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Software Developers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 10580

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Applications FY2020–FY2026
4,292
Median offered wage
$99,549
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median wage$99,549certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Software Developers with a worksite in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY: applications by fiscal year

421842FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
421842FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020842
FY2021715
FY2022536
FY2023590
FY2024594
FY2025560
FY2026*455
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*42926
FY202552832
FY202457717
FY202354941
FY202248155
FY202167936
FY202079745
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Gcom Software, Inc.317
  2. Virtusa Corporation221
  3. CSRA State and Local Solutions LLC197
  4. Knowledge Builders, Inc.174
  5. Erp Analysts, Inc.156
  6. GCOM Software LLC124
  7. Sligo Software Solutions Inc116
  8. Globalfoundries U.S. Inc.112
  9. Panha Solutions Inc95
  10. Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.83
  11. I-link Solutions Inc.83
  12. Lead IT Corporation75
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, FY2023–FY2026.

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

Median $99,549; middle half $90,147 to $114,629 · median prevailing wage $93,538 (marker) · 2,018 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I223
  2. Level II1,327
  3. Level III333
  4. Level IV183
Job titles
  1. Software Developer1,081
  2. Software Engineer377
  3. Software Architect113
  4. Java Developer100
  5. .NET Developer61
  6. Senior Software Developer60
  7. Senior Software Engineer43
  8. Systems Developer40
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Software Developers appears on 1,569,009 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 47,363 employers in 727 metropolitan areas; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY accounts for 0.27% of them, and its median offered wage is 23.6% below the national median of $130,295.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
1,569,009
Metropolitan areas with filings
727
Employers nationwide
47,363
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$130,295
Share in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
0.27%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Software Developers
  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA170,820
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX157,007
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ142,719
  4. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA141,062
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA104,870
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA62,456
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN54,962
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV53,916
  9. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX48,372
  10. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH42,120
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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