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Highest-paying States for Computer and Information Research Scientists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $138,110, Washington is the highest paying state for computer and information research scientists. It is followed by New Mexico (average annual salary $132,350). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Computer and Information Research Scientists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$138,110	$74,350	1,480
2	New Mexico	$132,350	$88,060	770
3	Minnesota	$130,830	$87,270	240
4	New Hampshire	$130,320	$91,560	30
5	Idaho	$129,400	$91,310	150
6	California	$128,370	$70,060	7,300
7	District of Columbia	$126,280	$77,140	480
8	Virginia	$126,060	$83,570	2,740
9	New York	$125,090	$83,680	1,430
10	New Jersey	$124,240	$81,440	1,080
11	Texas	$122,840	$80,720	1,830
12	Alabama	$121,990	$72,360	310
13	Connecticut	$121,590	$74,360	50
14	Colorado	$117,330	$66,580	480
15	Oregon	$116,770	$72,460	230
16	Rhode Island	$116,600	$69,370	410
17	Maryland	$116,370	$72,910	2,900
18	Illinois	$115,290	$64,730	500
19	North Carolina	$112,800	$53,500	140
20	Massachusetts	$111,450	$68,730	720
21	Ohio	$110,350	$61,580	480
22	Nevada	$107,770	$56,040	40
23	Arizona	$107,270	$68,880	300
24	Hawaii	$106,860	$73,280	150
25	Pennsylvania	$106,800	$65,940	410
26	Tennessee	$105,800	$58,680	230
27	Michigan	$103,470	$62,070	140
28	Indiana	$101,210	$65,060	250
29	South Carolina	$99,640	$63,660	370
30	Arkansas	$97,460	$59,010	40
31	Georgia	$96,490	$53,870	690
32	Florida	$95,990	$62,620	540
33	Utah	$95,720	$57,030	770
34	Mississippi	$94,210	$59,850	340
35	Kansas	$93,950	$69,930	100
36	Missouri	$91,370	$61,220	240
37	Louisiana	$90,150	$61,080	80
38	Delaware	$88,240	$64,900	90
39	Alaska	$87,860	$70,190	60
40	Nebraska	$87,190	$66,500	30
41	Oklahoma	$85,190	$48,930	510
42	Wisconsin	$74,170	$54,190	290
43	Montana	$64,500	$52,390	60
44	West Virginia	$63,510	$53,190	50
45	Puerto Rico	$54,640	$28,950	0

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of computer and information research scientists in those states is not available at this time.