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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 12060

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
442
Median offered wage
$125,000
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$125,000certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Computer and Information Research Scientists with a worksite in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA: applications by fiscal year

53106FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
53106FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202052
FY202185
FY2022106
FY202358
FY202446
FY202558
FY2026*37
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*361
FY2025562
FY2024460
FY2023562
FY20229511
FY2021850
FY2020511
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Georgia Institute of Technology66
  2. Microsoft Corporation45
  3. Pindrop Security, Inc.31
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC20
  5. Anthem, Inc.19
  6. Georgia State University18
  7. Dolby Laboratories, Inc.18
  8. Feedzai, Inc.14
  9. Careerbuilder, LLC14
  10. Equifax Inc.13
  11. AT&T Services, Inc.13
  12. Honeywell International Inc.12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $125,000; middle half $100,000 to $153,171 · median prevailing wage $99,362 (marker) · 190 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I40
  2. Level II72
  3. Level III44
  4. Level IV36
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist39
  2. Research Scientist II29
  3. Postdoctoral Fellow17
  4. Data and Applied Scientist16
  5. Senior Data Scientist15
  6. Applied Sciences10
  7. Senior Research Scientist10
  8. Research Scientist9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Computer and Information Research Scientists appears on 31,258 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 3,457 employers in 233 metropolitan areas; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA accounts for 1.41% of them, and its median offered wage is 30.1% below the national median of $178,859.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
31,258
Metropolitan areas with filings
233
Employers nationwide
3,457
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$178,859
Share in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
1.41%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Computer and Information Research Scientists
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,308
  2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,786
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,359
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,637
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,653
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA896
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN685
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA665
  9. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX504
  10. Pittsburgh, PA479
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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