Senior R D Engineer, H-1B salary
What 318 H-1B filings report for “Senior R D Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior R D Engineer?
$112k median H-1B base salary for a Senior R D Engineer, typically $88k to $145k, across 318 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $125k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California93$125k+$13k
- 2Massachusetts20$114k+$2k
- 3Texas27$114k+$2k
- 4Pennsylvania37$111k−$1k
- 5Minnesota24$101k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $112kfor 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 Senior R D Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior R D Engineer roles are ANSYS, Medtronic, ABB, Boston Scientific, and Abbott, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1ANSYS96 filings$118k
- 2Medtronic27 filings$104k
- 3ABB18 filings$90k
- 4Boston Scientific13 filings$97k
- 5Abbott12 filings$106k
- 6Aptiv7 filings$131k
- 7CCC Intelligent Solutions5 filings$96k
- 8Caspia Technologies4 filings$118k
- 9Pall4 filings$114k
- 10Vanderlande4 filings$136k
- 11Digimarc4 filings$107k
- 12Align Technology3 filings$171k
- 13Eaton3 filings$117k
- 14Ennetix3 filings$88k
- 15IPsoft3 filings$120k
- 16Malema Engineering3 filings$173k
- 17Roper Whitney Co.3 filings$86k
- 18Vyaire Medical3 filings$108k
- 19Real Intent3 filings$276k
- 20Toshiba3 filings$124k
- 21GCI Solar Materials Us I LLC3 filings$166k
- 22Afton Chemical2 filings$83k
- 23Atraverse Medical2 filings$150k
- 24CTRL Therapeutics2 filings$143k
- 25Contego Medical, Inc.2 filings$149k
- 26Contour Crafting2 filings$96k
- 27Elixir Medical2 filings$123k
- 28Global Technology Connection2 filings$87k
- 29LevitasBio2 filings$135k
- 30Nordic Semiconductor2 filings$134k
- 31OnScale2 filings$121k
- 32Philips2 filings$111k
- 33Polytainers2 filings$125k
- 34PsiQuantum2 filings$173k
- 35ReCor Medical2 filings$137k
- 36Trifo2 filings$210k
- 37Verotech Solutions2 filings$106k
- 38Vitro2 filings$99k
- 39XPEL2 filings$120k
- 40Electronics for Imaging2 filings$102k
- 41Lumentum2 filings$135k
- 42Mirus2 filings$106k
- 43Atoptech, Inc.1 filings$109k
- 44Acclarent1 filings$100k
- 45AgZen1 filings$145k
- 46Arborsense1 filings$87k
- 47Arcelor1 filings$95k
- 48Becton Dickinson1 filings$108k
- 49Corva1 filings$60k
- 50Cardea Catheter Innovations, LLC1 filings$104k
Related titles in this family
378 filings carry “Senior R D Engineer” in the title, across 42 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior R&d Engineering Specialist9 filings$103k
- 2Senior R&d (Engineer/Chemist)6 filings$98k
- 3Senior R&d Engineer – Bss2 filings$130k
- 4Senior R&d Engineer - Ceramics Engineering2 filings$140k
- 5Senior R&d Engineer - Medical2 filings$107k
- 6Senior R&d Engineer - Mir2 filings$113k
- 7Senior R&d Engineer - Released Product2 filings$103k
- 8Senior R&d Engineer, Software2 filings$123k
- 9Senior R&d Engineering and Project Manager2 filings$145k
- 10Elis Senior R&d Engineer1 filings$96k
- 11Principal / Senior R&d Engineer1 filings$90k
- 12Senior Mechanical Engineer - Senior R&d Engineer1 filings$155k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.