Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Computer Systems Analysts

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.

Summary

Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) and Computer Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-1299) are two broad categories within IT H-1B sponsorship, each showing distinct patterns in filing volume and wage levels.

Computer Systems Analysts lead substantially on filings with 792,250 LCAs compared to 644,075 for All Other Computer Occupations—a difference of roughly 148,000 applications. This reflects the role's broad applicability across industries and its established career pathway for visa-sponsored workers. However, All Other Computer Occupations consistently command higher prevailing wages: median wages of $88,489 versus $70,000 for Systems Analysts, with the gap widening at higher percentiles ($115,000 versus $88,000 at the 75th percentile). This wage premium may reflect specialized or emerging technical roles within the All Other category that command market scarcity.

Employers sponsoring either role should expect to meet the prevailing wage floor for their specific location and job duties. Systems Analysts offer volume and predictability; All Other Computer roles typically demand higher compensation but may address more specialized skill gaps.

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Occupation A

Computer Occupations, All Other

SOC 15-1299Rank #3

Occupation B

Computer Systems Analysts

SOC 15-1211Rank #2

Key metrics

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

Metric	Computer Occupations, All Other	Computer Systems Analysts
Median wage	$88,489▲	$70,000
P25 wage	$74,464▲	$60,320
P75 wage	$115,000▲	$88,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)	$40,536	$27,680
Total filings	644,075	792,250▲
Wage samples	643,004	788,702
Rank	#3	#2▲

Median wage by year

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

Computer Occupations, All Other

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	$80k
FY2011	$80k
FY2012	$76k
FY2013	$74k
FY2014	$76k
FY2015	$77k
FY2016	$79k
FY2017	$82k
FY2018	$85k
FY2019	$83k
FY2020	$90k
FY2021	$98k
FY2022	$102k
FY2023	$105k
FY2024	$106k
FY2025	$115k
FY2026	$122k

Computer Systems Analysts

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	$60k
FY2011	$61k
FY2012	$63k
FY2013	$65k
FY2014	$65k
FY2015	$66k
FY2016	$67k
FY2017	$70k
FY2018	$83k
FY2019	$90k
FY2020	$94k
FY2021	$96k
FY2022	$100k
FY2023	$102k
FY2024	$103k
FY2025	$106k
FY2026	$115k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

1CA104,012$108,524
2TX77,429$88,400
3NJ43,265$90,002
4NY34,620$93,569
5WA32,527$106,434

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

1CA105,344$75,941
2TX95,459$68,827
3NJ80,581$65,541
4IL48,648$69,000
5NY42,838$71,505

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

1INFOSYS LIMITED127,412
2COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP64,954
3TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED22,010
4WIPRO LIMITED8,859
5HCL AMERICA INC7,170

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

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