H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Engineers, All Other

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 Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2
Occupation B
Engineers, All Other
SOC 17-2199Rank #43

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherEngineers, All Other
Median wage$101,920$101,562
P25 wage$80,434$84,261
P75 wage$132,829$128,566
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$52,395$44,305
Total filings289,70810,460
Wage samples289,38410,435
Rank#2#43

Median wage by year

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

Computer Occupations, All Other
Engineers, All Other

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990

Top 5 hiring states — Engineers, All Other

  • 1CA2,799$130,188
  • 2MI1,402$92,400
  • 3TX797$105,000
  • 4IL605$88,000
  • 5NY474$93,642
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