Computer and Information Research Scientists salary in CA
647 certified-data filings in CA · national median $142,418
$61,000
Min
$141,586
25th
$159,182
Median
$184,748
75th
$211,000
90th
The median in CA is +12% vs. the nationwide median for this role. See all states →
Same role, other states
WA $147,014
MN $95,037
NY $156,432
MA $119,000
OR $134,243
TX $127,356
NJ $120,250
IL $120,000
PA $121,576
NC $109,826
OH $102,000
MI $110,000
FL $86,000
TN $107,100
CO $100,000
GA $100,000
MD $114,000
UT $97,850
IN $93,000
VA $142,800
Recent certified cases
| Case | Employer | City | Wage | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24313-464627 | Brain Corporation | San Diego | $151,545 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| G-100-24325-488980 | Grid Raster, Inc | Mountain View | $159,182 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| G-100-24313-464602 | Brain Corporation | San Diego | $151,545 | Mar 28, 2026 |
| G-100-24323-482483 | Adobe Inc. | San Jose | $174,102 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| G-100-24317-467856 | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Redwood City | $148,429 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| G-100-24312-461603 | Celestial AI Inc. | Santa Clara | $165,200 | Mar 21, 2026 |
| G-100-24311-458815 | C3.ai, Inc. | Redwood City | $150,000 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24311-458578 | Adobe Inc. | San Francisco | $157,500 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| G-100-24309-451330 | Airbnb, Inc. | San Francisco | $185,000 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| G-100-24323-483403 | NVIDIA Corporation | Santa Clara | $239,200 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| G-100-24306-448148 | C3.ai, Inc. | Redwood City | $150,000 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| G-100-24290-411603 | Netflix, Inc. | Los Gatos | $239,200 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| G-100-24291-415487 | Geomagical Labs, Inc. | Palo Alto | $160,000 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| G-100-24279-387960 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Menlo Park | $228,267 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| G-100-24303-439782 | Adobe Inc. | San Jose | $192,000 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| G-100-24274-374411 | Innopeak Technologies, Inc. | Palo Alto | $159,182 | Feb 6, 2026 |
| G-100-24267-357444 | Center for Applied Rationality | Berkeley | $150,000 | Feb 3, 2026 |
| G-100-24263-351239 | ByteDance Inc. | San Jose | $239,200 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| G-100-24247-310257 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Berkeley | $172,656 | Jan 29, 2026 |
| G-100-24254-327937 | Block, Inc. | Oakland | $210,000 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| G-100-24264-352950 | Adobe Inc. | San Jose | $239,200 | Jan 24, 2026 |
| G-100-24227-267844 | Writer, Inc. | San Francisco | $148,429 | Jan 22, 2026 |
| G-100-24248-313770 | Adobe Inc. | San Jose | $239,200 | Jan 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24236-290442 | NVIDIA Corporation | Santa Clara | $239,200 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| G-100-26008-546134 | Model Evaluation and Threat Research, Inc. | Berkeley | $209,181 | Jan 12, 2026 |
Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.