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Applied Scientist in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Applied Scientist
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
40
Median offered wage
$181,302
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$181,302certified 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" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

1836FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1836FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20242
FY20252
FY2026*36
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
5
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. Adobe Inc.35
  2. Bytedance Inc.1
  3. Oracle America, Inc.1
  4. Netapp, Inc.1
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 $181,302; middle half $164,403 to $211,889 · median prevailing wage $174,304 (marker) · 40 applications.

$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
$140k$165k$190k$215k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II20
  3. Level III9
  4. Level IV1
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" appears on 377 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 71 employers for worksites in 59 cities; the median offered wage is $167,095, so the median in San Jose is 8.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
377
Employers nationwide
71
Cities with filings
59
National median offered wage
$167,095
Share of national filings in San Jose
10.6%
Cities with the most applications for Applied Scientist
  1. Seattle, WA69
  2. San Francisco, CA68
  3. San Jose, CA40
  4. New York City, NY31
  5. Palo Alto, CA21
  6. Sunnyvale, CA14
  7. Redwood Shores, CA11
  8. Mountain View, CA11
  9. Chicago, IL9
  10. Bellevue, WA9
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 Scientist" ranks #148 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Applied Scientist in San Jose
148
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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