H1B Report
Salary comparison

Data Scientists vs Statisticians

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
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041Rank #28

Key metrics

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

MetricData ScientistsStatisticians
Median wage$103,480$91,217
P25 wage$80,142$72,400
P75 wage$135,000$117,416
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$54,858$45,016
Total filings357,93243,654
Wage samples357,23443,423
Rank#5#28

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
Statisticians
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$70k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$70k
FY2013$72k
FY2014$70k
FY2015$74k
FY2016$75k
FY2017$80k
FY2018$87k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$95k
FY2021$104k
FY2022$108k
FY2023$111k
FY2024$118k
FY2025$120k
FY2026$125k

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 — Statisticians

  • 1CA5,366$103,720
  • 2NJ5,142$98,838
  • 3MA3,363$98,000
  • 4NC3,023$96,600
  • 5TX2,929$87,975
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