H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biological Technicians 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 Technicians
SOC 19-4021Rank #25
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricBiological TechniciansSoftware Developers
Median wage$64,896$116,251
P25 wage$54,835$95,160
P75 wage$76,877$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$22,042$50,565
Total filings23,2091,400,940
Wage samples23,1701,399,063
Rank#25#1

Median wage by year

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

Biological Technicians
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Biological Technicians

  • 1NY3,688$69,447
  • 2CA2,124$71,026
  • 3TX1,959$57,761
  • 4MA1,890$69,200
  • 5PA1,314$61,056

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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