R D Engineer, H-1B salary
What 849 H-1B filings report for “R D Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a R D Engineer?
$97k median H-1B base salary for a R D Engineer, typically $70k to $142k, across 849 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $115k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California296$115k+$18k
- 2Oregon37$105k+$8k
- 3Minnesota38$100k+$3k
- 4New Jersey21$96k−$1k
- 5Massachusetts77$94k−$3k
- 6New York39$93k−$4k
- 7Texas90$92k−$5k
- 8North Carolina25$87k−$10k
- 9Pennsylvania32$86k−$11k
- 10Illinois27$77k−$20k
- 11Michigan21$72k−$25k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $97kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a R D Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for R D Engineer roles are Synopsys, Intellectt, Medtronic, ANSYS, and Applied Optoelectronics, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full R D Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Synopsys209 filings$129k
- 2Intellectt29 filings$96k
- 3Medtronic19 filings$78k
- 4ANSYS18 filings$73k
- 5Applied Optoelectronics18 filings$88k
- 6Koh Young America17 filings$110k
- 7IPsoft16 filings$93k
- 8The Fountain Group16 filings$114k
- 9ABB15 filings$79k
- 10PsiQuantum14 filings$128k
- 11Advantest14 filings$102k
- 12VAStek14 filings$87k
- 13Seven Bridges Genomics10 filings$90k
- 14CCC Intelligent Solutions10 filings$77k
- 15Optimumg9 filings$65k
- 16ShockWatch, Inc. owned and operated by Media Recovery9 filings$90k
- 17Nokia8 filings$86k
- 18Los Alamos National Laboratory8 filings$140k
- 19Becton Dickinson8 filings$82k
- 20Kitware7 filings$68k
- 21Silfab Solar WA7 filings$110k
- 22Aspenstate7 filings$120k
- 23Transportation Research Center6 filings$75k
- 24Verotech Solutions6 filings$90k
- 25Aptiv5 filings$115k
- 26Sbgd5 filings$90k
- 27Caspia Technologies5 filings$92k
- 28W.R. Grace & Co.5 filings$108k
- 29FLSmidth5 filings$70k
- 30Trifo5 filings$125k
- 31Agilent Technologies4 filings$108k
- 32Delphi4 filings$103k
- 33Flexdex4 filings$80k
- 34Sdk New Materials4 filings$79k
- 35KeyDrill Technology4 filings$79k
- 36Carson Helicopters3 filings$62k
- 37Fusion Life Sciences Technologies3 filings$108k
- 38IPG Photonics3 filings$90k
- 39Keysight Technologies3 filings$114k
- 40Medical Instrument Development Laboratories, Inc.3 filings$110k
- 41Medeonbio, Inc.3 filings$80k
- 42Opal Camera3 filings$205k
- 43The Phased Array Company3 filings$50k
- 44Totient3 filings$84k
- 45enVVeno Medical Corporation3 filings$31k
- 46Asama Coldwater Manufacturing3 filings$62k
- 47CABOT3 filings$110k
- 48SLB3 filings$69k
- 49Gcl Solar Materials US 13 filings$92k
- 50General Cable Industries3 filings$74k
Related titles in this family
5,655 filings carry “R D Engineer” in the title, across 462 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1R&d Engineer Software831 filings$160k
- 2R&d Engineer Ic Design551 filings$155k
- 3Senior R&d Engineer318 filings$112k
- 4Test R&d Engineer273 filings$93k
- 5R&d Engineer II202 filings$91k
- 6R&d Engineer Hardware183 filings$147k
- 7Staff Engineer, R&d Engineering147 filings$130k
- 8R&d Engineer Sw Quality123 filings$136k
- 9Principal Engineer, R&d Engineering108 filings$145k
- 10R&d Engineer Firmware108 filings$136k
- 11R&d Engineer Software 493 filings$189k
- 12Sr. R&d Engineer77 filings$113k
Figures are for the exact title “R D Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.