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Software Developers in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 15380

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
Applications FY2020–FY2026
1,680
Median offered wage
$115,223
Certified (last three years)
98.7%
Median wage$115,223certified 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY: applications by fiscal year

151302FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
151302FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020302
FY2021237
FY2022266
FY2023219
FY2024235
FY2025251
FY2026*170
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*15812
FY202522724
FY202422213
FY202319920
FY202225115
FY202122512
FY202029111
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. SLK America, Inc.576
  2. M&T Bank321
  3. Independent Health Association, Inc.121
  4. HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc.101
  5. Praxair, Inc.69
  6. Liazon Corporation66
  7. Sodexo, Inc.57
  8. Hsbc Bank USA, N.A.51
  9. Deloitte Consulting LLP50
  10. Healthnow New York Inc.49
  11. Synacor, Inc.44
  12. Citibank, N.A.42
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 $115,223; middle half $98,509 to $135,000 · median prevailing wage $98,717 (marker) · 786 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I98
  2. Level II311
  3. Level III237
  4. Level IV150
Job titles
  1. Software Developer128
  2. Software Engineer92
  3. Software Engineer III88
  4. Software Engineer II86
  5. Technical Lead28
  6. Senior Software Engineer27
  7. Developer26
  8. Engineering Team Lead14
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; Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY accounts for 0.11% of them, and its median offered wage is 11.6% 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
0.11%
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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