H1B Report
Salary comparison

Cardiologists 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
Cardiologists
SOC 29-1212Rank #91
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricCardiologistsData Scientists
Median wage$438,979$114,941
P25 wage$300,000$90,200
P75 wage$550,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$250,000$54,800
Total filings2,388213,508
Wage samples2,385213,202
Rank#91#3

Median wage by year

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

Cardiologists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Cardiologists

  • 1PA139$423,000
  • 2IL127$450,000
  • 3IA105$560,000
  • 4AZ93$400,000
  • 5KY93$500,000

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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