H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

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
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
SOC 25-2056Rank #93

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersSpecial Education Teachers, Elementary School
Median wage$68,848$53,248
P25 wage$61,000$45,183
P75 wage$80,184$65,508
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$20,325
Total filings313,8566,470
Wage samples312,5566,444
Rank#6#93

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
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$45k
FY2011$50k
FY2012$47k
FY2013$47k
FY2014$50k
FY2015$51k
FY2016$50k
FY2017$51k
FY2018$55k
FY2019$50k
FY2020$54k
FY2021$52k
FY2022$52k
FY2023$58k
FY2024$57k
FY2025$60k
FY2026$62k

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 — Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • 1CA970$61,459
  • 2MD903$75,549
  • 3SC514$49,662
  • 4GA441$51,503
  • 5TX395$51,881

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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