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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 16980

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Applications FY2020–FY2026
685
Median offered wage
$113,734
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median wage$113,734certified 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: applications by fiscal year

74148FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
74148FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020124
FY2021101
FY2022148
FY202370
FY202485
FY2025101
FY2026*56
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*560
FY2025947
FY2024841
FY2023673
FY20221426
FY2021992
FY20201177
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. Uchicago Argonne, LLC165
  2. The University of Chicago43
  3. Motorola Mobility LLC37
  4. Anthem, Inc.36
  5. W.W. Grainger, Inc.30
  6. Grainger Management LLC27
  7. Northwestern University26
  8. Groupon, Inc.25
  9. Ads Alliance Data Systems, Inc.22
  10. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC21
  11. Amazon.com Services LLC20
  12. Health Care Service Corporation18
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 $113,734; middle half $93,253 to $158,500 · median prevailing wage $102,398 (marker) · 295 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I71
  2. Level II107
  3. Level III67
  4. Level IV56
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist75
  2. Senior Data Scientist32
  3. Postdoctoral Appointee29
  4. Assistant Computer Scientist25
  5. Assistant Computational Scientist16
  6. Quantitative Researcher13
  7. Applied Scientist II13
  8. Applied Scientist I11
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; Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN accounts for 2.19% of them, and its median offered wage is 36.4% 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
2.19%
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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