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Researcher Engineer

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Researcher Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings140All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$150,500136 eligible salary records
Employer names9Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$150,400–$168,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
012243547FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 1 filings17FY 2020: 3 filings20FY 2021: 15 filings21FY 2022: 25 filings22FY 2023: 42 filings23FY 2024: 21 filings24FY 2025: 18 filings25FY 2026: 14 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*14 filings$179,000 median · n=13

*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
$150k–$175kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 136 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
Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer85
$150,500 median · n=84 eligible
Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer32
$168,000 median · n=32 eligible
Machine Learning Researcher Engineer8
$138,900 median · n=8 eligible
Senior Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer5
$182,000 median · n=5 eligible
Researcher Engineer3
$189,501 median · n=2 eligible
Quantitative Researcher Engineer2
$212,500 median · n=2 eligible
Assistant Researcher Engineer1
— median · n=0 eligible
Researcher Engineer Artificial Intelligence1
— 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 Diego, CA111
$150,500 median · n=111 eligible
Santa Clara, CA8
$192,613 median · n=8 eligible
Mountain View, CA4
$150,500 median · n=3 eligible
La Jolla, CA3
$150,500 median · n=3 eligible
New York, NY3
$225,000 median · n=3 eligible
Albany, CA1
$146,200 median · n=1 eligible
Berkeley, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible
Bethlehem, PA1
$150,400 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
97.9%Certified LCAs
Certified137 97.9%
Certified - Withdrawn2 1.4%
Withdrawn1 0.7%

Denominator: all 140 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.131
$150,500 median · n=130 eligible
Citadel Americas Services LLC2
$212,500 median · n=2 eligible
Fidelis Engineering, Inc.1
— median · n=0 eligible
Hp Inc.1
$129,002 median · n=1 eligible
Laurion Capital Management Lp1
$250,000 median · n=1 eligible
Mercedes-Benz Research &Amp; Development North America, Inc.1
$118,664 median · n=1 eligible
Mindtree Limited1
$60,000 median · n=1 eligible
Sunday Robotics, Inc.1
— 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
$150,500Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$144,854
25th percentile$150,400
Median (50th)$150,500
75th percentile$168,000
90th percentile$182,000

n=136 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

140 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
Laurion Capital Management LpResearcher Engineer

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-26169-031248
Reported wage: $250,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-26
Employment end: 2029-07-12
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY06/18/202607/13/2026
Citadel Americas Services LLCQuantitative Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-26063-678888
Reported wage: $200,000–$275,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-11
Employment end: 2029-04-12
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY03/04/202604/13/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$179,000 /yr

I-200-26021-575442
Reported wage: $179,000–$268,600 / year
Annualized: $179,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-28
Employment end: 2029-07-08
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA01/21/202607/09/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$226,138 /yr

I-200-26021-574381
Reported wage: $226,138–$272,000 / year
Annualized: $226,138
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-27
Employment end: 2029-01-21
Worker positions: 100

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

Santa Clara, CA01/20/202601/22/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$226,138 /yr

I-200-26019-568987
Reported wage: $226,138–$272,000 / year
Annualized: $226,138
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-26
Employment end: 2029-07-07
Worker positions: 100

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

Santa Clara, CA01/19/202607/08/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-26011-550325
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-16
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA01/11/202606/25/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$138,800 /yr

I-200-26001-523948
Reported wage: $138,800–$208,200 / year
Annualized: $138,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-08
Employment end: 2029-06-16
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA01/01/202606/17/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$179,000 /yr

I-200-25350-485507
Reported wage: $179,000–$268,600 / year
Annualized: $179,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-23
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA12/16/202506/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$226,138 /yr

I-200-25345-474764
Reported wage: $226,138–$272,000 / year
Annualized: $226,138
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-18
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 100

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

Santa Clara, CA12/11/202506/01/2026
Sunday Robotics, Inc.Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$380,000 /yr

I-200-25339-461988
Reported wage: $380,000–$410,000 / year
Annualized: $380,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-12
Employment end: 2028-12-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA12/05/202512/15/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$138,800 /yr

I-200-25337-452624
Reported wage: $138,800–$208,200 / year
Annualized: $138,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-10
Employment end: 2029-05-31
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA12/03/202506/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$179,000 /yr

I-200-25336-448762
Reported wage: $179,000–$268,600 / year
Annualized: $179,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-09
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA12/02/202505/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25318-407564
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-21
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 100

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

San Diego, CA11/14/202505/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25274-352431
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2029-03-26
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA10/01/202503/27/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25163-083705
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-20
Employment end: 2028-11-12
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA06/12/202511/13/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25065-750265
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-13
Employment end: 2028-09-01
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA03/06/202509/02/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25063-742211
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-11
Employment end: 2028-08-22
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA03/04/202508/23/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25056-721011
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-04
Employment end: 2028-08-08
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/25/202508/09/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25053-716402
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-28
Employment end: 2028-08-19
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/21/202508/20/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25049-701964
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-25
Employment end: 2028-08-04
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/18/202508/05/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25046-697588
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-24
Employment end: 2028-08-07
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/15/202508/08/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25046-697598
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-24
Employment end: 2028-08-06
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/15/202508/07/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25046-697811
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-24
Employment end: 2028-08-05
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/15/202508/06/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$159,100 /yr

I-200-25046-697827
Reported wage: $159,100–$238,700 / year
Annualized: $159,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-24
Employment end: 2028-08-06
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA02/15/202508/07/2025
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Machine Learning Researcher Engineer

Filing details

$199,534 /yr

I-200-25042-682209
Reported wage: $199,534–$265,000 / year
Annualized: $199,534
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-19
Employment end: 2028-07-22
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA02/11/202507/23/2025

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.