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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Madison, WI

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 31540

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Madison, WI
Applications FY2020–FY2026
100
Median offered wage
$76,500
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$76,500certified 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 Madison, WI metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Madison, WI: applications by fiscal year

1325FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1325FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202016
FY202125
FY202224
FY202314
FY202413
FY20251
FY2026*7
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*70
FY202510
FY2024121
FY2023140
FY2022231
FY2021241
FY2020160
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. American Family Mutual Insurance Company53
  2. University of Wisconsin System35
  3. University of Wisconsin-madison21
  4. Microsoft Corporation20
  5. Google LLC6
  6. Innovizant, LLC6
  7. Vmware, Inc.3
  8. Numero Data LLC2
  9. Lands' End, Inc.2
  10. Epic Systems Corporation2
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 $76,500; middle half $69,033 to $132,766 · median prevailing wage $69,285 (marker) · 33 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I21
  2. Level II4
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV4
Job titles
  1. Data Engineer I17
  2. Research Associate-postdegree Trainee14
  3. Data Scientist6
  4. Research Associate - Postdegree Trainee5
  5. Data Scientist II4
  6. Data Scientist I4
  7. Assistant Scientist4
  8. Af Data Scientist I3
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; Madison, WI accounts for 0.32% of them, and its median offered wage is 57.2% 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 Madison, WI
0.32%
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
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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