Seniority Profile · Georgia

Lead / Director Computer and Information Research Scientists salary in Georgia

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the Georgia OES distribution for Computer and Information Research Scientists.

DOL OFLC offered median

$167,000

Across 12 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Computer and Information Research Scientists in Georgia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $167,000. 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 IV — fully competent	12	$167,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Computer and Information Research Scientists in Georgia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Pindrop Security, Inc.	Senior Research Scientist	2	$167,000
VisionNav Robotics USA Inc.	R&D Lead	2	$180,000
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.	Staff Researcher	2	$134,222
Wabtec US Rail, Inc.	Senior Staff Design Researcher	2	$178,000
AT&T SERVICES, INC.	Principal Data Scientist	1	$186,961
Elevance Health, Inc.	Data Science Solutions Lead	1	$154,825
Levi Strauss & Co.	Machine Learning Engineer	1	$135,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC	Associate Director, Data Science	1	$153,800

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Principal Data Scientist at AT&T SERVICES, INC.
$186,961
AlpharettaWage Level IVDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25237-263489
Data Science Solutions Lead at Elevance Health, Inc.
$154,825
AtlantaWage Level IVDecided Aug 28, 2025I-200-25233-259760
Senior Research Scientist at Pindrop Security, Inc.
$167,000
AtlantaWage Level IVDecided Jun 30, 2025I-200-25175-122725
R&D Lead at VisionNav Robotics USA Inc.
$180,000
LawrencevilleWage Level IVDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25172-118050
Staff Researcher at Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$134,222
AtlantaWage Level IVDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25136-984176
Machine Learning Engineer at Levi Strauss & Co.
$135,000
AtlantaWage Level IVDecided May 22, 2025I-200-25135-980714
R&D Lead at VisionNav Robotics USA Inc.
$180,000
LawrencevilleWage Level IVDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-942105
Senior Researcher - Spatial Audio and Multimodal AI at Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$134,222
AtlantaWage Level IVDecided May 6, 2025I-200-25119-914897

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.