Computer and Information Research Scientists Salary by City (2026)

Name: Computer and Information Research Scientists Salary by City - BLS OEWS
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

73 metro areas · National average: $137,597 · Source: BLS OEWS

The table below shows Computer and Information Research Scientists salaries across 73 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area	Mean Annual	Median Annual	P10	P90
Seattle, WA	$214,540	$232,120	$114,160	N/A
Portland, OR	$209,640	$169,510	$112,110	N/A
San Jose, CA	$201,460	$191,880	$117,020	N/A
Phoenix, AZ	$200,380	$163,100	$107,940	N/A
Richmond, VA	$196,020	$231,930	$127,300	$231,930
Albuquerque, NM	$186,630	$180,520	$139,210	N/A
New York, NY	$186,110	$166,080	$98,030	N/A
Boston, MA	$178,360	$167,300	$103,280	N/A
Sacramento, CA	$176,800	$161,850	$76,260	N/A
Albany, NY	$176,070	$170,100	$102,040	$230,450
Trenton, NJ	$174,620	$177,360	$113,210	$221,710
San Francisco, CA	$171,990	$168,820	$86,290	N/A
Boise City, ID	$165,890	$169,340	$101,160	$202,610
Washington, DC	$164,380	$156,360	$100,670	N/A
Worcester, MA	$161,110	$157,530	$119,780	$203,490
Idaho Falls, ID	$159,990	$161,130	$106,330	$213,620
Boulder, CO	$156,100	$147,040	$107,480	$200,030
Los Angeles, CA	$152,270	$149,070	$76,110	$218,960
Atlantic City, NJ	$151,690	$150,030	$106,910	$185,270
Ann Arbor, MI	$150,690	$126,840	$87,910	$191,880
Baltimore, MD	$147,800	$152,780	$99,200	$191,880
Salt Lake City, UT	$145,130	$160,550	$60,580	$193,910
Charlottesville, VA	$143,830	$134,160	$92,390	$214,110
Columbus, OH	$142,240	$138,590	$123,400	$189,370
Las Vegas, NV	$140,820	$130,350	$83,410	$199,010
Miami, FL	$139,380	$131,190	$82,260	$212,350
Durham, NC	$137,230	$133,290	$65,080	$224,330
Detroit, MI	$137,090	$125,820	$103,650	$175,280
Raleigh, NC	$136,240	$124,490	$124,490	$157,990
Palm Bay, FL	$136,110	$136,500	$95,610	$168,400
Minneapolis, MN	$135,790	$131,810	$89,620	$172,590
Pittsburgh, PA	$134,980	$132,290	$96,460	$164,240
Utica, NY	$132,860	$127,610	$87,320	$174,780
St. Louis, MO	$132,150	$112,080	$76,770	$213,000
Lexington Park, MD	$131,100	$128,460	$85,860	$181,210
Urban Honolulu, HI	$130,730	$140,150	$93,180	$147,570
Atlanta, GA	$130,200	$124,150	$63,080	$200,800
Virginia Beach, VA	$129,630	$127,650	$87,880	$184,800
Riverside, CA	$129,440	$123,940	$82,060	$159,760
Hartford, CT	$128,680	$128,180	$113,750	$143,710
San Diego, CA	$128,570	$124,790	$75,350	$186,780
Chicago, IL	$128,560	$135,120	$47,810	$210,040
Denver, CO	$128,370	$111,930	$97,460	$164,700
Dayton, OH	$128,050	$132,660	$79,730	$165,820
New Haven, CT	$127,990	$128,260	$113,820	$128,260
Sierra Vista, AZ	$126,590	$129,810	$91,460	$161,700
Providence, RI	$126,200	$123,300	$82,890	$171,930
Tampa, FL	$125,340	$127,430	$78,410	$174,240
Austin, TX	$124,360	$112,760	$77,990	$182,680
Philadelphia, PA	$123,720	$124,680	$82,620	$165,360
Orlando, FL	$121,830	$113,030	$79,300	$175,940
Binghamton, NY	$121,380	$140,550	$64,590	$194,520
Kansas City, MO	$121,180	$109,940	$71,410	$182,340
Bakersfield, CA	$120,880	$120,540	$84,780	$156,310
Las Cruces, NM	$119,790	$118,410	$73,280	$171,600
Charleston, SC	$118,750	$122,760	$82,620	$148,010
Colorado Springs, CO	$118,340	$113,610	$74,990	$153,630
Charlotte, NC	$118,240	$100,670	$79,670	$172,890
Oxnard, CA	$117,980	$109,660	$84,780	$156,310
Dallas, TX	$114,040	$97,090	$65,860	$208,270
Bremerton, WA	$111,630	$109,950	$76,090	$150,530
Houston, TX	$111,410	$102,820	$63,960	$168,980
New Orleans, LA	$109,640	$106,000	$77,830	$134,430
Panama City, FL	$109,110	$106,620	$77,730	$139,090
Huntsville, AL	$108,720	$108,180	$56,360	$162,970
Jacksonville, FL	$106,510	$99,230	$60,430	$163,570
San Antonio, TX	$103,070	$87,120	$61,880	$168,000
Gulfport, MS	$101,200	$92,390	$66,730	$134,660
Ogden, UT	$99,220	$92,750	$77,830	$133,330
Oklahoma City, OK	$96,640	$92,570	$66,980	$133,590
El Paso, TX	$94,100	$90,980	$55,750	$151,900
Indianapolis, IN	$91,340	$85,420	$65,880	$129,320
Tucson, AZ	$85,630	$58,090	$58,090	$127,150