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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 31080

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
896
Median offered wage
$162,400
Certified (last three years)
99.3%
Median wage$162,400certified 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: applications by fiscal year

84167FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
84167FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020148
FY2021117
FY2022167
FY2023132
FY2024103
FY2025117
FY2026*112
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1111
FY20251125
FY2024985
FY202312111
FY20221589
FY20211089
FY20201444
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 LLC156
  2. The University of Southern California121
  3. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.79
  4. Snap Inc.53
  5. Google LLC31
  6. California Institute of Technology29
  7. Hulu, LLC23
  8. Cedars-sinai Medical Center21
  9. Facebook, Inc.19
  10. Tencent America LLC18
  11. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.17
  12. Microsoft Corporation14
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 $162,400; middle half $122,120 to $180,150 · median prevailing wage $119,870 (marker) · 434 applications.

$80k$115k$150k$185k$220k
$80k$115k$150k$185k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I113
  2. Level II175
  3. Level III76
  4. Level IV55
Job titles
  1. Applied Scientist II102
  2. Research Scientist78
  3. Data Scientist46
  4. Applied Scientist I39
  5. Research Scientist II36
  6. Research Scientist I22
  7. Senior Data Scientist22
  8. Machine Learning Engineer21
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; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA accounts for 2.87% of them, and its median offered wage is 9.2% 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.87%
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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