H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1042Rank #16

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$114,941$67,980
P25 wage$90,200$57,300
P75 wage$145,000$88,962
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$31,662
Total filings213,50841,673
Wage samples213,20241,598
Rank#3#16

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

  • 1CA6,218$83,459
  • 2MA4,868$83,000
  • 3NY4,067$70,000
  • 4TX2,837$57,000
  • 5PA2,096$61,800
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