H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Scientist II

Occupation profile for Applied Scientist II covers 1,952 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,000.

FY2026 certified median
$180,000
Total filings
1,952
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,000–$193,200
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024504$175,600$155,600$187,500
FY2025664$176,400$165,000$188,400
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)784$180,000$168,000$193,200

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied Scientist IIFY2024 $175,600; FY2025 $176,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$175,600FY2025$176,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,000Certified median offer, Applied Scientist IIFY2024 $175,600; FY2025 $176,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$175,600FY2025$176,400FY2026*$180,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC1,460 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.266 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.147 filings
  4. Amazon Advertising LLC15 filings
  5. A9.com LLC14 filings
  6. Uber Technologies, Inc.9 filings
  7. Amazon Data Services, Inc7 filings
  8. Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC6 filings
  9. Twitch Interactive, Inc.5 filings
  10. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.4 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle613 filings
  2. New York234 filings
  3. Sunnyvale192 filings
  4. Bellevue182 filings
  5. Santa Clara169 filings
  6. Palo Alto128 filings
  7. San Diego71 filings
  8. San Francisco54 filings
  9. Boston52 filings
  10. Arlington40 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Applied Scientist II1,460 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Applied Scientist II266 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Applied Scientist II147 filings
  4. Amazon Advertising LLC · Applied Scientist II15 filings
  5. A9.com LLC · Applied Scientist II14 filings
  6. Uber Technologies, Inc. · Applied Scientist II9 filings
  7. Amazon Data Services, Inc · Applied Scientist II7 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1221$83,762$107,806$131,872$155,917
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1221$110,926$138,258$165,610$192,941