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Computer and Information Research Scientists in San Jose, CA: H-1B salaries

619 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Jose, CA. Median offered base salary $205,000; middle half $180,274–$247,860.

Applications (LCAs)619

Median offered salary$205,000

Middle half of salaries$180,274–$247,860

10th–90th percentile$164,403–$337,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$174,450
Level II (qualified)	$195,000
Level III (experienced)	$232,115
Level IV (fully competent)	$319,474

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Adobe Inc.	206	$195,000
ByteDance Inc.	128	$300,000
TikTok Inc.	32	$226,722
IBM Corporation	32	$237,170
eBay Inc.	24	$199,068
Black Sesame Technologies Inc	20	$182,900
Capital One Services, LLC	15	$198,600
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.	14	$159,182
Zoom Communications, Inc.	11	$191,922
PayPal, Inc.	8	$213,591
SambaNova Systems Inc.	8	$182,500
NEC Laboratories America, Inc.	7	$164,403
Sony Corporation of America	7	$140,067
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC	6	$229,000
Figure AI Inc.	5	$270,000
Adcock Agi Inc.	5	$550,000
Google LLC	3	$226,000
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.	3	$143,208
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.	3	$245,000
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.	3	$175,254
Phota Labs, Inc.	3	$240,000
Corethink AI	3	$164,999
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	3	$164,403
Hark Labs Inc.	3	$350,000
Aitronx Inc.	2	—
Shape Security, Inc.	2	$162,586
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.	2	$165,994
TriCom Quest	2	$163,100
Salesforce, Inc.	2	$228,975
Roku, Inc.	2	$205,854
Ambient AI, Inc.	2	$187,637
Covera Health, Inc.	2	$160,000
Deel US LLC	2	$275,000
Morphic, Inc.	2	$225,000
Pramaana Labs, Inc.	2	$205,000
Arm, Inc.	2	$182,748
Fundamental ai	2	$182,748
NIO USA, Inc.	2	$254,250
Attentive, Inc.	2	$260,000
NVIDIA Corporation	2	$196,547

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).