H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

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
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
SOC 17-2072Rank #18

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsElectronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$103,480$110,000
P25 wage$80,142$87,983
P75 wage$135,000$139,495
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$51,512
Total filings357,93297,288
Wage samples357,23496,940
Rank#5#18

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
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$81k
FY2012$85k
FY2013$88k
FY2014$90k
FY2015$93k
FY2016$95k
FY2017$96k
FY2018$103k
FY2019$105k
FY2020$115k
FY2021$120k
FY2022$124k
FY2023$130k
FY2024$130k
FY2025$148k
FY2026$155k

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 — Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

  • 1CA48,207$125,000
  • 2TX12,687$110,250
  • 3OR4,636$90,147
  • 4MA3,743$105,227
  • 5MI3,262$81,203

Top 5 sponsors — Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

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