The median annual wage for computer and information research scientists was $110,620 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $64,300, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $170,610.

In May 2015, the median annual wages for computer and information research scientists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Most computer and information research scientists work full time. About 1 in 10 worked more than 40 hours per week in 2014.