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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 45940

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Applications FY2020–FY2026
210
Median offered wage
$141,706
Certified (last three years)
99.0%
Median wage$141,706certified 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Trenton-Princeton, NJ: applications by fiscal year

1836FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1836FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202036
FY202136
FY202231
FY202330
FY202429
FY202529
FY2026*19
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*181
FY2025245
FY2024290
FY2023273
FY2022256
FY2021342
FY2020360
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. Siemens Corporation110
  2. The Trustees of Princeton University87
  3. Sri International68
  4. Nec Laboratories America, Inc.62
  5. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.50
  6. Educational Testing Service16
  7. Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.7
  8. Mareana, Inc.7
  9. Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.6
  10. Singularity Systems Inc.4
  11. Sarnoff Corporation3
  12. Sensebrain Technology Limited LLC3
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 $141,706; middle half $110,827 to $159,650 · median prevailing wage $109,949 (marker) · 95 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I27
  2. Level II46
  3. Level III9
  4. Level IV16
Job titles
  1. Research Professional22
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate18
  3. Data Scientist14
  4. Advanced Computer Scientist11
  5. Researcher10
  6. Associate Research Scholar8
  7. Senior Data Scientist8
  8. Research Software Engineer II8
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; Trenton-Princeton, NJ accounts for 0.67% of them, and its median offered wage is 20.8% 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ
0.67%
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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