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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 12580

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Applications FY2020–FY2026
109
Median offered wage
$120,000
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$120,000certified 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: applications by fiscal year

1121FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1121FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202016
FY202116
FY202216
FY202313
FY202413
FY202521
FY2026*14
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*140
FY2025210
FY2024121
FY2023130
FY2022151
FY2021160
FY2020160
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. Johns Hopkins University39
  2. University of Maryland College Park24
  3. Cisco Systems, Inc.12
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC6
  5. Federal Support Specialists, LLC6
  6. Bill Me Later, Inc.5
  7. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.5
  8. Amobee, Inc.4
  9. Applications Technology (AppTek), LLC3
  10. Facebook, Inc.3
  11. Johns Hopkins University - Homewood Campus3
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 $120,000; middle half $100,000 to $162,000 · median prevailing wage $97,490 (marker) · 57 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I22
  2. Level II18
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV9
Job titles
  1. Associate Research Scientist12
  2. Assistant Research Scientist8
  3. Applied Scientist II6
  4. Postdoctoral Fellow5
  5. Assistant Professor5
  6. Research Scientist4
  7. Data Scientist4
  8. SR. Programmer Analyst3
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; Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD accounts for 0.35% of them, and its median offered wage is 32.9% 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.35%
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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