H1B Report
Salary comparison

Surgeons, 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
Surgeons, All Other
SOC 29-1249Rank #99
Occupation B
Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricSurgeons, All OtherData Scientists
Median wage$350,000$114,941
P25 wage$208,000$90,200
P75 wage$450,000$145,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$242,000$54,800
Total filings2,065213,508
Wage samples2,057213,202
Rank#99#3

Median wage by year

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

Surgeons, All Other
Data Scientists

Top 5 hiring states — Surgeons, All Other

  • 1PA204$314,780
  • 2IL157$350,002
  • 3NY143$284,188
  • 4OH124$307,500
  • 5FL80$355,000

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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