Microsoft Corporation: Computer and Information Research Scientists
Microsoft Corporation made 77 filings for this role, covering 77 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $177,000 a year. 77 of the 77 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.
By place and level
| Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Lowest | Median | Highest | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 22 | 22 | $201,954 | $219,552 | $240,000 | $201,094 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | $168,070 | $178,400 | $195,000 | $164,403 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $200,000 | $211,200 | $234,000 | $185,723 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | $149,520 | $156,434 | $164,000 | $143,374 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $162,750 | $167,025 | $171,300 | $129,958 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $173,875 | $173,875 | $173,875 | $136,136 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $184,580 | $207,338 | $230,095 | $171,621 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $256,000 | $263,560 | $271,120 | $237,786 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level I | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $141,830 | $141,831 | $141,831 | $141,814 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $182,000 | $193,500 | $205,000 | $178,006 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $256,600 | $266,362 | $276,123 | $250,370 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $182,533 | $182,533 | $182,533 | $153,171 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $177,000 | $177,000 | $177,000 | $124,134 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $178,962 | $178,962 | $178,962 | $178,006 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $165,500 | $165,500 | $165,500 | $113,797 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $116,410 | $116,410 | $116,410 | $71,136 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $176,400 | $176,400 | $176,400 | $119,870 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $174,000 | $174,000 | $174,000 | $147,867 |
| Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $175,900 | $175,900 | $175,900 | $129,022 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $159,000 | $159,000 | $159,000 | $134,139 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $161,100 | $161,100 | $161,100 | $127,712 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $220,500 | $220,500 | $220,500 | $214,178 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $171,106 | $171,106 | $171,106 | $137,176 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $187,000 | $187,000 | $187,000 | $164,112 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Level not stated | — | 6 | 6 | $184,580 | $199,000 | $235,000 | $187,913 |
Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.