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Software Developers in Columbia, SC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 17900

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Columbia, SC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
1,914
Median offered wage
$98,000
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Median wage$98,000certified 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 Columbia, SC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Columbia, SC: applications by fiscal year

214427FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
214427FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020338
FY2021427
FY2022365
FY2023265
FY2024226
FY2025154
FY2026*139
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1309
FY20251459
FY202420818
FY202325015
FY202233530
FY202138245
FY202032612
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. Capgemini America Inc271
  2. Sanctityinternational LLC173
  3. Palmetto GBA, LLC99
  4. Duck Creek Technologies LLC86
  5. Zettaprime Inc84
  6. Agfirst Farm Credit Bank74
  7. Protech Solutions Inc.50
  8. Reliance Global Services Inc.49
  9. Keen Info Tek Inc47
  10. Hyper V Solutions LLC39
  11. Companion Professional Services, LLC39
  12. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.39
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 $98,000; middle half $92,982 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $93,413 (marker) · 706 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I36
  2. Level II417
  3. Level III188
  4. Level IV85
Job titles
  1. Software Developer386
  2. Software Engineer174
  3. Applications Consultant 2103
  4. Applications Consultant 378
  5. Senior Software Engineer41
  6. Java Developer30
  7. Senior Software Developer26
  8. SR. Software Solutions Engineer24
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; Columbia, SC accounts for 0.12% of them, and its median offered wage is 24.8% 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 Columbia, SC
0.12%
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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