H-1B demand profile: Computer Programmers, R&D. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 15-1294-00, employers filed 31 Labor Condition Applications for Computer Programmers, R&D positions across 19 distinct H-1B sponsors. The DOL certified these petitions at a 93.5% 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 $59,550 at the floor to $110,801 at the ceiling, with an average of $78,008. 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 Colorado State University with 4 petitions at an average offered wage of $74,195, followed by The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Northeastern University, Prime Healthcare Services - Montclair, LLC. Geographically, CA leads with 7 filings (avg $72,173), followed by AL, CO, MA. 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.