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AI Scientist in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
AI Scientist
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
48
Median offered wage
$280,000
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$280,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "AI Scientist" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

1734FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1734FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20244
FY202510
FY2026*34
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Mistral AI, Inc.41
  2. Uniphore Technologies North America, Inc.4
  3. SAP Labs, LLC3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $280,000; middle half $204,250 to $315,000 · median prevailing wage $219,440 (marker) · 48 applications.

$140k$195k$250k$305k$360k
$140k$195k$250k$305k$360k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II13
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV22
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "AI Scientist" appears on 101 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 25 employers for worksites in 22 cities; the median offered wage is $203,500, so the median in Palo Alto is 37.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
101
Employers nationwide
25
Cities with filings
22
National median offered wage
$203,500
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
47.5%
Cities with the most applications for AI Scientist
  1. Palo Alto, CA48
  2. San Mateo, CA8
  3. Atlanta, GA5
  4. New York City, NY5
  5. San Francisco, CA5
  6. Redwood City, CA4
  7. Mountain View, CA4
  8. Philadelphia, PA2
  9. Charlotte, NC2
  10. North Potomac, MD2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Palo Alto job market

Palo Alto has 16,821 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,724 job titles and 1,179 employers; "AI Scientist" ranks #41 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of AI Scientist in Palo Alto
41
Median offered wage in Palo Alto, all job titles
$173,925
National median wage, Computer and Information Research Scientists (all job titles)
$170,000
Other job titles in Palo Alto
  1. Software Engineer898
  2. Member of Technical Staff440
  3. Senior Software Engineer419
  4. Software Development Engineer II360
  5. Applied Scientist II205
  6. Senior Developer181
  7. R&D Engineer Software181
  8. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  9. Staff Software Engineer161
  10. SR. Software Engineer156
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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