DOL wage area 4800006 · Texas

H-1B prevailing wages in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Covers Bee County, TX; Brooks County, TX; Calhoun County, TX; Colorado County, TX; DeWitt County, TX; Duval County, TX; Gonzales County, TX; Jackson County, TX; Jim Hogg County, TX; Jim Wells County, TX; Karnes County, TX; Kenedy County, TX; Kleberg County, TX; Lavaca County, TX; Live Oak County, TX; Matagorda County, TX; McMullen County, TX; Refugio County, TX; Starr County, TX; Wharton County, TX; Willacy County, TX; Zapata County, TX.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area?

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 4800006, covering 22 counties (Bee County, TX; Brooks County, TX; Calhoun County, TX and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $145,164 for Level IV and $86,279 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $120,183 for Level IV and $66,831 for Level I; Data Scientists need $125,612 for Level IV and $68,432 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 Developers15-125286,279105,914125,528145,164
Computer Systems Analysts15-121166,83184,615102,399120,183
Data Scientists15-205168,43287,485106,559125,612
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125364,33583,866103,418122,949
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129959,46881,141102,836124,509
Information Security Analysts15-121285,676102,565119,434136,324
Database Administrators15-124272,28092,768113,236133,724
Database Architects15-124397,656120,765143,853166,962
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124465,93681,10096,284111,447
Computer Network Architects15-124187,714104,957122,221139,464
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122174,63199,175123,740148,284
Web Developers15-125452,93672,75992,581112,404
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125563,23287,964112,695137,426
Computer Programmers15-125163,02481,620100,215118,810
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123150,12862,75475,40088,026
Computer User Support Specialists15-123238,14848,04857,92867,829
Operations Research Analysts15-203160,59177,31494,037110,760
Statisticians15-204165,79186,196106,580126,984
Actuaries15-201166,54089,212111,863134,535
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021108,119132,850157,602182,333
Marketing Managers11-202179,623110,781141,940173,098
Sales Managers11-202246,78082,618118,477154,316
Financial Managers11-303188,588122,304156,000189,717
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041143,708159,079174,471189,842
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121101,796127,941154,087180,232
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911169,43187,714106,018124,301
Accountants and Auditors13-201152,95770,15987,360104,562
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205165,74984,573103,376122,200
Financial Risk Specialists13-205469,22388,629108,015127,421
Management Analysts13-111168,64089,544110,428131,332
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116137,33650,91964,48078,063
Logisticians13-108152,25066,74881,26695,764
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119949,96266,41582,88899,341
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061108,389137,031165,693194,335
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207289,815115,087140,359165,631
Electrical Engineers17-207174,65295,098115,524135,970
Mechanical Engineers17-214176,31697,573118,852140,109
Industrial Engineers17-211282,24499,154116,085132,996
Civil Engineers17-205157,03469,36881,68294,016
Engineers, All Other17-219989,316115,191141,087166,962
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203161,34079,08296,804114,546
Chemical Engineers17-204198,301123,178148,055172,932
Aerospace Engineers17-201189,212111,904134,618157,311
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104262,17277,68893,184108,701
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102952,41665,25078,08490,917
Chemists19-203165,68789,295112,882136,490
Pharmacists29-105194,183112,487130,770149,074
Physical Therapists29-112381,82896,096110,344124,613
Lawyers23-101172,717110,636148,533186,452
Graphic Designers27-102435,98446,86357,72068,599

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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