H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Data Scientists

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Biochemists and Biophysicists
SOC 19-1021Rank #24
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricBiochemists and BiophysicistsData Scientists
Median wage$64,104$114,941
P25 wage$56,880$90,200
P75 wage$76,436$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,556$54,800
Total filings24,684213,508
Wage samples24,650213,202
Rank#24#3

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Biochemists and Biophysicists

  • 1CA6,985$70,990
  • 2TX1,592$58,000
  • 3MI1,575$56,650
  • 4NY1,450$70,000
  • 5MA1,274$84,000

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA43,941$142,122
  • 2NY27,091$132,000
  • 3TX25,149$102,690
  • 4WA18,953$135,100
  • 5IL10,447$100,000
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