H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer and Information Systems Managers vs Computer Hardware Engineers

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
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021Rank #6
Occupation B
Computer Hardware Engineers
SOC 17-2061Rank #48

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer and Information Systems ManagersComputer Hardware Engineers
Median wage$165,000$150,000
P25 wage$136,000$120,255
P75 wage$200,000$173,056
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$64,000$52,801
Total filings89,7188,302
Wage samples89,5988,296
Rank#6#48

Median wage by year

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

Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Hardware Engineers

Top 5 hiring states — Computer and Information Systems Managers

  • 1CA20,629$192,000
  • 2NY14,429$171,000
  • 3WA8,909$176,694
  • 4TX8,745$157,216
  • 5NJ4,836$160,555

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Hardware Engineers

  • 1CA4,827$160,000
  • 2WA791$147,560
  • 3TX579$145,000
  • 4NC378$117,718
  • 5OR331$145,000

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Hardware Engineers

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