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Senior Research Engineer salary in Massachusetts

A real-employer view of Senior Research Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Senior Research Engineer in Massachusetts: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $235,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified1$219,014
Level III — experienced4$235,000
Level IV — fully competent1$378,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Senior Research Engineer in Massachusetts. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Red Hat, Inc.Senior Research Engineer2$284,000
Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI)Senior Research Engineer2$235,000
Google LLCStaff Research Engineer1$240,000
IBM CorporationSenior Research Engineer1$219,014

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Senior Research Engineer at Red Hat, Inc.
    $378,000
    BostonWage Level IVDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25127-946110
  • Staff Research Engineer at Google LLC
    $240,000
    CambridgeWage Level IIIDecided Apr 28, 2025I-203-25111-885876
  • Senior Research Engineer at Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI)
    $235,000
    CambridgeWage Level IIIDecided Apr 4, 2025I-200-25087-811792
  • Senior Research Engineer at IBM Corporation
    $219,014
    CambridgeWage Level IIDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-719832
  • Research Engineer at Red Hat, Inc.
    $190,000
    BostonWage Level IIIDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25127-946107
  • Senior Research Engineer at Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (TRI)
    $235,000
    CambridgeWage Level IIIDecided Mar 4, 2025I-200-25056-721663

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.