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Applied Scientist: H-1B salaries
297 labor condition applications used the job title Applied Scientist. Median offered base salary $174,200; middle half $153,988–$201,423.
Applications (LCAs)297
Median offered salary$174,200
Middle half of salaries$153,988–$201,423
10th–90th percentile$135,365–$240,000
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Oracle America, Inc. | 56 | $174,429 |
| Adobe Inc. | 38 | $192,948 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 27 | $158,000 |
| Zillow, Inc. | 19 | $150,000 |
| Hippocratic AI, Inc | 12 | $240,000 |
| Qualtrics, LLC | 11 | $184,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 8 | $198,000 |
| Wayve Technologies, Inc | 8 | $212,500 |
| Anuttacon LLC | 8 | $288,000 |
| Thumbtack, Inc. | 7 | $175,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 6 | $158,540 |
| Relativity ODA LLC | 5 | $141,000 |
| Kensho Technologies LLC | 5 | $190,000 |
| Flawless AI Inc | 4 | $190,000 |
| Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC | 4 | $170,000 |
| AllSci Corp. | 4 | $140,000 |
| Yelp Inc. | 3 | $232,000 |
| Gauss Labs Inc. | 3 | $152,776 |
| Ripple Labs, Inc. | 3 | $164,800 |
| Sairem Corp. | 3 | $113,485 |
| DocuSign Inc. | 3 | $225,000 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 2 | $234,350 |
| Uber Freight US LLC | 2 | $167,050 |
| InnoPeak Technology, Inc. | 2 | $148,730 |
| Shopsense Inc. | 2 | $132,500 |
| Audible, Inc. | 2 | $182,300 |
| EnChannel Medical, Ltd. | 2 | $127,500 |
| Canopy Education Inc. | 2 | $201,000 |
| Cognichip, Inc. | 2 | $165,000 |
| Red Violet, Inc. | 2 | $197,500 |
| Robotics and AI Institute LLC | 2 | $187,660 |
| Figma, Inc. | 2 | $244,000 |
| Cognosphere LLC | 2 | $282,000 |
| Mistral AI, Inc. | 2 | $205,000 |
| Auger Inc. | 2 | $200,000 |
| Cortex6, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 |
| Transplace Texas LP | 1 | $160,500 |
| Golden Entropy Marketing, Inc. | 1 | $175,000 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1 | $220,000 |
| Charmed AI, Inc. | 1 | $128,981 |
| Five9, Inc. | 1 | $126,277 |
| Typeface Inc. | 1 | $170,186 |
| Groundlight, Inc. | 1 | $120,000 |
| Horizon Robotics Inc. | 1 | $210,000 |
| Etsy, Inc. | 1 | $176,832 |
| Haus Analytics, Inc | 1 | $150,000 |
| Samsara Inc. | 1 | $121,680 |
| Newell Brands Distribution LLC | 1 | $155,000 |
| Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence | 1 | $182,000 |
| Rattle Software Inc | 1 | $220,000 |
| Datadog, Inc. | 1 | $145,000 |
| Populus Group LLC | 1 | $196,602 |
| Delphina, Inc. | 1 | $200,000 |
| RNBW Holdings LLC | 1 | $230,000 |
| Intellipro Service Inc. | 1 | $205,000 |
| CGFT Inc. | 1 | $120,000 |
| Envive AI | 1 | $141,814 |
| ShortTok, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1 | $165,641 |
| NetApp, Inc. | 1 | $135,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $131,990 |
| Level II (qualified) | $170,113 |
| Level III (experienced) | $172,300 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $211,250 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 49 | $156,135 |
| FY2024 | 47 | $166,127 |
| FY2025 | 79 | $183,643 |
| FY2026 | 113 | $191,897 |
Cities
- Seattle, WA59
- San Jose, CA40
- San Francisco, CA35
- New York, NY20
- Palo Alto, CA20
- Redwood Shores, CA11
- Sunnyvale, CA10
- Bellevue, WA7
- Santa Clara, CA7
- Chicago, IL6
- Cambridge, MA6
- Mountain View, CA6
- Reston, VA5
- Redmond, WA4
- Santa Monica, CA4
- N. Bethesda, MD4
- Irvine, CA4
- Austin, TX3
- San Mateo, CA3
- Norcross, GA3
- Jersey City, NJ3
- Burlington, MA3
- Fremont, CA2
- Pleasanton, CA2
- Encino, CA1
- San Diego, CA1
- Bridgewater, NJ1
- Evanston, IL1
- Cupertino, CA1
- Naperville, IL1
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).