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Applied Physicist

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Applied Physicist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings28All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$129,00022 eligible salary records
Employer names16Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$112,500–$148,106Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02357FY 2016: 2 filings16FY 2017: 2 filings17FY 2018: 4 filings18FY 2019: 6 filings19FY 2020: 3 filings20FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2022: 1 filings22FY 2023: 3 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 1 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$161,148 median · n=3

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 22 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
85.7%Certified LCAs
Certified24 85.7%
Withdrawn3 10.7%
Denied1 3.6%

Denominator: all 28 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$129,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$81,640
25th percentile$112,500
Median (50th)$129,000
75th percentile$148,106
90th percentile$160,993

n=22 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

28 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryApplied Physicist Research Scientist/Engineer

Filing details

$161,148 /yr

I-200-26118-844296
Reported wage: $161,148 / year
Annualized: $161,148
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-05
Employment end: 2029-09-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Berkeley, CA04/28/202609/14/2026
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryApplied Physicist Rsch Sci/Eng

Filing details

$171,684 /yr

I-200-25316-401064
Reported wage: $171,684 / year
Annualized: $171,684
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-19
Employment end: 2029-03-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Berkeley, CA11/12/202503/13/2026
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryApplied Physicist Project Scientist/Engineer

Filing details

$137,900 /yr

I-200-25305-356313
Reported wage: $137,900 / year
Annualized: $137,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2028-12-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Berkeley, CA11/01/202512/19/2025
Ventiva, Inc.Applied Physicist

Filing details

$147,930 /yr

I-200-25105-863552
Reported wage: $147,930–$176,000 / year
Annualized: $147,930
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-21
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA04/14/202510/01/2025
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryApplied Physicist Research Scientist/Engineer

Filing details

$159,600 /yr

I-200-24183-166371
Reported wage: $159,600 / year
Annualized: $159,600
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-09
Employment end: 2027-10-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Berkeley, CA07/01/202410/15/2024
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCApplied Physicist

Filing details

$148,164 /yr

I-200-24127-962544
Reported wage: $148,164 / year
Annualized: $148,164
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-13
Employment end: 2027-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID05/06/202408/01/2024
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryApplied Physicist Research Scientist

Filing details

$116,100 /yr

I-200-23068-835697
Reported wage: $116,100–$162,540 / year
Annualized: $116,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-03-16
Employment end: 2026-03-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Berkeley, CA03/09/202303/13/2023
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryApplied Physicist Research Scientist/Engineer

Filing details

$150,072 /yr

I-200-23054-797951
Reported wage: $150,072 / year
Annualized: $150,072
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-03-02
Employment end: 2026-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Berkeley, CA02/23/202305/01/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCMember Of Technical Staff (Applied Physicist)

Filing details

$169,200 /yr

I-200-23046-777630
Reported wage: $169,200 / year
Annualized: $169,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-02-22
Employment end: 2026-03-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Livermore, CA02/15/202303/20/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCApplied Physicist/Engineer

Filing details

$148,956 /yr

I-200-21348-763652
Reported wage: $148,956 / year
Annualized: $148,956
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-14
Employment end: 2025-02-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Livermore, CA12/14/202102/27/2022
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCApplied Physicist

Filing details

$126,000 /yr

I-200-21174-420756
Reported wage: $126,000 / year
Annualized: $126,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-30
Employment end: 2024-07-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Idaho Falls, ID06/23/202108/01/2021
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Staff Level Applied Physicist

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-20119-523601
Reported wage: $140,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-05-05
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Hoffman Estates, IL04/28/202010/01/2020
Holochip CorporationApplied Physicist

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-20114-514179
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-30
Employment end: 2023-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Torrance, CA04/23/202010/01/2020
Holochip CorporationApplied Physicist

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-20114-513909
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2020-04-23
Employment end: 2023-09-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Torrance, CA04/23/202009/11/2020
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCApplied Physicist/Engineer

Filing details

$136,884 /yr

I-200-19204-813276
Reported wage: $136,884 / year
Annualized: $136,884
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-07-29
Employment end: 2022-08-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Livermore, CALIFORNIA07/23/201908/31/2019
Outsource Research Consulting, Inc.Applied Physicist

Filing details

$38 per hour

I-200-19080-301228
Reported wage: $38 / hour
Annualized: $79,040
Status: Denied
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-28
Employment end: 2022-09-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TEXAS03/21/201909/19/2019
China Custom Manufacturing, Ltd.Senior Applied Physicist

Filing details

$132,000 /yr

I-200-19080-248160
Reported wage: $132,000–$162,000 / year
Annualized: $132,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-27
Employment end: 2022-09-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CALIFORNIA03/21/201909/20/2019
Outsource Research Consulting, Inc.Applied Physicist

Filing details

$38 per hour

I-200-19080-669390
Reported wage: $38 / hour
Annualized: $79,040
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-27
Employment end: 2022-09-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TEXAS03/21/201909/19/2019
Consumer 2.0 IncApplied Physicistengineer

Filing details

$112,500 /yr

I-200-19074-713190
Reported wage: $112,500 / year
Annualized: $112,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-21
Employment end: 2022-09-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CALIFORNIA03/15/201909/14/2019
Applied Materials, Inc.Applied Physicist (Process Engineering Dept.)

Filing details

$122,242 /yr

I-200-19043-498041
Reported wage: $122,242 / year
Annualized: $122,242
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-28
Employment end: 2022-08-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA02/22/201908/14/2019
Urban Mining CompanySenior Applied Physicist

Filing details

$96,400 /yr

I-200-18197-978134
Reported wage: $96,400 / year
Annualized: $96,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-07-20
Employment end: 2021-07-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX07/16/201807/16/2018
Urban Mining CompanySenior Applied Physicist

Filing details

$96,400 /yr

I-200-18176-579555
Reported wage: $96,400 / year
Annualized: $96,400
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-29
Employment end: 2021-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX06/25/201807/01/2018
Consumer 2.0 Inc.Applied Physicist/Engineer

Filing details

$112,500 /yr

I-200-18071-822616
Reported wage: $112,500 / year
Annualized: $112,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-16
Employment end: 2021-09-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA03/12/201809/11/2018
Consumer 2.0 Inc.Applied Physicist/Engineer

Filing details

$112,500 /yr

I-200-18071-223852
Reported wage: $112,500 / year
Annualized: $112,500
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-12
Employment end: 2021-09-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Thousand Oaks, CA03/12/201809/11/2018
Uchicago Argonne, LLCAssistant Applied Physicist

Filing details

$70,096 /yr

I-200-17027-298202
Reported wage: $70,096–$126,152 / year
Annualized: $70,096
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-02
Employment end: 2020-03-05
Worker positions: 5

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Lemont, IL01/27/201703/06/2017

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.