H-1B wages by job title
1,597 job titles appear on enough filings from enough employers to compare. Titles are the employers' own words, so similar jobs can have several.
Job titles by first letter
The 50 with the most filings
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 26,931 | $147,393 | +3.8% | |
| Software Developer | 16,508 | $111,946 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 9,351 | $152,000 | +3.1% | |
| Assistant Professor | 6,517 | $110,834 | +63.4% | |
| Manager | 5,984 | $118,456 | at the minimum | |
| Software Dev Engineer II | 5,931 | $170,700 | +19.1% | |
| Data Engineer | 4,548 | $110,000 | at the minimum | |
| Software Engineering | 4,462 | $177,000 | +8.5% | |
| Data Scientist | 3,590 | $120,000 | +3.3% | |
| Senior Associate | 3,203 | $92,581 | at the minimum | |
| Computer Programmer | 3,085 | $91,600 | +0.1% | |
| Software Dev Engineer I | 2,916 | $129,000 | +9.6% | |
| Associate | 2,750 | $152,763 | +33.1% | |
| Senior Manager | 2,472 | $147,000 | at the minimum | |
| Research Scientist | 2,371 | $163,202 | +20.4% | |
| Data Analyst | 2,073 | $93,250 | +0.1% | |
| Technology Consultant 2 | 2,053 | $90,605 | at the minimum | |
| Java Developer | 2,041 | $102,877 | at the minimum | |
| Architect | 2,024 | $92,581 | at the minimum | |
| Business Analyst | 1,989 | $95,555 | +0.1% | |
| Project Manager | 1,950 | $110,000 | +2.4% | |
| Staff Software Engineer | 1,889 | $191,634 | +8.2% | |
| Physical Therapist | 1,808 | $83,658 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Data Engineer | 1,700 | $139,152 | +3.3% | |
| Senior Software Developer | 1,669 | $129,667 | at the minimum | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 1,665 | $117,122 | +31.2% | |
| Software Dev Engineer III | 1,644 | $204,700 | +14.9% | |
| Software Engineer II | 1,623 | $131,627 | +7.6% | |
| Software Engineer III | 1,519 | $129,459 | +11.5% | |
| Product Manager | 1,512 | $160,000 | +10.8% | |
| Lead Software Engineer | 1,488 | $148,013 | +1.1% | |
| Database Administrators | 1,435 | $136,942 | +40.9% | |
| Software Development Engineer | 1,407 | $149,365 | +2.6% | |
| Senior Data Scientist | 1,364 | $155,000 | +11.9% | |
| Research Associate | 1,359 | $72,761 | +10.7% | |
| DevOps Engineer | 1,293 | $110,947 | at the minimum | |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1,281 | $94,000 | +0.9% | |
| Vice President | 1,271 | $182,978 | +18.2% | |
| Analyst | 1,199 | $100,000 | +3.0% | |
| Software Developers | 1,174 | $162,478 | +22.6% | |
| Occupational Therapist | 1,172 | $71,968 | at the minimum | |
| Developer | 1,143 | $86,500 | at the minimum | |
| Project Engineer | 1,136 | $95,000 | +4.4% | |
| Programmer Analyst | 1,119 | $92,560 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Consultant | 1,106 | $130,000 | +7.0% | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 1,104 | $67,000 | +13.0% | |
| Process Engineer | 1,095 | $116,168 | +0.6% | |
| Computer Systems Analyst | 1,020 | $98,925 | at the minimum | |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 1,007 | $172,866 | +6.1% | |
| Application Developer | 1,005 | $109,065 | at the minimum | |
1,597 in all. Use the letter links above to see every one.