H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Managers, All Other

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
Managers, All Other
SOC 11-9199Rank #98

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersManagers, All Other
Median wage$68,848$111,592
P25 wage$61,000$85,000
P75 wage$80,184$140,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$55,000
Total filings313,8566,149
Wage samples312,5566,116
Rank#6#98

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
Managers, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$84k
FY2011$76k
FY2012$80k
FY2013$85k
FY2014$87k
FY2015$95k
FY2016$98k
FY2017$105k
FY2018$112k
FY2019$112k
FY2020$112k
FY2021$123k
FY2022$123k
FY2023$128k
FY2024$127k
FY2025$125k
FY2026$136k

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 — Managers, All Other

  • 1CA1,173$129,355
  • 2NJ709$117,720
  • 3NY690$112,715
  • 4MA531$129,584
  • 5TX407$102,731

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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