Mainframe Developer
Median salary
$104,500
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$95,186 – $111,731
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.76%
+0.61% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
120 filings
Mainframe Developer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$83,190
P25$95,186
Median$104,500
P75$111,731
P90$124,820
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$86,44116 LCAs
Level II$105,99980 LCAs
Level III$107,73422 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Mainframe 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 71%Computer Programmers 23%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 70.83% | 85 | $101,358 | $109,283 | $114,400 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 23.33% | 28 | $83,172 | $97,115 | $102,565 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
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 Mainframe Developer18 LCAs · median $103,002