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Software Developers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 45940

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Applications FY2020–FY2026
8,564
Median offered wage
$108,222
Certified (last three years)
98.6%
Median wage$108,222certified 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ: applications by fiscal year

7871,574FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
7871,574FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20201,574
FY20211,378
FY20221,396
FY20231,277
FY20241,017
FY20251,192
FY2026*730
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*516214
FY2025826366
FY2024882135
FY20231,073204
FY20221,134262
FY20211,103275
FY20201,371203
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. Bloomberg, LP504
  2. CitiusTech Inc.336
  3. Data, Inc.325
  4. Pamten, Inc.278
  5. Kellton Tech Inc226
  6. Bank of America N.A.216
  7. Ispace, Inc213
  8. Alltech Consulting Services Inc206
  9. Pioneer Consulting Services LLC202
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 $108,222; middle half $104,000 to $135,566 · median prevailing wage $107,037 (marker) · 3,222 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I514
  2. Level II1,754
  3. Level III542
  4. Level IV413
Job titles
  1. Software Developer1,453
  2. Software Engineer709
  3. Senior Software Engineer235
  4. Senior Software Developer114
  5. Java Developer92
  6. SAP Consultant74
  7. Software (applications) Developer65
  8. Vice President55
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; Trenton-Princeton, NJ accounts for 0.55% of them, and its median offered wage is 16.9% 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ
0.55%
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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