H1B Report
Salary comparison

Psychiatrists 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
Psychiatrists
SOC 29-1223Rank #93
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricPsychiatristsData Scientists
Median wage$250,000$114,941
P25 wage$208,000$90,200
P75 wage$290,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$82,000$54,800
Total filings2,346213,508
Wage samples2,341213,202
Rank#93#3

Median wage by year

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

Psychiatrists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Psychiatrists

  • 1CA316$300,000
  • 2NY283$239,200
  • 3PA151$243,000
  • 4MO112$240,000
  • 5TX102$245,000

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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