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Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Computer and Information Systems Managers

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
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1
Occupation B
Computer and Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021Rank #9

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersComputer and Information Systems Managers
Median wage$102,000$150,000
P25 wage$84,000$120,000
P75 wage$130,000$185,501
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$46,000$65,501
Total filings2,765,226155,662
Wage samples2,760,334155,281
Rank#1#9

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$81k
FY2013$82k
FY2014$82k
FY2015$82k
FY2016$84k
FY2017$90k
FY2018$93k
FY2019$96k
FY2020$103k
FY2021$112k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$120k
FY2024$124k
FY2025$133k
FY2026$143k
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$110k
FY2011$112k
FY2012$115k
FY2013$118k
FY2014$120k
FY2015$121k
FY2016$125k
FY2017$129k
FY2018$134k
FY2019$140k
FY2020$150k
FY2021$155k
FY2022$164k
FY2023$170k
FY2024$177k
FY2025$181k
FY2026$189k

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA571,349$130,000
  • 2TX328,305$98,910
  • 3WA175,348$135,000
  • 4NJ152,178$100,000
  • 5NY127,190$110,460

Top 5 hiring states — Computer and Information Systems Managers

  • 1CA33,113$175,000
  • 2NY27,698$155,500
  • 3WA13,260$160,080
  • 4TX12,732$148,730
  • 5NJ8,597$143,407

Top 5 sponsors — Computer and Information Systems Managers

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