H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Industrial Engineers

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
Industrial Engineers
SOC 17-2112Rank #7

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersIndustrial Engineers
Median wage$116,251$97,887
P25 wage$95,160$81,827
P75 wage$145,725$122,500
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$40,673
Total filings1,400,94059,667
Wage samples1,399,06359,583
Rank#1#7

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Industrial Engineers

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 — Industrial Engineers

  • 1CA14,100$125,000
  • 2TX5,389$100,000
  • 3MA4,067$100,027
  • 4MI3,632$88,234
  • 5NY2,841$96,732
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