Research Engineer II, H-1B salary
What 276 H-1B filings report for “Research Engineer II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Research Engineer II?
$90k median H-1B base salary for a Research Engineer II, typically $71k to $128k, across 276 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $111k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California64$111k+$21k
- 2Texas20$98k+$8k
- 3Georgia111$87k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor 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 Research Engineer II?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Research Engineer II roles are Georgia Tech, TuSimple, Yahoo, and Indeed, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Research Engineer II filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Georgia Tech113 filings$89k
- 2TuSimple23 filings$110k
- 3Yahoo20 filings$144k
- 4Indeed10 filings$109k
- 5Mississippi State University9 filings$77k
- 6Sgt9 filings$110k
- 7Center for Reliable Energy Systems8 filings$75k
- 8Sofec7 filings$86k
- 9Wake Forest University5 filings$67k
- 10National Institute of Aerospace5 filings$92k
- 11KBR4 filings$117k
- 12Rochester Institute of Technology4 filings$80k
- 13Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station4 filings$85k
- 14University of Georgia4 filings$53k
- 15The J. David Gladstone Institutes3 filings$73k
- 16Universal Display Corporation, Inc.3 filings$89k
- 17AIR Worldwide2 filings$105k
- 18Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence2 filings$147k
- 19Archer Daniels Midland2 filings$72k
- 20HERE2 filings$108k
- 21Impel Neuropharma2 filings$75k
- 22Atrium Health2 filings$74k
- 23Toyota2 filings$84k
- 24University of North Dakota2 filings$79k
- 25Veros Systems, Inc.2 filings$100k
- 26Zebra Technologies2 filings$79k
- 27Hewlett Packard Enterprise2 filings$125k
- 28AI Squared1 filings$132k
- 29Auburn University1 filings$58k
- 30Coreshell Technologies1 filings$94k
- 31Dignity Health1 filings$69k
- 32Emplifi1 filings$92k
- 33FARO Technologies1 filings$87k
- 34Lionano SE Inc. (Now Factorial Inc.)1 filings$81k
- 35Michigan Technological University1 filings$115k
- 36NHK International1 filings$81k
- 37Novozymes1 filings$78k
- 38Hospital for Special Surgery1 filings$71k
- 39Printpack1 filings$80k
- 40Particulate Solid Research1 filings$78k
- 41Pyran, Inc.1 filings$88k
- 42Renbio, Inc.1 filings$115k
- 43Rheem1 filings$76k
- 44Spiration, Inc.1 filings$86k
- 45Salesforce1 filings$144k
- 46Alliance for Sustainable Energy1 filings$53k
- 47Florida State University1 filings$75k
- 48University of Maine1 filings$80k
- 49Utah State University1 filings$68k
- 50Vtt1 filings$96k
Related titles in this family
443 filings carry “Research Engineer II” in the title, across 41 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Research Engineer III80 filings$110k
- 2Quantitative Research Engineer II15 filings$225k
- 3Senior Research Engineer II10 filings$115k
- 4Operations Research Engineer II5 filings$82k
- 5Signal Processing Research Engineer II5 filings$123k
- 6Dsp Research Engineer II4 filings$99k
- 7Machine Learning Research Engineer II4 filings$92k
- 8AI Research Engineer II, Natural Language ML3 filings$203k
- 9Clinical Research Engineer II3 filings$91k
- 10Tees Research Engineer III3 filings$66k
- 11AI Research Engineer II2 filings$180k
- 12Research Engineer II (Computer Vision)2 filings$134k
Figures are for the exact title “Research Engineer II”; 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.