H1B Report
Salary comparison

Chemists 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
Chemists
SOC 19-2031Rank #59
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricChemistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$82,000$116,251
P25 wage$66,576$95,160
P75 wage$104,489$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$37,913$50,565
Total filings6,0151,400,940
Wage samples6,0031,399,063
Rank#59#1

Median wage by year

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

Chemists
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Chemists

  • 1NJ1,046$80,000
  • 2CA779$94,307
  • 3NY709$76,800
  • 4MA544$110,186
  • 5PA398$80,000

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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