H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary vs Software Developers

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
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1042Rank #14
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricBiological Science Teachers, PostsecondarySoftware Developers
Median wage$98,752$116,251
P25 wage$80,000$95,160
P75 wage$128,000$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$48,000$50,565
Total filings43,3331,400,940
Wage samples43,2581,399,063
Rank#14#1

Median wage by year

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

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1TX4,530$99,298
  • 2CA3,149$105,019
  • 3NY3,108$103,000
  • 4PA2,067$94,000
  • 5IL1,915$91,332

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA295,439$152,100
  • 2TX216,424$105,997
  • 3WA111,054$148,013
  • 4NJ75,370$113,672
  • 5NY60,422$130,000
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