H1B Report
Salary comparison

Human Resources 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
Human Resources Specialists
SOC 13-1071Rank #66
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricHuman Resources SpecialistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$73,152$116,251
P25 wage$60,000$95,160
P75 wage$100,506$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,506$50,565
Total filings4,8581,400,940
Wage samples4,8511,399,063
Rank#66#1

Median wage by year

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

Human Resources Specialists
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Human Resources Specialists

  • 1CA1,094$90,000
  • 2NJ575$71,448
  • 3TX570$70,366
  • 4NY555$74,194
  • 5WA265$116,000

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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