H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Speech-Language Pathologists

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
Speech-Language Pathologists
SOC 29-1127Rank #88

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersSpeech-Language Pathologists
Median wage$116,251$85,176
P25 wage$95,160$71,614
P75 wage$145,725$96,782
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$25,168
Total filings1,400,9402,581
Wage samples1,399,0632,577
Rank#1#88

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Speech-Language Pathologists

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 — Speech-Language Pathologists

  • 1CA1,630$93,600
  • 2NY192$68,141
  • 3TX91$72,800
  • 4WA74$79,269
  • 5MI66$73,414
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