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Applied Scientist I H-1B salaries

Employers filed 305 certified H-1B applications for Applied Scientist I roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $160,000.

Median salary offered
$160,000
Middle half earn
$153,600 to $175,000
Top 10% earn over
$185,000
Certified filings
305

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Amazon.com Services LLC243$160,000$153,600 – $170,250
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.29$163,400$157,300 – $182,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.14$161,169$155,575 – $170,950
Amazon Advertising LLC5$166,500$159,700 – $166,500
Audible, Inc.4$157,300$151,975 – $163,975
Twitch Interactive, Inc.3$195,000$188,500 – $195,000
The Trade Desk, Inc.3$115,357$100,328 – $125,185
A9.com LLC1$157,300$157,300 – $157,300
Amazon Data Services, Inc1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Tror LLC1$79,248$79,248 – $79,248

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Seattle, WA101$156,000$141,814 – $160,000
New York, NY25$175,000$159,700 – $190,000
Bellevue, WA25$160,000$152,000 – $167,900
San Diego, CA24$162,500$156,000 – $168,175
Santa Clara, CA23$177,700$159,591 – $185,000
Sunnyvale, CA20$161,391$157,300 – $175,000
San Francisco, CA19$185,000$182,000 – $195,000
Palo Alto, CA11$180,000$158,241 – $198,050
Austin, TX8$158,950$153,600 – $160,000
Boston, MA7$155,000$153,600 – $155,000
Arlington, VA5$152,000$152,000 – $156,000
East Palo Alto, CA5$180,000$180,000 – $195,000
North Reading, MA4$150,100$144,000 – $157,150
Westborough, MA4$162,500$162,500 – $164,500
Irvine, CA4$152,238$148,208 – $156,125
Pasadena, CA3$155,000$155,000 – $159,200
Chicago, IL3$159,000$159,000 – $159,500
Cambridge, MA2$153,600$153,600 – $153,600
Denver, CO2$125,185$120,271 – $130,099
Herndon, VA2$160,000$160,000 – $160,000

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I287$160,000
Level II4$172,000
Level III6$145,506

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202319$157,300
202487$157,300
2025114$160,000
202685$163,400