H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Computer User Support Specialists

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

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsComputer User Support Specialists
Median wage$114,941$94,700
P25 wage$90,200$78,800
P75 wage$145,000$109,596
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$30,796
Total filings213,5083,593
Wage samples213,2023,592
Rank#3#76

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Computer User Support Specialists

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

Top 5 hiring states — Computer User Support Specialists

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