Applied Scientist III at Amazon
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Amazon pay a Applied Scientist III on an H-1B?
$197k Amazon has filed 943 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Applied Scientist III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $197k. Most of those filings fall between $172k and $214k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
943
Median base salary
$197k
Middle 50%
$172k to $214k
Filings and pay by year
Applied Scientist III at Amazon, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 193 | $201k |
| FY2025 | 208 | $206k |
| FY2024 | 188 | $198k |
| FY2023 | 114 | $203k |
| FY2022 | 100 | $181k |
| FY2021 | 48 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 44 | $160k |
| FY2019 | 22 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 17 | $160k |
| FY2017 | 9 | $171k |
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 | 351 | $187k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 104 | $214k |
| Bellevue, WA | 89 | $193k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 84 | $218k |
| New York, NY | 81 | $191k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 70 | $219k |
| Boston, MA | 19 | $197k |
| San Francisco, CA | 15 | $235k |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 14 | $185k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $181k |
| San Diego, CA | 12 | $178k |
| Pasadena, CA | 11 | $190k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $165k |
| Level II | 29 | $183k |
| Level III | 728 | $198k |
| Level IV | 6 | $242k |
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