H1B Report
Salary comparison

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1042Rank #16
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsData Scientists
Median wage$67,980$114,941
P25 wage$57,300$90,200
P75 wage$88,962$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$31,662$54,800
Total filings41,673213,508
Wage samples41,598213,202
Rank#16#3

Median wage by year

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

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

  • 1CA6,218$83,459
  • 2MA4,868$83,000
  • 3NY4,067$70,000
  • 4TX2,837$57,000
  • 5PA2,096$61,800

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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