H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Programmers vs Web and Digital Interface Designers

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
Web and Digital Interface Designers
SOC 15-1255Rank #69

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer ProgrammersWeb and Digital Interface Designers
Median wage$68,848$80,000
P25 wage$61,000$65,000
P75 wage$80,184$100,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,184$35,000
Total filings313,85612,292
Wage samples312,55612,235
Rank#6#69

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
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$63k
FY2012$66k
FY2013$70k
FY2014$70k
FY2015$70k
FY2016$68k
FY2017$71k
FY2018$86k
FY2019$85k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$95k
FY2022$96k
FY2023$75k
FY2024$82k
FY2025$81k
FY2026$94k

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 — Web and Digital Interface Designers

  • 1CA3,417$92,000
  • 2NY1,207$80,000
  • 3TX1,164$76,773
  • 4NJ629$90,000
  • 5IL565$68,328

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Programmers

Top 5 sponsors — Web and Digital Interface Designers

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