H1B Report
Salary comparison

Database Architects vs Data Scientists

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
Database Architects
SOC 15-1243Rank #27
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricDatabase ArchitectsData Scientists
Median wage$114,758$114,941
P25 wage$91,062$90,200
P75 wage$140,758$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$49,696$54,800
Total filings19,296213,508
Wage samples19,266213,202
Rank#27#3

Median wage by year

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

Database Architects
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Database Architects

  • 1TX3,159$115,000
  • 2CA2,553$144,200
  • 3NJ1,361$115,000
  • 4GA1,015$112,736
  • 5IL1,010$109,245

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
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