H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Pediatricians, General

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
Pediatricians, General
SOC 29-1221Rank #79

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsPediatricians, General
Median wage$103,480$180,000
P25 wage$80,142$140,000
P75 wage$135,000$224,700
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$84,700
Total filings357,9328,858
Wage samples357,2348,803
Rank#5#79

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
Pediatricians, General
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$132k
FY2011$140k
FY2012$141k
FY2013$142k
FY2014$150k
FY2015$161k
FY2016$165k
FY2017$180k
FY2018$185k
FY2019$200k
FY2020$205k
FY2021$208k
FY2022$208k
FY2023$210k
FY2024$230k
FY2025$227k
FY2026$225k

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 — Pediatricians, General

  • 1CA794$211,539
  • 2NY658$165,700
  • 3TX596$155,074
  • 4FL487$160,000
  • 5PA433$165,000
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