H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Marketing 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
Marketing Managers
SOC 11-2021Rank #36

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersMarketing Managers
Median wage$116,251$145,040
P25 wage$95,160$114,130
P75 wage$145,725$181,100
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$66,970
Total filings1,400,94012,547
Wage samples1,399,06312,515
Rank#1#36

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Marketing 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 — Marketing Managers

  • 1CA4,400$160,000
  • 2NY2,375$148,000
  • 3WA923$150,000
  • 4TX913$135,000
  • 5FL522$117,874
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