H1B Report
Salary comparison

Public Relations Specialists 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
Public Relations Specialists
SOC 27-3031Rank #80
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricPublic Relations SpecialistsData Scientists
Median wage$63,814$114,941
P25 wage$52,500$90,200
P75 wage$85,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$32,500$54,800
Total filings3,125213,508
Wage samples3,116213,202
Rank#80#3

Median wage by year

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

Public Relations Specialists
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Public Relations Specialists

  • 1NY903$65,000
  • 2CA786$65,437
  • 3TX183$57,803
  • 4FL157$54,000
  • 5NJ156$70,000

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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