Programmer/Developer
Median salary
$112,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$100,000 – $128,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+1.82%
-1.27% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
297 filings
Programmer/Developer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$92,217
P25$100,000
Median$112,000
P75$128,000
P90$133,031
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$99,980142 LCAs
Level III$125,000154 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Programmer/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 97%Software Developers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 97.31% | 289 | $100,000 | $112,000 | $128,000 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 2.02% | 6 | $102,660 | $107,792 | $121,831 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Programmer/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capgemini | 287 | $112,194 | +0.2% |
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.
- Programmer/Developer III153 LCAs · median $125,000
- Programmer/Developer II136 LCAs · median $99,641