H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biological Technicians 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
Biological Technicians
SOC 19-4021Rank #25
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricBiological TechniciansData Scientists
Median wage$64,896$114,941
P25 wage$54,835$90,200
P75 wage$76,877$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$22,042$54,800
Total filings23,209213,508
Wage samples23,170213,202
Rank#25#3

Median wage by year

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

Biological Technicians
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Biological Technicians

  • 1NY3,688$69,447
  • 2CA2,124$71,026
  • 3TX1,959$57,761
  • 4MA1,890$69,200
  • 5PA1,314$61,056

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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