H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Engineers, All Other

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
Engineers, All Other
SOC 17-2199Rank #43

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsEngineers, All Other
Median wage$114,941$101,562
P25 wage$90,200$84,261
P75 wage$145,000$128,566
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$44,305
Total filings213,50810,460
Wage samples213,20210,435
Rank#3#43

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Engineers, All Other

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 — Engineers, All Other

  • 1CA2,799$130,188
  • 2MI1,402$92,400
  • 3TX797$105,000
  • 4IL605$88,000
  • 5NY474$93,642
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