H1B Report
Salary comparison

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 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
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
SOC 29-2011Rank #32
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechnologistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$59,405$116,251
P25 wage$54,704$95,160
P75 wage$70,283$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$15,579$50,565
Total filings14,7831,400,940
Wage samples14,7691,399,063
Rank#32#1

Median wage by year

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

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  • 1FL1,897$56,576
  • 2CA1,469$70,720
  • 3NY1,106$72,800
  • 4TX885$56,576
  • 5UT714$66,165

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 — Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

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