H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer User Support Specialists 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
Computer User Support Specialists
SOC 15-1232Rank #76
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer User Support SpecialistsData Scientists
Median wage$94,700$114,941
P25 wage$78,800$90,200
P75 wage$109,596$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$30,796$54,800
Total filings3,593213,508
Wage samples3,592213,202
Rank#76#3

Median wage by year

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

Computer User Support Specialists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Computer User Support Specialists

  • 1NJ405$99,330
  • 2TX384$96,600
  • 3CA361$102,918
  • 4PA263$87,033
  • 5IL221$95,555

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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