H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Applied Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Applied Research Scientist covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $217,500.

FY2026 certified median
$217,500
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$216,250–$218,750
Top employer
ServiceNow, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$170,838$170,409$170,838
FY20258$175,786$157,769$192,692
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$217,500$216,250$218,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Applied Research ScientistFY2024 $170,838; FY2025 $175,786; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $217,500$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$170,838FY2025$175,786FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$217,500Certified median offer, Senior Applied Research ScientistFY2024 $170,838; FY2025 $175,786; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $217,500$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$170,838FY2025$175,786FY2026*$217,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ServiceNow, Inc.8 filings
  2. Ambient AI, Inc.2 filings
  3. Field AI, Inc.1 filings
  4. Flexport, Inc.1 filings
  5. Gridware, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara6 filings
  2. Redwood City1 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Arlington1 filings
  6. Bellevue1 filings
  7. Kirkland1 filings
  8. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. ServiceNow, Inc. · Senior Applied Research 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 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2081$90,085$112,632$135,200$157,747
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2031$75,358$94,411$113,443$132,496
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2199$91,749$116,688$141,627$166,566
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1221$110,926$138,258$165,610$192,941