H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Public Relations 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
Occupation B
Public Relations Specialists
SOC 27-3031Rank #80

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsPublic Relations Specialists
Median wage$114,941$63,814
P25 wage$90,200$52,500
P75 wage$145,000$85,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$32,500
Total filings213,5083,125
Wage samples213,2023,116
Rank#3#80

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Public Relations 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 — Public Relations Specialists

  • 1NY903$65,000
  • 2CA786$65,437
  • 3TX183$57,803
  • 4FL157$54,000
  • 5NJ156$70,000
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