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Software Developers in Columbus, OH

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 18140

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Columbus, OH
Applications FY2020–FY2026
16,581
Median offered wage
$106,018
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Median wage$106,018certified 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 Columbus, OH metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Columbus, OH: applications by fiscal year

1,4832,965FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1,4832,965FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20202,903
FY20212,681
FY20222,965
FY20232,327
FY20242,227
FY20252,041
FY2026*1,437
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1,179258
FY20251,733308
FY20242,042185
FY20232,096231
FY20222,720245
FY20212,405276
FY20202,670233
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. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.3,655
  2. Erp Analysts, Inc.1,308
  3. Cardinal Health, Inc.1,079
  4. Strategic Systems, Inc.830
  5. Nationwide Insurance510
  6. Information Control Company LLC498
  7. Fast Switch Ltd462
  8. Mast Technology Services, Inc.423
  9. Sudhi Infomatics Inc420
  10. Data Systems Integration Group Inc.414
  11. Neumeric Technologies Corporation382
  12. The Huntington National Bank362
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 $106,018; middle half $96,574 to $130,000 · median prevailing wage $101,899 (marker) · 6,919 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I756
  2. Level II3,343
  3. Level III1,209
  4. Level IV1,297
Job titles
  1. Software Developer2,419
  2. Software Engineer1,442
  3. Java Developer357
  4. Associate, Software Engineer332
  5. Senior Software Engineer277
  6. Application Developer266
  7. Vice President, Lead Software Engineer259
  8. Vice President, Software Engineer248
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; Columbus, OH accounts for 1.06% of them, and its median offered wage is 18.6% 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 Columbus, OH
1.06%
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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