Senior Programmer H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).

Employers filed 26 wage applications for Senior Programmer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 15 employers. The median offered wage was $109,923, 6.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Communications Test Design, Inc. filed the most (8, median $118,378).

Filings: 26
Positions covered: 26
Employers: 15
Median offered: $109,923
Median prevailing wage: $105,165
Filings since FY2020: 195
Median offer change since FY2020: +17%

Senior Programmer, all employers26 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$109,923Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$102,157 to $116,480Where the middle half of the filings fall

$105,165Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Senior Programmer jobs rose 17%, from $94,307 in fiscal 2020 to $109,923 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 37 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.

Senior Programmer by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	24	$109,923	−9.3%	$105,165	+5.5%
2025	30	$121,160	+1.0%	$112,923	at the minimum
2024	23	$120,000	+13.2%	$102,003	+7.8%
2023	27	$106,018	+12.7%	$96,574	+9.8%
2022	30	$94,037	+3.2%	$92,082	+3.0%
2021	24	$91,104	−3.4%	$91,042	at the minimum
2020	37	$94,307	n/a	$83,949	+1.7%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Communications Test Design, Inc.	8	$118,378	+4.4%
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.	3	$110,000	+11.2%
Davis School District	2	$76,403	+39.1%
Hire IT people, Inc	2	$116,480	+6.4%
Wise Equation Solutions Inc	1	$102,627	+0.7%
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC	1	$157,123	at the minimum
Element Technologies Inc.	1	$95,659	at the minimum
Tectonicx LLC	1	$82,056	+7.5%
Extreme Networks Inc	1	$135,408	at the minimum
HSquare IT Solutions Inc	1	$82,000	+0.9%
Super Deal Auto Group, LLC	1	$106,018	+4.0%
Msys Inc	1	$108,430	at the minimum
Computer Aid, Inc	1	$109,262	+19.6%
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	1	$81,786	+7.1%
Technostaff LLC	1	$108,160	+9.3%

Where Senior Programmer jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
West Chester, PA	5	$115,005	+4.0%
Flower Mound, TX	2	$117,337	+3.9%
Grand Prairie, TX	2	$110,000	+11.2%
Layton, UT	2	$76,403	+39.1%
Providence, RI	2	$116,480	+6.4%
Aubrey, TX	1	$102,000	+31.8%
Austin, TX	1	$82,056	+7.5%
Celina, TX	1	$109,262	+19.6%
Chicago, IL	1	$95,659	at the minimum
Columbus, OH	1	$106,018	+4.0%
Draper, UT	1	$82,000	+0.9%
Folsom, CA	1	$108,430	at the minimum
Irving, TX	1	$108,160	+9.3%
Kissimmee, FL	1	$142,179	+17.4%
Los Angeles, CA	1	$157,123	at the minimum
Morrisville, NC	1	$135,408	at the minimum
New Orleans, LA	1	$81,786	+7.1%
Plain City, OH	1	$102,627	+0.7%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry0%

Level II, qualified63%

Level III, experienced38%

Level IV, fully competent0%

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.