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 #3
Occupation B
Interior Designers
SOC 27-1025Rank #89

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsInterior Designers
Median wage$114,941$65,000
P25 wage$90,200$56,170
P75 wage$145,000$80,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$23,830
Total filings213,5082,580
Wage samples213,2022,570
Rank#3#89

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Interior Designers

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 — Interior Designers

  • 1NY1,050$65,000
  • 2CA708$70,000
  • 3TX97$60,611
  • 4FL95$54,766
  • 5MA87$68,000
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