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Software Developers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 12580

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Applications FY2020–FY2026
9,240
Median offered wage
$120,000
Certified (last three years)
99.2%
Median wage$120,000certified 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: applications by fiscal year

1,0532,105FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1,0532,105FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20202,105
FY20211,697
FY20221,667
FY20231,222
FY20241,061
FY2025875
FY2026*613
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*511102
FY2025734141
FY2024934127
FY20231,096126
FY20221,481186
FY20211,561136
FY20201,987118
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. T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.532
  2. Bill Me Later, Inc.405
  3. Fei.com, Inc.259
  4. Quality Software Services, Inc.212
  5. Sparksoft Corporation195
  6. Deloitte Consulting LLP189
  7. Aditi LLC183
  8. Chags Health Information Technology LLC171
  9. Compunnel Software Group, Inc145
  10. Cisco Systems, Inc.145
  11. Optum Services, Inc.144
  12. Softrams LLC143
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 $120,000; middle half $110,510 to $136,405 · median prevailing wage $114,941 (marker) · 3,183 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I599
  2. Level II1,850
  3. Level III470
  4. Level IV141
Job titles
  1. Software Developer1,579
  2. Software Engineer920
  3. Senior Software Engineer287
  4. Devops Engineer162
  5. Java Developer151
  6. Application Developer113
  7. Senior Software Developer111
  8. Full Stack Developer94
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; Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD accounts for 0.59% of them, and its median offered wage is 7.9% 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.59%
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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