DOL wage area 800001 · Colorado

H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area

Covers Alamosa County, CO; Baca County, CO; Bent County, CO; Cheyenne County, CO; Conejos County, CO; Costilla County, CO; Crowley County, CO; Custer County, CO; Huerfano County, CO; Kiowa County, CO; Kit Carson County, CO; Las Animas County, CO; Lincoln County, CO; Logan County, CO; Mineral County, CO; Morgan County, CO; Otero County, CO; Phillips County, CO; Prowers County, CO; Rio Grande County, CO; Saguache County, CO; Sedgwick County, CO; Washington County, CO; Yuma County, CO.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area?

Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 800001, covering 24 counties (Alamosa County, CO; Baca County, CO; Bent County, CO and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $160,764 for Level IV and $74,485 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $155,356 for Level IV and $87,922 for Level I; Data Scientists need $146,724 for Level IV and $82,535 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 Developers15-125274,485103,252131,997160,764
Computer Systems Analysts15-121187,922110,407132,871155,356
Data Scientists15-205182,535103,938125,320146,724
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125382,389102,295122,180142,085
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129945,84466,87287,880108,909
Information Security Analysts15-121296,159118,893141,607164,341
Database Administrators15-124271,76093,892116,044138,175
Database Architects15-124399,716122,928146,120169,333
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124465,35477,43989,524101,608
Computer Network Architects15-124171,19991,791112,404132,996
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122188,151109,804131,477153,130
Web Developers15-125464,23180,24796,242112,258
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125566,56085,405104,229123,074
Computer Programmers15-125171,15790,730110,303129,876
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123163,87775,31786,77898,218
Computer User Support Specialists15-123242,10053,39464,68875,983
Operations Research Analysts15-203187,860109,450131,020152,610
Statisticians15-204175,38091,874108,348124,842
Actuaries15-201184,615107,183129,772152,340
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302192,560126,485160,389194,314
Marketing Managers11-2021103,938139,922175,885211,869
Sales Managers11-2022100,194142,106184,018225,930
Financial Managers11-3031100,485132,850165,215197,580
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-904195,722123,844151,986180,108
Natural Sciences Managers11-912195,535126,943158,372189,780
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911181,037103,231125,424147,618
Accountants and Auditors13-201149,40065,81282,22398,634
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205149,58886,716123,844160,972
Financial Risk Specialists13-205480,954102,960124,967146,973
Management Analysts13-111162,06886,591111,135135,658
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116145,01259,75974,50689,253
Logisticians13-108172,46879,29086,09292,914
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119949,04763,33677,60591,895
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061104,208128,773153,317177,882
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207288,754109,138129,522149,906
Electrical Engineers17-207186,279105,914125,570145,205
Mechanical Engineers17-214183,928104,146124,364144,581
Industrial Engineers17-211283,07698,343113,589128,856
Civil Engineers17-205178,37593,892109,388124,904
Engineers, All Other17-219983,762107,744131,706155,688
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203177,04495,493113,922132,372
Chemical Engineers17-204183,471104,666125,861147,056
Aerospace Engineers17-2011112,362133,973155,584177,196
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104260,79974,00787,236100,444
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102951,31463,79476,25388,733
Chemists19-203168,22488,005107,765127,546
Pharmacists29-1051111,904126,964142,044157,103
Physical Therapists29-112379,62395,784111,967128,128
Lawyers23-101189,004113,444137,904162,344
Graphic Designers27-102449,87962,67175,44288,234

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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