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SOC 15-1221, wage year 2025-26

Computer and Information Research Scientists prevailing wage by area

Short answer

Across 530 US areas, the median Level 1 prevailing wage for computer and information research scientists is $42.64 an hour ($88,691 a year) and the median Level 4 wage is $72.10 an hour ($149,968 a year). Pick an area below for all four levels.

Ten highest Level 2 wages

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$96.08$97.63$99.17$100.72
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$95.75$97.41$99.06$100.72
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$68.18$85.58$102.97$120.37
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$67.92$85.34$102.77$120.19
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$76.86$84.85$92.85$100.84
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$67.12$84.78$102.43$120.09
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$66.92$84.58$102.25$119.91
Albany, OR$65.11$83.19$101.27$119.35
Bend, OR$65.11$83.19$101.27$119.35
Corvallis, OR$65.11$83.19$101.27$119.35

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval and not a job opening.

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