Civil Engineers, R&D
SOC code 17-2053 · 275 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
275
certified positions
$82,436
Median pay
$65,000
25th pct
$100,000
75th pct
$120,480
90th pct
$59,530
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$66,331
Median prevailing wage
$59,530$82,436 median$120,480
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 9.5%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 109 (46%), med $65,000Level II · Qualified — 73 (31%), med $90,063Level III · Experienced — 44 (18%), med $106,932Level IV · Fully competent — 12 (5%), med $141,702
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) | 19 | $119,100 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 18 | $100,862 |
| Texas A&M Transportation Institute | 13 | $93,642 |
| University of California, Berkeley | 13 | $95,100 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | $106,112 |
| UChicago Argonne LLC | 11 | $90,063 |
| BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC | 10 | $141,102 |
| University of Michigan | 9 | $66,331 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 8 | $65,000 |
| University of Connecticut | 7 | $74,901 |
| Colorado State University | 6 | $73,450 |
| Cornell University | 5 | $60,000 |
| The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology | 5 | $55,000 |
| Oregon State University | 5 | $65,004 |
| University of Maryland College Park | 4 | $81,942 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| Texas | 34 |
| Tennessee | 25 |
| California | 21 |
| Washington | 16 |
| Colorado | 15 |
| New York | 14 |
| Michigan | 13 |
| New Jersey | 11 |
| Maryland | 10 |
| Missouri | 10 |
| Illinois | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 9 |
| Idaho | 8 |
| Oregon | 8 |
| Connecticut | 7 |