H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Family Medicine Physicians

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
Family Medicine Physicians
SOC 29-1215Rank #85

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsFamily Medicine Physicians
Median wage$114,941$218,500
P25 wage$90,200$180,000
P75 wage$145,000$245,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$65,000
Total filings213,5082,684
Wage samples213,2022,677
Rank#3#85

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Family Medicine Physicians

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 — Family Medicine Physicians

  • 1CA281$240,000
  • 2PA275$68,895
  • 3NY216$192,240
  • 4IL212$230,000
  • 5MI167$220,000
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