H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Information Security Analysts

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
Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212Rank #22

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsInformation Security Analysts
Median wage$114,941$120,000
P25 wage$90,200$95,784
P75 wage$145,000$152,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$56,216
Total filings213,50825,873
Wage samples213,20225,837
Rank#3#22

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Information Security Analysts

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 — Information Security Analysts

  • 1TX4,602$116,000
  • 2CA4,146$145,850
  • 3NY2,338$120,000
  • 4NJ1,888$127,000
  • 5IL1,600$113,000
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