H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Median wage$114,941$55,000
P25 wage$90,200$47,273
P75 wage$145,000$63,242
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$15,969
Total filings213,50814,592
Wage samples213,20214,567
Rank#3#33

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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 — Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

  • 1TX2,709$60,500
  • 2NC1,372$44,140
  • 3GA1,301$56,200
  • 4AZ1,207$49,590
  • 5CA1,074$64,026
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