H1B Report
Salary comparison

Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244Rank #23
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricNetwork and Computer Systems AdministratorsSoftware Developers
Median wage$94,182$116,251
P25 wage$80,000$95,160
P75 wage$114,131$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$34,131$50,565
Total filings24,7181,400,940
Wage samples24,6941,399,063
Rank#23#1

Median wage by year

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

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

  • 1TX4,502$90,938
  • 2CA3,425$114,712
  • 3NJ1,359$95,000
  • 4IL1,259$89,336
  • 5GA1,227$88,317

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 — Network and Computer Systems Administrators

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