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Software Developer in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Software Developer
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
1,600
Median offered wage
$111,675
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$111,675certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Software Developer" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

196391FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
196391FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022391
FY2023346
FY2024343
FY2025344
FY2026*176
Certified (decided applications)
99.0%
Employers filing
577

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Compunnel Software Group, Inc100
  2. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited57
  3. Jean Martin Inc56
  4. Oracle America, Inc.44
  5. Diaspark, Inc.42
  6. Forthright Soft Inc.38
  7. Ana-data Consulting Inc35
  8. Consultadd Inc.32
  9. Tringapps Inc30
  10. Vitech Systems Group26
  11. Takeo Tech LLC21
  12. IBM Corporation21

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $111,675; middle half $101,754 to $123,760 · median prevailing wage $109,283 (marker) · 1,562 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I455
  2. Level II942
  3. Level III140
  4. Level IV51

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Software Developer" appears on 108,158 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 9,400 employers for worksites in 2,706 cities; the median offered wage is $100,000, so the median in New York City is 11.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
108,158
Employers nationwide
9,400
Cities with filings
2,706
National median offered wage
$100,000
Share of national filings in New York City
1.5%
Cities with the most applications for Software Developer
  1. Irving, TX5,444
  2. Plano, TX3,748
  3. Houston, TX3,067
  4. Austin, TX2,341
  5. Charlotte, NC2,223
  6. Frisco, TX2,135
  7. Dallas, TX2,056
  8. Alpharetta, GA2,024
  9. Atlanta, GA1,697
  10. New York City, NY1,600

The New York City job market

New York City has 163,518 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 40,783 job titles and 16,582 employers; "Software Developer" ranks #6 by applications, with 1.0% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Software Developer in New York City
6
Median offered wage in New York City, all job titles
$141,523
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in New York City
  1. Software Engineer7,682
  2. Associate7,483
  3. Vice President3,993
  4. Analyst3,261
  5. Senior Software Engineer1,919
  6. Data Scientist1,392
  7. Senior Associate1,297
  8. Manager1,055
  9. Software Development Engineer II967
  10. Quantitative Researcher962