H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Dentists, General

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
Dentists, General
SOC 29-1021Rank #53

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsDentists, General
Median wage$103,480$144,000
P25 wage$80,142$118,996
P75 wage$135,000$170,290
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$51,294
Total filings357,93218,132
Wage samples357,23417,845
Rank#5#53

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$122k
Dentists, General
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$120k
FY2011$120k
FY2012$120k
FY2013$127k
FY2014$125k
FY2015$125k
FY2016$130k
FY2017$135k
FY2018$146k
FY2019$150k
FY2020$144k
FY2021$152k
FY2022$158k
FY2023$156k
FY2024$167k
FY2025$180k
FY2026$200k

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA70,879$128,000
  • 2NY38,475$120,000
  • 3TX37,207$97,800
  • 4WA26,143$130,000
  • 5NJ18,597$95,680

Top 5 hiring states — Dentists, General

  • 1TX2,672$144,000
  • 2CA2,213$150,000
  • 3MA2,093$135,000
  • 4IL1,025$130,000
  • 5PA956$130,000
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