DOL wage area 3600001 · New York

H-1B prevailing wages in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area

Covers Clinton County, NY; Essex County, NY; Franklin County, NY; Fulton County, NY; Hamilton County, NY; Lewis County, NY; Montgomery County, NY; St. Lawrence County, NY.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area?

Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3600001, covering 8 counties (Clinton County, NY; Essex County, NY; Franklin County, NY and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $139,776 for Level IV and $77,189 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $104,375 for Level IV and $66,248 for Level I; Data Scientists need $123,220 for Level IV and $68,308 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%. Some of these wages are borrowed from a wider geography because local survey data was thin, but they are still the official figures for this area. The table below covers the 50 occupations most filed for H-1B; any other job can be checked with the calculator.

Top H-1B occupations

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50 occupations
OccupationLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Software Developers15-125277,18998,052118,914139,776
Computer Systems Analysts15-121166,24878,95791,666104,375
Data Scientists15-205168,30886,612104,916123,220
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125366,22882,93099,653116,356
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129955,59968,45381,28794,141
Information Security Analysts15-121273,73693,101112,487131,852
Database Administrators15-124259,98877,58495,181112,778
Database Architects15-124378,22999,008119,808140,588
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124462,48475,21387,922100,652
Computer Network Architects15-124166,08278,12590,168102,212
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221102,420130,874159,328187,783
Web Developers15-125438,85558,59478,35498,093
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125552,97875,46397,948120,432
Computer Programmers15-125160,67471,03281,37091,728
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123152,43765,02177,62690,210
Computer User Support Specialists15-123245,65654,39263,14971,885
Operations Research Analysts15-203160,50874,48588,484102,461
Statisticians15-204174,797107,245139,672172,120
Actuaries15-201169,80599,466129,127158,788
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021104,063128,919153,796178,652
Marketing Managers11-202183,325120,412157,477194,564
Sales Managers11-202292,727130,916169,125207,314
Financial Managers11-303175,629110,240144,872179,484
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041125,944147,181168,418189,655
Natural Sciences Managers11-912174,984101,047127,130153,192
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911191,084118,664146,266173,847
Accountants and Auditors13-201156,36870,05583,72097,407
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205169,86887,922105,997124,052
Financial Risk Specialists13-205473,84096,783119,746142,688
Management Analysts13-111165,33384,594103,855123,116
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116142,80755,51668,20480,912
Logisticians13-108154,41365,87477,31488,775
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119952,33370,05587,797105,519
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061113,984136,719159,453182,188
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207290,189109,928129,688149,428
Electrical Engineers17-207176,39991,146105,893120,640
Mechanical Engineers17-214173,92490,252106,559122,887
Industrial Engineers17-211274,98487,13299,258111,405
Civil Engineers17-205171,42885,32299,196113,090
Engineers, All Other17-219969,97290,855111,759132,642
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203183,38895,160106,933118,706
Chemical Engineers17-204180,30996,783113,236129,709
Aerospace Engineers17-201186,653111,135135,616160,098
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104272,405100,464128,524156,583
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102963,19177,04490,876104,728
Chemists19-203166,47787,818109,138130,479
Pharmacists29-1051103,127120,141137,156154,170
Physical Therapists29-112373,90384,40794,932105,436
Lawyers23-101176,711104,104131,498158,892
Graphic Designers27-102441,39249,44257,49265,541

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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