Systems Programmer, H-1B salary
What 121 H-1B filings report for “Systems Programmer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Systems Programmer?
$81k median H-1B base salary for a Systems Programmer, typically $60k to $123k, across 121 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Systems Programmer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Systems Programmer roles are Smartsoft International, Citrix Systems, FedEx, McAfee, and Instrumentation Laboratory Company, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Systems Programmer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Smartsoft International10 filings$65k
- 2Citrix Systems9 filings$120k
- 3FedEx7 filings$62k
- 4McAfee6 filings$114k
- 5Instrumentation Laboratory Company5 filings$85k
- 6Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center4 filings$70k
- 7Global Force4 filings$80k
- 8University of Wisconsin-Madison4 filings$71k
- 9V-Soft Consulting4 filings$74k
- 10Adobe3 filings$122k
- 11Bridge Logix Solutions3 filings$90k
- 12Goodwill Solutions Inc3 filings$85k
- 13Highdata Software3 filings$81k
- 14Indiana University3 filings$79k
- 15Wolfram Research3 filings$60k
- 16University of Pittsburgh3 filings$79k
- 17Apple2 filings$116k
- 18Codesoft International2 filings$60k
- 19Compass Bank2 filings$79k
- 20Eminent Software Services2 filings$70k
- 21NXP Semiconductors2 filings$128k
- 22SAS2 filings$101k
- 23University of Chicago2 filings$82k
- 24Innova Solutions1 filings$137k
- 25Aplomb Technologies1 filings$69k
- 26Avco Consulting1 filings$103k
- 27BBVA1 filings$78k
- 28BeaconMedaes1 filings$65k
- 29Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.1 filings$150k
- 30Brillius Technologies1 filings$131k
- 31Cognier1 filings$60k
- 32Cvent1 filings$71k
- 33Cloud Nine Tek1 filings$98k
- 34Ealearn1 filings$87k
- 35Elan Technologies1 filings$109k
- 36Idhasoft1 filings$60k
- 37IKOS Consulting1 filings$65k
- 38Infinera1 filings$89k
- 39InfoDrive Systems1 filings$70k
- 40Intel1 filings$96k
- 41Icloud Consulting Services1 filings$131k
- 42Kansas State University1 filings$65k
- 43KLA1 filings$135k
- 44Logic Planet1 filings$93k
- 45Medical Science & Computing1 filings$103k
- 46Optimum Controls1 filings$58k
- 47PDT Partners1 filings$200k
- 48Polakams1 filings$65k
- 49Primus Software1 filings$100k
- 50Resource Logistics1 filings$90k
Related titles in this family
710 filings carry “Systems Programmer” in the title, across 186 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Systems Programmer Analyst57 filings$95k
- 2Senior Systems Programmer Analyst40 filings$151k
- 3Senior Systems Programmer38 filings$122k
- 4Systems Programmer Senior32 filings$114k
- 5Computer Systems Programmer19 filings$73k
- 6Sr. Systems Programmer18 filings$95k
- 7Systems Programmer Analyst II15 filings$122k
- 8Systems Programmer Analyst Sr.14 filings$126k
- 9Analyst Systems Programmer11 filings$87k
- 10Application Systems Programmer Analyst - Senior11 filings$100k
- 11Systems Programmer - Lead11 filings$127k
- 12Systems Programmer III10 filings$103k
Figures are for the exact title “Systems 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.