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Software Developers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1252 · CBSA 47260

Occupation
Software Developers (SOC 15-1252)
Metropolitan area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Applications FY2020–FY2026
2,273
Median offered wage
$106,595
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$106,595certified 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Software Developers in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC: applications by fiscal year

339678FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
339678FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020678
FY2021420
FY2022403
FY2023293
FY2024206
FY2025156
FY2026*117
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1134
FY202514115
FY202419313
FY202327023
FY202236736
FY202138238
FY202060969
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. Anthem, Inc.862
  2. ADP Technology Services, Inc.178
  3. Novo Proso Inc132
  4. UST Global Inc.107
  5. Anthem, Inc.86
  6. Anthem, Inc.80
  7. Staidlogic LLC74
  8. Sunraise Technologies Inc63
  9. Deloitte Consulting LLP56
  10. Fujitsu America, Inc.54
  11. Ramsai Software Solutions, Inc52
  12. Hadiamondstar Software Solutions, LLC52
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 $106,595; middle half $95,534 to $125,992 · median prevailing wage $101,358 (marker) · 711 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I56
  2. Level II388
  3. Level III121
  4. Level IV95
Job titles
  1. Software Developer359
  2. Engineer III152
  3. Software Engineer149
  4. Software Consultant82
  5. Engineer SR76
  6. Engineer Lead67
  7. Engineer Senior49
  8. Pega Developer40
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; Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC accounts for 0.14% of them, and its median offered wage is 18.2% 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
0.14%
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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