H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersElementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Median wage$116,251$55,000
P25 wage$95,160$47,273
P75 wage$145,725$63,242
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$15,969
Total filings1,400,94014,592
Wage samples1,399,06314,567
Rank#1#33

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

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 — Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

  • 1TX2,709$60,500
  • 2NC1,372$44,140
  • 3GA1,301$56,200
  • 4AZ1,207$49,590
  • 5CA1,074$64,026
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