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Chapel Hill, NC, 27517 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:27517 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Chapel Hill |
| State | NC |
| Postal code | 27517 |
| LCA filings | 329 |
| Companies | 102 |
| Role titles | 181 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $35,000 |
| Annualized high max | $300,000 |
| Annualized low average | $96,299 |
| Outlier count | 0 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 27517.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | 44 | 44 | 48,000 | 130,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| WiseTech Global (US) Inc. | 26 | 26 | 68,000 | 153,000 | 2,018 | 2,026 |
| WiseTech Global (U.S.), Inc. | 19 | 19 | 76,294 | 165,000 | 2,020 | 2,026 |
| HCL AMERICA, INC. | 18 | 18 | 62,088 | 109,179 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
| STRATA SOLAR, LLC | 13 | 13 | 52,728 | 122,000 | 2,016 | 2,018 |
| TMW SYSTEMS, INC., A TRIMBLE COMPANY | 12 | 12 | 77,979 | 118,692 | 2,016 | 2,019 |
| CDATA SOFTWARE, INC | 7 | 7 | 68,370 | 80,000 | 2,019 | 2,025 |
| Lex Nimble Solutions Inc. | 7 | 7 | 116,709 | 117,840 | 2,024 | 2,026 |
| Lord Aeck Sargent Planning & Design, Inc. | 7 | 7 | 60,299 | 85,000 | 2,021 | 2,025 |
| Affiliated Engineers, Inc. | 6 | 6 | 60,299 | 125,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Collaborate Solutions Inc. | 6 | 6 | 92,082 | 101,110 | 2,022 | 2,023 |
| INTERRA INTERNATIONAL, LLC | 6 | 6 | 47,570 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,017 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 5 | 5 | 139,100 | 282,880 | 2,025 | 2,025 |
| Katerra, Inc. | 5 | 5 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 2,020 | 2,021 |
| PVR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 5 | 5 | 60,000 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,017 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 14 | $64,480 | $118,692 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 11 | $68,370 | $101,000 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 8 | $95,000 | $122,000 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 8 | $90,000 | $120,786 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications | 8 | $71,406 | $120,000 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST - II | 15-1131 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS | 7 | $77,272 | $77,272 |
| SYSTEM ARCHITECT - III | 15-1199 COMPUTER OCCUPATIONS, ALL OTHER | 7 | $94,494 | $94,494 |
| Full Stack Developer | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 6 | $116,709 | $116,711 |
| AMAZON SCHOLAR | 15-1221.00 Computer and Information Research Scientists | 5 | $139,100 | $282,880 |
| Staff Architect | 17-1011.00 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 5 | $60,299 | $78,500 |
| APPLICATION DEVELOPER | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 4 | $101,109 | $101,110 |
| CLINICAL SAS ANALYST | 15-2041 | 4 | $65,790 | $0 |
| CLINICAL SAS PROGRAMMER | 15-2041 | 4 | $70,494 | $0 |
| Senior Software Developer | 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications | 4 | $99,536 | $131,851 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications | 4 | $107,016 | $130,000 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 32 | 24 | 17 | $79,400 | $70,259 | 31 | 96.9% |
| 2017 Q2 | 37 | 30 | 20 | $74,637 | $70,077 | 36 | 97.3% |
| 2018 Q2 | 41 | 27 | 15 | $89,972 | $84,083 | 35 | 85.4% |
| 2019 Q2 | 51 | 26 | 14 | $87,246 | $83,112 | 50 | 98.0% |
| 2020 Q1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | $81,261 | $72,328 | 5 | 83.3% |
| 2020 Q2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | $92,896 | $82,923 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | $109,033 | $95,663 | 9 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | $93,452 | $88,098 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | $106,028 | $101,485 | 5 | 83.3% |
| 2021 Q2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | $109,953 | $104,486 | 8 | 88.9% |
| 2021 Q3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | $99,797 | $93,400 | 15 | 93.8% |
| 2021 Q4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | $91,135 | $80,290 | 9 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | $93,355 | $86,544 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | $94,498 | $88,049 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | $104,282 | $89,933 | 10 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | $100,390 | $80,264 | 6 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $110,948 | $110,948 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | $113,370 | $113,197 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $64,966 | $58,783 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | $107,216 | $92,706 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | $127,776 | $101,932 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $117,375 | $102,804 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | $81,904 | $78,169 | 6 | 75.0% |
| 2024 Q4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $105,121 | $93,614 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $154,212 | $123,323 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | $154,032 | $119,734 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | $134,269 | $108,349 | 10 | 90.9% |
| 2025 Q4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | $134,739 | $103,281 | 4 | 57.1% |
| 2026 Q2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | $126,553 | $106,807 | 10 | 100.0% |
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