H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Electrical Engineers

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
Electrical Engineers
SOC 17-2071Rank #21

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsElectrical Engineers
Median wage$114,941▲$104,794
P25 wage$90,200▲$85,717
P75 wage$145,000▲$132,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$46,283
Total filings213,508▲29,152
Wage samples213,20229,098
Rank#3▲#21

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Electrical Engineers

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 — Electrical Engineers

  • 1CA7,801$135,000
  • 2TX3,391$101,483
  • 3MI2,269$100,000
  • 4WA1,356$132,537
  • 5IL1,169$93,288

Top 5 sponsors — Data Scientists

Top 5 sponsors — Electrical Engineers

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Swap A: Data Scientists
Software DevelopersComputer Occupations, All OtherSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersComputer Systems Analysts
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Software DevelopersComputer Occupations, All OtherSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersComputer Systems Analysts
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