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R&D ENGINEER salaries

8,370 H-1B & PERM records for "R&D ENGINEER", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
MEDICAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT LABORATO… R&D Engineer San Leandro, CA $830000 - $950000 H-1B Mar 12, 2020
ByteDance Inc. Lead R&D Engineer in Storage Virtualization Bellevue, WA $388000 H-1B May 12, 2026
Nokia of America Corporation Applied R&D Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $350000 H-1B May 29, 2026
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Systems R&D Engineer, Industrial Compute Bellevue, WA $325000 H-1B Dec 1, 2025
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Executive Director Sunnyvale, CA $321095 - $402000 H-1B Jan 23, 2026
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 4 PALO ALTO, CA $300000 H-1B Dec 7, 2023
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Sr. Director Sunnyvale, CA $286684 - $364000 H-1B Jan 23, 2026
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $283442 - $343000 H-1B Jun 25, 2024
SYNOPSYS, INC. R&D Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $282298 - $343000 H-1B Mar 3, 2025
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $277157 H-1B Dec 11, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Cary, NC $277000 H-1B Dec 18, 2023
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Sr. Director Sunnyvale, CA $276874 - $328000 H-1B Aug 13, 2024
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Sr. Director Sunnyvale, CA $276874 - $328000 H-1B Jun 25, 2024
Real Intent, Inc. Senior R&D Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $276024 H-1B Mar 22, 2024
Real Intent, Inc. Senior R&D Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $276024 H-1B Mar 12, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $267556 H-1B Jan 4, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 4 PALO ALTO, CA $266976 H-1B Dec 27, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 Palo Alto, CA $266502 H-1B Dec 6, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $264514 - $300000 H-1B May 29, 2026
Nokia of America Corporation Applied R&D Engineer 5 - SW Sunnyvale, CA $264304 H-1B Mar 11, 2026
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $261620 H-1B Jan 10, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 Palo Alto, CA $261620 H-1B Dec 11, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $259900 H-1B Dec 20, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 Palo Alto, CA $259584 H-1B Dec 29, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 Palo Alto, CA $259584 H-1B1 Dec 29, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $253175 H-1B Dec 29, 2023
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Sr. Architect Sunnyvale, CA $252926 - $327926 H-1B Jan 26, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 6 PALO ALTO, CA $250000 H-1B Mar 15, 2024
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Sr. Manager Sunnyvale, CA $248748 - $272000 H-1B Jan 16, 2025
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 Palo Alto, CA $245367 H-1B Dec 13, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $244500 H-1B Jan 9, 2025
SYNOPSYS, INC. R&D Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $244129 - $338000 H-1B Dec 16, 2025
Synopsys, Inc. R&D Engineering, Sr. Manager Sunnyvale, CA $244091 - $319091 H-1B Apr 25, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 4 Palo Alto, CA $244000 H-1B Mar 20, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $242132 H-1B Dec 7, 2023
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $241983 H-1B Dec 8, 2023
Broadcom Corporation R&D Engineer Software San Jose, CA $241378 H-1B Feb 27, 2024
SYNOPSYS, INC. R&D Engineer, Principal $241000 - $328000 Green Card Oct 4, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $240460 - $343000 H-1B May 24, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $240460 - $294000 H-1B Jun 26, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 Edison, NJ $240196 H-1B Dec 20, 2023
HGST, Inc. Senior Technologist, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $240000 - $260000 H-1B May 8, 2020
HGST, Inc. Senior Technologist, R&D Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $240000 - $260000 H-1B May 8, 2020
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $239405 - $294000 H-1B Apr 12, 2024
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Director, R&D Engineering Fremont, CA $238285 - $260000 H-1B Aug 6, 2020
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Director, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $238285 - $260000 H-1B Aug 6, 2020
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 7 PALO ALTO, CA $237000 H-1B Jan 8, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 6 Palo Alto, CA $236000 H-1B Apr 18, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software 5 PALO ALTO, CA $235725 H-1B Jan 30, 2024
VMware LLC R&D Engineer Software Palo Alto, CA $235000 H-1B Feb 24, 2026
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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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