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Senior Programmer, H-1B salary

What 389 H-1B filings report for “Senior Programmer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Programmer?

$86k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Programmer, typically $62k to $126k, across 389 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $111k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$62k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$72k–$110k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$86,000
389 filings
Top (p90)
$126k
90th percentile
p10 $62k
median $86k
p90 $126k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Texas39$111k+$25k
  • 2Pennsylvania34$109k+$23k
  • 3New York24$91k+$5k
  • 4Illinois60$86ksame
  • 5Arizona44$72k−$14k
  • 6New Jersey52$62k−$24k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $86kfor 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 Senior Programmer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Programmer roles are IBM, Discover, Communications Test Design, Allied IT Consultancy, and Plantilla Solutions, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Programmer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

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Related titles in this family

5,455 filings carry “Senior Programmer” in the title, across 207 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.