H1B Report
Salary comparison

Management Analysts 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
Management Analysts
SOC 13-1111Rank #9
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricManagement AnalystsSoftware Developers
Median wage$100,000$116,251▲
P25 wage$81,536$95,160▲
P75 wage$125,798$145,725▲
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$44,262$50,565
Total filings56,6341,400,940▲
Wage samples56,5561,399,063
Rank#9#1▲

Median wage by year

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

Management Analysts
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Management Analysts

  • 1TX8,006$96,590
  • 2CA7,887$110,000
  • 3NY6,153$112,000
  • 4NJ5,440$102,242
  • 5IL3,746$98,223

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

Top 5 sponsors — Management Analysts

Top 5 sponsors — Software Developers

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Replace either occupation above without losing the comparison. 2-way for now; 3+ comparison coming soon.
Swap A: Management Analysts
Computer Occupations, All OtherData ScientistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersComputer Systems Analysts
Swap B: Software Developers
Computer Occupations, All OtherData ScientistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersComputer Systems Analysts
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