H1B Report
Salary comparison

Human Resources Specialists 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
Human Resources Specialists
SOC 13-1071Rank #66
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricHuman Resources SpecialistsData Scientists
Median wage$73,152$114,941
P25 wage$60,000$90,200
P75 wage$100,506$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,506$54,800
Total filings4,858213,508
Wage samples4,851213,202
Rank#66#3

Median wage by year

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

Human Resources Specialists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Human Resources Specialists

  • 1CA1,094$90,000
  • 2NJ575$71,448
  • 3TX570$70,366
  • 4NY555$74,194
  • 5WA265$116,000

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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