Computer and Information Research Scientists salary
The median pay for computer and information research scientists in the United States is $140,300 a year. About 37,200 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $82,200
- 25th percentile
- $103,570
- Median percentile
- $140,300
- 75th percentile
- $188,700
- 90th percentile
- $230,630
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Oregon $206,220
- Washington $202,400
- New York $181,990
- Massachusetts $170,510
- New Mexico $165,690
- California $159,100
- Virginia $157,390
- Maryland $145,310
- District of Columbia $144,190
- New Jersey $140,840
- Illinois $136,540
- New Hampshire $136,160
- Minnesota $135,850
- Ohio $135,510
- Hawaii $134,350
- Nevada $134,310
- Colorado $133,160
- Pennsylvania $130,300
- Arizona $129,760
- North Carolina $128,370
- Missouri $127,820
- South Carolina $126,980
- Rhode Island $121,470
- Texas $121,210
- Florida $119,810
- Alabama $117,870
- Louisiana $115,210
- Mississippi $109,050
- Utah $94,700
- Oklahoma $93,100
- Georgia $92,250
- Indiana $85,460
- Michigan $82,590
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $218,420
- Seattle, WA $211,270
- Portland, OR $206,220
- Rochester, NY $204,340
- Albany, NY $181,990
- Santa Maria, CA $171,880
- San Francisco, CA $171,440
- New York, NY $170,890
- Palm Bay, FL $170,850
- Boston, MA $170,510
- Boulder, CO $169,400
- Atlanta, GA $166,800
- Albuquerque, NM $165,690
- Phoenix, AZ $164,460
- Richmond, VA $162,910
- Washington, DC $161,090
- Baltimore, MD $156,750
- Los Angeles, CA $155,960
- Cincinnati, OH $155,910
- Ann Arbor, MI $151,110
- Charlottesville, VA $144,580
- St. Louis, MO $142,660
- Atlantic City, NJ $140,190
- Sacramento, CA $139,210
- Riverside, CA $137,330
- Dayton, OH $137,300
- Durham, NC $136,990
- Jacksonville, FL $136,990
- Detroit, MI $136,720
- Lexington Park, MD $136,660
- Minneapolis, MN $135,880
- Chicago, IL $135,630
- Houston, TX $134,050
- Denver, CO $133,970
- Virginia Beach, VA $132,870
- Miami, FL $132,680
- Pittsburgh, PA $130,300
- Binghamton, NY $129,420
- Raleigh, NC $128,370
- Austin, TX $127,360
- Charleston, SC $126,860
- Cleveland, OH $126,860
- Utica, NY $125,720
- Philadelphia, PA $125,320
- Providence, RI $123,390
- Manchester, NH $121,780
- San Diego, CA $121,530
- Bakersfield, CA $116,650
- Orlando, FL $116,470
- Las Cruces, NM $115,610
- Oxnard, CA $112,050
- Tampa, FL $109,660
- Bremerton, WA $109,550
- New Orleans, LA $108,990
- Colorado Springs, CO $107,090
- Panama City, FL $105,660
- Kansas City, MO $104,670
- Charlotte, NC $102,630
- Ogden, UT $96,740
- Gulfport, MS $96,450
- Champaign, IL $94,700
- Oklahoma City, OK $93,100
- Warner Robins, GA $89,500
- Indianapolis, IN $86,800
- Tucson, AZ $79,580
- Lansing, MI $66,700