA04/22/202410/01/2024
Illinois Institute Of TechnologyHpc Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-24050-729604
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-26
Employment end: 2027-02-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL02/19/202403/01/2024
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Ai/Ml & Graph Systems

Filing details

$350,000 /yr

I-200-22223-411988
Reported wage: $350,000 / year
Annualized: $350,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-18
Employment end: 2025-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA08/11/202208/15/2022
Bytedance Inc.Database Software Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$305,000 /yr

I-200-22223-412234
Reported wage: $305,000 / year
Annualized: $305,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-08-18
Employment end: 2025-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellevue, WA08/11/202208/15/2022
Bytedance Inc.Storage Software Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$300,000 /yr

I-200-22159-259524
Reported wage: $300,000 / year
Annualized: $300,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-06-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA06/08/202206/15/2022
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$170,000 /yr

I-200-22124-132573
Reported wage: $170,000 / year
Annualized: $170,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-10
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA05/03/202210/01/2022
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$225,000 /yr

I-200-22110-089266
Reported wage: $225,000 / year
Annualized: $225,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-27
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA04/20/202210/01/2022
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-22110-089930
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-27
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bellevue, WA04/20/202210/01/2022
Bytedance Inc.Software Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure Sys Lab

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-21123-283564
Reported wage: $180,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-10
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA05/03/202110/01/2021
Bytedance Inc.Engineer/Researcher, Infrastructure System Lab

Filing details

$180,000 /yr

I-200-21123-282913
Reported wage: $180,000 / year
Annualized: $180,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-03
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA05/03/202110/01/2021
Sharp Laboratories Of America Inc.Sr. Communication Systems Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-20030-287440
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-02-06
Employment end: 2023-07-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Vancouver, WA01/30/202007/26/2020
The Trustees Of Princeton UniversityCyber Infrastructure Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$95,284 /yr

I-200-19064-858325
Reported wage: $95,284 / year
Annualized: $95,284
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-11
Employment end: 2022-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Princeton, NEW JERSEY03/05/201904/01/2019
The Trustees Of Princeton UniversityCyber Infrastructure Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$95,284 /yr

I-200-19063-306189
Reported wage: $95,284 / year
Annualized: $95,284
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-04
Employment end: 2022-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Princeton, NEW JERSEY03/04/201904/01/2019
Pds Americas LLCSoftware Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$99,290.16 /yr

I-200-17236-561140
Reported wage: $99,290.16 / year
Annualized: $99,290
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-09-14
Employment end: 2021-01-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX09/08/201701/24/2018
Sharp Laboratories Of America, Inc.Sr. Engineer/Researcher

Filing details

$89,000 /yr

I-200-17073-473658
Reported wage: $89,000–$110,741.4 / year
Annualized: $89,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-20
Employment end: 2020-09-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Camas, WA03/14/201709/03/2017

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.