H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

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

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Median wage$116,251$55,000
P25 wage$95,160$48,785
P75 wage$145,725$63,030
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$14,245
Total filings1,400,9402,242
Wage samples1,399,0632,238
Rank#1#94

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

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 — Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

  • 1GA357$59,538
  • 2SC278$52,526
  • 3TX264$58,160
  • 4NC239$47,372
  • 5CA113$65,330
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