Computer Programmer
Median salary
$91,388
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$79,102 – $103,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+1.75%
-1.34% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.5%
2,408 filings
Computer Programmer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$70,000
P25$79,102
Median$91,388
P75$103,000
P90$122,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$74,800474 LCAs
Level II$91,5821,577 LCAs
Level III$101,338233 LCAs
Level IV$120,494111 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Computer 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.
Computer Programmers 99%Software Developers 1%Computer Occupations, All Other 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 98.88% | 2,381 | $79,102 | $91,250 | $102,984 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 0.71% | 17 | $88,941 | $110,000 | $127,820 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 0.29% | 7 | $80,548 | $90,501 | $92,581 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Computer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gp | 181 | $92,900 | +1.8% |
| Compunnel Software | 139 | $98,500 | +8% |
| Hexaware | 136 | $94,370 | +3.4% |
| Persistent | 119 | $123,192 | +35% |
| Skilltune | 94 | $97,501 | +6.9% |
| Tech Mahindra Americas | 88 | $97,844 | +7.2% |
| Miracle Software | 52 | $90,896 | -0.4% |
| Nagarro | 47 | $98,301 | +7.7% |
| Eficens | 42 | $80,000 | -12.3% |
| Aspire Digital Transformation | 37 | $94,560 | +3.6% |
| Satin | 35 | $98,400 | +7.8% |
| Rjt Compuquest Dba Apolis | 32 | $101,460 | +11.2% |
| Infinite Computer | 32 | $94,000 | +3% |
| Global Soft | 29 | $62,837 | -31.1% |
| Ustring | 23 | $85,550 | -6.2% |
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.
- Computer Programmer II153 LCAs · median $120,000
- Senior Computer Programmer24 LCAs · median $117,231
- Computer (DevOps) Programmer20 LCAs · median $80,000
- Computer Programmer I9 LCAs · median $75,670
- Junior Computer Programmer5 LCAs · median $66,602