H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Marketing 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
Marketing Managers
SOC 11-2021Rank #34

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersMarketing Managers
Median wage$68,848$123,998
P25 wage$61,000$90,000
P75 wage$80,184$160,638
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$70,638
Total filings313,85633,892
Wage samples312,55633,504
Rank#6#34

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
Marketing Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$93k
FY2011$91k
FY2012$95k
FY2013$104k
FY2014$104k
FY2015$110k
FY2016$111k
FY2017$115k
FY2018$125k
FY2019$130k
FY2020$130k
FY2021$140k
FY2022$147k
FY2023$152k
FY2024$150k
FY2025$157k
FY2026$170k

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 — Marketing Managers

  • 1CA10,024$140,000
  • 2NY5,927$127,500
  • 3TX2,106$116,979
  • 4FL2,047$84,594
  • 5WA1,997$130,600

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — Marketing Managers

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