Software Developers
SOC Code: 15-1252
The DOL disclosure extract lists 3,370 H-1B LCA filings for Software Developers from 524 employer filers, with a 98.1% DOL certification rate and an average listed offered wage of $133,840. The highest-volume worksite state is TX with 547 filings. The highest-volume filer is General Motors. These filings are not USCIS petition approvals or visa outcomes.
LCA filing profile: Software Developers. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 15-1252, the extract lists 3,370 Labor Condition Application filings from 524 distinct employer filers. The DOL certified 98.1% of those filings, a DOL record status for the wage and working-condition attestations. Filing volume does not establish that a role qualifies for H-1B, that a USCIS petition was filed or approved, or that anyone was hired.
Where this occupation sits in the corpus. By disclosed LCA volume, Software Developers ranks #75 of 1,219 occupational codes in the current PlainVisa dataset, placing it in the top 7% by filings. This is a corpus-relative rank computed from the same FY2023–FY2026 DOL disclosure snapshot as this profile, not a measure of job quality, worker demand, or visa approval odds.
Where LCA filings are recorded for Software Developers. The highest-volume employer filer is General Motors with 212 filings at an average listed offered wage of $160,597, followed by Strategic Systems, INC., Accenture LLP, IQVIA Inc.. Geographically, TX leads with 547 filings (average listed wage $130,196), followed by CA, MI, OH. These distributions describe DOL filing records only; they do not measure labor-market demand, confirmed sponsorship, hiring, or visa outcomes.
Top Employers for Software Developers
Employer filers with the most listed LCAs for this occupation
| Employer | LCA filings | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| General Motors | 212 | $160,597 |
| Strategic Systems, INC. | 139 | $89,995 |
| Accenture LLP | 128 | $112,014 |
| IQVIA Inc. | 126 | $135,002 |
| OSS, Inc. | 85 | $90,778 |
| Softcorp International, INC. | 81 | $106,744 |
| NCR Voyix Corporation | 80 | $116,896 |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 78 | $133,833 |
| Activision Publishing INC | 75 | $135,479 |
| Blizzard Entertainment, INC. | 68 | $151,745 |
| Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) | 64 | $136,977 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 64 | $154,884 |
| Brillfy Technology, Inc. | 54 | $104,604 |
| TriNet USA, Inc. | 49 | $158,143 |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 48 | $128,460 |
| Infylogy Corp | 40 | $104,788 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 39 | $193,247 |
| Activision Blizzard Media, LLC | 38 | $203,279 |
| Data Systems Integration Group INC. | 38 | $102,994 |
| Zions Bancorporation, N.A. | 36 | $122,019 |
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