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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 #34

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersMarketing Managers
Median wage$102,000$122,832
P25 wage$84,000$90,000
P75 wage$130,000$160,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$46,000$70,000
Total filings2,765,22632,945
Wage samples2,760,33432,558
Rank#1#34

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$81k
FY2013$82k
FY2014$82k
FY2015$82k
FY2016$84k
FY2017$90k
FY2018$93k
FY2019$96k
FY2020$103k
FY2021$112k
FY2022$115k
FY2023$120k
FY2024$124k
FY2025$133k
FY2026$143k
Marketing Managers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$93k
FY2011$91k
FY2012$95k
FY2013$104k
FY2014$104k
FY2015$110k
FY2016$111k
FY2017$115k
FY2018$125k
FY2019$130k
FY2020$130k
FY2021$140k
FY2022$147k
FY2023$152k
FY2024$150k
FY2025$157k
FY2026$170k

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA571,349$130,000
  • 2TX328,305$98,910
  • 3WA175,348$135,000
  • 4NJ152,178$100,000
  • 5NY127,190$110,460

Top 5 hiring states — Marketing Managers

  • 1CA9,726$140,000
  • 2NY5,742$126,000
  • 3TX2,029$115,579
  • 4FL2,004$84,000
  • 5WA1,942$130,000

Top 5 sponsors — Marketing Managers

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