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Software Developers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 19780

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
3,626
Median offered wage
$100,000
Certified (last three years)
98.8%
Median wage$100,000certified 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: applications by fiscal year

394788FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
394788FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020788
FY2021589
FY2022557
FY2023474
FY2024430
FY2025473
FY2026*315
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*24570
FY2025347126
FY202437951
FY202338589
FY202247483
FY202152960
FY202074840
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. Quality Consulting, Inc.233
  2. Launch IT Corp171
  3. Deere & Company159
  4. Siri Consultancy Services, Inc.142
  5. E-giants Technologies LLC131
  6. Kanap Systems LLC130
  7. Pioneer Consulting Services LLC129
  8. Multivision Inc.100
  9. Yash Technologies, Inc.100
  10. Nationwide Insurance97
  11. Compunnel Software Group, Inc88
  12. Inteliroute Technologies LLC84
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 $100,000; middle half $86,590 to $116,000 · median prevailing wage $96,304 (marker) · 1,318 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I231
  2. Level II728
  3. Level III183
  4. Level IV192
Job titles
  1. Software Developer717
  2. Software Engineer513
  3. Senior Software Engineer90
  4. Java Developer65
  5. .NET Developer59
  6. Senior Software Developer52
  7. Tableau Contractor39
  8. Application Developer36
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; Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA accounts for 0.23% of them, and its median offered wage is 23.3% 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
0.23%
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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