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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 19100

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Applications FY2020–FY2026
412
Median offered wage
$125,582
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$125,582certified 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: applications by fiscal year

4284FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
4284FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202084
FY202162
FY202277
FY202353
FY202443
FY202544
FY2026*49
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*481
FY2025422
FY2024412
FY2023485
FY2022716
FY2021602
FY2020840

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. AT&T Services, Inc.37
  2. Samsung Research America, Inc.34
  3. Ericsson Inc.32
  4. The University of Texas at Dallas29
  5. Topaz Labs, LLC14
  6. Verizon Data Services LLC12
  7. UT Southwestern Medical Center12
  8. Mavenir Systems, Inc.11
  9. Novedea Systems, Inc.11
  10. Blue Yonder, Inc.11
  11. The University of Texas at Arlington10
  12. Insys Group Inc.10

Pay

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

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

Median $125,582; middle half $112,468 to $168,150 · median prevailing wage $117,728 (marker) · 175 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I25
  2. Level II88
  3. Level III41
  4. Level IV23
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist67
  2. Senior Engineer, Research21
  3. Senior Data Scientist15
  4. Lead Data Scientist7
  5. Machine Learning Engineer7
  6. Research Scientist7
  7. Deep Learning Researcher7
  8. Senior Research Scientist7

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; Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX accounts for 1.32% of them, and its median offered wage is 29.8% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.32%
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