Developer
Median salary
$94,714
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$79,758 – $123,589
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.1%
-5.07% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.4%
2,058 filings
Developer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$76,232
P25$79,758
Median$94,714
P75$123,589
P90$144,248
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$85,434182 LCAs
Level II$85,5921,373 LCAs
Level III$124,572238 LCAs
Level IV$153,27990 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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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.
Computer Programmers 61%Software Developers 36%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 1%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1%Web Developers 0%Computer Systems Analysts 0%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 61.03% | 1,256 | $77,418 | $84,032 | $95,763 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 35.57% | 732 | $105,250 | $125,000 | $144,058 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.58% | 12 | $111,072 | $135,900 | $140,271 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 0.58% | 12 | $128,172 | $144,440 | $154,565 |
| Web Developers 15-1254 | 0.34% | 7 | $81,386 | $89,773 | $103,922 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.34% | 7 | $118,714 | $131,560 | $131,560 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 0.24% | 5 | $90,272 | $111,946 | $115,000 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 0.24% | 5 | $116,800 | $117,000 | $163,363 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services | 1,078 | $83,866 | -0.2% |
| Wipro | 100 | $88,381 | +5.2% |
| HCL | 39 | $78,309 | -6.8% |
| SAP Labs | 39 | $147,806 | +18.2% |
| Successfactors | 24 | $146,526 | +17.2% |
| Endava | 23 | $90,397 | -27.7% |
| Insurance Office | 22 | $125,100 | +0.1% |
| Ariba | 21 | $160,329 | +28.3% |
| Health Care Service | 20 | $127,878 | +2.3% |
| SAP | 19 | $138,885 | +11.1% |
| 4consulting | 19 | $90,000 | -28% |
| Concur | 18 | $138,463 | +10.8% |
| Barclays | 17 | $140,000 | +12% |
| Nagarro | 17 | $102,752 | -17.8% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 15 | $119,475 | -4.4% |
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 Developer413 LCAs · median $130,000
- Developer III82 LCAs · median $102,412
- Developer IV58 LCAs · median $89,732
- Developer II54 LCAs · median $108,644
- Developer I19 LCAs · median $101,915
- Junior Developer16 LCAs · median $86,692
- Senior Developer (Microservices)5 LCAs · median $127,878