H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Computer Occupations, All Other

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 Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #2

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersComputer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$116,251$101,920
P25 wage$95,160$80,434
P75 wage$145,725$132,829
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$52,395
Total filings1,400,940289,708
Wage samples1,399,063289,384
Rank#1#2

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Computer Occupations, All Other

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 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA46,693$136,531
  • 2TX45,907$95,000
  • 3NJ21,807$94,999
  • 4WA16,359$135,000
  • 5NY14,993$115,990
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