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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 45300

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Applications FY2020–FY2026
50
Median offered wage
$145,954
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$145,954certified 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL: applications by fiscal year

612FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
612FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202011
FY20218
FY202212
FY20236
FY20247
FY20253
FY2026*3
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*30
FY202530
FY202452
FY202360
FY202293
FY202180
FY2020110
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. The Nielsen Company (US), LLC11
  2. Blackstraw LLC4
  3. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited4
  4. University of South Florida4
  5. The Nielsen Company (US), LLC3
  6. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.3
  7. Gfi Software (florida) Inc.2
  8. Harvest Croo, LLC2
  9. Janssen Research & Development, LLC2
  10. Gfi USA, Inc.2
  11. Global ETS, LLC2
  12. Socure, Inc.2
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 $145,954; middle half $117,749 to $164,462 · median prevailing wage $116,147 (marker) · 17 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II8
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV4
Job titles
  1. Data Scientist10
  2. Computer and Information Research Scientist3
  3. Senior Data Engineer3
  4. Computer and Information Research Scientists2
  5. Research Scientist I2
  6. Machine Vision Engineer2
  7. Principal Data Engineer1
  8. Solution Architect1
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; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL accounts for 0.16% of them, and its median offered wage is 18.4% 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
0.16%
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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