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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1221 · CBSA 47900

Occupation
Computer and Information Research Scientists (SOC 15-1221)
Metropolitan area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Applications FY2020–FY2026
472
Median offered wage
$151,613
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median wage$151,613certified 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer and Information Research Scientists in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: applications by fiscal year

4487FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
4487FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202069
FY202167
FY202287
FY202359
FY202464
FY202576
FY2026*50
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*491
FY2025715
FY2024622
FY2023572
FY2022870
FY2021652
FY2020672
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 LLC76
  2. University of Maryland College Park72
  3. George Mason University30
  4. Intelligent Automation, Inc.27
  5. Amazon Web Services, Inc.20
  6. Facebook, Inc.17
  7. Prometheus Computing LLC15
  8. National Institutes of Health, HHS14
  9. Iritech, Inc.12
  10. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC12
  11. Microsoft Corporation12
  12. ObjectVideo Labs, LLC11
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 $151,613; middle half $120,000 to $170,000 · median prevailing wage $123,510 (marker) · 234 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I57
  2. Level II112
  3. Level III49
  4. Level IV17
Job titles
  1. Applied Scientist II53
  2. Research Scientist33
  3. Data Scientist32
  4. Research Scientist II16
  5. Computer and Information Research Scientist14
  6. Applied Scientist I11
  7. Research Assistant Professor10
  8. Research Scientist I10
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; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV accounts for 1.51% of them, and its median offered wage is 15.2% 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.51%
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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