H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Financial and Investment Analysts

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
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051Rank #8

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersFinancial and Investment Analysts
Median wage$68,848$86,000
P25 wage$61,000$67,434
P75 wage$80,184$120,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$52,566
Total filings313,856169,637
Wage samples312,556168,590
Rank#6#8

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
Financial and Investment Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$75k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$67k
FY2013$75k
FY2014$72k
FY2015$75k
FY2016$76k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$84k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$85k
FY2021$93k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$107k
FY2024$113k
FY2025$116k
FY2026$128k

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 — Financial and Investment Analysts

  • 1NY55,612$100,000
  • 2CA23,469$93,746
  • 3TX10,902$80,000
  • 4IL7,528$76,357
  • 5NJ6,877$86,400

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — Financial and Investment Analysts

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