Application Developer, H-1B salary
What 18,607 H-1B filings report for “Application Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Application Developer?
$89k median H-1B base salary for an Application Developer, typically $70k to $116k, across 18,607 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $100k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California1,575$100k+$11k
- 2Oregon196$98k+$9k
- 3Washington272$98k+$9k
- 4District of Columbia84$97k+$8k
- 5New Jersey1,965$94k+$5k
- 6Maryland403$93k+$4k
- 7New York688$93k+$4k
- 8Virginia754$92k+$3k
- 9Texas2,987$92k+$3k
- 10Minnesota449$91k+$2k
- 11Rhode Island39$90k+$1k
- 12Alabama31$90k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $89kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Application Developer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Application Developer roles are IBM, Astir IT Solutions, U.S. Bank NA, Photon Infotech, and ADP, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Application Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1IBM6,634 filings$80k
- 2Astir IT Solutions774 filings$93k
- 3U.S. Bank NA292 filings$106k
- 4Photon Infotech251 filings$94k
- 5ADP248 filings$99k
- 6Highmark Health175 filings$79k
- 7Collaborate Solutions143 filings$87k
- 8Apolis132 filings$88k
- 9HCL Global Systems126 filings$90k
- 10State Street115 filings$88k
- 11Sriven Technologies108 filings$92k
- 12JPMorgan Chase91 filings$105k
- 13Iris Software91 filings$110k
- 14Infi Systems90 filings$72k
- 15Saika Technologies89 filings$99k
- 16Populus Group86 filings$100k
- 17Cerebra Consulting84 filings$105k
- 18Ang Infotech82 filings$97k
- 19MHK Tech79 filings$90k
- 20FEI Systems77 filings$90k
- 21ERPA71 filings$90k
- 22Avco Consulting66 filings$92k
- 23Atos Syntel65 filings$115k
- 24Intel65 filings$100k
- 25Idexcel60 filings$102k
- 26Akkodis59 filings$90k
- 27Pyramid Technology Solutions59 filings$76k
- 28IT Echelon59 filings$75k
- 29Sage IT58 filings$94k
- 30Infinite Computer Solutions51 filings$95k
- 31Vings Technologies47 filings$112k
- 32Softovainc47 filings$87k
- 33Collabera47 filings$121k
- 34Vanderbilt University Medical Center43 filings$84k
- 35V-Soft Consulting43 filings$89k
- 36Barclays43 filings$130k
- 37HRK Solutions41 filings$94k
- 38Farmers Group41 filings$116k
- 39Reva Consulting41 filings$86k
- 40Principle Information Technology Company39 filings$92k
- 41Spr Software Systems39 filings$94k
- 42Sim Infotech39 filings$103k
- 43Munich Re39 filings$117k
- 44Pioneer Consulting Services39 filings$88k
- 45Vastika39 filings$83k
- 46Epic Systems Inc38 filings$93k
- 47Cira Tek37 filings$79k
- 48SRK Systems37 filings$90k
- 49Scottline36 filings$72k
- 50Tekmark Global Solutions34 filings$93k
Related titles in this family
41,323 filings carry “Application Developer” in the title, across 2,270 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Application Developer4,431 filings$91k
- 2Senior Application Developer3,573 filings$103k
- 3Lead Application Developer1,065 filings$118k
- 4Sr. Application Developer860 filings$105k
- 5Web Application Developer660 filings$86k
- 6Application Developer 2529 filings$100k
- 7Associate Application Developer488 filings$85k
- 8Application Developer III361 filings$109k
- 9Mobile Application Developer330 filings$90k
- 10Application Developer II326 filings$93k
- 11Java Application Developer301 filings$94k
- 12Oracle Application Developer287 filings$94k
Figures are for the exact title “Application Developer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.