Occupation salary profile

Computer Occupations, All Other

SOC 15-1299 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

All computer occupations not listed separately. Excludes “Computer and Information Systems Managers” (11-3021), “Computer Hardware Engineers” (17-2061), “Electrical and Electronics Engineers” (17-2070), “Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary” (25-1021), “Special Effects Artists and Animators” (27-1014), “Graphic Designers” (27-1024), “Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars” (29-9021), and “Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers” (49-2011).

National median · BLS
$116,580
▲ +6.98% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$111,779
▲ +2.58% YoY · 44,512 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$122,230
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
435,370
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Pay range for Computer Occupations, All Other

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 44,512 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$55,940$80,817
25th$79,370$90,002
Median (50th)$116,580$111,779
75th$157,500$140,795
90th — top pay$188,470$175,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $111,779 for Computer Occupations, All Other — 4.1% below the BLS national median of $116,580.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Computer Occupations, All Other

BLS projects employment of computer occupations, all other to grow 5.1% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 27,000 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
471,200 → 495,300
+24,200 jobs
Projected change
+5.1%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
27,000
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
No related experience required
Self-employed
4.9% of workers (2025)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $111,779
Change vs prior year +2.58%
After inflation (CPI-U) -0.53%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 1,972 4.4% $63,357 $75,000 $95,784
Level II 20,379 45.8% $83,658 $90,605 $106,080
Level III 12,427 27.9% $109,782 $120,187 $142,000
Level IV 8,971 20.2% $137,758 $154,577 $184,902
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Computer Occupations, All Other

The 50 most-filed job titles inside SOC 15-1299, from 44,512 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Manager generic 5,443 12.23% $107,640 $118,456 $132,434 +7.8%
Architect generic 3,013 6.77% $81,099 $86,798 $94,682 +4.88%
Technology Consultant 2,475 5.56% $81,910 $86,798 $93,538 +3.47%
Associate generic 1,958 4.4% $81,926 $85,540 $92,581 +9%
Project Manager 1,441 3.24% $91,000 $111,384 $132,300 +5.49%
Product Manager 1,381 3.1% $128,176 $152,000 $185,994 -0.68%
IT Project Manager 1,003 2.25% $90,002 $103,200 $125,000 +0.13%
Technology Project Lead 863 1.94% $86,445 $94,682 $115,211 +13.18%
Software Engineer 832 1.87% $84,000 $95,000 $139,000 +4.4%
Systems Engineer 717 1.61% $83,658 $92,581 $105,560 +6.41%
Package Consultant 682 1.53% $81,765 $85,634 $92,581 +1.81%
Technical Lead 622 1.4% $82,009 $90,002 $96,616 +6.55%
Technical Program Manager 589 1.32% $136,843 $159,000 $186,000 -0.62%
Computer Systems Engineer/Architect 526 1.18% $90,002 $104,456 $115,595 +14.94%
Program Manager 509 1.14% $114,800 $130,562 $153,674 +1.83%
Technology Architect 452 1.02% $101,962 $109,886 $119,933 +5.93%
Information Technology Project Manager 430 0.97% $84,789 $101,670 $120,000 -2.12%
Solution Architect 426 0.96% $90,210 $113,797 $143,494 +9.71%
Computer Systems Engineer 373 0.84% $78,000 $86,500 $100,000 +10.22%
Technical Project Manager 372 0.84% $92,581 $111,550 $130,562 +5.36%
Technical Architect 360 0.81% $100,078 $118,119 $139,298 -2.3%
Security Engineer 339 0.76% $131,376 $155,000 $178,400 +13.97%
IT Consultant 272 0.61% $83,824 $92,581 $111,550 -14.35%
Package Project Lead 250 0.56% $88,317 $103,958 $118,456 —
Solutions Architect 244 0.55% $94,696 $127,420 $152,943 +8.93%
Associate Director generic 243 0.55% $132,434 $143,790 $157,560 +4.38%
Data Engineer 233 0.52% $84,000 $100,000 $130,000 +0.08%
Scrum Master 233 0.52% $85,280 $95,000 $115,000 +5.54%
Product Management 232 0.52% $160,000 $181,640 $207,677 +4.81%
Project Lead 203 0.46% $90,002 $96,887 $123,266 +11.43%
Architecture Consultant 200 0.45% $86,798 $92,581 $115,679 —
Application Architect 178 0.4% $90,283 $109,762 $126,818 +3%
Product Owner 175 0.39% $94,952 $113,000 $130,562 +1.66%
IT Manager 158 0.35% $83,658 $117,009 $137,758 +3.71%
Technical Manager 157 0.35% $105,801 $117,582 $135,900 +20.64%
Technical Product Manager 155 0.35% $106,361 $127,900 $154,788 -8.64%
Infrastructure Project Lead 153 0.34% $83,658 $94,266 $109,782 —
Information Security Engineer 152 0.34% $84,000 $95,000 $123,172 -8.03%
Technical Program Management 149 0.33% $164,800 $188,000 $203,147 +7.61%
Technical Specialist 147 0.33% $96,836 $114,400 $135,000 +4.72%
DevOps Engineer 145 0.33% $83,658 $92,581 $116,480 +2.87%
Business Analyst 140 0.31% $81,900 $90,709 $108,098 +5.99%
Technical Support Engineering 135 0.3% $121,945 $134,800 $147,226 +5.93%
Business Systems Analyst 102 0.23% $92,520 $105,466 $120,848 -13.37%
Principal Product Manager 96 0.22% $167,024 $201,500 $232,150 +4.45%
Consultant generic 91 0.2% $90,751 $105,000 $135,388 +21.17%
Group Technical Architect 86 0.19% $120,407 $138,944 $153,968 +11.82%
Staff Product Manager 85 0.19% $163,500 $181,293 $207,630 +8.58%
Packaged App Development Manager 84 0.19% $142,449 $153,046 $177,300 +11.93%
Java Engineer 81 0.18% $95,000 $101,598 $120,000 -3.33%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

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Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.