Application Programmer
Median salary
$123,708
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$105,997 – $135,200
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+9.97%
+6.63% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
264 filings
Application Programmer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$85,530
P25$105,997
Median$123,708
P75$135,200
P90$145,600
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$71,37720 LCAs
Level II$112,986142 LCAs
Level III$132,56990 LCAs
Level IV$122,72010 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Application Programmer 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 59%Computer Programmers 30%Data Scientists 3%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2%Computer Systems Analysts 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 58.71% | 155 | $124,280 | $133,120 | $141,440 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 29.92% | 79 | $83,642 | $98,946 | $112,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 3.41% | 9 | $90,958 | $118,893 | $120,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 2.27% | 6 | $107,546 | $110,198 | $110,308 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 1.89% | 5 | $99,840 | $106,080 | $106,080 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Application Programmer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collabera | 37 | $141,440 | +6.3% |
| Genesis | 34 | $131,102 | -1.5% |
| Artech | 32 | $145,600 | +9.4% |
| Infinite Computer | 24 | $105,500 | +6.6% |
| Pyramid Consulting | 22 | $130,707 | -1.8% |
| Innova | 6 | $125,767 | -5.5% |
| Experis | 6 | $112,954 | -15.1% |
| Pyramid Consulting | 6 | $110,594 | +11.8% |
| Pyramid Consulting | 6 | $118,893 | +0% |
| Transcend It | 5 | $76,315 | -22.9% |
| Dexian | 5 | $123,656 | -7.1% |
| Collabrium | 5 | $122,720 | +24% |
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.
- Application Programmer V53 LCAs · median $130,707
- Application Programmer III33 LCAs · median $133,536
- Application Programmer (Java)5 LCAs · median $122,720
- Senior Application Programmer5 LCAs · median $105,000