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Research Engineer, Senior

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Research Engineer, Senior insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings37All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$137,84033 eligible salary records
Employer names10Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$118,019–$141,586Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036912FY 2016: 7 filings16FY 2017: 11 filings17FY 2018: 5 filings18FY 2019: 3 filings19FY 2020: 6 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2023: 1 filings23FY 2024: 1 filings24FY 2025: 2 filings25Fiscal year
FY 20252 filings$95,000 median · n=1

*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
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 33 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
Research Engineer, Senior27
$138,909 median · n=24 eligible
Machine Learning Research Engineer, Senior4
$137,104 median · n=4 eligible
Niar Research Engineer, Senior3
$90,359 median · n=2 eligible
Research Engineer, Senior Staff2
$153,312 median · n=2 eligible
Tech Yahoo, Research Engineer, Senior1
$150,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 5 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
Mountain View, CA15
$130,863 median · n=14 eligible
Sunnyvale, CA9
$140,352 median · n=9 eligible
Richardson, TX4
$115,000 median · n=2 eligible
Mountain View, CALIFORNIA3
$119,101 median · n=3 eligible
Wichita, KS3
$90,359 median · n=2 eligible
Fremont, CA1
$133,983 median · n=1 eligible
New York, NY1
$118,019 median · n=1 eligible
San Jose, CA1
$172,640 median · n=1 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
89.2%Certified LCAs
Certified33 89.2%
Certified - Withdrawn3 8.1%
Withdrawn1 2.7%

Denominator: all 37 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Samsung Research America, Inc.21
$122,000 median · n=19 eligible
Yahoo Holdings, Inc.4
$140,165 median · n=4 eligible
Wichita State University3
$90,359 median · n=2 eligible
Yahoo Holdings3
$153,000 median · n=3 eligible
Yahoo, Inc.3
$140,000 median · n=3 eligible
Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc.1
$133,983 median · n=1 eligible
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.1
— median · n=0 eligible
Viv Labs, Inc.1
$172,640 median · n=1 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
$137,840Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$111,000
25th percentile$118,019
Median (50th)$137,840
75th percentile$141,586
90th percentile$153,000

n=33 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

37 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
Wichita State UniversityNiar Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-24346-533458
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-17
Employment end: 2027-12-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Wichita, KS12/10/202412/30/2024
Wichita State UniversityNiar Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-24343-526339
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-10
Employment end: 2027-12-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Wichita, KS12/08/202412/30/2024
Wichita State UniversityNiar Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$85,717 /yr

I-200-24075-802758
Reported wage: $85,717 / year
Annualized: $85,717
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-22
Employment end: 2027-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Wichita, KS03/15/202404/01/2024
Samsung Research America, Inc.Machine Learning Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$180,274 /yr

I-200-22343-632729
Reported wage: $180,274 / year
Annualized: $180,274
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-16
Employment end: 2025-12-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA12/09/202212/12/2022
Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior Staff

Filing details

$133,983 /yr

I-200-21145-340555
Reported wage: $133,983 / year
Annualized: $133,983
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-01
Employment end: 2024-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Fremont, CA05/24/202109/05/2021
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$141,586 /yr

I-200-20108-494627
Reported wage: $141,586–$167,000 / year
Annualized: $141,586
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-23
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA04/16/202010/01/2020
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$141,586 /yr

I-200-20097-464186
Reported wage: $141,586–$152,000 / year
Annualized: $141,586
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-13
Employment end: 2023-08-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA04/06/202008/23/2020
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$141,586 /yr

I-200-20086-437862
Reported wage: $141,586–$145,759 / year
Annualized: $141,586
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-02
Employment end: 2023-08-18
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA03/26/202008/19/2020
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$131,726 /yr

I-200-20062-368463
Reported wage: $131,726–$154,620 / year
Annualized: $131,726
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-25
Employment end: 2023-08-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA03/02/202008/23/2020
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$131,726 /yr

I-200-20074-407528
Reported wage: $131,726–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $131,726
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-03-20
Employment end: 2023-08-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA03/13/202008/23/2020
Viv Labs, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior Staff

Filing details

$172,640 /yr

I-200-20052-343111
Reported wage: $172,640–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $172,640
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-02-28
Employment end: 2023-03-05
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA02/21/202003/06/2020
Samsung Research America, Inc.Machine Learning Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$109,242 /yr

I-200-19037-513706
Reported wage: $109,242–$155,105 / year
Annualized: $109,242
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-13
Employment end: 2022-08-05
Worker positions: 10

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

Mountain View, CALIFORNIA02/07/201908/06/2019
Samsung Research America, Inc.Machine Learning Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$119,101 /yr

I-200-19037-665342
Reported wage: $119,101–$164,674 / year
Annualized: $119,101
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-13
Employment end: 2022-08-05
Worker positions: 10

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

Mountain View, CALIFORNIA02/07/201908/06/2019
Samsung Research America, Inc.Machine Learning Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$155,106 /yr

I-200-19024-394976
Reported wage: $155,106–$161,000 / year
Annualized: $155,106
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-01-30
Employment end: 2022-02-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CALIFORNIA01/24/201902/11/2019
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$142,000 /yr

I-200-18131-282058
Reported wage: $142,000 / year
Annualized: $142,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-05-18
Employment end: 2021-09-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA05/14/201809/10/2018
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-18064-463621
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-13
Employment end: 2021-03-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Richardson, TX03/07/201803/12/2018
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-18043-317830
Reported wage: $115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-05
Employment end: 2021-08-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Richardson, TX02/20/201808/11/2018
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-18039-335484
Reported wage: $110,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-27
Employment end: 2021-08-06
Worker positions: 25

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

Mountain View, CA02/21/201808/07/2018
Samsung Research America, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-18039-559153
Reported wage: $130,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-02-27
Employment end: 2021-08-06
Worker positions: 25

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

Mountain View, CA02/21/201808/07/2018
Yahoo Holdings, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$140,352 /yr

I-200-17230-958395
Reported wage: $140,352–$261,500 / year
Annualized: $140,352
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-08-24
Employment end: 2020-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA08/18/201709/04/2017
Yahoo Holdings, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$140,352 /yr

I-200-17221-564671
Reported wage: $140,352–$261,500 / year
Annualized: $140,352
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-08-16
Employment end: 2020-09-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA08/10/201709/04/2017
Yahoo Holdings, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$139,978 /yr

I-200-17206-785415
Reported wage: $139,978–$261,500 / year
Annualized: $139,978
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-07-31
Employment end: 2020-08-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA07/25/201708/21/2017
Yahoo Holdings, Inc.Research Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$118,019 /yr

I-200-17151-810676
Reported wage: $118,019–$202,500 / year
Annualized: $118,019
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-06-11
Employment end: 2020-06-06
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/05/201706/07/2017
Yahoo HoldingsResearch Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$153,000 /yr

I-200-17139-314720
Reported wage: $153,000–$173,000 / year
Annualized: $153,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-05-26
Employment end: 2020-05-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA05/22/201706/01/2017
Yahoo HoldingsResearch Engineer, Senior

Filing details

$153,000 /yr

I-200-17129-301125
Reported wage: $153,000–$173,000 / year
Annualized: $153,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-05-15
Employment end: 2020-08-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA05/09/201708/31/2017

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.