H1B Report
Salary comparison

Physicians, All Other 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
Physicians, All Other
SOC 29-1229Rank #18
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricPhysicians, All OtherData Scientists
Median wage$230,000$114,941
P25 wage$101,358$90,200
P75 wage$284,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$182,642$54,800
Total filings34,008213,508
Wage samples33,940213,202
Rank#18#3

Median wage by year

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

Physicians, All Other
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Physicians, All Other

  • 1NY4,287$154,272
  • 2PA2,107$239,200
  • 3MA2,106$186,000
  • 4IL1,444$250,000
  • 5OH1,417$220,000

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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