H1B Report
Salary comparison

Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244Rank #23
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsData Scientists
Median wage$94,182$114,941
P25 wage$80,000$90,200
P75 wage$114,131$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$34,131$54,800
Total filings24,718213,508
Wage samples24,694213,202
Rank#23#3

Median wage by year

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

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  • 1TX4,502$90,938
  • 2CA3,425$114,712
  • 3NJ1,359$95,000
  • 4IL1,259$89,336
  • 5GA1,227$88,317

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

Top 5 sponsors — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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