H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Physical 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
Physical Therapists
SOC 29-1123Rank #27

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersPhysical Therapists
Median wage$68,848$71,282
P25 wage$61,000$63,419
P75 wage$80,184$83,200
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$19,781
Total filings313,85647,786
Wage samples312,55644,930
Rank#6#27

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
Physical Therapists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$62k
FY2012$64k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$66k
FY2015$67k
FY2016$69k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$76k
FY2019$80k
FY2020$81k
FY2021$84k
FY2022$80k
FY2023$85k
FY2024$84k
FY2025$81k
FY2026$84k

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 — Physical Therapists

  • 1NY7,971$68,640
  • 2MI4,748$70,485
  • 3TX4,042$72,800
  • 4IL3,922$68,000
  • 5CA2,739$90,480

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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