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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 42200

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
57
Median offered wage
$172,000
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$172,000certified 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA: applications by fiscal year

611FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
611FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20209
FY20219
FY20228
FY202311
FY20245
FY20259
FY2026*6
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*60
FY202590
FY202450
FY202392
FY202280
FY202181
FY202090
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. Google LLC30
  2. University of California at Santa Barbara17
  3. Microsoft Corporation11
  4. Amazon.com Services LLC6
  5. Mayachitra, Inc.4
  6. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company3
  7. A Medium Corporation2
  8. Logmein USA, Inc.2
  9. The Public Health Company Group, Inc.2
  10. AppFolio Inc.2
  11. Citrix Online LLC2
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 $172,000; middle half $155,000 to $193,000 · median prevailing wage $136,115 (marker) · 29 applications.

$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II10
  3. Level III3
  4. Level IV1
Job titles
  1. Research Scientist24
  2. Postdoctoral Scholar- Employee4
  3. Research Staff Member2
  4. Machine Learning Engineer2
  5. Research Scientist I2
  6. Research Engineer2
  7. Applied Scientist I2
  8. Research Scientist II2
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; Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA accounts for 0.18% of them, and its median offered wage is 3.8% 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
0.18%
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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