Applied Scientist II at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Applied Scientist II on an H-1B?
$171k Amazon has filed 3,573 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Applied Scientist II with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $171k. Most of those filings fall between $155k and $185k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
3,573
Median base salary
$171k
Middle 50%
$155k to $185k
Filings and pay by year
Applied Scientist II at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 776 | $180k |
| FY2025 | 653 | $176k |
| FY2024 | 493 | $176k |
| FY2023 | 494 | $161k |
| FY2022 | 428 | $160k |
| FY2021 | 194 | $152k |
| FY2020 | 270 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 145 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 63 | $155k |
| FY2017 | 57 | $152k |
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 | 1,170 | $160k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 380 | $185k |
| New York, NY | 368 | $181k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 279 | $185k |
| Bellevue, WA | 252 | $168k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 232 | $186k |
| San Diego, CA | 119 | $160k |
| Cambridge, MA | 89 | $152k |
| Boston, MA | 79 | $165k |
| San Francisco, CA | 76 | $190k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 75 | $180k |
| Arlington, VA | 52 | $159k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 86 | $146k |
| Level II | 2,799 | $172k |
| Level III | 124 | $190k |
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 3,596Data Engineer II 2,864Technical Program Manager III 2,668Quality Assurance Engineer II 2,083Program Manager III 1,982Product Manager III - Technical 1,931