H1B Report
Salary comparison

Physicists vs Computer and Information Systems Managers

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
Physicists
SOC 19-2012Rank #37
Occupation B
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021Rank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricPhysicistsComputer and Information Systems Managers
Median wage$92,392$165,000
P25 wage$70,000$136,000
P75 wage$152,000$200,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$82,000$64,000
Total filings12,49889,718
Wage samples12,48289,598
Rank#37#6

Median wage by year

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

Physicists
Computer and Information Systems Managers

Top 5 hiring states — Physicists

  • 1CA2,802$160,000
  • 2MA1,450$80,000
  • 3NY1,448$92,000
  • 4TX1,108$65,000
  • 5WA845$160,000

Top 5 hiring states — Computer and Information Systems Managers

  • 1CA20,629$192,000
  • 2NY14,429$171,000
  • 3WA8,909$176,694
  • 4TX8,745$157,216
  • 5NJ4,836$160,555
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