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Software Developers in Rochester, NY

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 40380

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Rochester, NY
Applications FY2020–FY2026
1,434
Median offered wage
$96,221
Certified (last three years)
98.5%
Median wage$96,221certified 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 Rochester, NY metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Rochester, NY: applications by fiscal year

132264FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
132264FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020264
FY2021255
FY2022257
FY2023216
FY2024146
FY2025191
FY2026*105
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*7233
FY202515536
FY202412620
FY202318828
FY202222136
FY202120748
FY202023628

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Avani Technology Solutions Inc.339
  2. Mindex Technologies, Inc.159
  3. Indotronix International Corporation148
  4. Paychex North America Inc.75
  5. Hudson Data LLC62
  6. Paychex, Inc.57
  7. Excellus Health Plan, Inc.48
  8. Techpro Consulting Inc44
  9. Deloitte Consulting LLP42
  10. Blue Heron Consulting Corporation40
  11. Paychex of New York LLC40
  12. Xerox Corporation37

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $96,221; middle half $89,253 to $116,441 · median prevailing wage $90,875 (marker) · 533 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I94
  2. Level II325
  3. Level III60
  4. Level IV54
Job titles
  1. Software Developer349
  2. Software Engineer145
  3. Software Engineer III37
  4. Senior Software Engineer30
  5. Software Engineer II21
  6. Java Developer20
  7. SR. Software Engineer12
  8. Software Engineer IV12

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; Rochester, NY accounts for 0.09% of them, and its median offered wage is 26.2% 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 Rochester, NY
0.09%
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