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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 38900

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
306
Median offered wage
$130,603
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$130,603certified 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: applications by fiscal year

3161FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3161FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202031
FY202148
FY202261
FY202347
FY202456
FY202547
FY2026*16
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*160
FY20253413
FY20244412
FY2023416
FY2022538
FY2021399
FY2020256
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 Corporation448
  2. Galois, Inc.15
  3. Intel Federal LLC12
  4. Digimarc Corporation9
  5. Billups, Inc.8
  6. Oregon Health & Science University6
  7. Mentor Graphics5
  8. Amazon.com Services LLC5
  9. Mentor Graphics Corporation4
  10. Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.4
  11. Mcafee, Inc.4
  12. Ebay Inc.3
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 $130,603; middle half $129,368 to $160,680 · median prevailing wage $130,603 (marker) · 135 applications.

$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I34
  2. Level II17
  3. Level III16
  4. Level IV2
Job titles
  1. Research Scientist194
  2. Data Scientist7
  3. Software Engineer4
  4. Applied Scientist II4
  5. Staff Scientist3
  6. Machine Learning Engineer3
  7. Asic Hardware Engineer2
  8. SR. Video Coding Researcher2
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; Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA accounts for 0.98% of them, and its median offered wage is 27.0% 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
0.98%
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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