H-1B Programmer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Programmer is $81,000, across 411 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$81,000
Average wage
$85,988
90th percentile
$106,700
Certified LCAs
411
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $40,000
- 25th
- $72,599
- Median
- $81,000
- Average
- $85,988
- 90th
- $106,700
- Highest
- $611,173
Based on 411 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
67FY20
93FY21
40FY22
31FY23
76FY24
89FY25
15FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Programmer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| SYSWISE LLC | 5 | $106,662 |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 15 | $102,918 |
| Sligo Software Solutions Inc | 7 | $98,093 |
| Kumaran Systems Inc | 12 | $95,000 |
| Communications Test Design, Inc. | 23 | $91,767 |
| Passur Aerospace, Inc. | 10 | $90,002 |
| Stellar Services, Inc. | 23 | $88,000 |
| Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. | 3 | $85,000 |
| MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC | 10 | $82,316 |
| TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC | 41 | $78,104 |
| ISPERO LLC | 6 | $75,000 |
| Pilot Technologies LLC | 9 | $73,445 |
| INFOMATICS, INC. | 67 | $73,000 |
| Virtuix Inc. | 5 | $70,000 |
| DSN Acquireco, LLC | 4 | $70,000 |
Salaries by location
Farmington Hills, MI · $63,564New York, NY · $92,079West Chester, PA · $90,000Albany, NY · $98,093Menlo Park, CA · $95,000Orlando, FL · $90,002Frisco, TX · $76,750Plainsboro, NJ · $73,445Austin, TX · $75,812St Louis, MO · $73,238Plano, TX · $66,539Flower Mound, TX · $91,767Atlanta, GA · $79,000Westlake Village, CA · $102,918Irving, TX · $71,666