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H-1B software developers average $170,288, nearly double what accountants get

Name: H-1B wage by occupation, $ thousands
Creator: Plotpost
Published: 2026-10-10T21:18:30.927Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Software developers make up roughly 38% of all H-1B workers, while the median H-1B wage across all occupations is $123,828.

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Facts from Cala · 8 used

Software developers, avg H-1B median wage$170,288DOL

Accountants and auditors, avg H-1B median wage$87,914DOL

Civil engineers, avg H-1B median wage$93,709DOL

Data scientists, median H-1B salary$109,000DOL

Sources: Cala · DOL · BLS OEWS

H-1B wage by occupation, $ thousands

Software devs170.288

All H-1B123.828

Data scientist109

Civil eng.93.709

Accountants87.914

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