H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Transportation, Storage, and Distribution 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

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Median wage$116,251$121,000
P25 wage$95,160$95,000
P75 wage$145,725$143,051
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$48,051
Total filings1,400,9407,757
Wage samples1,399,0637,743
Rank#1#50

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution 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 — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

  • 1CA2,000$132,683
  • 2WA892$132,000
  • 3TX763$116,210
  • 4NY475$117,760
  • 5IL325$108,618

Top 5 sponsors — Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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