H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Dentists, General

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 Programmers
SOC 15-1251Rank #6
Occupation B
Dentists, General
SOC 29-1021Rank #53

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersDentists, General
Median wage$68,848$144,000
P25 wage$61,000$118,996
P75 wage$80,184$170,290
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$51,294
Total filings313,85618,132
Wage samples312,55617,845
Rank#6#53

Median wage by year

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

Computer Programmers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$62k
FY2012$62k
FY2013$63k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$67k
FY2016$68k
FY2017$69k
FY2018$74k
FY2019$77k
FY2020$78k
FY2021$85k
FY2022$87k
FY2023$86k
FY2024$94k
FY2025$94k
FY2026$98k
Dentists, General
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$120k
FY2011$120k
FY2012$120k
FY2013$127k
FY2014$125k
FY2015$125k
FY2016$130k
FY2017$135k
FY2018$146k
FY2019$150k
FY2020$144k
FY2021$152k
FY2022$158k
FY2023$156k
FY2024$167k
FY2025$180k
FY2026$200k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Programmers

  • 1TX38,662$69,200
  • 2CA38,151$75,000
  • 3NJ29,022$70,251
  • 4IL21,834$66,100
  • 5NY16,102$70,735

Top 5 hiring states — Dentists, General

  • 1TX2,672$144,000
  • 2CA2,213$150,000
  • 3MA2,093$135,000
  • 4IL1,025$130,000
  • 5PA956$130,000

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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