Mainframe Developer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 112 wage applications for Mainframe Developer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 70 employers. The median offered wage was $109,283, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Symphony Corporation filed the most (8, median $115,492).
- Filings
- 112
- Positions covered
- 119
- Employers
- 70
- Median offered
- $109,283
- Median prevailing wage
- $102,752
- Filings since FY2020
- 625
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +22%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Mainframe Developer jobs rose 22%, from $89,814 in fiscal 2020 to $109,283 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 110 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.
Mainframe Developer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 89 | $109,283 | +8.6% | $106,475 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 90 | $100,631 | −0.3% | $97,729 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 72 | $100,953 | +1.0% | $100,069 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 81 | $100,000 | +8.3% | $98,904 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 110 | $92,321 | +0.3% | $85,842 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 95 | $92,000 | +2.4% | $89,773 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88 | $89,814 | n/a | $87,318 | +0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony Corporation | 8 | $115,492 | +5.2% | |
| Egrove Systems Corporation | 5 | $75,000 | +9.3% | |
| Resourcesys, Inc. | 5 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| Shoolin Inc | 4 | $124,800 | +14.2% | |
| Techpro Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $110,000 | +0.1% | |
| ITSyntax Inc | 3 | $97,115 | at the minimum | |
| Squad Software Inc | 3 | $109,845 | at the minimum | |
| RCR Technology Corporation | 3 | $88,744 | at the minimum | |
| PRN IT Corp | 3 | $101,358 | at the minimum | |
| Compnova, LLC. | 2 | $115,000 | +11.9% | |
| VVM Infotech LLC. | 2 | $112,320 | +1.1% | |
| Apps Solutions Inc | 2 | $116,938 | at the minimum | |
| IT Division Inc. | 2 | $128,960 | +7.6% | |
| Majestic IT Services Inc | 2 | $94,068 | at the minimum | |
| Globex IT Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $104,281 | at the minimum | |
| Quest IT Solutions Inc | 2 | $77,335 | at the minimum | |
| Info Junction LLC. | 2 | $105,872 | at the minimum | |
| HCL Global Systems Inc | 2 | $126,090 | +7.4% | |
| Om Tek Inc | 2 | $104,000 | +2.1% | |
| Interpro, Inc. | 2 | $107,120 | +1.2% | |
| Urpan Technologies INC | 2 | $93,475 | at the minimum | |
| DATSON360, LLC | 2 | $100,683 | at the minimum | |
| Populus Group LLC | 2 | $117,000 | +20.0% | |
| Sismos Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $109,845 | at the minimum | |
| Companion Professional Services, LLC | 1 | $98,342 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 70. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Mainframe Developer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, DE | 14 | $109,845 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 6 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| Cincinnati, OH | 6 | $101,224 | +0.7% | |
| Omaha, NE | 6 | $89,523 | at the minimum | |
| Columbus, OH | 5 | $102,000 | +2.1% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $117,042 | +11.7% | |
| Plano, TX | 3 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Bentonville, AR | 2 | $124,384 | +49.3% | |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $93,475 | at the minimum | |
| Cary, NC | 2 | $91,774 | +5.7% | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $81,000 | +5.4% | |
| Greenwood, IN | 2 | $88,744 | at the minimum | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $115,000 | +11.9% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 | $115,154 | at the minimum | |
| Morrisville, NC | 2 | $68,925 | +45.9% | |
| Moseley, VA | 2 | $96,096 | at the minimum | |
| Prosper, TX | 2 | $112,962 | at the minimum | |
| San Antonio, TX | 2 | $94,505 | +3.1% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $160,805 | +15.6% | |
| Baltimore, MD | 1 | $135,000 | +10.6% | |
| Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1 | $118,560 | +14.9% | |
| Bridgeton, MO | 1 | $87,859 | +15.5% | |
| Chantilly, VA | 1 | $126,090 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $114,400 | +1.8% | |
| College Park, MD | 1 | $112,466 | at the minimum | |
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.
- 1 filing is 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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