Salaries / Computer and Information Research Scientists / San Diego
Computer and Information Research Scientists salaries in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 102 certified H-1B applications for computer and information research scientists in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 29 employers.
The middle half of offers were $152,000 to $184,000 a year, with a median of $170,000: 10% below the national median for this job ($188,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (40% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $83,762 at Level I and $107,806 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 26% | $83,762 |
| Level II (qualified) | 40% | $107,806 |
| Level III (experienced) | 24% | $131,872 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 10% | $155,917 |
Who sponsors computer and information research scientists here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 61 | $171,000 | — |
| University Of California, San Diego | 6 | $93,000 | — |
| ByteDance Inc. | 4 | $290,000 | 6 |
| Lytx, Inc. | 3 | $183,500 | 1 |
| Comoco Labs, Inc. | 2 | $192,500 | — |
| Helport AI Inc. | 2 | $130,500 | — |
| AIcadium, Inc. | 2 | $145,500 | — |
| SnapIoT, Inc. | 1 | $106,000 | — |
| Comma.ai, Inc. | 1 | $125,000 | — |
| Google LLC | 1 | — | — |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1 | $184,000 | 6 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $102,000 | 1 |
| Deccan International | 1 | $187,500 | — |
| Medtronic MiniMed Inc. | 1 | $149,000 | — |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 1 | $173,000 | 2 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Research Scientist, Applied Scientist Ii, Applied Scientist Iii, Research Engineer, Applied Scientist I, Member Of Technical Staff, Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Sciences.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.