H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applications Programmer

Occupation profile for Applications Programmer covers 60 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $101,249.

FY2026 certified median
$101,249
Total filings
60
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,099–$122,889
Top employer
University of California, Berkeley
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$146,388$76,731$152,004
FY202526$134,757$109,946$141,896
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)20$101,249$87,099$122,889

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applications ProgrammerFY2024 $146,388; FY2025 $134,757; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $101,249$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$146,388FY2025$134,757FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$101,249Certified median offer, Applications ProgrammerFY2024 $146,388; FY2025 $134,757; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $101,249$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$146,388FY2025$134,757FY2026*$101,249
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of California, Berkeley12 filings
  2. University of California, Los Angeles12 filings
  3. University of California, Davis7 filings
  4. IBG LLC4 filings
  5. University of California at Santa Barbara4 filings
  6. FAST N FRIENDLY, LLC2 filings
  7. i-Link Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  8. MOUNTWEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE2 filings
  9. Technivio LLC2 filings
  10. TRANSCEND IT SOLUTIONS LLC.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Berkeley8 filings
  2. Los Angeles8 filings
  3. Davis5 filings
  4. Oakland4 filings
  5. Greenwich4 filings
  6. San Jose2 filings
  7. Santa Barbara2 filings
  8. Bates City2 filings
  9. Charlotte2 filings
  10. Menands2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of California, Los Angeles · Applications Programmer12 filings
  2. University of California, Berkeley · Applications Programmer12 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 1486015-1252$107,307$135,283$163,259$191,235
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1251$82,430$105,539$128,648$151,757
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1251$75,421$93,974$112,528$131,082
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-1251$65,686$76,794$87,922$99,029
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1251$55,370$74,360$93,330$112,320
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-1251$68,349$84,011$99,674$115,336
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1243$138,382$168,418$198,432$228,467