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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 14460

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Applications FY2020–FY2026
1,653
Median offered wage
$167,000
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median wage$167,000certified 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: applications by fiscal year

162324FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
162324FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020324
FY2021281
FY2022310
FY2023200
FY2024177
FY2025167
FY2026*194
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1895
FY20251625
FY20241725
FY202318119
FY202229416
FY202126120
FY20203186
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. Amazon.com Services LLC329
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology215
  3. Microsoft Corporation134
  4. PathAI, Inc.78
  5. IBM Corporation77
  6. Amazon.com Services, Inc.72
  7. Nuance Communications, Inc.70
  8. Wayfair LLC59
  9. Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp.53
  10. Facebook, Inc.45
  11. NVIDIA Corporation44
  12. Google LLC40
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 $167,000; middle half $141,855 to $187,500 · median prevailing wage $143,374 (marker) · 699 applications.

$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I112
  2. Level II345
  3. Level III146
  4. Level IV74
Job titles
  1. Research Scientist195
  2. Applied Scientist II189
  3. Data Scientist94
  4. Research Scientist II60
  5. Data and Applied Scientist59
  6. Applied Scientist I54
  7. Postdoctoral Associate35
  8. Machine Learning Engineer35
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; Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH accounts for 5.29% of them, and its median offered wage is 6.6% 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
5.29%
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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