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Salary comparison

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary vs Software Developers

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
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Science Teachers, PostsecondarySoftware Developers
Median wage$81,600$102,000
P25 wage$65,549$84,000
P75 wage$100,000$130,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$34,451$46,000
Total filings6,0422,765,226
Wage samples6,0142,760,334
Rank#95#1

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
Software Developers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$81k
FY2013$82k
FY2014$82k
FY2015$82k
FY2016$84k
FY2017$90k
FY2018$93k
FY2019$96k
FY2020$103k
FY2021$112k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$120k
FY2024$124k
FY2025$133k
FY2026$143k

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 — Software Developers

  • 1CA571,349$130,000
  • 2TX328,305$98,910
  • 3WA175,348$135,000
  • 4NJ152,178$100,000
  • 5NY127,190$110,460
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