H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Lawyers

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 #3
Occupation B
Lawyers
SOC 23-1011Rank #45

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherLawyers
Median wage$89,352$145,000
P25 wage$74,672$85,634
P75 wage$115,901$210,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$41,229$124,366
Total filings661,88623,434
Wage samples660,79923,021
Rank#3#45

Median wage by year

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

Computer Occupations, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
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$120k
Lawyers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$118k
FY2011$93k
FY2012$109k
FY2013$97k
FY2014$117k
FY2015$108k
FY2016$106k
FY2017$120k
FY2018$130k
FY2019$133k
FY2020$135k
FY2021$165k
FY2022$170k
FY2023$160k
FY2024$175k
FY2025$178k
FY2026$225k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA106,836$109,554
  • 2TX80,431$90,000
  • 3NJ44,405$90,002
  • 4NY35,627$94,349
  • 5WA33,465$108,098

Top 5 hiring states — Lawyers

  • 1NY9,433$180,000
  • 2CA4,017$147,638
  • 3TX1,148$96,221
  • 4DC1,045$162,500
  • 5FL983$72,176

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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