H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Physicians, All Other

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
Physicians, All Other
SOC 29-1229Rank #18

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersPhysicians, All Other
Median wage$116,251$230,000
P25 wage$95,160$101,358
P75 wage$145,725$284,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$182,642
Total filings1,400,94034,008
Wage samples1,399,06333,940
Rank#1#18

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Physicians, All Other

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 — Physicians, All Other

  • 1NY4,287$154,272
  • 2PA2,107$239,200
  • 3MA2,106$186,000
  • 4IL1,444$250,000
  • 5OH1,417$220,000
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