H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Construction Managers

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
Construction Managers
SOC 11-9021Rank #65

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsConstruction Managers
Median wage$114,941$90,000
P25 wage$90,200$74,339
P75 wage$145,000$115,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$40,661
Total filings213,5084,879
Wage samples213,2024,864
Rank#3#65

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Construction Managers

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 — Construction Managers

  • 1CA887$109,824
  • 2NY694$96,577
  • 3TX606$85,280
  • 4FL326$85,000
  • 5MA209$80,338
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