H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Financial Risk Specialists

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 Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054Rank #67

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersFinancial Risk Specialists
Median wage$68,848$100,000
P25 wage$61,000$76,500
P75 wage$80,184$130,489
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$53,989
Total filings313,85612,611
Wage samples312,55612,576
Rank#6#67

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 Risk Specialists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$80k
FY2013$71k
FY2014$78k
FY2015$80k
FY2016$80k
FY2017$85k
FY2018$81k
FY2019$92k
FY2020$100k
FY2021$102k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$125k
FY2024$120k
FY2025$127k
FY2026$135k

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 Risk Specialists

  • 1NY3,489$112,715
  • 2CA1,358$95,000
  • 3TX946$90,000
  • 4NJ877$117,458
  • 5IL717$85,876

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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