H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Pharmacists

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
Pharmacists
SOC 29-1051Rank #86

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsPharmacists
Median wage$114,941$124,800
P25 wage$90,200$111,925
P75 wage$145,000$140,208
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$28,283
Total filings213,5082,647
Wage samples213,2022,641
Rank#3#86

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Pharmacists

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 — Pharmacists

  • 1TX319$123,635
  • 2CA315$146,827
  • 3NY265$121,909
  • 4FL223$115,586
  • 5NJ185$108,160
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