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Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Physicists

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
Physicists
SOC 19-2012Rank #40

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherPhysicists
Median wage$88,489$80,205
P25 wage$74,464$62,000
P75 wage$115,000$120,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,536$58,000
Total filings644,07527,908
Wage samples643,00427,788
Rank#3#40

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$122k
Physicists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$65k
FY2011$67k
FY2012$67k
FY2013$69k
FY2014$70k
FY2015$70k
FY2016$73k
FY2017$73k
FY2018$80k
FY2019$80k
FY2020$95k
FY2021$93k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$97k
FY2024$85k
FY2025$89k
FY2026$107k

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 — Physicists

  • 1CA5,197$132,000
  • 2NY3,097$85,000
  • 3MA2,675$77,000
  • 4TX2,242$63,500
  • 5WA1,948$101,325

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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