H1B Report
Salary comparison

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 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 B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricForeign Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryData Scientists
Median wage$64,333$114,941
P25 wage$54,373$90,200
P75 wage$75,763$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$21,390$54,800
Total filings4,708213,508
Wage samples4,696213,202
Rank#68#3

Median wage by year

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

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1CA688$69,290
  • 2NY459$69,000
  • 3TX381$57,020
  • 4MI236$62,079
  • 5MA233$74,990

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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