H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs General and Operations 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
General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021Rank #26

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersGeneral and Operations Managers
Median wage$68,848$114,338
P25 wage$61,000$86,195
P75 wage$80,184$147,900
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$61,705
Total filings313,85654,025
Wage samples312,55653,525
Rank#6#26

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
General and Operations Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$85k
FY2011$88k
FY2012$93k
FY2013$100k
FY2014$100k
FY2015$106k
FY2016$106k
FY2017$100k
FY2018$107k
FY2019$110k
FY2020$128k
FY2021$130k
FY2022$144k
FY2023$143k
FY2024$143k
FY2025$143k
FY2026$157k

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 — General and Operations Managers

  • 1CA9,282$124,000
  • 2NY7,453$120,000
  • 3TX5,917$117,000
  • 4IL3,025$117,300
  • 5PA2,887$107,699

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — General and Operations Managers

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