United States
Computer and Information Research Scientists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$140,910
Computer and Information Research Scientists in the United States earn a median of $140,910 a year, about $67.74 an hour.
Median
$140,910
per year
Hourly
$67.74
as published
Mean
$152,310
pulled up by top earners
Workers
38,480
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $156,290 | +11% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $156,360 | +11% |
| Virginia | State | $153,340 | +9% |
| Texas | State | $101,990 | -28% |
| Maryland | State | $141,540 | +0% |
| Washington | State | $221,990 | +58% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $191,880 | +36% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $232,120 | +65% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $168,820 | +20% |
| Massachusetts | State | $166,910 | +18% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $124,790 | -11% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $167,300 | +19% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $166,080 | +18% |
| New York | State | $197,390 | +40% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $149,070 | +6% |
| New Jersey | State | $146,290 | +4% |
| Florida | State | $117,250 | -17% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | Metro | $152,780 | +8% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $97,090 | -31% |
| Utah | State | $94,830 | -33% |
| North Carolina | State | $124,490 | -12% |
| Ogden, UT | Metro | $92,750 | -34% |
| Georgia | State | $89,270 | -37% |
| Indiana | State | $83,590 | -41% |
| Oregon | State | $180,010 | +28% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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