LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Software Developer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Software Developer appears on 6,096 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 1,805 employers, which ranks it 2 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $112,923 a year (middle half: $101,421 to $126,089). The most common state is Texas (1,884).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $101,421 |
| Median (offered) | $112,923 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $126,089 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $108,077 |
The median offered wage is 4.5% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 971 | 16% |
| Level II | 4,227 | 71% |
| Level III | 591 | 10% |
| Level IV | 155 | 3% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,884 |
| North Carolina | 402 |
| Georgia | 369 |
| California | 336 |
| New Jersey | 311 |
| Florida | 269 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Compunnel Software | 444 |
| Oracle | 185 |
| Randstad Digital | 151 |
| LTIMindtree | 145 |
| Cgi And | 101 |
| Apple | 88 |
| TCS | 78 |
| Htc | 46 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (5,931), Computer Programmers (111). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 9,832 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2,836 |
| Software Engineering | 1,831 |
| Data Engineer | 1,285 |
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 987 |
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 967 |