H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs General Internal 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
General Internal Medicine Physicians
SOC 29-1216Rank #71

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians
Median wage$68,848$175,000
P25 wage$61,000$67,606
P75 wage$80,184$220,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$152,394
Total filings313,85612,181
Wage samples312,55612,131
Rank#6#71

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 Internal Medicine Physicians
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$150k
FY2011$155k
FY2012$155k
FY2013$168k
FY2014$173k
FY2015$165k
FY2016$175k
FY2017$180k
FY2018$190k
FY2019$198k
FY2020$180k
FY2021$200k
FY2022$202k
FY2023$185k
FY2024$200k
FY2025$200k
FY2026$240k

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 Internal Medicine Physicians

  • 1PA1,655$62,944
  • 2CA812$220,000
  • 3NY665$170,000
  • 4OH621$67,972
  • 5MA618$158,546

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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