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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 39580

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
148
Median offered wage
$136,136
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$136,136certified 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Raleigh-Cary, NC: applications by fiscal year

2141FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2141FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202028
FY202141
FY202230
FY202314
FY202410
FY20259
FY2026*16
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*160
FY202590
FY202491
FY2023122
FY2022255
FY2021365
FY2020271
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. Abb Inc.22
  2. North Carolina State University17
  3. Lenovo (United States) Inc17
  4. Sas Institute Inc.17
  5. Red Hat, Inc.16
  6. LexisNexis USA13
  7. Keshav Consulting Solutions, LLC11
  8. Amazon.com Services LLC9
  9. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC9
  10. Tata Consultancy Services Limited8
  11. Cumberland Consulting Group, LLC6
  12. IQVIA Inc.5
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 $136,136; middle half $123,376 to $160,000 · median prevailing wage $119,205 (marker) · 44 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II18
  3. Level III21
  4. Level IV2
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist18
  2. Senior Data Scientist10
  3. Vice President5
  4. Analyst4
  5. Machine Learning Developer3
  6. Data Scientist I3
  7. Principal Data Scientist3
  8. Research Scientist II3
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; Raleigh-Cary, NC accounts for 0.47% of them, and its median offered wage is 23.9% 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC
0.47%
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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