H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Family Medicine Physicians

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
Family Medicine Physicians
SOC 29-1215Rank #81

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersFamily Medicine Physicians
Median wage$68,848$182,395
P25 wage$61,000$148,720
P75 wage$80,184$220,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$71,280
Total filings313,8568,476
Wage samples312,5568,433
Rank#6#81

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
Family Medicine Physicians
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$140k
FY2011$150k
FY2012$155k
FY2013$160k
FY2014$165k
FY2015$170k
FY2016$180k
FY2017$186k
FY2018$190k
FY2019$204k
FY2020$208k
FY2021$208k
FY2022$215k
FY2023$220k
FY2024$231k
FY2025$230k
FY2026$250k

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 — Family Medicine Physicians

  • 1PA697$73,056
  • 2CA649$208,000
  • 3IL508$198,112
  • 4NY472$180,000
  • 5MI387$190,000

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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