H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Registered Nurses

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
Registered Nurses
SOC 29-1141Rank #81

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersRegistered Nurses
Median wage$116,251$75,192
P25 wage$95,160$68,000
P75 wage$145,725$85,322
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$17,322
Total filings1,400,9403,097
Wage samples1,399,0633,095
Rank#1#81

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Registered Nurses

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 — Registered Nurses

  • 1NY315$86,050
  • 2IL235$79,040
  • 3PA169$69,264
  • 4GA163$78,043
  • 5TN130$69,826
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