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Software Developers in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 16860

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
843
Median offered wage
$101,192
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median wage$101,192certified 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Chattanooga, TN-GA: applications by fiscal year

91181FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
91181FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020154
FY2021153
FY2022181
FY2023116
FY2024106
FY202576
FY2026*57
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*525
FY20256412
FY2024997
FY20239620
FY202217110
FY202113716
FY20201459
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. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.305
  2. Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee148
  3. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.80
  4. Accelerated Engineering74
  5. System Soft Technologies LLC40
  6. Codescience Inc.31
  7. NY Systems Inc.29
  8. UNUM Group27
  9. HCL Global Systems Inc27
  10. Integrated Health Group26
  11. Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.25
  12. Deloitte Consulting LLP24
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 $101,192; middle half $86,944 to $124,405 · median prevailing wage $86,944 (marker) · 305 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level II190
  3. Level III52
  4. Level IV38
Job titles
  1. Software Developer243
  2. Applications Systems Analyst - Specialist49
  3. Software Engineer48
  4. Senior Software Engineer18
  5. Data Engineer11
  6. Application Developer/analyst9
  7. Systems Engineer I8
  8. Senior Data Engineer8
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; Chattanooga, TN-GA accounts for 0.05% of them, and its median offered wage is 22.3% 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA
0.05%
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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