H1B Report
Salary comparison

Cardiologists 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
Cardiologists
SOC 29-1212Rank #91
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricCardiologistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$438,979$116,251
P25 wage$300,000$95,160
P75 wage$550,000$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$250,000$50,565
Total filings2,3881,400,940
Wage samples2,3851,399,063
Rank#91#1

Median wage by year

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

Cardiologists
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Cardiologists

  • 1PA139$423,000
  • 2IL127$450,000
  • 3IA105$560,000
  • 4AZ93$400,000
  • 5KY93$500,000

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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