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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 42660

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
5,786
Median offered wage
$176,571
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median wage$176,571certified 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: applications by fiscal year

5811,162FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
5811,162FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20201,103
FY2021922
FY20221,162
FY2023597
FY2024529
FY2025740
FY2026*733
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*71815
FY202572119
FY202448742
FY202354057
FY20221,11745
FY202186755
FY20201,07231
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. Microsoft Corporation2,750
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC2,040
  3. Facebook, Inc.868
  4. Amazon.com Services, Inc.269
  5. Amazon Web Services, Inc.176
  6. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.110
  7. Google LLC101
  8. NVIDIA Corporation93
  9. Amazon Corporate LLC85
  10. Bytedance Inc.74
  11. Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence62
  12. Tencent America LLC55
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 $176,571; middle half $160,000 to $200,000 · median prevailing wage $155,397 (marker) · 2,445 applications.

$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k
$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I365
  2. Level II800
  3. Level III339
  4. Level IV131
Job titles
  1. Applied Scientist II1,146
  2. Data and Applied Scientist995
  3. Research Scientist799
  4. Applied Scientist I375
  5. Applied Scientist III328
  6. Research Scientist II182
  7. Researcher147
  8. Data Scientist93
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; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA accounts for 18.51% of them, and its median offered wage is 1.3% 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
18.51%
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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