H1B Report
Salary comparison

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 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
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
SOC 17-2031Rank #73
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricBioengineers and Biomedical EngineersData Scientists
Median wage$102,000$114,941
P25 wage$83,200$90,200
P75 wage$132,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$48,800$54,800
Total filings3,711213,508
Wage samples3,703213,202
Rank#73#3

Median wage by year

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

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

  • 1CA1,314$120,931
  • 2TX303$90,000
  • 3MA255$100,000
  • 4NY207$120,000
  • 5GA148$80,000

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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