H1B Report
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$150,744$68,848
P25 wage$120,000$61,000
P75 wage$187,350$80,184
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$67,350$19,184
Total filings160,669313,856
Wage samples160,282312,556
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$188k
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$98k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer and Information Systems Managers

  • 1CA34,171$175,000
  • 2NY28,553$157,477
  • 3WA13,940$162,758
  • 4TX13,215$149,718
  • 5NJ8,836$144,000

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Programmers

  • 1TX38,662$69,200
  • 2CA38,151$75,000
  • 3NJ29,022$70,251
  • 4IL21,834$66,100
  • 5NY16,102$70,735

Top 5 sponsors — Computer and Information Systems Managers

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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