Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Lead Programmer
Occupation profile for Lead Programmer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,935.
- FY2026 certified median
- $145,935
- Total filings
- 10
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $145,935–$145,935
- Top employer
- Communications Test Design, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $124,373 | $120,350 | $125,000 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $130,079 | $110,490 | $150,955 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $145,935 | $145,935 | $145,935 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Communications Test Design, Inc.6 filings
- ELEMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC1 filings
- Lam Research Corporation1 filings
- Nubes Opus, LLC1 filings
- Zumedia Inc1 filings
Top cities
- West Chester6 filings
- Fremont1 filings
- Kansas City1 filings
- Holmdel1 filings
- Monroe1 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-1252 | $91,874 | $113,859 | $135,824 | $157,810 |
| 2026-27 | Kansas City, MO-KSArea 28140 | 15-1251 | $68,349 | $84,011 | $99,674 | $115,336 |
| 2026-27 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYArea 28880 | 15-1251 | $56,763 | $76,024 | $95,306 | $114,566 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1251 | $82,430 | $105,539 | $128,648 | $151,757 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 11-3021 | $167,565 | $208,104 | $248,643 | $289,182 |