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Software Developers, Applications, R&D: H-1B salaries
Standard Occupational Classification 15-1035. 23 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $85,468, middle half $74,256–$100,004.
Applications (LCAs)23
Median offered salary$85,468
Middle half of salaries$74,256–$100,004
10th–90th percentile$70,708–$113,800
By wage level
| Wage level | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 7 | $73,999 |
| Level II (qualified) | 5 | $85,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | 3 | $105,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 6 | $108,004 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | 4 | $80,756 |
| University of Illinois | 3 | $70,260 |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 2 | $80,913 |
| The University of Chicago | 2 | $97,500 |
| University of California, San Diego | 2 | $95,004 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 1 | $75,643 |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc. | 1 | $85,468 |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | 1 | $116,000 |
| California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 1 | $140,088 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 1 | $87,256 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 1 | $63,170 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 | $105,000 |
| Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory) | 1 | $154,008 |
| University of Kentucky | 1 | $73,999 |
| University of California, Davis | 1 | $85,000 |
Job titles
- Software Applications Developer III2
- Postdoctoral Research Associate1
- Research Programmer1
- Application Programmer/Analyst Intermediate1
- Applications Systems Analyst/Programmer Senior1
- Bioinformatics Software Engineer1
- Research Software Developer II1
- Software Engineer III1
- Applications Programmer/Analyst Intermediate1
- Engineering Applications & Software Engineer III1
- Back End Software Engineer1
- Staff Software Engineer1
- Applications Programmer/Analyst Senior1
- Software Engineer / CyberInfrastructure Facilitator1
- Scientific Programmer I1
- Senior Research Scientist1
- Bioinformatics Programmer 31
- Senior Software Engineer, Application Engineering1
- Computational Data Science Research Specialist P41
- Research Software Developer I1
- Senior Platform Engineer1
- Computational & Data Science Research Specialist1
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 13 | $80,913 |
| FY2024 | 6 | $95,000 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $92,504 |
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).