H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer User Support Specialists 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 User Support Specialists
SOC 15-1232Rank #76
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer User Support SpecialistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$94,700$116,251
P25 wage$78,800$95,160
P75 wage$109,596$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$30,796$50,565
Total filings3,5931,400,940
Wage samples3,5921,399,063
Rank#76#1

Median wage by year

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

Computer User Support Specialists
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Computer User Support Specialists

  • 1NJ405$99,330
  • 2TX384$96,600
  • 3CA361$102,918
  • 4PA263$87,033
  • 5IL221$95,555

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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