Highest-paying Cities for Computer and Information Research Scientists

The top 100 highest paying cities for computer and information research scientists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of computer and information research scientists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $159,650, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for computer and information research scientists. It is followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington (average annual salary $147,160). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of computer and information research scientists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Computer and Information Research Scientists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$159,650	$108,540	1,360
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$147,160	$85,110	1,200
3	Nashua, New Hampshire	$137,600	$91,230	160
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$136,810	$66,270	2,360
5	Boulder, Colorado	$136,730	$63,090	170
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$135,500	$74,090	700
7	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$134,660	$84,370	1,070
8	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$132,490	$98,730	310
9	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$131,700	$90,920	30
10	Charlottesville, Virginia	$131,420	$85,440	40
11	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$131,230	$87,270	240
12	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$131,170	$28,920	990
13	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$130,590	$84,040	1,860
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$129,960	$81,880	2,610
15	Provo-Orem, Utah	$128,700	$92,530	230
16	Huntsville, Alabama	$128,370	$70,910	170
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$127,670	$82,420	3,490
18	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$126,540	$81,580	710
19	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$125,720	$74,790	1,100
20	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$125,180	$88,570	120
21	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$124,750	$85,180	n/a
22	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$124,470	$83,050	220
23	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$123,980	$74,800	900
24	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$122,540	$71,940	330
25	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$122,240	$88,010	90
26	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$121,970	$59,560	290
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$120,330	$69,790	1,430
28	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$120,200	$44,650	260
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$119,850	$67,800	1,040
30	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$119,630	$75,450	190
31	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$119,620	$75,690	210
32	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$118,890	$70,870	30
33	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$117,380	$70,160	700
34	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$117,240	$72,400	1,150
35	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$116,880	$65,890	270
36	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$116,760	$66,620	440
37	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$116,660	$92,850	n/a
38	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$116,610	$87,560	n/a
39	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$116,600	$69,370	410
40	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$116,040	$82,360	n/a
41	Knoxville, Tennessee	$115,830	$68,150	150
42	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$115,740	$78,710	400
43	Dayton, Ohio	$115,290	$83,850	150
44	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$115,030	$73,720	30
45	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$114,860	$68,550	290
46	Montgomery, Alabama	$114,600	$77,250	n/a
47	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$114,530	$76,490	550
48	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$114,450	$99,280	30
49	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$114,060	$88,360	30
50	St Marys County, Maryland	$114,040	$68,490	240
51	Syracuse, New York	$113,880	$80,000	50
52	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$113,580	$56,390	360
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$113,450	$81,000	1,180
54	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$112,800	$58,350	40
55	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$112,470	$69,770	610
56	Springfield, Massachusetts	$112,090	$58,290	80
57	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$111,960	$69,100	n/a
58	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$111,610	$78,920	40
59	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$111,510	$64,830	330
60	Richmond, Virginia	$111,380	$91,200	30
61	Worcester, Massachusetts	$110,170	$66,540	30
62	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$110,080	$88,760	n/a
63	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$110,060	$75,460	360
64	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$109,960	$66,930	160
65	Honolulu, Hawaii	$108,340	$68,460	80
66	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$108,190	$67,620	60
67	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$108,020	$67,610	30
68	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$107,940	$73,190	130
69	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$107,590	$76,470	290
70	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$107,440	$71,810	60
71	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$107,380	$66,510	240
72	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$107,270	$62,620	80
73	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$107,030	$67,680	90
74	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$106,690	$39,830	60
75	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$104,800	$63,070	50
76	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$104,700	$83,170	170
77	Utica-Rome, New York	$104,030	$75,140	130
78	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$103,200	$59,910	40
79	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$102,700	$60,280	100
80	Kansas City, Missouri	$101,590	$73,700	90
81	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$101,590	$63,850	90
82	Columbus, Ohio	$100,040	$56,860	n/a
83	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$98,890	$62,000	70
84	Memphis, Tennessee	$98,880	$62,510	n/a
85	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$98,790	$79,330	40
86	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$98,640	$66,150	110
87	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$98,340	$83,780	110
88	Jacksonville, Florida	$97,290	$56,990	40
89	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$96,150	$42,020	60
90	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$95,920	$71,540	80
91	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$95,860	$17,490	770
92	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$93,220	$42,420	60
93	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$92,940	$57,030	140
94	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$92,830	$62,940	90
95	Lawton, Oklahoma	$92,600	$67,860	30
96	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$91,820	$68,610	300
97	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$91,450	$59,750	180
98	St Louis, Missouri	$91,180	$62,030	200
99	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$91,080	$53,970	420
100	Tucson, Arizona	$90,910	$67,980	70

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