H1B Report
Salary comparison

Economists 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
Economists
SOC 19-3011Rank #63
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricEconomistsData Scientists
Median wage$110,000$114,941
P25 wage$85,000$90,200
P75 wage$145,870$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$60,870$54,800
Total filings5,422213,508
Wage samples5,414213,202
Rank#63#3

Median wage by year

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

Economists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Economists

  • 1NY1,146$120,000
  • 2CA815$120,000
  • 3MA467$110,000
  • 4TX389$95,000
  • 5DC386$150,000

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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