H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

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
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
SOC 25-9044Rank #76

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersTeaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Median wage$68,848$63,000
P25 wage$61,000$50,294
P75 wage$80,184$80,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$29,706
Total filings313,85610,369
Wage samples312,55610,170
Rank#6#76

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
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$51k
FY2011$52k
FY2012$52k
FY2013$54k
FY2014$56k
FY2015$56k
FY2016$57k
FY2017$59k
FY2018$60k
FY2019$62k
FY2020$64k
FY2021$65k
FY2022$65k
FY2023$70k
FY2024$75k
FY2025$75k
FY2026$80k

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 — Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

  • 1TX1,835$60,000
  • 2NY1,245$72,654
  • 3CA557$80,000
  • 4MA539$69,600
  • 5FL523$51,605

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

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