H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

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

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Median wage$114,941$75,000
P25 wage$90,200$60,000
P75 wage$145,000$110,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$50,000
Total filings213,50829,970
Wage samples213,20229,923
Rank#3#20

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

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 — Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

  • 1CA6,474$85,000
  • 2NY5,114$78,000
  • 3MA3,741$62,066
  • 4TX2,327$81,952
  • 5MD1,821$85,820
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