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Software Developers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 12060

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
62,456
Median offered wage
$114,026
Certified (last three years)
99.3%
Median wage$114,026certified 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA: applications by fiscal year

5,87612kFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
5,87612kFY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20208,451
FY20218,983
FY202211,751
FY20239,397
FY20249,274
FY20258,808
FY2026*5,792
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*4,866926
FY20257,5651,243
FY20248,308966
FY20238,2091,188
FY202210,6901,061
FY20218,081902
FY20207,724727
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. Deloitte Consulting LLP2,382
  2. Capgemini America Inc2,235
  3. Microsoft Corporation2,123
  4. Equifax Inc.1,209
  5. ADP Technology Services, Inc.1,200
  6. Anthem, Inc.950
  7. Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.903
  8. Capgemini America Inc829
  9. Macy's Systems and Technology, Inc.818
  10. Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.735
  11. Smartsoft International, Inc.707
  12. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP693
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 $114,026; middle half $102,877 to $138,042 · median prevailing wage $105,227 (marker) · 28,275 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3,467
  2. Level II14,214
  3. Level III5,624
  4. Level IV4,103
Job titles
  1. Software Developer8,385
  2. Software Engineer5,821
  3. Senior Software Engineer1,824
  4. Java Developer755
  5. Senior Software Developer691
  6. SR. Software Engineer560
  7. Devops Engineer546
  8. Software Engineering535
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; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA accounts for 3.98% of them, and its median offered wage is 12.5% 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
3.98%
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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