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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Champaign-Urbana, IL

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 16580

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Applications FY2020–FY2026
69
Median offered wage
$110,000
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$110,000certified 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Champaign-Urbana, IL: applications by fiscal year

612FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
612FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20208
FY202112
FY202212
FY202312
FY20248
FY202511
FY2026*6
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*60
FY2025110
FY202471
FY2023120
FY2022120
FY2021120
FY202080
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. University of Illinois56
  2. Oath Holdings Inc.8
  3. Facebook, Inc.6
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC5
  5. NVIDIA Corporation4
  6. University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign3
  7. Wolfram Research, Inc.3
  8. Vmware, Inc.3
  9. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.3
  10. Instarecon, Inc.3
  11. Triad National Security, LLC3
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 $110,000; middle half $90,230 to $186,150 · median prevailing wage $88,213 (marker) · 35 applications.

$80k$125k$170k$215k$260k
$80k$125k$170k$215k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
  2. Level II14
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV8
Job titles
  1. Research Scientist14
  2. Applied Scientist II8
  3. Postdoctoral Research Associate5
  4. Data Scientist5
  5. Scientist4
  6. Data Analyst4
  7. Affiliated Researcher3
  8. Verification Engineer2
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; Champaign-Urbana, IL accounts for 0.22% of them, and its median offered wage is 38.5% 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 Champaign-Urbana, IL
0.22%
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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