H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

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
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #5
Occupation B
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1021Rank #95

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Median wage$102,700$81,600
P25 wage$80,000$65,549
P75 wage$135,000$100,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$55,000$34,451
Total filings340,7996,042
Wage samples340,1066,014
Rank#5#95

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$70k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$71k
FY2013$74k
FY2014$75k
FY2015$76k
FY2016$78k
FY2017$85k
FY2018$91k
FY2019$95k
FY2020$102k
FY2021$111k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$119k
FY2024$118k
FY2025$121k
FY2026$130k
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$59k
FY2011$63k
FY2012$70k
FY2013$70k
FY2014$64k
FY2015$72k
FY2016$74k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$76k
FY2019$80k
FY2020$82k
FY2021$88k
FY2022$85k
FY2023$87k
FY2024$90k
FY2025$91k
FY2026$92k

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

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1NY482$86,275
  • 2TX380$70,000
  • 3PA354$82,100
  • 4CA312$94,502
  • 5GA302$76,193
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