H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Financial Managers

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 Managers
SOC 11-3031Rank #37

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersFinancial Managers
Median wage$68,848$125,715
P25 wage$61,000$93,200
P75 wage$80,184$173,555
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$80,355
Total filings313,85629,858
Wage samples312,55629,305
Rank#6#37

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 Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$92k
FY2011$90k
FY2012$100k
FY2013$100k
FY2014$104k
FY2015$107k
FY2016$115k
FY2017$120k
FY2018$130k
FY2019$135k
FY2020$137k
FY2021$150k
FY2022$150k
FY2023$158k
FY2024$159k
FY2025$165k
FY2026$173k

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 Managers

  • 1NY7,698$150,000
  • 2CA5,202$140,000
  • 3TX2,041$120,000
  • 4FL1,849$90,000
  • 5NJ1,234$130,000

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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