DOL wage area 12420 · Texas

H-1B prevailing wages in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Covers Bastrop County, TX; Caldwell County, TX; Hays County, TX; Travis County, TX; Williamson County, TX.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Austin, TX?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is DOL wage area 12420, covering 5 counties (Bastrop County, TX; Caldwell County, TX; Hays County, TX and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $167,149 for Level IV and $95,888 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $132,600 for Level IV and $76,711 for Level I; Data Scientists need $151,216 for Level IV and $77,335 for Level I. Under the weighted H-1B lottery, each wage level adds one entry, from one at Level I to four at Level IV, and DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61%. All of these wages come from local survey data. The table below covers the 50 occupations most filed for H-1B; any other job can be checked with the calculator.

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50 occupations

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	95,888	119,642	143,396	167,149
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	76,711	95,348	113,964	132,600
Data Scientists15-2051	77,335	101,962	126,589	151,216
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	70,616	90,044	109,450	128,877
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	69,264	97,989	126,714	155,439
Information Security Analysts15-1212	87,090	111,863	136,656	161,429
Database Administrators15-1242	75,629	96,429	117,208	138,008
Database Architects15-1243	101,172	124,405	147,639	170,872
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	73,341	91,874	110,386	128,919
Computer Network Architects15-1241	84,116	109,388	134,680	159,952
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	79,914	111,988	144,082	176,156
Web Developers15-1254	58,365	78,583	98,800	119,018
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	72,426	98,988	125,570	152,132
Computer Programmers15-1251	65,999	87,444	108,888	130,333
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	49,712	60,840	71,948	83,076
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	43,556	54,746	65,957	77,148
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	68,183	83,034	97,864	112,716
Statisticians15-2041	63,253	85,530	107,786	130,063
Actuaries15-2011	78,999	104,624	130,250	155,876
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	128,128	160,140	192,130	224,141
Marketing Managers11-2021	102,503	135,616	168,751	201,864
Sales Managers11-2022	86,341	124,717	163,114	201,490
Financial Managers11-3031	111,592	148,096	184,621	221,125
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	135,138	165,527	195,916	226,304
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	87,568	115,399	143,250	171,080
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	77,252	109,824	142,418	174,991
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	61,194	76,170	91,167	106,143
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	71,864	94,516	117,146	139,797
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	77,418	95,888	114,380	132,850
Management Analysts13-1111	74,277	97,116	119,975	142,813
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	51,356	70,512	89,648	108,805
Logisticians13-1081	54,954	70,325	85,696	101,068
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	52,458	69,888	87,298	104,728
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	116,959	145,559	174,180	202,780
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	100,132	126,236	152,360	178,464
Electrical Engineers17-2071	93,205	125,404	157,602	189,800
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	77,314	97,885	118,436	139,007
Industrial Engineers17-2112	72,031	93,725	115,420	137,114
Civil Engineers17-2051	70,492	88,421	106,330	124,260
Engineers, All Other17-2199	83,200	101,608	120,016	138,424
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	65,541	85,988	106,455	126,901
Chemical Engineers17-2041	92,581	120,724	148,866	177,008
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	89,212	108,701	128,170	147,660
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	61,631	83,159	104,687	126,215
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	47,882	61,048	74,215	87,381
Chemists19-2031	58,261	73,383	88,504	103,626
Pharmacists29-1051	107,432	125,383	143,333	161,284
Physical Therapists29-1123	85,800	98,800	111,821	124,821
Lawyers23-1011	93,434	138,799	184,184	229,549
Graphic Designers27-1024	45,989	58,012	70,055	82,077

Annual salary in U.S. dollars, rounded up. Source: DOL OFLC prevailing wage data, effective July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, computed directly from the DOL file (methodology). Page updated 2026-10-14.

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