H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Interior Designers

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
Interior Designers
SOC 27-1025Rank #89

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersInterior Designers
Median wage$116,251$65,000
P25 wage$95,160$56,170
P75 wage$145,725$80,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$23,830
Total filings1,400,9402,580
Wage samples1,399,0632,570
Rank#1#89

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Interior Designers

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 — Interior Designers

  • 1NY1,050$65,000
  • 2CA708$70,000
  • 3TX97$60,611
  • 4FL95$54,766
  • 5MA87$68,000
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