H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Scientist I

Occupation profile for Applied Scientist I covers 305 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $161,519.

FY2026 certified median
$161,519
Total filings
305
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,000–$175,350
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202478$157,300$143,118$160,000
FY2025127$160,000$155,000$175,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)100$161,519$152,000$175,350

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied Scientist IFY2024 $157,300; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,519$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$157,300FY2025$160,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$161,519Certified median offer, Applied Scientist IFY2024 $157,300; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,519$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$157,300FY2025$160,000FY2026*$161,519
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC243 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.29 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.14 filings
  4. Amazon Advertising LLC5 filings
  5. AUDIBLE, INC.4 filings
  6. THE TRADE DESK, INC.3 filings
  7. Twitch Interactive, Inc.3 filings
  8. A9.com LLC1 filings
  9. Amazon Data Services, Inc1 filings
  10. Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle101 filings
  2. New York25 filings
  3. Bellevue25 filings
  4. San Diego24 filings
  5. Santa Clara23 filings
  6. Sunnyvale20 filings
  7. San Francisco19 filings
  8. Palo Alto11 filings
  9. Austin8 filings
  10. Boston7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Applied Scientist I243 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Applied Scientist I29 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Applied Scientist I14 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1221$83,762$107,806$131,872$155,917
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1221$110,926$138,258$165,610$192,941