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Computer Programmers

Occupation · SOC 2018 15-1251 · United States

SOC 2018 code
15-1251
Share of U.S. applications
5.44%
Applications on record
659,091
FY2025
14,875
Median offered wage
$91,600
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$91,600certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Computer Programmers (SOC 15-1251). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Computer Programmers

45k91kFY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
45k91kFY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,096
FY200910,231
FY201043,930
FY201147,267
FY201254,449
FY201358,263
FY201472,949
FY201590,781
FY201684,697
FY201767,653
FY201827,448
FY201917,770
FY202012,812
FY20219,002
FY20229,680
FY202310,608
FY202413,679
FY202514,875
FY2026*11,901
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0011,324577
FY20251014,347527
FY20240113,254424
FY20230010,342266
FY2022009,313367
FY2021008,620382
FY20202012,450360
FY20190017,312458
FY20180026,887561
FY20170066,998655
FY20160184,015681
FY20150090,304477
FY20140072,423526
FY20130057,843420
FY20120153,602846
FY20110045,8101,457
FY20100042,2091,721
FY2009009,456775
FY20080001,096
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited49,939
  2. IBM India Private Limited39,219
  3. Wipro Limited24,036
  4. HCL America, Inc.19,274
  5. Infosys Limited17,997
  6. Accenture LLP17,506
  7. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.12,805
  8. Mphasis Corporation11,395
  9. Capgemini America Inc9,179
  10. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited6,814
  11. IBM Corporation6,331
  12. Marlabs, Inc5,924
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Computer Programmers: applications by worksite state

7+335+2,657+6,051+20k+
7+335+2,657+6,051+20k+
Data table
StateApplications
NJ88,307
CA84,080
TX79,755
IL42,434
NY35,350
GA31,418
VA27,240
PA24,288
FL22,433
OH21,544
NC21,474
MA19,983
MI15,712
MN13,900
MD12,553
CT12,485
WA9,897
MO9,110
AZ8,104
CO6,758
WI6,660
TN6,308
DE6,051
IN4,951
DC4,476
OR4,262
KS4,189
IA3,819
AR3,817
KY3,464
RI3,031
NH2,964
SC2,845
LA2,657
NE2,257
UT1,977
OK1,792
AL1,038
NV1,017
ID890
ME728
SD555
MS528
NM362
HI335
ND333
WV306
VT198
MT128
PR115
AK64
WY56
MP23
GU14
VI7
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ103,604
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX50,871
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN32,791
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA30,784
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA30,222
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV29,639
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA22,729
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD21,739
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA18,600
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH18,241
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

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

Median $91,600; middle half $79,534 to $107,203 · median prevailing wage $85,530 (marker) · 38,168 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4,734
  2. Level II27,497
  3. Level III4,761
  4. Level IV1,821
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Programmer Analyst215,415
  2. Computer Programmer99,023
  3. Developer32,041
  4. Software Engineer15,563
  5. Programmer/analyst12,725
  6. Computer Programmer Analyst11,930
  7. Systems Engineer - US10,288
  8. Programmer Analyst - II9,445
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Akron, OH
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Bloomington, IL
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chattanooga, TN-GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Erie, PA
  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
  • Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Jefferson City, MO
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Lynchburg, VA
  • Madison, WI
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • Marion, OH
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Monroe, LA
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Rochester, NY
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Sioux Falls, SD-MN
  • Springfield, IL
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Trenton-Princeton, NJ
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Wichita, KS
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • Worcester, MA
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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