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Software Developers salaries in Columbia, SC
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 154 certified H-1B applications for software developers in the Columbia, SC area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 92 employers.
The middle half of offers were $89,000 to $130,500 a year, with a median of $110,000: 23% below the national median for this job ($143,500).
The most common wage level was Level II (51% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $77,917 at Level I and $99,986 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 6% | $77,917 |
| Level II (qualified) | 51% | $99,986 |
| Level III (experienced) | 27% | $122,034 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 17% | $144,102 |
Who sponsors software developers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capgemini America Inc | 14 | $126,500 | 165 |
| AgFirst Farm Credit Bank | 9 | $115,500 | 1 |
| Sanctityinternational Llc | 9 | $89,000 | — |
| Sripadha Inc | 3 | $95,000 | 5 |
| Dataedge, Inc | 3 | $114,000 | 20 |
| Coolsoft Llc | 3 | $131,000 | 3 |
| Compusoft Integrated Solutions, Inc | 2 | $89,000 | 3 |
| Palmetto GBA, LLC | 2 | $124,000 | — |
| Krumware, LLC | 2 | $110,000 | — |
| Marvel Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $89,000 | 7 |
| Bluebix Solutions Inc | 2 | $90,000 | — |
| University of South Carolina | 2 | $96,000 | — |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | 2 | $104,000 | 20 |
| UNUM Group | 2 | $113,500 | 8 |
| Progressive Casualty Insurance Company | 2 | $150,000 | 41 |
More in Columbia
Common titles filed under this occupation: Software Engineer, Software Developer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineering, Software Dev Engineer Ii, Software Dev Engineer I, Software Development Engineer Ii, Staff Software Engineer.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.