H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Programmer

Occupation profile for Programmer covers 215 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,600.

FY2026 certified median
$80,600
Total filings
215
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$76,669–$98,301
Top employer
Stellar Services, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202477$79,124$75,000$92,685
FY202589$91,767$82,500$101,254
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)49$80,600$76,669$98,301

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, ProgrammerFY2024 $79,124; FY2025 $91,767; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,600$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$79,124FY2025$91,767FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,600Certified median offer, ProgrammerFY2024 $79,124; FY2025 $91,767; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,600$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$79,124FY2025$91,767FY2026*$80,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Stellar Services, Inc.17 filings
  2. Communications Test Design, Inc.16 filings
  3. Kumaran Systems Inc12 filings
  4. MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC10 filings
  5. Pilot Technologies LLC9 filings
  6. ISPERO LLC6 filings
  7. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC6 filings
  8. SYSWISE LLC5 filings
  9. DSN Acquireco, LLC4 filings
  10. GlobalLogic Inc.4 filings

Top cities

  1. New York13 filings
  2. Menlo Park12 filings
  3. Plainsboro9 filings
  4. Irving9 filings
  5. West Chester7 filings
  6. Atlanta6 filings
  7. Arlington Heights6 filings
  8. Austin6 filings
  9. Flower Mound6 filings
  10. Alpharetta4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Stellar Services, Inc. · Programmer17 filings
  2. Communications Test Design, Inc. · Programmer16 filings
  3. Kumaran Systems Inc · Programmer12 filings
  4. MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC · Programmer10 filings
  5. Pilot Technologies LLC · Programmer9 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1251$82,430$105,539$128,648$151,757
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1251$73,902$89,523$105,165$120,786
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1251$76,565$101,670$126,776$151,882
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1251$65,998$87,443$108,888$130,333
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1251$63,045$83,096$103,126$123,178
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1251$65,125$86,070$107,037$127,982
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1251$98,280$124,405$150,509$176,634