Software Programmer
Median salary
$99,200
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$85,530 – $115,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+4.54%
+1.37% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
555 filings
Software Programmer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$77,418
P25$85,530
Median$99,200
P75$115,000
P90$126,693
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$80,99586 LCAs
Level II$101,000433 LCAs
Level III$112,00023 LCAs
Level IV$120,00013 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Software 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 94%Software Developers 6%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 93.69% | 520 | $85,530 | $99,050 | $115,140 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 5.95% | 33 | $85,363 | $101,899 | $111,072 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Software 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphasis | 268 | $110,000 | +11.1% |
| Itstac | 18 | $84,781 | -14.4% |
| Jean Martin | 13 | $98,301 | -0.8% |
| Miracle Software | 12 | $117,500 | +18.6% |
| Radiantze | 8 | $85,530 | -13.6% |
| Dataeconomy | 6 | $110,531 | +11.6% |
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.
- Software Programmer II240 LCAs · median $111,358
- Software Programmer I27 LCAs · median $91,570
- Senior Software Programmer6 LCAs · median $110,531
- Software Programmer - Java Developer5 LCAs · median $83,000