H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Financial Managers

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
Financial Managers
SOC 11-3031Rank #42

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsFinancial Managers
Median wage$114,941$151,000
P25 wage$90,200$120,000
P75 wage$145,000$200,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$80,000
Total filings213,50810,484
Wage samples213,20210,453
Rank#3#42

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Financial Managers

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 — Financial Managers

  • 1NY2,834$175,000
  • 2CA2,320$164,505
  • 3TX869$139,000
  • 4NJ509$150,280
  • 5IL471$149,635
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