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Salary comparison

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary vs Computer Programmers

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 Science Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC 25-1021Rank #95
Occupation B
Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251Rank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryComputer Programmers
Median wage$81,600$68,640
P25 wage$65,549$61,000
P75 wage$100,000$80,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$34,451$19,000
Total filings6,042307,209
Wage samples6,014305,925
Rank#95#6

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$59k
FY2011$63k
FY2012$70k
FY2013$70k
FY2014$64k
FY2015$72k
FY2016$74k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$76k
FY2019$80k
FY2020$82k
FY2021$88k
FY2022$85k
FY2023$87k
FY2024$90k
FY2025$91k
FY2026$92k
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

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1NY482$86,275
  • 2TX380$70,000
  • 3PA354$82,100
  • 4CA312$94,502
  • 5GA302$76,193

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
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