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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 20500

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
73
Median offered wage
$127,764
Certified (last three years)
97.4%
Median wage$127,764certified 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC: applications by fiscal year

815FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
815FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20209
FY202113
FY202212
FY20236
FY202411
FY202515
FY2026*7
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*61
FY2025150
FY2024110
FY202360
FY2022120
FY2021130
FY202090
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. Kitware, Inc.31
  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill25
  3. Amazon.com Services LLC10
  4. Duke University and Medical Center10
  5. Laboratory Corporation8
  6. Infinia ML, Inc.7
  7. IBM Corporation6
  8. IQVIA Inc.5
  9. Morphormics, Inc.5
  10. NVIDIA Corporation5
  11. Labcorp Drug Development Inc.4
  12. Xometry4
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 $127,764; middle half $103,619 to $159,879 · median prevailing wage $104,270 (marker) · 36 applications.

$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level II17
  3. Level III12
  4. Level IV1
Job titles
  1. Amazon Scholar5
  2. Research Scientist5
  3. Research Instructor3
  4. Computational Scientist3
  5. Postdoctoral Associate3
  6. Applied Scientist I3
  7. Software Architect2
  8. Applied Scientist II2
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; Durham-Chapel Hill, NC accounts for 0.23% of them, and its median offered wage is 28.6% 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
0.23%
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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