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Software Developers, Applications, Non R&D: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 15-1034. 58 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $89,524, middle half $75,457–$101,504.

Applications (LCAs)58

Median offered salary$89,524

Middle half of salaries$75,457–$101,504

10th–90th percentile$62,364–$123,032

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	15	$67,200
Level II (qualified)	18	$82,618
Level III (experienced)	9	$92,000
Level IV (fully competent)	11	$113,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Indiana University	5	$67,200
Michigan State University	4	$95,732
Emory University	3	$131,369
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	3	$89,586
Texas A&M University	3	$69,412
University of Michigan	2	$88,824
Nwea LLC	2	$107,067
Children's Hospital Corporation	2	$110,508
Henry Ford Health System	2	$91,008
Ecri	2	$89,650
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	1	$85,862
The University of Texas System	1	$84,000
Georgetown University	1	$77,376
NYU Langone Health System	1	$137,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst	1	$85,000
Dartmouth College	1	$95,659
The University of Chicago	1	$74,672
Harvard University	1	$96,034
University of Colorado	1	$109,180
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	1	$134,211
Johns Hopkins University	1	$111,717
Rochester Institute of Technology	1	$71,552
Florida Atlantic University	1	$75,000
University of Colorado Denver	1	$101,130
The Ohio State University	1	$62,046
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	1	$88,834
LSU Health Sciences Center	1	$62,500
University of California, Berkeley	1	$182,100
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service	1	$79,846
Georgia State University	1	$70,000
University of North Texas Health Science Center-Fort Worth	1	$87,684
Dallas Baptist University	1	$50,599
Trustees of Boston University	1	$112,721
University of California, Los Angeles	1	$150,372
The University of Southern California	1	$118,830
University of Florida	1	$83,290
Cleveland Clinic	1	$76,500
The Broad Institute, Inc.	1	$116,699
University of Rochester	1	$59,280
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	1	$98,654

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	31	$90,804
FY2024	19	$83,505
FY2025	8	$94,388

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).