Applied Scientist I at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Applied Scientist I on an H-1B?
$152k Amazon has filed 1,143 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Applied Scientist I with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $152k. Most of those filings fall between $136k and $162k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,143
Median base salary
$152k
Middle 50%
$136k to $162k
Filings and pay by year
Applied Scientist I at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 95 | $162k |
| FY2025 | 123 | $160k |
| FY2024 | 75 | $157k |
| FY2023 | 185 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 196 | $152k |
| FY2021 | 96 | $119k |
| FY2020 | 195 | $152k |
| FY2019 | 101 | $148k |
| FY2018 | 42 | $140k |
| FY2017 | 35 | $124k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 406 | $150k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96 | $157k |
| San Diego, CA | 81 | $155k |
| New York, NY | 78 | $166k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 73 | $161k |
| Bellevue, WA | 48 | $160k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 45 | $166k |
| Cambridge, MA | 45 | $144k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 35 | $175k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 31 | $138k |
| Austin, TX | 22 | $124k |
| San Francisco, CA | 19 | $185k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,100 | $152k |
| Level II | 15 | $145k |
| Level III | 7 | $156k |
| Level IV | 1 | $125k |
Other roles Amazon sponsors
Software Development Engineer II 24,400Software Development Engineer I 15,703Software Development Engineer III 5,665Software Dev Engineer II 4,924Software Dev Engineer I 3,792Manager III, Software Development 3,607Business Intelligence Engineer II 3,596Applied Scientist II 3,573Data Engineer II 2,864Technical Program Manager III 2,668Quality Assurance Engineer II 2,083Program Manager III 1,982