H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

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
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
SOC 25-2056Rank #93

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary School
Median wage$103,480$53,248
P25 wage$80,142$45,183
P75 wage$135,000$65,508
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$20,325
Total filings357,9326,470
Wage samples357,2346,444
Rank#5#93

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
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$45k
FY2011$50k
FY2012$47k
FY2013$47k
FY2014$50k
FY2015$51k
FY2016$50k
FY2017$51k
FY2018$55k
FY2019$50k
FY2020$54k
FY2021$52k
FY2022$52k
FY2023$58k
FY2024$57k
FY2025$60k
FY2026$62k

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 — Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • 1CA970$61,459
  • 2MD903$75,549
  • 3SC514$49,662
  • 4GA441$51,503
  • 5TX395$51,881
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