H1B Report
Salary comparison

Budget Analysts 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
Budget Analysts
SOC 13-2031Rank #91
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricBudget AnalystsData Scientists
Median wage$57,812$102,700
P25 wage$50,000$80,000
P75 wage$70,000$135,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$20,000$55,000
Total filings6,484340,799
Wage samples6,258340,106
Rank#91#5

Median wage by year

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

Budget Analysts
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Budget Analysts

  • 1CA1,387$59,363
  • 2NY1,383$55,765
  • 3TX625$52,000
  • 4NJ402$59,592
  • 5FL298$52,000

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA68,055$127,000
  • 2NY36,985$120,000
  • 3TX34,597$97,739
  • 4WA24,843$129,709
  • 5NJ17,688$95,000
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