Computer Programmers H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer Programmers (SOC 15-1251).
Employers filed 50 wage applications for Computer Programmers jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 32 employers. The median offered wage was $85,901, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP filed the most (10, median $82,500).
- Filings
- 50
- Positions covered
- 49
- Employers
- 32
- Median offered
- $85,901
- Median prevailing wage
- $84,916
- Filings since FY2020
- 347
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +21%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Computer Programmers jobs rose 21%, from $71,276 in fiscal 2020 to $85,901 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 102 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Computer Programmers by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 46 | $85,901 | −8.4% | $84,916 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 34 | $93,800 | +18.7% | $85,530 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 102 | $79,000 | −11.2% | $76,731 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 73 | $89,014 | +0.5% | $75,795 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 24 | $88,587 | +17.0% | $77,688 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 23 | $75,720 | +6.2% | $73,757 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 45 | $71,276 | n/a | $71,115 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 10 | $82,500 | +8.9% | |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 4 | $80,008 | at the minimum | |
| The Omnitrust Technologies LLC | 4 | $85,800 | at the minimum | |
| CITW Inc | 3 | $81,931 | at the minimum | |
| Aceintegrator Inc | 2 | $116,865 | at the minimum | |
| Cognier Inc | 1 | $102,877 | at the minimum | |
| Govin Technologies LLC | 1 | $114,400 | +1.7% | |
| FlyHigh Talent LLC | 1 | $67,018 | at the minimum | |
| META9 Technologies Inc | 1 | $120,000 | +22.1% | |
| GAC Solutions Inc | 1 | $95,000 | +23.6% | |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center, Office of International Affairs | 1 | $133,947 | +44.5% | |
| Nukasani Group Inc | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| V-Soft Consulting Group, INC | 1 | $86,000 | +0.2% | |
| Sage IT Inc | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Indur IT Solutions Inc | 1 | $98,946 | at the minimum | |
| Element Technologies Inc. | 1 | $98,301 | at the minimum | |
| Solvency, Inc. | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 1 | $131,000 | +0.1% | |
| LTM Limited | 1 | $92,207 | at the minimum | |
| VedamSoft Inc. | 1 | $98,500 | +0.2% | |
| Selsoft Inc | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| SVX Systems Inc. | 1 | $130,270 | at the minimum | |
| Itex LLC | 1 | $99,840 | +1.6% | |
| SM Logics Inc | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
| Elajika Inc | 1 | $110,400 | +0.1% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 32. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Computer Programmers jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 8 | $83,000 | +7.2% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 7 | $85,800 | at the minimum | |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $81,931 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $78,108 | +5.2% | |
| Mclean, VA | 2 | $92,550 | +0.9% | |
| Milpitas, CA | 2 | $116,865 | at the minimum | |
| New York, NY | 2 | $99,170 | +0.9% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $130,927 | +0.1% | |
| Allen, TX | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Arlington, TX | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Berkley Heights, NJ | 1 | $120,000 | +22.1% | |
| Canton, MI | 1 | $67,018 | at the minimum | |
| Coppell, TX | 1 | $98,946 | at the minimum | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $92,207 | at the minimum | |
| Flower Mound, TX | 1 | $78,000 | +0.8% | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $60,001 | +5.1% | |
| Irving, TX | 1 | n/a | ||
| Lansing, MI | 1 | $64,000 | +0.9% | |
| Leander, TX | 1 | $76,315 | at the minimum | |
| Monmouth Junction, NJ | 1 | $98,301 | at the minimum | |
| Morrisville, NC | 1 | $110,400 | +0.1% | |
| Naperville, IL | 1 | $95,000 | +23.6% | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $80,000 | +0.5% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $87,360 | +4.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 2 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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