H1B Report
Salary comparison

Budget Analysts 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
Budget Analysts
SOC 13-2031Rank #91
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricBudget AnalystsSoftware Developers
Median wage$57,812$102,000
P25 wage$50,000$84,000
P75 wage$70,000$130,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$20,000$46,000
Total filings6,4842,765,226
Wage samples6,2582,760,334
Rank#91#1

Median wage by year

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

Budget Analysts
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Budget Analysts

  • 1CA1,387$59,363
  • 2NY1,383$55,765
  • 3TX625$52,000
  • 4NJ402$59,592
  • 5FL298$52,000

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA571,349$130,000
  • 2TX328,305$98,910
  • 3WA175,348$135,000
  • 4NJ152,178$100,000
  • 5NY127,190$110,460
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