H1B Report
Salary comparison

Software Developers vs Web Developers

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
Web Developers
SOC 15-1254Rank #77

Key metrics

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

MetricSoftware DevelopersWeb Developers
Median wage$116,251$85,000
P25 wage$95,160$70,720
P75 wage$145,725$107,266
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$50,565$36,546
Total filings1,400,9403,471
Wage samples1,399,0633,463
Rank#1#77

Median wage by year

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

Software Developers
Web Developers

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 — Web Developers

  • 1CA547$110,400
  • 2TX481$83,658
  • 3NJ361$72,696
  • 4NY205$85,197
  • 5MA199$84,344
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