H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Human Resources 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
Human Resources Specialists
SOC 13-1071Rank #66

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsHuman Resources Specialists
Median wage$114,941$73,152
P25 wage$90,200$60,000
P75 wage$145,000$100,506
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$40,506
Total filings213,5084,858
Wage samples213,2024,851
Rank#3#66

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Human Resources 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 — Human Resources Specialists

  • 1CA1,094$90,000
  • 2NJ575$71,448
  • 3TX570$70,366
  • 4NY555$74,194
  • 5WA265$116,000
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