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Computer and Information Research Scientist Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of computer and information research scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer and information research scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Computer and Information Research Scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$84,040
25th Percentile Wage	$101,200
50th Percentile Wage	$130,590
75th Percentile Wage	$164,340
90th Percentile Wage	$195,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer and information research scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $195,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,040.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer and information research scientists from 2012 to 2018.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$130,590	1.29%	28.57%
2017	$128,910	-4.76%	-
2016	$135,050	2.72%	-
2015	$131,380	7.81%	-
2014	$121,120	16.05%	-
2013	$101,680	8.26%	-
2012	$93,280	-	-

Table 2. Compare Computer and Information Research Scientist Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,590, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for computer and information research scientists in state of New York, followed by Syracuse (median annual salary $113,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of computer and information research scientists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in Syracuse.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$130,590
Syracuse	$113,880
Utica-Rome	$104,030
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$98,340
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$91,080
Nassau-Suffolk	$89,670
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$88,180
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$72,050