H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Industrial Production 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
Industrial Production Managers
SOC 11-3051Rank #69

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsIndustrial Production Managers
Median wage$114,941$118,000
P25 wage$90,200$90,064
P75 wage$145,000$147,716
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$57,652
Total filings213,5084,251
Wage samples213,2024,238
Rank#3#69

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Industrial Production 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 — Industrial Production Managers

  • 1CA947$140,000
  • 2TX399$113,500
  • 3NJ275$120,931
  • 4NY262$114,200
  • 5NC213$111,354

Top 5 sponsors — Industrial Production Managers

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