H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
SOC 29-2011Rank #41

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Median wage$68,848$56,576
P25 wage$61,000$50,352
P75 wage$80,184$67,309
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$16,957
Total filings313,85627,528
Wage samples312,55626,796
Rank#6#41

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
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$46k
FY2011$47k
FY2012$47k
FY2013$48k
FY2014$50k
FY2015$50k
FY2016$53k
FY2017$56k
FY2018$60k
FY2019$53k
FY2020$57k
FY2021$57k
FY2022$57k
FY2023$61k
FY2024$63k
FY2025$67k
FY2026$71k

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 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  • 1CA3,066$61,194
  • 2FL2,751$56,576
  • 3TX2,268$49,920
  • 4NY1,999$64,480
  • 5IL1,059$58,489

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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