H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Registered Nurses

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
Registered Nurses
SOC 29-1141Rank #81

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsRegistered Nurses
Median wage$114,941$75,192
P25 wage$90,200$68,000
P75 wage$145,000$85,322
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$17,322
Total filings213,5083,097
Wage samples213,2023,095
Rank#3#81

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Registered Nurses

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 — Registered Nurses

  • 1NY315$86,050
  • 2IL235$79,040
  • 3PA169$69,264
  • 4GA163$78,043
  • 5TN130$69,826
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