H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Industrial Production 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
Industrial Production Managers
SOC 11-3051Rank #69

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersIndustrial Production Managers
Median wage$116,251$118,000
P25 wage$95,160$90,064
P75 wage$145,725$147,716
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$57,652
Total filings1,400,9404,251
Wage samples1,399,0634,238
Rank#1#69

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Industrial Production 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 — Industrial Production Managers

  • 1CA947$140,000
  • 2TX399$113,500
  • 3NJ275$120,931
  • 4NY262$114,200
  • 5NC213$111,354

Top 5 sponsors — Industrial Production Managers

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