Applied Scientist
Median salary
$177,700
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$163,366 – $195,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-1.99%
-4.96% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.2%
1,038 filings
Applied Scientist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$142,089
P25$163,366
Median$177,700
P75$195,000
P90$213,186
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$162,338126 LCAs
Level II$178,800371 LCAs
Level III$201,094193 LCAs
Level IV$209,08241 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Applied Scientist pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Computer and Information Research Scientists 87%Data Scientists 10%Software Developers 2%Engineers, All Other 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 86.8% | 901 | $162,500 | $177,000 | $193,200 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 9.54% | 99 | $163,161 | $180,000 | $205,700 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 1.64% | 17 | $199,534 | $226,158 | $230,000 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 1.06% | 11 | $176,167 | $185,000 | $197,820 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Applied Scientist
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Applied Scientist II568 LCAs · median $172,400
- Applied Scientist III226 LCAs · median $194,000
- Applied Scientist I95 LCAs · median $160,000
- Senior Applied Scientist23 LCAs · median $200,000