H-1B wage levels
The Department of Labor's four wage levels for a job where it is done, and the level a salary meets.
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Everyday titles work: software engineer, data scientist, nurse.
Why levels matter
- Level IV 4
- Level III 3
- Level II 2
- Level I 1
This is what the table and the rule say. It is not a prediction of who is selected.
The rule, in its words
When registrations exceed the cap, USCIS runs a weighted selection:
If a random selection is necessary, USCIS will assign each unique beneficiary to the lowest OEWS wage level among all registrations submitted on the beneficiary's behalf and will enter each unique beneficiary into the selection pool in a weighted manner as follows: a beneficiary assigned wage level IV will be entered into the selection pool four times, a beneficiary assigned wage level III will be entered into the selection pool three times, a beneficiary assigned wage level II will be entered into the selection pool two times, and a beneficiary assigned wage level I will be entered into the selection pool one time.
Wages are for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
Jobs and areas with the most H-1B filings
Ordered by certified H-1B filings since FY2023. Each link is that job's wage levels in that area.
By job
- Software Developers
- Dallas, TX · San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · New York, NY
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Dallas, TX · New York, NY · Seattle, WA · San Jose, CA
- Data Scientists
- New York, NY · Seattle, WA · Dallas, TX · San Jose, CA
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Dallas, TX · New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Dallas, TX · San Jose, CA · New York, NY · Atlanta, GA
- Computer Programmers
- Dallas, TX · New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · San Jose, CA
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
- Accountants and Auditors
- New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA
- Mechanical Engineers
- Detroit, MI · San Jose, CA · San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA
- Industrial Engineers
- San Jose, CA · San Francisco, CA · Detroit, MI · New York, NY
- Operations Research Analysts
- New York, NY · Seattle, WA · San Jose, CA · San Francisco, CA
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · San Diego, CA · Portland, OR
By area
- New York, NY
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Data Scientists · Financial and Investment Analysts
- Dallas, TX
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Data Scientists · Computer Programmers
- San Jose, CA
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Data Scientists
- Seattle, WA
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Data Scientists · Computer and Information Systems Managers
- San Francisco, CA
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Data Scientists · Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Chicago, IL
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Data Scientists · Computer Systems Analysts
- Atlanta, GA
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Computer Systems Analysts · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Boston, MA
- Software Developers · Data Scientists · Computer Occupations, All Other · Biological Scientists, All Other
- Austin, TX
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Data Scientists
- Washington, DC
- Software Developers · Data Scientists · Computer Occupations, All Other · Computer Programmers
- Los Angeles, CA
- Software Developers · Computer Occupations, All Other · Accountants and Auditors · Data Scientists