H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer and Information Systems Managers 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021Rank #6
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer and Information Systems ManagersSoftware Developers
Median wage$165,000$116,251
P25 wage$136,000$95,160
P75 wage$200,000$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$64,000$50,565
Total filings89,7181,400,940
Wage samples89,5981,399,063
Rank#6#1

Median wage by year

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

Computer and Information Systems Managers
Software Developers

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 — 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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