H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Human Resources 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
Human Resources Specialists
SOC 13-1071Rank #54

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersHuman Resources Specialists
Median wage$68,848$60,798
P25 wage$61,000$48,589
P75 wage$80,184$79,051
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$30,462
Total filings313,85617,942
Wage samples312,55617,756
Rank#6#54

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
Human Resources Specialists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$50k
FY2011$50k
FY2012$50k
FY2013$55k
FY2014$55k
FY2015$56k
FY2016$58k
FY2017$60k
FY2018$65k
FY2019$67k
FY2020$70k
FY2021$76k
FY2022$72k
FY2023$73k
FY2024$73k
FY2025$75k
FY2026$83k

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 — Human Resources Specialists

  • 1CA3,256$70,000
  • 2NJ2,478$60,000
  • 3NY2,170$63,000
  • 4TX1,706$60,500
  • 5IL728$60,091

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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