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Applied Researcher 1 in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Applied Researcher 1
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
31
Median offered wage
$173,250
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$173,250certified 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 "Applied Researcher 1" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

510FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
510FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20224
FY20236
FY202410
FY20254
FY2026*7
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
2
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. Ebay Inc.30
  2. Capital One Services, LLC1
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 $173,250; middle half $171,000 to $178,608 · median prevailing wage $170,186 (marker) · 28 applications.

$160k$170k$180k$190k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II12
  3. Level III5
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 "Applied Researcher 1" appears on 55 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 2 employers for worksites in 8 cities; the median offered wage is $171,958, so the median in San Jose is 0.8% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
55
Employers nationwide
2
Cities with filings
8
National median offered wage
$171,958
Share of national filings in San Jose
56.4%
Cities with the most applications for Applied Researcher 1
  1. San Jose, CA31
  2. Austin, TX8
  3. New York City, NY6
  4. Bellevue, WA4
  5. San Francisco, CA3
  6. Frisco, TX1
  7. Urbana, IL1
  8. Leander, TX1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Applied Researcher 1" ranks #188 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Applied Researcher 1 in San Jose
188
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Computer and Information Research Scientists (all job titles)
$170,000
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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