H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Financial Risk Specialists

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 Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054Rank #56

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsFinancial Risk Specialists
Median wage$114,941$112,243
P25 wage$90,200$85,000
P75 wage$145,000$140,179
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$55,179
Total filings213,5086,791
Wage samples213,2026,780
Rank#3#56

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Financial Risk Specialists

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 Risk Specialists

  • 1NY1,905$127,400
  • 2CA799$110,000
  • 3NJ635$127,000
  • 4TX629$92,200
  • 5WA541$126,000
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