H1B Report
Salary comparison

Chemical Engineers vs Computer Occupations, All Other

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
Chemical Engineers
SOC 17-2041Rank #49
Occupation B
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricChemical EngineersComputer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$96,013$101,920
P25 wage$83,200$80,434
P75 wage$115,482$132,829
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$32,282$52,395
Total filings8,238289,708
Wage samples8,229289,384
Rank#49#2

Median wage by year

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

Chemical Engineers
Computer Occupations, All Other

Top 5 hiring states — Chemical Engineers

  • 1OR2,293$98,925
  • 2CA1,662$118,830
  • 3TX530$94,045
  • 4MA420$98,695
  • 5AZ310$91,125

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990
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