H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

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
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
SOC 25-9044Rank #76

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherTeaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Median wage$89,352$63,000
P25 wage$74,672$50,294
P75 wage$115,901$80,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$41,229$29,706
Total filings661,88610,369
Wage samples660,79910,170
Rank#3#76

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
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$51k
FY2011$52k
FY2012$52k
FY2013$54k
FY2014$56k
FY2015$56k
FY2016$57k
FY2017$59k
FY2018$60k
FY2019$62k
FY2020$64k
FY2021$65k
FY2022$65k
FY2023$70k
FY2024$75k
FY2025$75k
FY2026$80k

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 — Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

  • 1TX1,835$60,000
  • 2NY1,245$72,654
  • 3CA557$80,000
  • 4MA539$69,600
  • 5FL523$51,605

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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