H1B Report
Salary comparison

Statisticians vs Software 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
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041Rank #28
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricStatisticiansSoftware Developers
Median wage$108,771$116,251
P25 wage$87,000$95,160
P75 wage$135,000$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$48,000$50,565
Total filings18,9641,400,940
Wage samples18,9381,399,063
Rank#28#1

Median wage by year

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

Statisticians
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Statisticians

  • 1CA2,406$124,800
  • 2NJ2,305$112,112
  • 3TX1,584$97,793
  • 4MA1,547$116,896
  • 5NC1,499$111,100

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
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