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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Pittsburgh, PA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 38300

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Pittsburgh, PA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
479
Median offered wage
$160,000
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$160,000certified 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 Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Pittsburgh, PA: applications by fiscal year

5099FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
5099FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202086
FY202195
FY202299
FY202367
FY202426
FY202545
FY2026*61
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*574
FY2025405
FY2024233
FY2023670
FY2022972
FY2021932
FY2020860
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. Carnegie Mellon University320
  2. Facebook, Inc.127
  3. Amazon.com Services LLC66
  4. Robert Bosch LLC37
  5. Duolingo, Inc.20
  6. Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development18
  7. University of Pittsburgh18
  8. Chemimage Corporation14
  9. Google LLC13
  10. Highmark Health13
  11. Highmark, Inc.10
  12. Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development, Inc.9
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 $160,000; middle half $118,768 to $192,668 · median prevailing wage $121,576 (marker) · 183 applications.

$80k$125k$170k$215k$260k
$80k$125k$170k$215k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I62
  2. Level II57
  3. Level III42
  4. Level IV26
Job titles
  1. Research Scientist67
  2. Research Engineer44
  3. Data Scientist26
  4. Applied Scientist I25
  5. Applied Scientist II19
  6. Applied Scientist III13
  7. Project Scientist13
  8. Senior Project Scientist8
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; Pittsburgh, PA accounts for 1.53% of them, and its median offered wage is 10.5% 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 Pittsburgh, PA
1.53%
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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