H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Management Analysts

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
Management Analysts
SOC 13-1111Rank #9

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersManagement Analysts
Median wage$116,251$100,000
P25 wage$95,160$81,536
P75 wage$145,725$125,798
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$44,262
Total filings1,400,94056,634
Wage samples1,399,06356,556
Rank#1#9

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Management Analysts

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 — Management Analysts

  • 1TX8,006$96,590
  • 2CA7,887$110,000
  • 3NY6,153$112,000
  • 4NJ5,440$102,242
  • 5IL3,746$98,223
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