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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 33460

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Applications FY2020–FY2026
312
Median offered wage
$134,352
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$134,352certified 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: applications by fiscal year

101202FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
101202FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202012
FY202118
FY2022202
FY202345
FY202411
FY202513
FY2026*11
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*92
FY2025112
FY2024110
FY2023639
FY202222180
FY2021153
FY2020120
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. U.S. Bank National Association222
  2. Target Enterprise, Inc.11
  3. University of Minnesota10
  4. Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc.10
  5. 3M Company8
  6. Seagate US LLC7
  7. Best Buy Co., Inc.6
  8. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.6
  9. Amazon.com Services LLC6
  10. Honeywell International Inc.6
  11. Medtronic, Inc.5
  12. Honeywell International Inc.4
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 $134,352; middle half $116,818 to $160,338 · median prevailing wage $113,589 (marker) · 36 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I11
  2. Level II14
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV7
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist10
  2. Applied Scientist II8
  3. Senior Data Scientist7
  4. Research Scientist5
  5. Lead Data Analyst2
  6. Postdoctoral Associate2
  7. Data Engineer III2
  8. Lead Data Scientist2
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; Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI accounts for 1.00% of them, and its median offered wage is 24.9% 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.00%
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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