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$68,640$108,819
P25 wage$61,000$82,500
P75 wage$80,000$135,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,000$52,500
Total filings307,20914,581
Wage samples305,92514,525
Rank#6#61

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$99k
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$135k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Programmers

  • 1CA37,498$75,000
  • 2TX37,159$69,200
  • 3NJ28,375$70,000
  • 4IL21,419$66,082
  • 5NY15,839$70,500

Top 5 hiring states — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  • 1CA3,432$120,091
  • 2TX1,484$100,000
  • 3WA1,360$124,000
  • 4NY852$105,000
  • 5FL694$86,858

Top 5 sponsors — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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