H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Sales Managers

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
Sales Managers
SOC 11-2022Rank #62

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsSales Managers
Median wage$114,941$136,600
P25 wage$90,200$103,023
P75 wage$145,000$176,100
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$73,077
Total filings213,5085,623
Wage samples213,2025,604
Rank#3#62

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Sales Managers

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 — Sales Managers

  • 1CA1,406$150,000
  • 2NY988$154,866
  • 3TX559$130,000
  • 4FL475$110,000
  • 5NJ280$156,062
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