H-1B demand profile: Computer Programmers, R&D. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 15-1023-00, employers filed 4 Labor Condition Applications for Computer Programmers, R&D positions across 3 distinct H-1B sponsors. The DOL certified these petitions at a 100% rate, a measure of how cleanly the prevailing-wage and working-conditions attestations cleared preliminary review. That volume places Computer Programmers, R&D among the concrete, data-backed specialty occupations qualifying under the H-1B program’s bachelor’s-degree-plus-theoretical-knowledge standard.

Salary band for Computer Programmers, R&D. Offered wages on LCAs range from $64,183 at the floor to $70,782 at the ceiling, with an average of $67,287. These figures reflect what employers commit to pay sponsored workers, not market averages, each offer must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage (Level I through IV) for the worksite, so the distribution tracks wage-level geography, years of experience, and regional cost of labor more than it does any single employer’s pay philosophy.

Where and who sponsors Computer Programmers, R&D. The top sponsor is The University of Chicago with 2 petitions at an average offered wage of $64,183, followed by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Colorado. Geographically, IL leads with 2 filings (avg $64,183), followed by CO, TX. Taken together, the sponsor concentration and state footprint give a practical read on where demand for Computer Programmers, R&D actually clusters in the U.S. labor market, and how competitive pay for the role looks through the DOL’s H-1B lens.