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Computer and Information Research Scientists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 41740

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
665
Median offered wage
$154,500
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$154,500certified 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA: applications by fiscal year

68135FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
68135FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202073
FY2021105
FY2022127
FY2023135
FY202458
FY202564
FY2026*103
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1012
FY2025577
FY2024562
FY202312312
FY20221207
FY20211032
FY2020721
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. Amazon.com Services LLC210
  2. TuSimple, Inc.161
  3. University of California, San Diego50
  4. Brain Corporation39
  5. Tusimple28
  6. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.19
  7. Bytedance Inc.17
  8. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.16
  9. Intel Corporation13
  10. Fair Isaac Corporation11
  11. Id Analytics, LLC11
  12. Comma.ai, 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 $154,500; middle half $114,920 to $176,400 · median prevailing wage $110,323 (marker) · 330 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I63
  2. Level II170
  3. Level III54
  4. Level IV27
Job titles
  1. Applied Scientist II110
  2. Applied Scientist I77
  3. Research Engineer I49
  4. Research Scientist28
  5. Data Scientist20
  6. Research Engineer II15
  7. Research Engineer III15
  8. Postdoctoral Scholar-employee15
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; San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA accounts for 2.13% of them, and its median offered wage is 13.6% 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
2.13%
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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