How much do Computer and Information Research Scientists make in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Research Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $80,120 and the 90th percentile is $181,790. The difference is $101,670, which is 92.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $89,270 to the 75th at $134,220, covers $44,950.

The mean annual wage is $119,600, which sits above the median of $109,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $140,300 for Computer and Information Research Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,734, which is 26.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 45.9% lower than the Washington median of $202,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 105.607, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $109,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Research Scientists at $103,734 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Research Scientists. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $211,270 and employment of 1,620. That median is 92.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $190,106, against $103,734 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 141 miles away, with a median of $206,220 and employment of 660. That median is 88.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $195,616, against $103,734 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Research Scientists accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA (110 of 93,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.91 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.