Application Developer
Median salary
$110,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$100,000 – $127,234
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+5.01%
+1.83% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.3%
1,472 filings
Application Developer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$88,240
P25$100,000
Median$110,000
P75$127,234
P90$140,132
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$91,146174 LCAs
Level II$109,763734 LCAs
Level III$120,000366 LCAs
Level IV$151,98682 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Application Developer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 68%Computer Systems Analysts 22%Computer Programmers 7%Computer Occupations, All Other 1%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 0%Software Developers, Non R&D 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 67.93% | 1,000 | $105,227 | $113,000 | $131,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 22.49% | 331 | $98,030 | $105,019 | $112,674 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 7.07% | 104 | $79,747 | $94,838 | $106,706 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 0.95% | 14 | $83,266 | $91,668 | $98,251 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.48% | 7 | $104,186 | $120,000 | $127,553 |
| Software Developers, Non R&D 15-1295 | 0.41% | 6 | $98,870 | $101,938 | $102,398 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Application Developer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | 326 | $105,019 | +0% |
| Adp Technology | 81 | $106,808 | -5.5% |
| IBM | 76 | $130,896 | +15.8% |
| Artech | 36 | $128,960 | +14.1% |
| IBM | 32 | $99,892 | +5.3% |
| Itek Info | 30 | $115,500 | +2.2% |
| Astir It | 24 | $101,750 | -10% |
| Astir | 17 | $103,500 | -8.4% |
| Infinite Computer | 13 | $121,000 | +7.1% |
| Ancile | 12 | $66,602 | -29.8% |
| Birlasoft | 12 | $105,227 | -6.9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan | 10 | $114,691 | +1.5% |
| Arthur J Gallagher Service | 8 | $135,000 | +19.5% |
| Caresource Management | 8 | $124,432 | +10.1% |
| Barclays | 8 | $167,222 | +48% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Application Developer193 LCAs · median $123,656
- Application Developer III30 LCAs · median $122,617
- Application Developer Senior27 LCAs · median $125,000
- Application Developer II23 LCAs · median $110,000
- Application Developer - Java17 LCAs · median $113,547
- Application Developer - Java & Web Technologies13 LCAs · median $118,560
- Application Developer IV10 LCAs · median $130,000
- Application Developer I6 LCAs · median $121,342