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Application Development Engineer/Scientist salary in California

A real-employer view of Application Development Engineer/Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Application Development Engineer/Scientist in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $191,900. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent3$191,900

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Application Development Engineer/Scientist in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Agilent Technologies, Inc.Application Development Engineer/Scientist2$189,680
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER/SCIENTIST, EXPERT1$196,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER/SCIENTIST, EXPERT at AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    $196,000
    SANTA CLARAWage Level IVDecided Sep 17, 2025I-200-25253-300395
  • Application Development Engineer/Scientist at Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    $187,460
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-768948
  • Application Development Engineer/Scientist at Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    $191,900
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-768969

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.