DOL wage area 3800007 · North Dakota

H-1B prevailing wages in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Covers Barnes County, ND; Benson County, ND; Cavalier County, ND; Dickey County, ND; Eddy County, ND; Foster County, ND; Griggs County, ND; LaMoure County, ND; Logan County, ND; McIntosh County, ND; Nelson County, ND; Pembina County, ND; Ramsey County, ND; Ransom County, ND; Richland County, ND; Rolette County, ND; Sargent County, ND; Steele County, ND; Stutsman County, ND; Towner County, ND; Traill County, ND; Walsh County, ND; Wells County, ND.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area?

East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3800007, covering 23 counties (Barnes County, ND; Benson County, ND; Cavalier County, ND and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $137,447 for Level IV and $72,988 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $114,858 for Level IV and $77,938 for Level I; Data Scientists need $105,914 for Level IV and $64,127 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 Developers15-125272,98894,474115,960137,447
Computer Systems Analysts15-121177,93890,252102,544114,858
Data Scientists15-205164,12778,06391,978105,914
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125367,03975,44283,84592,248
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129938,98054,14369,28584,448
Information Security Analysts15-121272,69689,004105,332121,639
Database Administrators15-124258,44874,11189,773105,436
Database Architects15-124389,752101,463113,152124,863
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124459,30168,97378,64588,317
Computer Network Architects15-124181,26696,783112,300127,816
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122189,752121,680153,608185,536
Web Developers15-125454,43463,48272,53081,578
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125549,90062,10974,29886,508
Computer Programmers15-125162,94179,62396,304112,986
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123156,74369,14081,51693,912
Computer User Support Specialists15-123245,01253,43661,86070,284
Operations Research Analysts15-203164,41877,29390,148103,023
Statisticians15-204162,33872,40582,47292,540
Actuaries15-201183,991112,591141,191169,791
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021100,693118,352136,032153,692
Marketing Managers11-202188,213112,508136,823161,117
Sales Managers11-202280,268108,056135,845163,634
Financial Managers11-303184,968113,236141,524169,791
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041111,655129,189146,724164,258
Natural Sciences Managers11-912190,106116,709143,312169,916
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911186,903106,850126,797146,744
Accountants and Auditors13-201151,23162,54673,86185,176
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205154,41368,22482,01595,826
Financial Risk Specialists13-205457,24271,40785,59299,757
Management Analysts13-111153,35270,97088,608106,226
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116140,97653,41565,83278,271
Logisticians13-108152,97862,90072,84282,764
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119951,50165,31279,10392,914
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061104,063133,224162,386191,548
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207276,87793,080109,304125,508
Electrical Engineers17-207174,94391,957108,992126,007
Mechanical Engineers17-214169,74381,28792,852104,396
Industrial Engineers17-211271,71984,22096,700109,200
Civil Engineers17-205169,53584,59499,632114,692
Engineers, All Other17-219967,06084,178101,296118,415
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203176,73296,720116,688136,677
Chemical Engineers17-204156,66073,57090,501107,412
Aerospace Engineers17-201195,098118,456141,836165,194
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104254,66365,00075,35985,696
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102956,16066,49876,81587,152
Chemists19-203152,79171,88590,959110,053
Pharmacists29-1051113,048126,381139,714153,047
Physical Therapists29-112378,04288,00597,989107,952
Lawyers23-101170,86693,455116,064138,653
Graphic Designers27-102437,83645,17852,50059,842

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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