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Software Developers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 16740

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
32,503
Median offered wage
$120,058
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median wage$120,058certified 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC: applications by fiscal year

2,7315,462FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2,7315,462FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20205,462
FY20214,291
FY20225,120
FY20234,617
FY20244,340
FY20254,985
FY2026*3,688
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*3,196492
FY20254,530455
FY20243,948392
FY20234,150467
FY20224,718402
FY20213,954337
FY20205,218244
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. Lowe's Companies, Inc.2,543
  2. Randstad Technologies, LLC2,061
  3. Bank of America N.A.1,843
  4. Synechron, Inc.1,522
  5. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.1,499
  6. Capgemini America Inc1,431
  7. Deloitte Consulting LLP885
  8. Diversant LLC883
  9. Tabner, Inc.862
  10. LPL Financial LLC556
  11. Compunnel Software Group, Inc514
  12. Randstad Technologies, LP467
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 $120,058; middle half $107,000 to $139,027 · median prevailing wage $112,986 (marker) · 15,495 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,609
  2. Level II7,151
  3. Level III3,772
  4. Level IV2,280
Job titles
  1. Software Developer4,008
  2. Software Engineer2,802
  3. Senior Software Engineer1,627
  4. Senior Software Developer1,298
  5. Lead Software Engineer541
  6. Java Developer438
  7. Applications Consultant 3374
  8. Data Engineer278
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; Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC accounts for 2.07% 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.07%
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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