Programmer Developer 2, H-1B salary
What 5,315 H-1B filings report for “Programmer Developer 2” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Programmer Developer 2?
$73k median H-1B base salary for a Programmer Developer 2, typically $62k to $94k, across 5,315 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $106k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington43$106k+$33k
- 2Massachusetts89$82k+$9k
- 3Colorado48$80k+$7k
- 4South Carolina98$79k+$6k
- 5North Carolina188$77k+$4k
- 6California408$76k+$3k
- 7New York384$76k+$3k
- 8New Jersey352$76k+$3k
- 9Connecticut177$75k+$2k
- 10Maryland28$74k+$1k
- 11Georgia490$74k+$1k
- 12Virginia173$72k−$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $73kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
Related titles in this family
5,310 filings carry “Programmer Developer 2” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Programmer/Developer 2- Java Developer2 filings$94k
Figures are for the exact title “Programmer Developer 2”; 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.