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SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPER

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

8,939

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$99,000

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

-64.0%

Filing Growth

831 → 299 filings, FY2021 to FY2025 (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$80,163

25th Percentile

$88,550

Median (50th)

$99,000

75th Percentile

$110,000

90th Percentile

$123,700

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Top Employers Hiring SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPER
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
MARLABS, INC 475 $92,300 $60,000 - $150,100 40.8%
SOLUTION IT INC 303 $109,000 $85,000 - $183,040 98.0%
TECHNOSOFT, INC 269 $90,500 $60,000 - $140,000 94.4%
NIHA TECHNOLOGIES INC 164 $100,000 $74,000 - $141,294 99.4%
DATA INC. 117 $120,000 $90,000 - $180,000 99.1%
Collasys LLC 104 $91,000 $68,300 - $129,000 96.2%
WEBJECT SYSTEMS, INC. 102 $108,181 $81,058 - $157,643 91.2%
Nycasoft Inc 78 $102,399 $81,453 - $163,550 78.2%
VEJARS TECHNOLOGIES INC 60 $95,430 $76,200 - $168,000 96.7%
INFOSTRETCH CORPORATION 57 $113,000 $85,000 - $155,000 98.2%
SIARAA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 56 $90,010 $79,250 - $175,000 92.9%
TECHORBIT, INC 49 $101,192 $79,000 - $130,000 100.0%
INVENTSOFT LLC 34 $96,866 $92,040 - $114,026 100.0%
UNICORN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 33 $87,500 $81,307 - $105,250 84.8%
STIAOS TECHNOLOGIES INC 31 $85,509 $60,341 - $105,976 16.1%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 3,077 $99,000 $50,400 - $199,534
II 20 $75,878 $56,389 - $132,870
III 17 $80,913 $67,538 - $99,974
I 10 $63,846 $55,536 - $82,371
IV 8 $101,628 $92,000 - $125,000
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 3,132 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 3,132 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Wilmington MA 129 $108,500
Mechanicsburg PA 119 $89,000
Austin TX 63 $97,000
Plano TX 59 $99,000
Houston TX 59 $100,000
Atlanta GA 54 $97,504
Bridgewater MA 53 $100,000
Alpharetta GA 52 $87,500
Irving TX 52 $99,000
Herndon VA 47 $100,000
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPER with different seniority levels.

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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 831 $96,242 78.3%
2022 733 $97,200 85.4%
2023 510 $99,004 85.9%
2024 532 $101,200 82.3%
2025 299 $105,997 89.0%
2026 227 $109,283 89.4%
Company Comparison - SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPER

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
MARLABS, INC 475 $92,300 40.8%
SOLUTION IT INC 303 $109,000 98.0%
TECHNOSOFT, INC 269 $90,500 94.4%
NIHA TECHNOLOGIES INC 164 $100,000 99.4%
DATA INC. 117 $120,000 99.1%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.