H1B Report
Salary comparison

Dentists, General 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
Dentists, General
SOC 29-1021Rank #55
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricDentists, GeneralSoftware Developers
Median wage$156,000$116,251
P25 wage$129,875$95,160
P75 wage$185,000$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$55,125$50,565
Total filings7,0111,400,940
Wage samples7,0001,399,063
Rank#55#1

Median wage by year

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

Dentists, General
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Dentists, General

  • 1CA1,143$166,400
  • 2TX1,006$156,000
  • 3MA854$150,000
  • 4IL443$130,000
  • 5PA341$135,000

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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