Developer, H-1B salary
What 28,738 H-1B filings report for “Developer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Developer?
$74k median H-1B base salary for a Developer, typically $62k to $110k, across 28,738 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $105k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington238$105k+$31k
- 2California3,540$91k+$17k
- 3North Carolina589$88k+$14k
- 4Massachusetts330$85k+$11k
- 5Maryland380$82k+$8k
- 6Virginia544$82k+$8k
- 7District of Columbia65$82k+$8k
- 8Georgia832$81k+$7k
- 9New York1,170$80k+$6k
- 10Colorado405$80k+$6k
- 11South Carolina96$78k+$4k
- 12Texas4,689$77k+$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $74kfor 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 a Developer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Developer roles are Tata Consultancy Services, SAP, Nagarro, Innova Solutions, and Genpact, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Developer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Tata Consultancy Services22,769 filings$71k
- 2SAP1,021 filings$115k
- 3Nagarro489 filings$84k
- 4Innova Solutions238 filings$87k
- 5Genpact217 filings$90k
- 6SLK America121 filings$75k
- 74consulting119 filings$88k
- 8Iris Software102 filings$107k
- 9The Hartford63 filings$91k
- 10TransUnion55 filings$87k
- 11Global Data Mart54 filings$83k
- 12HCSC50 filings$97k
- 13Photon Infotech48 filings$84k
- 14Intercontinental Exchange48 filings$102k
- 15Barclays46 filings$127k
- 16Citadel46 filings$155k
- 17TEKsystems44 filings$120k
- 18V-Soft Consulting37 filings$85k
- 19Populus Group33 filings$108k
- 20CNSI33 filings$97k
- 21Virtue Group32 filings$63k
- 22Lenmar Consulting30 filings$60k
- 23Speridian Technologies25 filings$60k
- 24Allegis Group25 filings$118k
- 25Akuna Capital24 filings$117k
- 26IBM24 filings$78k
- 27InfoEd International23 filings$77k
- 28Northwestern University23 filings$81k
- 29Insurance Auto Auctions23 filings$93k
- 30Shopify23 filings$114k
- 31Flexton23 filings$121k
- 32Tenarai22 filings$93k
- 33Atlassian22 filings$117k
- 34Creditex Group22 filings$97k
- 35SRS Consulting21 filings$97k
- 36Techie Associates21 filings$95k
- 37Digital Software21 filings$90k
- 383edgeusa Group20 filings$94k
- 39Pioneer Consulting Services20 filings$91k
- 40HCLTech19 filings$69k
- 41Virtu Financial19 filings$139k
- 42Logic Information Systems19 filings$78k
- 43Vistara Solutions18 filings$85k
- 44NTT Data18 filings$78k
- 45Kinetix Trading Solutions16 filings$77k
- 46Technovision Solution16 filings$60k
- 47Hyland Software16 filings$90k
- 48Strategic Staffing Solutions, L.C.16 filings$120k
- 49Fujitsu16 filings$111k
- 50Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center15 filings$85k
Related titles in this family
689,270 filings carry “Developer” in the title, across 37,782 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Developer239,735 filings$93k
- 2Java Developer25,194 filings$90k
- 3Senior Software Developer24,259 filings$108k
- 4Application Developer18,607 filings$89k
- 5Developer User Interface12,111 filings$63k
- 6Software Developer, Applications11,922 filings$93k
- 7Salesforce Developer7,903 filings$96k
- 8.Net Developer7,174 filings$90k
- 9Sr. Software Developer6,395 filings$104k
- 10Senior Developer5,584 filings$115k
- 11Programmer/Developer 25,315 filings$73k
- 12ETL Developer4,786 filings$91k
Figures are for the exact title “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.