H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Interior Designers

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 #5
Occupation B
Interior Designers
SOC 27-1025Rank #82

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsInterior Designers
Median wage$103,480$55,350
P25 wage$80,142$45,000
P75 wage$135,000$70,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$25,000
Total filings357,9327,983
Wage samples357,2347,830
Rank#5#82

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$70k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$71k
FY2013$74k
FY2014$75k
FY2015$76k
FY2016$78k
FY2017$85k
FY2018$91k
FY2019$95k
FY2020$102k
FY2021$111k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$119k
FY2024$118k
FY2025$121k
FY2026$122k
Interior Designers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$48k
FY2011$45k
FY2012$45k
FY2013$46k
FY2014$45k
FY2015$46k
FY2016$50k
FY2017$48k
FY2018$55k
FY2019$58k
FY2020$58k
FY2021$63k
FY2022$64k
FY2023$70k
FY2024$70k
FY2025$70k
FY2026$76k

Top 5 hiring states — Data Scientists

  • 1CA70,879$128,000
  • 2NY38,475$120,000
  • 3TX37,207$97,800
  • 4WA26,143$130,000
  • 5NJ18,597$95,680

Top 5 hiring states — Interior Designers

  • 1NY3,176$55,000
  • 2CA1,822$60,000
  • 3FL288$42,882
  • 4TX263$51,875
  • 5MA196$57,454
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