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Applied Scientist II in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Applied Scientist II
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
205
Median offered wage
$189,750
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$189,750certified 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 Scientist II" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

2447FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2447FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202230
FY202347
FY202444
FY202546
FY2026*38
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
4
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. Amazon.com Services LLC173
  2. A9.COM, Inc.29
  3. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.2
  4. Amazon Advertising 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 $189,750; middle half $180,274 to $202,600 · median prevailing wage $170,186 (marker) · 203 applications.

$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level II160
  3. Level III2
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 Scientist II" appears on 2,892 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 23 employers for worksites in 76 cities; the median offered wage is $175,000, so the median in Palo Alto is 8.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,892
Employers nationwide
23
Cities with filings
76
National median offered wage
$175,000
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
7.1%
Cities with the most applications for Applied Scientist II
  1. Seattle, WA892
  2. New York City, NY329
  3. Sunnyvale, CA299
  4. Bellevue, WA254
  5. Santa Clara, CA222
  6. Palo Alto, CA205
  7. San Diego, CA104
  8. San Francisco, CA73
  9. Boston, MA68
  10. Cambridge, MA51
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; "Applied Scientist II" ranks #5 by applications, with 1.2% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Applied Scientist II in Palo Alto
5
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. Senior Developer181
  6. R&D Engineer Software181
  7. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  8. Staff Software Engineer161
  9. SR. Software Engineer156
  10. Developer149
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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