Programmer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer Programmers (SOC 15-1251).
Employers filed 62 wage applications for Programmer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 43 employers. The median offered wage was $84,016, 0.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Stellar Services, Inc. filed the most (7, median $80,000).
- Filings
- 62
- Positions covered
- 62
- Employers
- 43
- Median offered
- $84,016
- Median prevailing wage
- $79,768
- Filings since FY2020
- 455
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +3%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Programmer jobs rose 3%, from $78,104 in fiscal 2020 to $80,600 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2021, with 95 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.
Programmer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 49 | $80,600 | −12.2% | $79,602 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 89 | $91,767 | +16.0% | $84,781 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78 | $79,124 | −5.4% | $78,624 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 33 | $83,637 | +9.8% | $76,731 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 44 | $76,170 | −2.3% | $75,868 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 95 | $78,000 | −0.1% | $73,632 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 67 | $78,104 | n/a | $77,646 | +1.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 43. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Programmer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 4 | $100,000 | +1.7% | |
| Irving, TX | 3 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Albany, NY | 2 | $77,022 | at the minimum | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2 | $88,000 | +2.6% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $75,000 | +9.3% | |
| Boston, MA | 2 | $115,812 | +7.7% | |
| Del Valle, TX | 2 | $65,000 | +13.1% | |
| Little Elm, TX | 2 | $74,000 | +13.0% | |
| New Hope, PA | 2 | $80,000 | +0.5% | |
| Newtown Square, PA | 2 | $85,000 | +7.8% | |
| Reston, VA | 2 | $91,591 | at the minimum | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $87,651 | at the minimum | |
| Andice, TX | 1 | $76,315 | at the minimum | |
| Argyle, TX | 1 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Aubrey, TX | 1 | $77,418 | at the minimum | |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $110,000 | +64.1% | |
| Buford, GA | 1 | $87,859 | at the minimum | |
| Butler, IN | 1 | $70,300 | +1.0% | |
| Celina, TX | 1 | $90,000 | +16.3% | |
| Charlestown, IN | 1 | $100,609 | +31.8% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $90,000 | +21.3% | |
| Cranbury, NJ | 1 | $119,600 | +21.7% | |
| Forest Hills, NY | 1 | $80,600 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $60,000 | +4.5% | |
| Harahan, LA | 1 | $110,000 | +10.9% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
Related job titles
- Computer Programmer$91,600
- Developer$86,500
- Programmer Analyst$92,560
- Technical Lead L1$101,067
- Senior Technical Lead$112,466
- Senior Programmer Analyst$103,126
- Software Programmer$92,915
- Computer Programmer II$119,000
- Application Programmer$112,000
- Java Programmer$87,180
- Programmer/Analyst$91,582
- Developer L3$90,418