Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Computer and Information Research Scientists in UNITED STATES

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $39.52 $49.79 $67.45 $90.72 $110.88
          Yearly $82,200 $103,570 $140,300 $188,700 $230,630
          Mississippi Hourly $33.28 $38.22 $52.43 $65.98 $77.83
          Yearly $69,220 $79,500 $109,050 $137,240 $161,890
          Alabama Hourly $30.43 $38.75 $56.67 $72.02 $83.67
          Yearly $63,290 $80,600 $117,870 $149,800 $174,030
          Rhode Island Hourly $43.86 $49.42 $58.40 $74.26 $82.06
          Yearly $91,230 $102,790 $121,470 $154,460 $170,680
          Minnesota Hourly $40.35 $57.15 $65.31 $76.36 $84.01
          Yearly $83,920 $118,870 $135,850 $158,830 $174,740
          Nevada Hourly $41.32 $50.03 $64.57 $83.90 $91.54
          Yearly $85,940 $104,070 $134,310 $174,500 $190,400
          North Carolina Hourly $39.62 $51.93 $61.72 $78.32 $87.52
          Yearly $82,410 $108,010 $128,370 $162,910 $182,050
          New York Hourly $45.80 $64.11 $87.50 $134.96 $151.03
          Yearly $95,260 $133,350 $181,990 $280,710 $314,130
          Massachusetts Hourly $37.10 $57.67 $81.97 $102.94 $112.18
          Yearly $77,160 $119,950 $170,510 $214,110 $233,340
          Florida Hourly $35.47 $45.32 $57.60 $74.72 $93.67
          Yearly $73,780 $94,270 $119,810 $155,420 $194,840
          New Mexico Hourly $48.66 $64.64 $79.66 $99.90 $124.01
          Yearly $101,210 $134,460 $165,690 $207,780 $257,950
          Louisiana Hourly $38.58 $44.73 $55.39 $65.48 $77.46
          Yearly $80,250 $93,040 $115,210 $136,200 $161,120
          Missouri Hourly $35.40 $44.50 $61.45 $79.15 $96.16
          Yearly $73,630 $92,560 $127,820 $164,630 $200,010
          Oregon Hourly $56.52 $81.36 $99.15 $133.73 $169.08
          Yearly $117,570 $169,240 $206,220 $278,150 $351,690
          Utah Hourly $35.09 $37.47 $45.53 $61.02 $81.68
          Yearly $72,990 $77,940 $94,700 $126,920 $169,890
          Arizona Hourly $30.23 $46.30 $62.39 $79.31 $185.72
          Yearly $62,870 $96,300 $129,760 $164,960 $386,290
          Oklahoma Hourly $34.58 $38.22 $44.76 $55.73 $65.55
          Yearly $71,930 $79,500 $93,100 $115,920 $136,340
          Ohio Hourly $21.60 $46.31 $65.15 $75.82 $83.42
          Yearly $44,920 $96,330 $135,510 $157,710 $173,510
          Michigan Hourly $32.07 $39.71 $39.71 $64.11 $76.68
          Yearly $66,700 $82,590 $82,590 $133,350 $159,500
          Virginia Hourly $46.30 $59.99 $75.67 $99.75 $110.88
          Yearly $96,300 $124,780 $157,390 $207,480 $230,630
          Hawaii Hourly $43.73 $54.25 $64.59 $68.76 $79.66
          Yearly $90,960 $112,840 $134,350 $143,020 $165,690
          Maryland Hourly $47.30 $56.87 $69.86 $84.48 $93.84
          Yearly $98,380 $118,290 $145,310 $175,720 $195,190
          New Hampshire Hourly $43.63 $50.44 $65.46 $90.73 $118.35
          Yearly $90,760 $104,920 $136,160 $188,710 $246,160
          Pennsylvania Hourly $40.06 $50.31 $62.65 $72.57 $84.37
          Yearly $83,330 $104,640 $130,300 $150,950 $175,480
          Indiana Hourly $31.65 $33.10 $41.09 $51.39 $64.66
          Yearly $65,820 $68,840 $85,460 $106,900 $134,490
          Colorado Hourly $40.70 $51.49 $64.02 $80.20 $103.41
          Yearly $84,660 $107,090 $133,160 $166,820 $215,090
          New Jersey Hourly $41.24 $51.86 $67.71 $82.16 $100.89
          Yearly $85,780 $107,860 $140,840 $170,890 $209,850
          Washington Hourly $46.10 $63.58 $97.31 $112.57 $135.12
          Yearly $95,890 $132,240 $202,400 $234,150 $281,050
          Texas Hourly $31.48 $40.87 $58.27 $78.25 $98.20
          Yearly $65,480 $85,010 $121,210 $162,760 $204,250
          California Hourly $42.75 $53.93 $76.49 $102.71 $132.36
          Yearly $88,920 $112,170 $159,100 $213,630 $275,320
          Georgia Hourly $35.47 $40.60 $44.35 $56.76 $73.86
          Yearly $73,780 $84,450 $92,250 $118,060 $153,630
          Illinois Hourly $23.65 $50.16 $65.64 $81.92 $117.00
          Yearly $49,190 $104,340 $136,540 $170,390 $243,360
          South Carolina Hourly $40.48 $48.98 $61.05 $65.86 $77.49
          Yearly $84,200 $101,880 $126,980 $136,990 $161,180
          District of Columbia Hourly $48.08 $58.26 $69.32 $89.05 $94.54
          Yearly $100,010 $121,180 $144,190 $185,220 $196,640
          Tennessee Hourly $39.78 $48.12 $52.32 $62.83 $84.02
          Yearly $82,750 $100,100 $108,830 $130,680 $174,760
          Connecticut Hourly $62.35 $63.29 $63.29 $63.29 $63.29
          Yearly $129,690 $131,650 $131,650 $131,650 $131,650
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