H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Scientist

Occupation profile for Applied Scientist covers 244 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $193,061.

FY2026 certified median
$193,061
Total filings
244
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$164,403–$225,750
Top employer
Oracle America, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202451$165,153$148,625$180,828
FY202579$184,322$163,322$205,609
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)114$193,061$164,403$225,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied ScientistFY2024 $165,153; FY2025 $184,322; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $193,061$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$165,153FY2025$184,322FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$193,061Certified median offer, Applied ScientistFY2024 $165,153; FY2025 $184,322; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $193,061$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$165,153FY2025$184,322FY2026*$193,061
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Oracle America, Inc.50 filings
  2. Adobe Inc.38 filings
  3. Uber Technologies, Inc.19 filings
  4. Zillow, Inc.13 filings
  5. Hippocratic AI, Inc12 filings
  6. Qualtrics, LLC10 filings
  7. ANUTTACON LLC8 filings
  8. Thumbtack, Inc.7 filings
  9. Wayve Technologies, Inc7 filings
  10. Kensho Technologies LLC5 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle45 filings
  2. San Jose40 filings
  3. San Francisco24 filings
  4. Palo Alto18 filings
  5. New York18 filings
  6. Redwood Shores10 filings
  7. Sunnyvale10 filings
  8. Santa Clara6 filings
  9. Chicago5 filings
  10. Irvine4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Oracle America, Inc. · Applied Scientist50 filings
  2. Adobe Inc. · Applied Scientist38 filings
  3. Uber Technologies, Inc. · Applied Scientist19 filings
  4. Zillow, Inc. · Applied Scientist13 filings
  5. Hippocratic AI, Inc · Applied Scientist12 filings
  6. Qualtrics, LLC · Applied Scientist10 filings
  7. ANUTTACON LLC · Applied Scientist8 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1221$110,926$138,258$165,610$192,941