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Application Programmer, H-1B salary

What 1,538 H-1B filings report for “Application Programmer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an Application Programmer?

$79k median H-1B base salary for an Application Programmer, typically $68k to $122k, across 1,538 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in North Carolina at $90k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$68k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$72k–$95k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$79,009
1,538 filings
Top (p90)
$122k
90th percentile
p10 $68k
median $79k
p90 $122k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1North Carolina166$90k+$11k
  • 2California95$88k+$9k
  • 3Virginia39$86k+$7k
  • 4Connecticut23$86k+$7k
  • 5Massachusetts33$84k+$5k
  • 6New York28$82k+$3k
  • 7New Jersey304$81k+$2k
  • 8Texas296$80k+$1k
  • 9Minnesota33$79ksame
  • 10Delaware74$78k−$1k
  • 11Georgia89$77k−$2k
  • 12Pennsylvania24$75k−$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $79kfor 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 Programmer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Application Programmer roles are IBM, Genesis10, Collabera, and Dexian, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Application Programmer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

See more employers that sponsor Application Programmer

Related titles in this family

3,318 filings carry “Application Programmer” in the title, across 277 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Application Programmer”; 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.