H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Occupational Therapists

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
Occupational Therapists
SOC 29-1122Rank #75

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersOccupational Therapists
Median wage$68,848$71,968
P25 wage$61,000$62,504
P75 wage$80,184$81,776
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$19,272
Total filings313,85610,563
Wage samples312,5569,786
Rank#6#75

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
Occupational Therapists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$62k
FY2011$66k
FY2012$65k
FY2013$68k
FY2014$69k
FY2015$69k
FY2016$69k
FY2017$73k
FY2018$75k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$83k
FY2021$83k
FY2022$92k
FY2023$81k
FY2024$86k
FY2025$72k
FY2026$72k

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 — Occupational Therapists

  • 1CA1,846$86,320
  • 2IL1,317$71,906
  • 3NY1,125$68,016
  • 4NJ803$69,826
  • 5TX707$68,640

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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