Computer and Information Research Scientists salary in Technology and software, California
Software publishers, computer systems design, data processing, web search portals, and other IT services.
Computer and Information Research Scientists (Tech) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 577 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $193,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 30 | $165,375 |
| Level II — qualified | 153 | $183,422 |
| Level III — experienced | 74 | $225,569 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 62 | $280,500 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Computer and Information Research Scientists (Tech) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Research Scientist | 233 | $182,000 |
| Google LLC | Research Scientist | 54 | $227,000 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | Applied Scientist II | 25 | $162,338 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Applied Sciences | 15 | $218,675 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | Research Scientist - Multimedia Lab | 14 | $319,474 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Applied Scientist II | 13 | $189,750 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Research Scientist | 13 | $320,000 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Research Scientist | 10 | $238,360 |
| Mistral AI, Inc. | AI Scientist | 9 | $280,000 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | Applied Scientist | 8 | $188,356 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Research Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc$232,000Menlo ParkDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500758
- Applied Scientist II at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.$171,600Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500987
- AI Researcher at Flapping Airplanes, Inc.$285,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503851
- Member of Technical Staff at Rigor AI Inc$164,403Santa ClaraDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-498590
- Senior Manager, Research at Palo Alto Networks, Inc.$237,786Santa ClaraDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499546
- Senior Machine Learning/AI Engineer at DeepEdge.AI$201,760PleasantonDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499629
- Research Scientist at Meta Platforms, Inc$258,524SunnyvaleDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-492763
- Visiting Researcher at Google LLC$312,998San DiegoDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-493219
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.