H1B Report
Salary comparison

Chemists 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
Chemists
SOC 19-2031Rank #59
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricChemistsData Scientists
Median wage$82,000$114,941
P25 wage$66,576$90,200
P75 wage$104,489$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$37,913$54,800
Total filings6,015213,508
Wage samples6,003213,202
Rank#59#3

Median wage by year

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

Chemists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Chemists

  • 1NJ1,046$80,000
  • 2CA779$94,307
  • 3NY709$76,800
  • 4MA544$110,186
  • 5PA398$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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