H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs General and Operations Managers

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
General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021Rank #26

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersGeneral and Operations Managers
Median wage$116,251$138,087
P25 wage$95,160$104,950
P75 wage$145,725$170,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$65,050
Total filings1,400,94019,571
Wage samples1,399,06319,533
Rank#1#26

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
General and Operations Managers

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 — General and Operations Managers

  • 1CA3,830$145,000
  • 2NY2,799$145,000
  • 3TX2,460$140,000
  • 4IL1,195$149,328
  • 5PA1,075$112,154
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