H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Sales Engineers

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
Sales Engineers
SOC 41-9031Rank #39

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersSales Engineers
Median wage$116,251$120,000
P25 wage$95,160$96,307
P75 wage$145,725$146,385
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$50,078
Total filings1,400,94011,650
Wage samples1,399,06311,630
Rank#1#39

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Sales Engineers

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 — Sales Engineers

  • 1CA3,015$140,000
  • 2TX1,924$115,544
  • 3NY764$130,000
  • 4NJ726$131,446
  • 5IL534$110,344
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