Research Engineer
H-1B LCA sponsorship — science family
H-1B LCA filings for Research Engineer roles grew from 751 in FY2020 to 873 in FY2025. See the sponsorship trend and the top employers sponsoring Research Engineer roles.
Sponsorship trend (trailing 4-quarter filings)
Rolling 12-month sum, which removes the Q3 cap-season spike. LCA certification, not USCIS petition approval.
Top sponsors — FY2025
| Employer | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 67 | $220,000 |
| Google LLC | 44 | $199,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 37 | $85,516 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 36 | $90,000 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 20 | $121,000 |
| CITADEL AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | 17 | $200,000 |
| Resolve AI, Inc. | 16 | $240,000 |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | 15 | $360,000 |
| WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY | 15 | $76,523 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 | $124,179 |
| Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | 11 | $73,000 |
| Scale AI, Inc. | 11 | $215,000 |
| Convergent Science, Inc. | 9 | $110,000 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 8 | $127,751 |
| General Hospital Corporation | 8 | $60,002 |
| CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC | 8 | $250,000 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 7 | $140,400 |
| Intel Corporation | 7 | $88,490 |
| Southwest Research Institute | 7 | $100,000 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | 7 | $265,000 |
Fastest-growing sponsors
FY2023 → FY2025, by absolute change in filings.
| Employer | FY2023 | FY2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 36 | 67 | +31 |
| Google LLC | 18 | 44 | +26 |
| Resolve AI, Inc. | 0 | 16 | +16 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 22 | 37 | +15 |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLC | 1 | 15 | +14 |
| Citadel Americas Services LLC | 8 | 17 | +9 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 28 | 36 | +8 |
| Scale AI, Inc. | 3 | 11 | +8 |
| General Hospital Corporation | 0 | 8 | +8 |
| Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC | 1 | 8 | +7 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0 | 6 | +6 |
| Boston Dynamics, Inc. | 0 | 6 | +6 |
| Skild AI, Inc. | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| CertainTeed LLC | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| Luma AI, Inc. | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| PlusAI, Inc. | 2 | 7 | +5 |
| GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| Michigan Technological University | 0 | 5 | +5 |
| IBM Corporation | 2 | 6 | +4 |
| Purdue University | 2 | 6 | +4 |
Yearly summary
| FY | Filings | Cert rate | Median wage | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 751 | 99.7% | $107,970 | $95,867 |
| FY2021 | 1,118 | 99.1% | $102,835 | $95,846 |
| FY2022 | 793 | 99.6% | $110,136 | $98,571 |
| FY2023 | 844 | 99.8% | $114,920 | $101,109 |
| FY2024 | 773 | 99.2% | $123,000 | $101,920 |
| FY2025 | 873 | 99.5% | $129,300 | $109,158 |
| FY2026 * | 116 | 100.0% | $147,068 | $107,027 |
* incomplete fiscal year (fewer than 4 quarters of data).