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Software Developers PERM Salary

Wages offered on certified PERM labor certifications for software developers, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings
23,499
FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage
$142,002
Middle half $122,699 to $165,173
Certified rate
98.2%
433 denied
Median, all workers
$135,980
BLS OEWS, May 2025

Top employers

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#EmployerCertifiedMedian wage
1Microsoft Corporation1,115$138,968
2Jpmorgan Chase & Co.446$151,200
3NVIDIA Corporation336$184,662
4Wal-Mart Associates, INC.305$147,481
5Cisco Systems, Inc.289$154,482
6Bloomberg L.P.288$169,500
7Fmr LLC288$144,375
8Deloitte Consulting LLP268$102,877
9Salesforce, Inc.245$160,700
10Oracle America, Inc.241$147,368
11Sapphire Software Solutions, Inc.227$148,221
12Compunnel Software Group INC.184$95,500
13Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.159$150,051
14ByteDance Inc.157$184,662
15Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)153$123,960
16Comcast Cable Communications, LLC143$119,160
17CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.138$127,500
18Goldman Sachs Services LLC130$135,000
19U.S. Bank National Association120$139,464
20CVS Pharmacy, Inc.119$120,750
21DFS Corporate Services LLC114$106,558
22Meta Platforms, Inc.110$209,720
23eBay Inc.106$165,000
24LinkedIn Corporation104$146,307
25TikTok Inc.97$184,662
26Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.96$139,464
27Lowe's Companies, INC.92$149,469
28PayPal, Inc.90$157,000
29Uber Technologies, Inc.90$182,312
30Citibank, N.A.89$147,654
31At&t Services, INC.88$150,075
32Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.88$89,565
33Bank of America N.a.87$157,000
34Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company85$165,600
35EPAM Systems, Inc.84$120,058
36ServiceNow, Inc.84$184,662
37IBM Corporation83$169,229
38Yahoo Holdings Inc.83$138,750
39Adobe Inc.76$184,662
40Intel Corporation74$136,739
41Palo Alto Networks, Inc.74$169,660
42American Airlines, Inc.69$139,464
43Databricks, Inc.69$155,605
44Kforce INC.69$139,360
45Tesla, Inc.65$178,945
46Workday, Inc.65$142,002
47Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC63$135,000
48Snap INC.62$170,522
49Nutanix, Inc.59$183,612
50The Vanguard Group, Inc.58$140,046

By work state

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StateCertifiedMedian wage
California4,907$174,518
Texas3,717$139,464
Washington1,813$143,250
New Jersey1,624$146,078
New York1,396$169,229
Virginia1,010$148,221
Georgia890$142,002
North Carolina858$149,469
Illinois828$144,560
Massachusetts769$156,500
Michigan634$123,781
Pennsylvania623$120,058
Florida564$137,700
Ohio422$130,499
Maryland362$123,960
Arizona328$143,416
Missouri274$126,298
Minnesota211$135,200
Colorado203$152,069
Wisconsin181$123,750
Arkansas155$111,100
Rhode Island150$123,163
Utah146$119,600
Delaware131$142,800
Tennessee126$129,990
Connecticut103$140,130
Kentucky103$125,000
Oregon96$157,007
Iowa91$103,334
Indiana74$113,451
Nebraska64$116,891
Alabama61$108,056
Kansas61$106,595
Nevada51$131,310
New Hampshire50$136,088
South Carolina43$128,232
District of Columbia41$139,589
Louisiana25$127,088
Oklahoma20$92,500
Idaho9$125,000
New Mexico9$133,723
Vermont8$137,093
Montana6$114,608
Maine5$138,923
Mississippi4$87,446
North Dakota4$79,726
Wyoming4$125,990
Hawaii3$91,000
South Dakota3$119,517
Alaska1Not reported
Northern Mariana Islands1Not reported
Puerto Rico1Not reported
West Virginia1Not reported

Top work cities

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#CityCertifiedMedian wage
1New York, NY1,205$169,229
2Redmond, WA1,025$137,259
3San Jose, CA978$176,631
4San Francisco, CA729$181,272
5Santa Clara, CA699$184,662
6Irving, TX623$127,878
7Sunnyvale, CA519$168,756
8Austin, TX514$139,464
9Plano, TX475$139,464
10Dallas, TX454$140,832
11Charlotte, NC427$149,469
12Atlanta, GA418$142,002
13Seattle, WA403$175,000
14Chicago, IL323$144,560
15Ashburn, VA311$148,221
16Houston, TX288$129,650
17Alpharetta, GA287$142,002
18Boston, MA280$150,000
19Bellevue, WA265$155,418
20Tampa, FL207$139,194
21Westlake, TX205$144,200
22Mountain View, CA198$184,662
23Princeton, NJ198$148,013
24Frisco, TX192$127,878
25Jersey City, NJ164$169,229
26Fairfax, VA154$130,000
27Chevy Chase, MD153$123,960
28Durham, NC146$144,776
29Palo Alto, CA143$185,000
30San Mateo, CA138$172,204

Job titles employers used

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#Job titleCertifiedMedian wage
1Software Engineer3,701$140,399
2Software Developer2,390$123,614
3Senior Software Engineer1,173$151,986
4Software Engineering530$144,500
5Sr. Software Engineer436$156,471
6Software Engineer III268$130,499
7Lead Software Engineer251$160,000
8Software Engineer II228$128,502
9Principal Software Developer214$169,500
10Senior Software Developer193$131,518
11Staff Software Engineer178$180,064
12Sr. Software Developer172$149,781
13Sr. Systems Software Engineer161$226,158
14Software Developer / Analyst160$120,328
15Associate, Software Engineering144$108,000
16Software Development Engineer144$155,605
17DevOps Engineer130$139,464
18Systems Analyst129$95,500
19Principal Software Engineer118$165,173
20Principal Software Engineer/Developer99$153,925
21Software Developers95$123,656
22Senior Software Engineer/Developer87$129,825
23Software Engineers86$149,781
24Sr Software Engineer82$148,013
25Application Engineer80$102,690
26Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)76$146,961
27Systems Software Engineer74$184,662
28Software Dev Engineers (Multiple Positions Available)71$138,750
29Java Developer70$117,042
30Senior Software Development Engineer69$169,229

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Frequently asked questions

What is the PERM salary for software developers?
The median wage offered on certified PERM labor certifications for software developers was $142,002 a year in FY 2026 through Q3; the middle half ranged from $122,699 to $165,173.
How does that compare with all software developers?
BLS reports a median of $135,980 a year for all software developers in the U.S. (May 2025). Filings cover specific jobs at specific employers and locations, so the two are not directly comparable.