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Research Scientist in Los Angeles, CA

Job title · Los Angeles, California

Job title as filed
Research Scientist
City
Los Angeles, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
90
Median offered wage
$120,000
Most common occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Median wage$120,000certified 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 "Research Scientist" and a worksite in Los Angeles.

Applications by fiscal year

1427FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1427FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202212
FY202312
FY202422
FY202527
FY2026*17
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
20
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. The University of Southern California19
  2. Cedars-sinai Medical Center17
  3. Google LLC15
  4. Facebook, Inc.10
  5. Scanline VFX LA LLC3
  6. Intel Corporation3
  7. Sprintray, Inc.2
  8. WorldEngine AI, Inc.2
  9. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles2
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 $120,000; middle half $95,025 to $173,004 · median prevailing wage $110,071 (marker) · 89 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I11
  2. Level II37
  3. Level III25
  4. Level IV13
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 "Research Scientist" appears on 9,242 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 822 employers for worksites in 528 cities; the median offered wage is $118,398, so the median in Los Angeles is 1.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
9,242
Employers nationwide
822
Cities with filings
528
National median offered wage
$118,398
Share of national filings in Los Angeles
1.0%
Cities with the most applications for Research Scientist
  1. Menlo Park, CA956
  2. New York City, NY729
  3. Cambridge, MA652
  4. Mountain View, CA439
  5. Bellevue, WA344
  6. Boston, MA305
  7. Houston, TX301
  8. Seattle, WA273
  9. Sunnyvale, CA248
  10. Santa Clara, CA202
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Los Angeles job market

Los Angeles has 19,929 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 7,000 job titles and 4,329 employers; "Research Scientist" ranks #18 by applications, with 0.5% of them.

Applications in Los Angeles, all job titles
19,929
Job titles filed
7,000
Rank of Research Scientist in Los Angeles
18
Median offered wage in Los Angeles, all job titles
$107,869
National median wage, Computer and Information Research Scientists (all job titles)
$170,000
Other job titles in Los Angeles
  1. Software Engineer663
  2. Associate319
  3. Assistant Professor291
  4. Postdoctoral Scholar256
  5. Senior Associate169
  6. Designer165
  7. Software Developer162
  8. Assistant Project Scientist160
  9. Research Associate158
  10. Manager147
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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