H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244Rank #19

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators
Median wage$68,848$76,316
P25 wage$61,000$63,604
P75 wage$80,184$94,910
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$31,306
Total filings313,85685,783
Wage samples312,55685,248
Rank#6#19

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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$60k
FY2012$63k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$67k
FY2015$67k
FY2016$67k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$80k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$93k
FY2022$94k
FY2023$95k
FY2024$95k
FY2025$99k
FY2026$101k

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 — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  • 1TX12,792$76,000
  • 2CA11,746$87,027
  • 3NJ6,796$72,000
  • 4IL4,319$72,114
  • 5NY3,922$75,046

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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