H1B Report
Salary comparison

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists vs Software Developers

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
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$67,980$116,251
P25 wage$57,300$95,160
P75 wage$88,962$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$31,662$50,565
Total filings41,6731,400,940
Wage samples41,5981,399,063
Rank#16#1

Median wage by year

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

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Software Developers

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 — Software Developers

  • 1CA295,439$152,100
  • 2TX216,424$105,997
  • 3WA111,054$148,013
  • 4NJ75,370$113,672
  • 5NY60,422$130,000
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