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Research Software Engineer salaries

402 H-1B & PERM records for "Research Software Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$122409

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$31782

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$388298

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
IBM Corporation Research Software Engineer Yorktown Heights, NY $140000 - $140000 H-1B Mar 13, 2020
Sage Bionetworks Senior Research Software Engineer Seattle, WA $140000 - $150000 H-1B Nov 18, 2024
ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER - DATA REDWOOD CITY, CA $140000 H-1B Nov 5, 2012
IBM Corporation Research Software Engineer Yorktown Heights, NY $139200 - $289200 H-1B May 26, 2022
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORA… Research Software Engineer Yorktown Heights, NY $139200 - $289200 H-1B Sep 1, 2021
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer II Princeton, NJ $139185 H-1B Jan 22, 2026
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer II Princeton, NJ $139185 H-1B Jun 18, 2025
BRAIN CORPORATION Research Software Engineer San Diego, CA $138798 Green Card Feb 15, 2022
Google LLC Research Software Engineer 1615.56859 Pittsburgh, PA $136000 H-1B Apr 8, 2020
Google LLC Research Software Engineer 1615.56859 Pittsburgh, PA $136000 H-1B Apr 9, 2020
University Corporation for Advanced Int… Research Software Engineer Pleasanton, CA $135190 H-1B Nov 11, 2025
University Corporation for Advanced Int… Research Software Engineer, Lead Charlotte, NC $135190 H-1B Apr 10, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Research Software Engineer Baltimore, MD $135000 H-1B May 8, 2026
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer II Princeton, NJ $135000 H-1B Sep 22, 2023
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer Princeton, NJ $135000 H-1B Feb 21, 2025
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer Princeton, NJ $135000 H-1B Mar 6, 2025
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II PRINCETON, NJ $135000 H-1B Dec 18, 2023
The Trustees of Princeton University RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II PRINCETON, NJ $135000 H-1B Apr 5, 2024
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II PRINCETON, NJ $135000 H-1B Dec 19, 2023
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Research Software Engineer Redmond, WA $135000 - $155000 Green Card Aug 26, 2020
IBM CORPORATION RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER Yorktown Heights, NY $135000 H-1B Mar 15, 2019
MICROSOFT CORPORATION SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $135000 H-1B Feb 14, 2018
ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. Senior Research Software Engineer – Data Platform REDWOOD CITY, CA $135000 Green Card Apr 15, 2015
FITBIT, INC. PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $134638 - $165000 E-3 Jan 28, 2015
Battelle Memorial Institute Research Software Engineer Richland, WA $134471 H-1B Aug 20, 2025
Unlimited Labs, Inc. Research Software Engineer New York, NY $132615 H-1B Apr 22, 2021
eShocan LLC Research Software Engineer Mountain View, CA $132579 - $134000 H-1B Sep 3, 2024
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Research Software Engineer Oak Ridge, TN $132000 H-1B Jun 11, 2026
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Research Software Engineer Oak Ridge, TN $132000 H-1B Jun 23, 2026
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer II Princeton, NJ $132000 H-1B Mar 13, 2024
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer II Princeton, NJ $132000 H-1B Mar 28, 2024
The Trustees of Princeton University Research Software Engineer II Princeton, NJ $132000 H-1B Mar 13, 2024
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER II PRINCETON, NJ $132000 H-1B Aug 15, 2023
BRAIN CORPORATION Research Software Engineer, Machine Learning San Diego, CA $130853 Green Card Dec 3, 2019
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Research Software Engineer Redmond, WA $130000 - $150000 Green Card Oct 2, 2020
FITBIT, INC. Senior Research Software Engineer, Sensor System … SAN FRANCISCO, CA $130000 Green Card Jul 12, 2019
IBM CORPORATION RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY $130000 - $142997 H-1B Jan 17, 2018
MICROSOFT CORPORATION RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $130000 H-1B Nov 29, 2016
MICROSOFT CORPORATION RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER REDMOND, WA $130000 H-1B Feb 9, 2016
ECOFACTOR, INC. SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER REDWOOD CITY, CA $130000 H-1B Sep 27, 2011
Sage Bionetworks Senior Research Software Engineer $129500 - $140000 Green Card Aug 1, 2023
AUTHESS, INC. RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE… BOSTON, MA $127500 H-1B Mar 9, 2017
The Children's Mercy Hospital Manager of Research Software Engineering Kansas City, MO $127130 H-1B Feb 3, 2020
The Children's Mercy Hospital Research Software Engineering Manager Kansas City, MO $127130 H-1B Feb 8, 2020
New York University Senior Research Software Engineer New York, NY $127000 H-1B Dec 14, 2021
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Research Software Engineer Redmond, WA $127000 - $147000 Green Card Feb 21, 2020
THOMSON REUTERS (MARKETS) LLC SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER NEW YORK, NY $127000 H-1B May 10, 2013
BRAIN CORPORATION Research Software Engineer, SLAM San Diego, CA $126260 Green Card Jul 29, 2021
Seegrid Corporation Research Software Engineer, Blue Labs Raleigh, NC $126027 H-1B Jan 15, 2021
Google LLC Research Software Engineer 1615.56859 Pittsburgh, PA $126000 H-1B Mar 11, 2020
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