H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Speech-Language Pathologists

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
Speech-Language Pathologists
SOC 29-1127Rank #88

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsSpeech-Language Pathologists
Median wage$114,941$85,176
P25 wage$90,200$71,614
P75 wage$145,000$96,782
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,800$25,168
Total filings213,5082,581
Wage samples213,2022,577
Rank#3#88

Median wage by year

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

Data Scientists
Speech-Language Pathologists

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 — Speech-Language Pathologists

  • 1CA1,630$93,600
  • 2NY192$68,141
  • 3TX91$72,800
  • 4WA74$79,269
  • 5MI66$73,414
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