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Software Developers in Knoxville, TN

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 28940

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Knoxville, TN
Applications FY2020–FY2026
526
Median offered wage
$103,824
Certified (last three years)
99.1%
Median wage$103,824certified 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 Knoxville, TN metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Knoxville, TN: applications by fiscal year

52104FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
52104FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020101
FY202185
FY2022104
FY202373
FY202471
FY202553
FY2026*39
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*372
FY20254211
FY2024683
FY2023649
FY2022977
FY20217510
FY2020983
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. America's Collectibles Network, Inc.66
  2. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.47
  3. Ut-battelle, LLC33
  4. Pilot Travel Centers LLC33
  5. Scripps Networks, LLC25
  6. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.24
  7. Elavon, Inc.20
  8. Discovery Communications, LLC19
  9. 21st Mortgage Corporation19
  10. Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.18
  11. CMH Services Inc.17
  12. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.17
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 $103,824; middle half $85,000 to $127,629 · median prevailing wage $92,227 (marker) · 206 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I26
  2. Level II105
  3. Level III34
  4. Level IV44
Job titles
  1. Software Developer102
  2. Software Engineer49
  3. Senior Software Engineer23
  4. .NET Developer9
  5. Application Developer8
  6. Python Developer7
  7. Java Developer7
  8. Software Engineer II6
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; Knoxville, TN accounts for 0.03% of them, and its median offered wage is 20.3% 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 Knoxville, TN
0.03%
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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