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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 37980

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Applications FY2020–FY2026
200
Median offered wage
$131,845
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$131,845certified 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: applications by fiscal year

2345FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2345FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202045
FY202134
FY202241
FY202316
FY202428
FY202518
FY2026*18
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*171
FY2025180
FY2024280
FY2023151
FY2022374
FY2021331
FY2020450
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. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania40
  2. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia19
  3. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.19
  4. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC12
  5. Continental Finance Company, LLC12
  6. The Vanguard Group10
  7. Temple University--a Commonwealth University9
  8. University of Delaware8
  9. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.7
  10. System Soft Technologies LLC6
  11. IQVIA Inc.6
  12. Amazon.com Services LLC5
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 $131,845; middle half $107,390 to $154,891 · median prevailing wage $106,059 (marker) · 74 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I16
  2. Level II35
  3. Level III14
  4. Level IV12
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist29
  2. Senior Data Scientist6
  3. Business Systems Analyst5
  4. Postdoctoral Fellow5
  5. Postdoctoral Researcher5
  6. Research Professional4
  7. Data and Applied Scientist3
  8. Computer and Information Research Scientist3
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; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD accounts for 0.64% of them, and its median offered wage is 26.3% 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
0.64%
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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