H1B Report
Salary comparison

Neurologists 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
Neurologists
SOC 29-1217Rank #90
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricNeurologistsData Scientists
Median wage$273,250$114,941
P25 wage$207,002$90,200
P75 wage$335,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$127,998$54,800
Total filings2,410213,508
Wage samples2,407213,202
Rank#90#3

Median wage by year

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

Neurologists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Neurologists

  • 1PA145$275,000
  • 2LA122$300,000
  • 3IL114$182,500
  • 4OH104$300,000
  • 5MO104$223,841

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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