Applied Scientist, H-1B salary
What 591 H-1B filings report for “Applied Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Applied Scientist?
$154k median H-1B base salary for an Applied Scientist, typically $118k to $211k, across 591 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $167k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California249$167k+$13k
- 2New York39$161k+$7k
- 3Washington230$139k−$15k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $154kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Applied Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Applied Scientist roles are Microsoft, Uber, Oracle, Zillow, and Adobe, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Applied Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Microsoft142 filings$135k
- 2Uber75 filings$154k
- 3Oracle56 filings$177k
- 4Zillow55 filings$127k
- 5Adobe39 filings$194k
- 6Amazon23 filings$160k
- 7Qualtrics14 filings$174k
- 8Descartes Labs14 filings$120k
- 9Hippocratic AI12 filings$240k
- 10Wayve10 filings$213k
- 11Yelp9 filings$170k
- 12Anuttacon8 filings$288k
- 13Meta8 filings$205k
- 14Thumbtack7 filings$175k
- 15Robotics and AI Institute6 filings$178k
- 16Relativity5 filings$141k
- 17Kensho Technologies5 filings$190k
- 18Megvii Technology4 filings$130k
- 19Ripple Labs4 filings$158k
- 20AllSci Corp.4 filings$140k
- 21Etsy4 filings$165k
- 22Flawless AI4 filings$190k
- 23Paradromics4 filings$114k
- 24Gauss Labs3 filings$149k
- 25Sairem3 filings$113k
- 26Docusign3 filings$225k
- 27Audible2 filings$182k
- 28Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence2 filings$174k
- 29Auger2 filings$200k
- 30Canopy Education2 filings$201k
- 31HoYoverse2 filings$282k
- 32EnChannel Medical, Ltd.2 filings$128k
- 33Figma2 filings$244k
- 34Holochip2 filings$80k
- 35InnoPeak Technology2 filings$149k
- 36Mistral AI2 filings$205k
- 37Red Violet2 filings$198k
- 38Salesforce2 filings$205k
- 39Shopsense Inc.2 filings$133k
- 40Twitch2 filings$161k
- 41WeWork2 filings$175k
- 42Cognichip2 filings$165k
- 43Aitomatic1 filings$149k
- 44Atmosphere Technologies1 filings$151k
- 45Bright Machines1 filings$145k
- 46ByteDance1 filings$219k
- 47CGFT Inc.1 filings$120k
- 48Charmed AI, Inc.1 filings$129k
- 49Cortex6, Inc.1 filings$160k
- 50Datadog1 filings$145k
Related titles in this family
8,780 filings carry “Applied Scientist” in the title, across 114 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Applied Scientist II3,639 filings$171k
- 2Data and Applied Scientist1,814 filings$141k
- 3Applied Scientist I1,164 filings$152k
- 4Applied Scientist III960 filings$197k
- 5Senior Applied Scientist197 filings$174k
- 6Principal, Applied Scientist56 filings$233k
- 7Senior Data and Applied Scientist52 filings$161k
- 8Data and Applied Scientist Manager38 filings$176k
- 9Staff Applied Scientist29 filings$230k
- 10Sr. Applied Scientist26 filings$190k
- 11Senior Applied Scientist II22 filings$221k
- 12Machine Learning Applied Scientist8 filings$158k
Figures are for the exact title “Applied Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.