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Software Developers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 33340

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Applications FY2020–FY2026
4,813
Median offered wage
$113,922
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Median wage$113,922certified 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI: applications by fiscal year

484968FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
484968FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020968
FY2021826
FY2022899
FY2023610
FY2024537
FY2025567
FY2026*406
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*286120
FY2025446121
FY2024434103
FY2023492118
FY2022798101
FY2021725101
FY202089969
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. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company693
  2. FIS Management Services, LLC486
  3. Johnson Controls, Inc.419
  4. Wisdom Infotech, Ltd.410
  5. Experis US, Inc.274
  6. Deloitte Consulting LLP255
  7. Fiserv Solutions, LLC253
  8. Capgemini America Inc235
  9. GE Medical Systems, LLC233
  10. Quest Global Services- N.A., Inc.185
  11. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited156
  12. GlobalLogic Inc.154
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 $113,922; middle half $94,388 to $131,893 · median prevailing wage $99,162 (marker) · 1,624 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I153
  2. Level II644
  3. Level III406
  4. Level IV397
Job titles
  1. Software Developer454
  2. Software Engineer427
  3. Senior Software Engineer312
  4. Lead Software Engineer70
  5. Staff Software Engineer69
  6. Senior Software Developer39
  7. Software Developer, Applications38
  8. Software Engineer 235
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; Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI accounts for 0.31% of them, and its median offered wage is 12.6% 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
0.31%
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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