H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Financial Risk Specialists

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 Risk Specialists
SOC 13-2054Rank #56

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersFinancial Risk Specialists
Median wage$116,251$112,243
P25 wage$95,160$85,000
P75 wage$145,725$140,179
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$55,179
Total filings1,400,9406,791
Wage samples1,399,0636,780
Rank#1#56

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Financial Risk Specialists

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 Risk Specialists

  • 1NY1,905$127,400
  • 2CA799$110,000
  • 3NJ635$127,000
  • 4TX629$92,200
  • 5WA541$126,000
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