H1B Report
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 #79
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$88,000$116,251
P25 wage$72,800$95,160
P75 wage$106,100$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$33,300$50,565
Total filings3,1751,400,940
Wage samples3,1731,399,063
Rank#79#1

Median wage by year

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

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

  • 1NY255$92,000
  • 2PA188$87,430
  • 3IL168$90,063
  • 4TX153$77,105
  • 5MA152$95,090

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA295,439$152,100
  • 2TX216,424$105,997
  • 3WA111,054$148,013
  • 4NJ75,370$113,672
  • 5NY60,422$130,000
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