Software Developers
SOC Code: 15-1252.00
The DOL disclosure extract lists 661,601 H-1B LCA filings for Software Developers from 30,297 employer filers, with a 98.1% DOL certification rate and an average listed offered wage of $137,917. The highest-volume worksite state is CA with 130,465 filings. The highest-volume filer is Google LLC. These filings are not USCIS petition approvals or visa outcomes.
LCA filing profile: Software Developers. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 15-1252.00, the extract lists 661,601 Labor Condition Application filings from 30,297 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 #1 of 1,219 occupational codes in the current PlainVisa dataset, placing it in the top 1% 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 Google LLC with 23,020 filings at an average listed offered wage of $180,710, followed by Amazon.com Services LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc.. Geographically, CA leads with 130,465 filings (average listed wage $176,578), followed by TX, WA, NJ. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 23,020 | $180,710 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 21,578 | $160,898 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 20,817 | $170,200 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 12,003 | $203,476 |
| Apple Inc. | 9,146 | $181,960 |
| Wal-Mart Associates, INC. | 8,033 | $140,012 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 7,871 | $155,318 |
| Jpmorgan Chase & CO. | 7,551 | $156,166 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 5,914 | $133,169 |
| Capgemini America INC | 5,742 | $129,418 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 5,525 | $152,961 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 5,472 | $163,646 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 4,238 | $197,356 |
| Compunnel Software Group, INC | 4,228 | $116,959 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | 3,303 | $118,043 |
| Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. | 3,279 | $133,505 |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 3,015 | $127,580 |
| Intel Corporation | 2,962 | $132,124 |
| Linkedin Corporation | 2,804 | $170,899 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 2,526 | $140,602 |
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