H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applied Scientist III

Occupation profile for Applied Scientist III covers 597 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $201,094.

FY2026 certified median
$201,094
Total filings
597
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$181,200–$214,184
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024187$198,141$184,022$226,550
FY2025210$206,200$185,536$221,875
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)200$201,094$181,200$214,184

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applied Scientist IIIFY2024 $198,141; FY2025 $206,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $201,094$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$198,141FY2025$206,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$201,094Certified median offer, Applied Scientist IIIFY2024 $198,141; FY2025 $206,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $201,094$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$198,141FY2025$206,200FY2026*$201,094
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC489 filings
  2. Amazon Web Services, Inc.48 filings
  3. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.39 filings
  4. Amazon Advertising LLC4 filings
  5. Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.4 filings
  6. A9.com LLC3 filings
  7. Twitch Interactive, Inc.3 filings
  8. Uber Freight US LLC2 filings
  9. Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.1 filings
  10. Elemental Technologies LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle203 filings
  2. Bellevue71 filings
  3. Santa Clara66 filings
  4. New York62 filings
  5. Sunnyvale56 filings
  6. Palo Alto30 filings
  7. San Francisco16 filings
  8. Boston14 filings
  9. San Diego11 filings
  10. Pasadena9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Applied Scientist III489 filings
  2. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Applied Scientist III48 filings
  3. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Applied Scientist III39 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1221$93,870$126,630$159,390$192,150