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Engineer, R&D salaries

676 H-1B & PERM records for "Engineer, R&D", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$117610

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$31283

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$232586

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Active filters: Job: Engineer, R&D
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Socionext America, Inc. FPGA Design Engineer, R&D Milpitas, CA $232586 H-1B Mar 20, 2025
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Distinguished Engineer, R&D Irvine, CA $200000 H-1B Nov 1, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $186472 - $202200 H-1B Mar 11, 2026
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $186472 - $202200 H-1B Mar 11, 2026
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $177341 - $177500 H-1B Jun 29, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $177341 - $177500 H-1B Jun 29, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Roseville, CA $175000 - $195000 H-1B Jul 22, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Folsom, CA $175000 - $195000 H-1B Jul 22, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $175000 Green Card Aug 24, 2021
NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION STAFF ENGINEER, R&D FREMONT, CA $175000 H-1B Feb 24, 2015
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $172000 - $192000 H-1B Jun 10, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Fremont, CA $172000 - $192000 H-1B Jun 10, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $170995 - $180995 H-1B Jun 6, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $170995 - $180995 H-1B Jun 9, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $170995 - $190995 H-1B Jun 10, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $170995 - $190995 H-1B Jun 10, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $170938 - $179800 H-1B Jul 5, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $170938 - $179800 H-1B Jul 5, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Fremont, CA $170893 - $190000 H-1B Apr 15, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $170893 - $190000 H-1B Apr 15, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $170893 - $190000 H-1B Apr 15, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $170870 - $179800 H-1B Jul 17, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $170870 - $179800 H-1B Jul 17, 2024
Terray Therapeutics, Inc. Data Engineer, R&D Informatics Monrovia, CA $170000 H-1B Apr 12, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering SCOTTS VALLEY, CA $170000 - $190000 H-1B Jun 21, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Roseville, CA $170000 - $190000 H-1B Jun 22, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $169290 Green Card Jun 14, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $167000 - $170000 H-1B May 5, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $167000 - $170000 H-1B May 5, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $166026 - $186000 H-1B May 28, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Newark, CA $166026 - $186000 H-1B Jun 10, 2021
STRYKER CORPORATION Principal Engineer, R&D Fremont, CA $165902 Green Card Sep 21, 2022
Stryker Corporation Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D San Jose, CA $164299 - $174299 H-1B Jan 24, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $164278 - $202200 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Cupertino, CA $164278 - $202200 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
JenaValve Technology, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D- FEA Irvine, CA $163300 H-1B May 22, 2023
QUALYS, INC. Senior System Engineer, R&D Labs Foster City, CA $162386 Green Card Jan 20, 2023
HGST, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $161227 - $180000 H-1B Mar 6, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $161227 - $175000 H-1B Mar 19, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $161143 - $181143 H-1B Dec 8, 2022
Twist Bioscience Corporation Staff Automation Engineer, R&D South San Francisco, CA $160191 - $193858 H-1B May 23, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $160000 - $163000 H-1B Apr 29, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $160000 - $163000 H-1B Apr 29, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $160000 - $163000 H-1B Jun 2, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $160000 - $163000 H-1B Jun 2, 2023
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $160000 Green Card Aug 5, 2021
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Jun 6, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Jun 6, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STAFF ENGINEER, R&D ENGINEERING MILPITAS, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Mar 6, 2017
Hologic, Inc. Lead Systems Engineer, R&D Newark, DE $157930 H-1B Dec 10, 2025
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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