H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Engineers, 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
Engineers, All Other
SOC 17-2199Rank #43

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersEngineers, All Other
Median wage$116,251$101,562
P25 wage$95,160$84,261
P75 wage$145,725$128,566
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$44,305
Total filings1,400,94010,460
Wage samples1,399,06310,435
Rank#1#43

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Engineers, 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 — Engineers, All Other

  • 1CA2,799$130,188
  • 2MI1,402$92,400
  • 3TX797$105,000
  • 4IL605$88,000
  • 5NY474$93,642
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