Applied Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 236 certified H-1B applications for Applied Scientist roles between May 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $178,977. The typical offer was 6% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $178,977
Middle half earn: $158,416 to $209,521
Top 10% earn over: $240,000
Certified filings: 236

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Pay by employer


Oracle America, Inc.	49	$178,854	0%	$155,958 – $197,949
Adobe Inc.	38	$192,948	+8%	$171,344 – $224,798
Uber Technologies, Inc.	19	$166,400	−7%	$156,125 – $172,000
Zillow, Inc.	13	$155,610	−13%	$143,000 – $163,322
Hippocratic AI, Inc	10	$240,000	+34%	$240,000 – $240,000
Qualtrics, LLC	9	$187,000	+4%	$175,000 – $211,000
Anuttacon LLC	8	$288,000	+61%	$276,000 – $300,000
Wayve Technologies, Inc	7	$215,000	+20%	$205,000 – $285,000
Thumbtack, Inc.	6	$175,000	−2%	$167,500 – $181,000
Kensho Technologies LLC	5	$190,000	+6%	$170,040 – $195,000
Relativity ODA LLC	4	$141,000	−21%	$141,000 – $143,250
Amazon.com Services LLC	4	$202,000	+13%	$182,250 – $205,375
DocuSign Inc.	3	$225,000	+26%	$165,634 – $225,000
Yelp Inc.	3	$232,000	+30%	$201,000 – $233,500
Mistral AI, Inc.	2	$205,000	+15%	$205,000 – $205,000
Ripple Labs, Inc.	2	$173,295	−3%	$169,048 – $177,542
Robotics and AI Institute LLC	2	$187,660	+5%	$186,330 – $188,990
Red Violet, Inc.	2	$197,500	+10%	$196,250 – $198,750
Figma, Inc.	2	$244,000	+36%	$237,000 – $251,000
Gauss Labs Inc.	2	$148,034	−17%	$147,701 – $148,366
Cognichip, Inc.	2	$165,000	−8%	$165,000 – $165,000
Auger Inc.	2	$200,000	+12%	$200,000 – $200,000
Canopy Education Inc.	2	$201,000	+12%	$201,000 – $201,000
Cognosphere, LLC	2	$282,000	+58%	$279,000 – $285,000
Audible, Inc.	2	$182,300	+2%	$177,350 – $187,250
EnChannel Medical, Ltd.	2	$127,500	−29%	$123,750 – $131,250
Shopsense Inc.	2	$132,500	−26%	$126,250 – $138,750
Sairem Corp.	2	$113,485	−37%	$113,485 – $113,485
Haus Analytics, Inc	1	$150,000	−16%	$150,000 – $150,000
Flawless AI Inc	1	$210,000	+17%	$210,000 – $210,000
Envive AI	1	$141,814	−21%	$141,814 – $141,814
Groundlight, Inc.	1	$120,000	−33%	$120,000 – $120,000
Etsy, Inc.	1	$176,832	−1%	$176,832 – $176,832
Datadog, Inc.	1	$145,000	−19%	$145,000 – $145,000
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence	1	$182,000	+2%	$182,000 – $182,000
AllSci Corp	1	$140,000	−22%	$140,000 – $140,000
Atmosphere Technologies, Inc.	1	$151,000	−16%	$151,000 – $151,000
Aitomatic Inc.	1	$149,294	−17%	$149,294 – $149,294
Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC	1	$185,000	+3%	$185,000 – $185,000
ByteDance Inc.	1	$218,800	+22%	$218,800 – $218,800
Delphina, Inc.	1	$200,000	+12%	$200,000 – $200,000
Intellipro Service Inc.	1	$205,000	+15%	$205,000 – $205,000
Rattle Software Inc	1	$220,000	+23%	$220,000 – $220,000
Populus Group LLC	1	$196,602	+10%	$196,602 – $196,602
NVIDIA Corporation	1	$165,641	−7%	$165,641 – $165,641
Opendoor Labs Inc.	1	$156,800	−12%	$156,800 – $156,800
Newell Brands Distribution LLC	1	$155,000	−13%	$155,000 – $155,000
LYFT, Inc.	1	$162,800	−9%	$162,800 – $162,800
Meta Platforms, Inc	1	$254,000	+42%	$254,000 – $254,000
NetApp, Inc.	1	$135,000	−25%	$135,000 – $135,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Seattle, WA	44	$164,576	$150,750 – $193,510
San Jose, CA	40	$181,302	$164,403 – $211,889
San Francisco, CA	23	$170,000	$162,900 – $179,574
New York, NY	18	$171,020	$157,923 – $193,750
Palo Alto, CA	16	$240,000	$205,000 – $240,000
Sunnyvale, CA	10	$205,000	$194,150 – $263,750
Redwood Shores, CA	10	$181,774	$170,274 – $198,518
Santa Clara, CA	6	$264,000	$241,340 – $285,000
Chicago, IL	5	$141,000	$141,000 – $141,000
Irvine, CA	4	$205,500	$131,250 – $279,000
Mountain View, CA	4	$294,000	$285,000 – $369,000
Reston, VA	3	$212,500	$192,250 – $212,500
Cambridge, MA	3	$185,000	$185,000 – $187,660
Jersey City, NJ	3	$201,000	$193,362 – $201,000
Bellevue, WA	3	$200,000	$200,000 – $217,500
Burlington, MA	3	$212,659	$192,968 – $212,659
Fremont, CA	2	$215,416	$196,124 – $234,708
Pleasanton, CA	2	$203,470	$200,664 – $206,276
San Mateo, CA	2	$182,500	$173,750 – $191,250
Norcross, GA	2	$113,485	$113,485 – $113,485

By experience level


Level I	15	$135,000
Level II	62	$174,304
Level III	71	$185,723
Level IV	47	$212,500

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

By year


2023	9	$170,000
2024	49	$165,505
2025	81	$185,000
2026	97	$194,000