H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Application Scientist

Occupation profile for Application Scientist covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $99,988.

FY2026 certified median
$99,988
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$97,850–$108,494
Top employer
HORIBA Instruments Incorporated
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$87,943$85,361$89,860
FY20258$124,523$107,633$132,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$99,988$97,850$108,494

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Application ScientistFY2024 $87,943; FY2025 $124,523; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $99,988$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$87,943FY2025$124,523FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$99,988Certified median offer, Application ScientistFY2024 $87,943; FY2025 $124,523; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $99,988$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$87,943FY2025$124,523FY2026*$99,988
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. HORIBA Instruments Incorporated7 filings
  2. HydroGraph USA Ltd3 filings
  3. Nova Measuring Instruments Inc.3 filings
  4. Danisco US Inc.2 filings
  5. JH Technologies , Inc.2 filings
  6. Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc.2 filings
  7. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc. (USA)2 filings
  8. Clariant Corporation1 filings
  9. Complete Genomics LLC1 filings
  10. DigiM Solution LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Piscataway7 filings
  2. Fremont2 filings
  3. Cedar Rapids2 filings
  4. Manhattan2 filings
  5. Columbia2 filings
  6. Minneapolis2 filings
  7. Hillsboro2 filings
  8. San Jose1 filings
  9. Boise1 filings
  10. Wood Dale1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-2032$68,994$87,797$106,621$125,424
    2026-27Cedar Rapids, IAArea 1630019-1021$75,130$90,334$105,539$120,744
    2026-27Manhattan, KSArea 3174019-2032$92,227$105,227$118,248$131,248
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346013-1151$55,806$70,242$84,656$99,091
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2131$86,715$106,891$127,046$147,222
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-2032$146,931$186,243$225,576$264,888
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242019-2032$66,518$93,122$119,746$146,349
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258019-1029$76,606$96,283$115,981$135,658
    2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426017-2131$57,803$78,000$98,218$118,414