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Applied Scientist II in San Diego, CA

Job title · San Diego, California

Job title as filed
Applied Scientist II
City
San Diego, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
104
Median offered wage
$167,500
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$167,500certified 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 San Diego.

Applications by fiscal year

2039FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2039FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202214
FY202319
FY202417
FY202515
FY2026*39
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
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 LLC104
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 $167,500; middle half $154,125 to $176,400 · median prevailing wage $110,323 (marker) · 104 applications.

$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II89
  3. Level III12
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 San Diego is 4.3% below 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 San Diego
3.6%
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 San Diego job market

San Diego has 25,458 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 6,098 job titles and 2,718 employers; "Applied Scientist II" ranks #28 by applications, with 0.4% of them.

Applications in San Diego, all job titles
25,458
Job titles filed
6,098
Rank of Applied Scientist II in San Diego
28
Median offered wage in San Diego, all job titles
$125,595
National median wage, Computer and Information Research Scientists (all job titles)
$170,000
Other job titles in San Diego
  1. Software Engineer902
  2. Senior Software Engineer681
  3. Staff Software Engineer426
  4. Software Developer293
  5. Senior Asics Engineer282
  6. Asics Engineer265
  7. Systems Test Engineer189
  8. Staff Asics Engineer183
  9. Software Development Engineer - Firmware164
  10. Software Development Engineer - Test163
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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