DOL wage area 20260 · Minnesota

H-1B prevailing wages in Duluth, MN-WI

Covers Carlton County, MN; St. Louis County, MN; Douglas County, WI.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Duluth, MN?

Duluth, MN-WI is DOL wage area 20260, covering 3 counties (Carlton County, MN; St. Louis County, MN; Douglas County, WI). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $130,063 for Level IV and $76,461 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $118,581 for Level IV and $71,136 for Level I; Data Scientists need $121,244 for Level IV and $55,453 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

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	76,461	94,328	112,196	130,063
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	71,136	86,944	102,773	118,581
Data Scientists15-2051	55,453	77,376	99,320	121,244
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	60,445	72,572	84,719	96,845
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	61,464	79,144	96,804	114,484
Information Security Analysts15-1212	76,732	93,247	109,741	126,256
Database Administrators15-1242	55,162	71,095	87,007	102,940
Database Architects15-1243	98,946	116,626	134,285	151,965
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	71,157	82,472	93,767	105,082
Computer Network Architects15-1241	76,503	93,205	109,887	126,589
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	101,816	119,663	137,509	155,356
Web Developers15-1254	51,501	67,080	82,660	98,239
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	41,372	54,039	66,706	79,373
Computer Programmers15-1251	54,892	70,180	85,468	100,756
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	54,600	63,919	73,237	82,556
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	45,116	52,021	58,906	65,812
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	68,516	83,804	99,071	114,359
Statisticians15-2041	70,492	92,976	115,482	137,967
Actuaries15-2011	86,071	111,904	137,759	163,592
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	100,568	126,735	152,901	179,068
Marketing Managers11-2021	82,701	113,485	144,290	175,074
Sales Managers11-2022	78,271	108,160	138,029	167,919
Financial Managers11-3031	88,151	112,050	135,928	159,828
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	113,360	133,599	153,816	174,055
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	71,948	94,474	117,000	139,527
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	77,896	93,996	110,095	126,194
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	57,034	69,556	82,077	94,599
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	69,514	83,450	97,365	111,301
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	78,167	95,722	113,298	130,853
Management Analysts13-1111	64,938	80,954	96,991	113,007
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	46,093	58,719	71,344	83,970
Logisticians13-1081	59,156	69,660	80,184	90,688
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	49,380	61,360	73,320	85,301
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	95,160	114,837	134,493	154,170
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	83,325	103,480	123,636	143,791
Electrical Engineers17-2071	80,517	93,912	107,308	120,703
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	71,552	83,304	95,036	106,788
Industrial Engineers17-2112	71,386	85,052	98,738	112,404
Civil Engineers17-2051	74,048	89,045	104,063	119,060
Engineers, All Other17-2199	78,021	86,279	94,516	102,773
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	92,560	111,343	130,125	148,908
Chemical Engineers17-2041	70,388	100,173	129,938	159,724
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	92,935	119,080	145,205	171,351
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	68,432	81,432	94,432	107,432
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	62,650	76,274	89,919	103,543
Chemists19-2031	71,823	87,319	102,794	118,290
Pharmacists29-1051	109,221	125,799	142,397	158,975
Physical Therapists29-1123	80,018	88,172	96,325	104,479
Lawyers23-1011	77,772	114,359	150,946	187,533
Graphic Designers27-1024	39,229	48,090	56,951	65,812

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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