H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Sales Managers

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 Managers
SOC 11-2022Rank #62

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersSales Managers
Median wage$116,251$136,600
P25 wage$95,160$103,023
P75 wage$145,725$176,100
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$73,077
Total filings1,400,9405,623
Wage samples1,399,0635,604
Rank#1#62

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Sales Managers

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 Managers

  • 1CA1,406$150,000
  • 2NY988$154,866
  • 3TX559$130,000
  • 4FL475$110,000
  • 5NJ280$156,062
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