H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Managers, All Other

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
Managers, All Other
SOC 11-9199Rank #98

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsManagers, All Other
Median wage$103,480$111,592
P25 wage$80,142$85,000
P75 wage$135,000$140,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$55,000
Total filings357,9326,149
Wage samples357,2346,116
Rank#5#98

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
Managers, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$84k
FY2011$76k
FY2012$80k
FY2013$85k
FY2014$87k
FY2015$95k
FY2016$98k
FY2017$105k
FY2018$112k
FY2019$112k
FY2020$112k
FY2021$123k
FY2022$123k
FY2023$128k
FY2024$127k
FY2025$125k
FY2026$136k

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 — Managers, All Other

  • 1CA1,173$129,355
  • 2NJ709$117,720
  • 3NY690$112,715
  • 4MA531$129,584
  • 5TX407$102,731
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