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Software Developers in Raleigh-Cary, NC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 39580

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
16,972
Median offered wage
$120,000
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median wage$120,000certified 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Raleigh-Cary, NC: applications by fiscal year

1,5503,099FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1,5503,099FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20201,984
FY20212,076
FY20223,099
FY20232,667
FY20242,541
FY20252,667
FY2026*1,938
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1,754184
FY20252,451216
FY20242,390151
FY20232,455212
FY20222,868231
FY20211,825251
FY20201,785199
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. DB Global Technology, Inc.2,010
  2. LexisNexis USA751
  3. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC575
  4. Cisco Systems, Inc.533
  5. Metlife Group, Inc.451
  6. HCL America, Inc.430
  7. Sas Institute Inc.410
  8. IT People Corporation369
  9. Red Hat, Inc.325
  10. Deloitte Consulting LLP286
  11. Kronsys, Inc.261
  12. Truist Bank244
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 $120,000; middle half $104,000 to $140,000 · median prevailing wage $113,339 (marker) · 8,859 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I922
  2. Level II4,156
  3. Level III2,150
  4. Level IV1,181
Job titles
  1. Software Developer1,951
  2. Software Engineer1,713
  3. Assistant Vice President827
  4. Senior Software Engineer679
  5. Senior Software Developer218
  6. Software Engineer III187
  7. Software Engineer II186
  8. Devops Engineer175
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; Raleigh-Cary, NC accounts for 1.08% of them, and its median offered wage is 7.9% 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC
1.08%
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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