H-1B prevailing wage by role and city
Every role and city with enough filings to state all four wage levels, FY2024 onward.
What is a prevailing wage, and why does the level matter?
A prevailing wage is the minimum salary an employer must pay for a role in a specific city, set by the U.S. Department of Labor across four levels. The level also decides lottery odds: under the wage-weighted selection first used for FY2027, a Level IV filing gets 4 entries and a Level I gets 1. Pick a role and city below.
Software Developer
173 cities · 376,016 filings
- Seattle, WA19,822
- New York, NY18,294
- Sunnyvale, CA14,053
- Austin, TX13,471
- Redmond, WA12,395
- San Francisco, CA11,472
- Irving, TX11,170
- Plano, TX10,762
- San Jose, CA10,005
- Mountain View, CA9,836
- Bellevue, WA9,398
- Dallas, TX9,117
- Charlotte, NC8,453
- Atlanta, GA7,767
- Santa Clara, CA6,956
- Chicago, IL6,221
- Alpharetta, GA5,764
- Houston, TX5,707
- Menlo Park, CA5,431
- Frisco, TX4,797
- Jersey City, NJ4,723
- Bentonville, AR4,455
- San Diego, CA4,433
- Durham, NC4,350
- Westlake, TX4,080
- Palo Alto, CA3,843
- Boston, MA3,706
- Phoenix, AZ3,694
- Cupertino, CA3,359
- Tampa, FL3,241
- Columbus, OH2,955
- McKinney, TX2,631
- Cumming, GA2,350
- Pittsburgh, PA2,136
- Richardson, TX1,985
- McLean, VA1,942
- Richmond, VA1,868
- Kirkland, WA1,863
- Jacksonville, FL1,845
- Herndon, VA1,842
- San Antonio, TX1,833
- Arlington, VA1,791
- Wilmington, DE1,787
- Irvine, CA1,772
- Cary, NC1,771
- Fremont, CA1,714
- Raleigh, NC1,646
- Newark, NJ1,624
- Leander, TX1,582
- Dearborn, MI1,471
- Princeton, NJ1,457
- Fort Worth, TX1,450
- Pleasanton, CA1,415
- Nashville, TN1,405
- Reston, VA1,405
- Coppell, TX1,404
- Philadelphia, PA1,395
- Dublin, OH1,320
- Los Angeles, CA1,316
- San Mateo, CA1,312
- Cincinnati, OH1,295
- Aubrey, TX1,294
- Edison, NJ1,289
- Chandler, AZ1,220
- Morrisville, NC1,155
- Cambridge, MA1,149
- Minneapolis, MN1,144
- St. Louis, MO1,118
- Celina, TX1,117
- Washington, DC1,107
- Malvern, PA1,093
- Farmers Branch, TX1,092
- Riverwoods, IL1,074
- Tempe, AZ1,068
- Round Rock, TX1,063
- Schaumburg, IL1,060
- Whippany, NJ1,050
- Farmington Hills, MI1,046
- Scottsdale, AZ1,027
- O'Fallon, MO1,015
- Prosper, TX1,011
- Hillsboro, OR991
- Omaha, NE981
- Indianapolis, IN969
- Katy, TX964
- Denver, CO959
- Overland Park, KS959
- Little Elm, TX953
- Hartford, CT943
- Albany, NY937
- Redwood City, CA925
- Ashburn, VA913
- Mechanicsburg, PA883
- Lewisville, TX877
- Salt Lake City, UT876
- Bothell, WA849
- Naperville, IL833
- East Palo Alto, CA832
- Memphis, TN823
- Troy, MI819
- Louisville, KY813
- Miami, FL813
- Natick, MA807
- Detroit, MI805
- Madison, WI800
- Foster City, CA793
- Orlando, FL793
- Bloomington, IL765
- Maryland Heights, MO760
- Lake Mary, FL739
- Aurora, IL727
- Piscataway, NJ715
- San Bruno, CA711
- Portland, OR704
- Columbia, SC701
- Iselin, NJ698
- Fort Mill, SC697
- Parsippany, NJ697
- Georgetown, TX695
- Concord, NC687
- Addison, TX684
- Novi, MI650
- Las Vegas, NV627
- Apex, NC618
- Auburn Hills, MI607
- Waltham, MA606
- Sacramento, CA604
- Merrimack, NH602
- Brooklyn, NY598
- Exton, PA598
- Milpitas, CA598
- Sterling, VA591
- Beaverton, OR586
- Franklin, TN579
- Folsom, CA560
- Tallahassee, FL556
- Allen, TX550
- Warren, MI547
- Hoboken, NJ546
- Johns Creek, GA525
- Southlake, TX525
- Greenwood Village, CO519
- Burlingame, CA514
- Santa Monica, CA513
- Mason, OH501
- Duluth, GA499
- Englewood, CO497
- Issaquah, WA495
- Tracy, CA494
- Los Gatos, CA491
- Carrollton, TX486
- Collierville, TN482
- Eden Prairie, MN482
- Burlington, MA479
- Chantilly, VA478
- Liberty Hill, TX476
- Glen Allen, VA471
- San Ramon, CA469
- Spring, TX468
- Rockville, MD466
- Pflugerville, TX460
- Oakland, CA452
- Denton, TX449
- Baltimore, MD444
- Fuquay Varina, NC441
- Southfield, MI440
- Kansas City, MO431
- Berkeley Heights, NJ430
- Glendale, AZ427
- Buffalo, NY424
- Cleveland, OH418
- Milford, MI408
- Ann Arbor, MI400
Computer Systems Engineer/Architect
32 cities · 33,126 filings
- Plano, TX2,698
- Irving, TX2,343
- Charlotte, NC2,050
- Austin, TX2,049
- Atlanta, GA1,610
- New York, NY1,402
- San Jose, CA1,395
- Richardson, TX1,279
- Houston, TX1,106
- Bellevue, WA1,096
- Alpharetta, GA1,065
- Hartford, CT1,062
- Chicago, IL1,028
- Sunnyvale, CA986
- Phoenix, AZ983
- Redmond, WA915
- Jersey City, NJ877
- Dallas, TX849
- Frisco, TX841
- Raleigh, NC756
- Tampa, FL756
- San Francisco, CA677
- San Antonio, TX652
- Columbus, OH632
- Seattle, WA622
- Cary, NC564
- Mountain View, CA503
- Edison, NJ502
- Princeton, NJ489
- Santa Clara, CA481
- Louisville, KY456
- Indianapolis, IN402
Data Scientist
22 cities · 25,953 filings
Information Technology Project Manager
26 cities · 24,457 filings
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester
21 cities · 16,475 filings
Electronics Engineer, Except Computer
9 cities · 15,018 filings
Financial and Investment Analyst
6 cities · 13,883 filings
Computer and Information Systems Manager
13 cities · 13,574 filings
Business Intelligence Analyst
16 cities · 13,297 filings
Computer Programmer
18 cities · 13,163 filings
Computer Systems Analyst
17 cities · 11,687 filings
Accountant and Auditor
10 cities · 10,745 filings
Operations Research Analyst
9 cities · 8,638 filings
Computer and Information Research Scientist
10 cities · 6,985 filings
Management Analyst
6 cities · 5,719 filings
Medical Scientist, Except Epidemiologists
7 cities · 5,235 filings
Mechanical Engineer
10 cities · 5,204 filings
Financial Quantitative Analyst
2 cities · 5,148 filings
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist
3 cities · 4,022 filings
Lawyer
1 city · 3,659 filings
Database Administrator
5 cities · 2,686 filings
Electrical Engineer
4 cities · 2,150 filings
Biochemist and Biophysicist
4 cities · 1,930 filings
Statistician
2 cities · 1,530 filings
Materials Engineer
1 city · 1,497 filings
Financial Risk Specialist
1 city · 1,346 filings
Civil Engineer
2 cities · 1,342 filings
Marketing Manager
1 city · 1,162 filings
Financial Manager
1 city · 1,133 filings
Information Security Analyst
2 cities · 1,115 filings
Architect, Except Landscape and Naval
1 city · 1,055 filings
Physician, All Other
2 cities · 1,027 filings
Computer Hardware Engineer
2 cities · 1,019 filings
Manufacturing Engineer
2 cities · 943 filings
Network and Computer Systems Administrator
2 cities · 918 filings
General and Operations Manager
1 city · 785 filings
Graphic Designer
1 city · 785 filings
Project Management Specialist
1 city · 774 filings
Elementary School Teacher, Except Special Education
1 city · 574 filings
Industrial Engineer
1 city · 508 filings
Architectural and Engineering Manager
1 city · 507 filings
Sales Engineer
1 city · 503 filings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist
1 city · 502 filings
Public Relations Specialist
1 city · 464 filings
Biological Scientist, All Other
1 city · 439 filings
Economist
1 city · 414 filings
Credit Analyst
1 city · 400 filings