H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Median wage$68,848$110,000
P25 wage$61,000$83,496
P75 wage$80,184$135,850
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$52,354
Total filings313,85615,347
Wage samples312,55615,291
Rank#6#60

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
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$76k
FY2011$72k
FY2012$75k
FY2013$84k
FY2014$82k
FY2015$93k
FY2016$100k
FY2017$103k
FY2018$105k
FY2019$109k
FY2020$117k
FY2021$114k
FY2022$113k
FY2023$126k
FY2024$134k
FY2025$128k
FY2026$140k

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 — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  • 1CA3,584$122,004
  • 2TX1,564$100,000
  • 3WA1,443$125,000
  • 4NY893$106,766
  • 5FL724$86,858

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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