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Salary comparison

Computer and Information Systems Managers vs Computer Programmers

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 #9
Occupation B
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251Rank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer and Information Systems ManagersComputer Programmers
Median wage$150,000$68,640
P25 wage$120,000$61,000
P75 wage$185,501$80,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$65,501$19,000
Total filings155,662307,209
Wage samples155,281305,925
Rank#9#6

Median wage by year

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

Computer and Information Systems Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$110k
FY2011$112k
FY2012$115k
FY2013$118k
FY2014$120k
FY2015$121k
FY2016$125k
FY2017$129k
FY2018$134k
FY2019$140k
FY2020$150k
FY2021$155k
FY2022$164k
FY2023$170k
FY2024$177k
FY2025$181k
FY2026$189k
Computer Programmers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$62k
FY2012$62k
FY2013$63k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$67k
FY2016$68k
FY2017$69k
FY2018$74k
FY2019$77k
FY2020$78k
FY2021$85k
FY2022$87k
FY2023$86k
FY2024$94k
FY2025$94k
FY2026$99k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer and Information Systems Managers

  • 1CA33,113$175,000
  • 2NY27,698$155,500
  • 3WA13,260$160,080
  • 4TX12,732$148,730
  • 5NJ8,597$143,407

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Programmers

  • 1CA37,498$75,000
  • 2TX37,159$69,200
  • 3NJ28,375$70,000
  • 4IL21,419$66,082
  • 5NY15,839$70,500

Top 5 sponsors — Computer and Information Systems Managers

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