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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 38060

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Applications FY2020–FY2026
119
Median offered wage
$144,250
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$144,250certified 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ: applications by fiscal year

1223FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1223FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202014
FY202119
FY202223
FY20239
FY202420
FY202515
FY2026*19
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*190
FY2025141
FY2024200
FY202381
FY2022221
FY2021181
FY2020140
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. Intel Corporation39
  2. Arizona State University32
  3. Amazon.com Services LLC15
  4. SAP Labs, LLC10
  5. The Translational Genomics Research Institute8
  6. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.7
  7. Socure, Inc.5
  8. Mclaryn Systems LLC5
  9. Cable One, Inc.5
  10. Techmileage, LLC4
  11. Apollo Group, Inc.4
  12. Mayo Clinic3
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 $144,250; middle half $123,742 to $155,048 · median prevailing wage $130,416 (marker) · 60 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I19
  2. Level II19
  3. Level III14
  4. Level IV1
Job titles
  1. Research Scientist29
  2. Postdoctoral Research Scholar11
  3. Data Scientist10
  4. Applied Scientist II10
  5. AI Engineer5
  6. Senior Data Science Engineer3
  7. Data Scientist II3
  8. Applied 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; Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ accounts for 0.38% of them, and its median offered wage is 19.3% 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
0.38%
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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