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Applied Scientist III in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Applied Scientist III
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
52
Median offered wage
$224,682
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$224,682certified 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 III" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

816FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
816FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20224
FY202316
FY202412
FY202512
FY2026*8
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. Amazon.com Services LLC44
  2. A9.COM, Inc.7
  3. 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 $224,682; middle half $213,728 to $237,405 · median prevailing wage $201,094 (marker) · 51 applications.

$200k$215k$230k$245k$260k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II2
  2. Level III42
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 III" appears on 817 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 13 employers for worksites in 42 cities; the median offered wage is $201,094, so the median in Palo Alto is 11.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
817
Employers nationwide
13
Cities with filings
42
National median offered wage
$201,094
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
6.4%
Cities with the most applications for Applied Scientist III
  1. Seattle, WA292
  2. Bellevue, WA87
  3. Sunnyvale, CA86
  4. Santa Clara, CA84
  5. New York City, NY75
  6. Palo Alto, CA52
  7. San Francisco, CA21
  8. Boston, MA19
  9. Pasadena, CA11
  10. San Diego, CA11
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 III" ranks #37 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Applied Scientist III in Palo Alto
37
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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