H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Applied Research Scientist covers 49 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $214,032.

FY2026 certified median
$214,032
Total filings
49
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$209,082–$234,162
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$209,720$178,806$212,170
FY202514$196,500$136,122$222,748
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$214,032$209,082$234,162

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied Research ScientistFY2024 $209,720; FY2025 $196,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $214,032$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$209,720FY2025$196,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$214,032Certified median offer, Applied Research ScientistFY2024 $209,720; FY2025 $196,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $214,032$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$209,720FY2025$196,500FY2026*$214,032
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc32 filings
  2. ServiceNow, Inc.4 filings
  3. Ambient AI, Inc.2 filings
  4. Descript Inc.2 filings
  5. Runway AI, Inc.2 filings
  6. Apple Inc.1 filings
  7. Firsthand Labs, Inc.1 filings
  8. Grammarly, Inc.1 filings
  9. Hearts for Hearing1 filings
  10. Kylin AI Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Menlo Park14 filings
  2. Burlingame11 filings
  3. Santa Clara4 filings
  4. New York4 filings
  5. San Francisco2 filings
  6. Bellevue2 filings
  7. Seattle2 filings
  8. Cupertino1 filings
  9. Los Gatos1 filings
  10. Redwood City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Applied Research Scientist32 filings

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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Oklahoma City, OKArea 3642015-1221$73,694$86,070$98,467$110,843
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653