H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Database Architects

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
Database Architects
SOC 15-1243Rank #27

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersDatabase Architects
Median wage$116,251$114,758
P25 wage$95,160$91,062
P75 wage$145,725$140,758
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$49,696
Total filings1,400,94019,296
Wage samples1,399,06319,266
Rank#1#27

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Database Architects

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 — Database Architects

  • 1TX3,159$115,000
  • 2CA2,553$144,200
  • 3NJ1,361$115,000
  • 4GA1,015$112,736
  • 5IL1,010$109,245
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