H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Financial and Investment Analysts

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
Financial and Investment Analysts
SOC 13-2051Rank #11

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersFinancial and Investment Analysts
Median wage$116,251$100,000
P25 wage$95,160$80,000
P75 wage$145,725$135,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$55,000
Total filings1,400,94054,243
Wage samples1,399,06354,160
Rank#1#11

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Financial and Investment Analysts

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 — Financial and Investment Analysts

  • 1NY17,119$115,000
  • 2CA8,775$111,384
  • 3TX4,950$86,861
  • 4IL2,902$92,936
  • 5MA2,309$99,999
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