H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Industrial Engineers

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 Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #2
Occupation B
Industrial Engineers
SOC 17-2112Rank #12

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsIndustrial Engineers
Median wage$70,000$90,000
P25 wage$60,500$73,008
P75 wage$88,046$112,500
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$39,492
Total filings806,267117,958
Wage samples802,693117,604
Rank#2#12

Median wage by year

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

Computer Systems Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$61k
FY2012$63k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$66k
FY2016$67k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$83k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$96k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$103k
FY2025$106k
FY2026$112k
Industrial Engineers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$70k
FY2011$71k
FY2012$72k
FY2013$73k
FY2014$75k
FY2015$75k
FY2016$75k
FY2017$77k
FY2018$82k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$87k
FY2021$94k
FY2022$98k
FY2023$101k
FY2024$103k
FY2025$107k
FY2026$111k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

  • 1CA107,195$76,000
  • 2TX97,255$68,827
  • 3NJ81,789$66,000
  • 4IL49,492$69,000
  • 5NY43,467$71,510

Top 5 hiring states — Industrial Engineers

  • 1CA25,583$112,530
  • 2TX10,759$91,494
  • 3MA6,770$96,075
  • 4MI6,654$82,225
  • 5NY5,398$88,190

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

Top 5 sponsors — Industrial Engineers

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