H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Occupational Therapists

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
Occupational Therapists
SOC 29-1122Rank #100

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersOccupational Therapists
Median wage$116,251$75,816
P25 wage$95,160$69,888
P75 wage$145,725$90,589
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$20,701
Total filings1,400,9401,984
Wage samples1,399,0631,984
Rank#1#100

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Occupational Therapists

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 — Occupational Therapists

  • 1CA470$97,947
  • 2IL398$70,283
  • 3NY357$72,800
  • 4MD122$81,016
  • 5TX87$83,242
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