H-1B Applied Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Applied Scientist is $160,500, across 369 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$160,500
Average wage
$166,631
90th percentile
$210,000
Certified LCAs
369
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $80,000
- 25th
- $140,000
- Median
- $160,500
- Average
- $166,631
- 90th
- $210,000
- Highest
- $576,000
Based on 369 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
32FY20
24FY21
81FY22
50FY23
47FY24
79FY25
56FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Applied Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| ANUTTACON LLC | 8 | $288,000 |
| Wayve Technologies, Inc | 8 | $205,000 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 4 | $199,349 |
| Adobe Inc. | 31 | $194,000 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 45 | $183,414 |
| Thumbtack, Inc. | 6 | $175,000 |
| Qualtrics, LLC | 11 | $172,000 |
| Yelp Inc. | 9 | $170,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 10 | $167,500 |
| Etsy, Inc. | 4 | $165,000 |
| Ripple Labs, Inc. | 4 | $157,880 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 68 | $153,519 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 31 | $145,000 |
| Zillow, Inc. | 46 | $134,098 |
| Descartes Labs | 4 | $130,625 |
Salaries by location
Seattle, WA · $156,135San Francisco, CA · $160,000San Jose, CA · $183,750New York, NY · $160,250Bellevue, WA · $147,061Mountain View, CA · $200,000Sunnyvale, CA · $185,650Redwood Shores, CA · $181,774Redmond, WA · $148,500Chicago, IL · $134,595Santa Clara, CA · $252,000Cambridge, MA · $170,000Palo Alto, CA · $180,093Austin, TX · $125,272Jersey City, NJ · $193,362