DOL wage area 3500007 · New Mexico

H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Covers Chaves County, NM; Curry County, NM; De Baca County, NM; Eddy County, NM; Grant County, NM; Guadalupe County, NM; Harding County, NM; Hidalgo County, NM; Lea County, NM; Lincoln County, NM; Luna County, NM; Otero County, NM; Quay County, NM; Roosevelt County, NM; Sierra County, NM; Socorro County, NM; Union County, NM.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area?

Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3500007, covering 17 counties (Chaves County, NM; Curry County, NM; De Baca County, NM and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $153,005 for Level IV and $66,540 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $116,772 for Level IV and $64,543 for Level I; Data Scientists need $98,197 for Level IV and $46,821 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 Developers15-125266,54095,368124,176153,005
Computer Systems Analysts15-121164,54381,95299,362116,772
Data Scientists15-205146,82163,94081,07998,197
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125378,81298,260117,687137,135
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129967,74679,64491,562103,460
Information Security Analysts15-121274,69396,720118,748140,775
Database Administrators15-124257,99180,538103,085125,632
Database Architects15-124390,148107,890125,632143,375
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124466,89380,55994,224107,890
Computer Network Architects15-124167,87183,30498,759114,192
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221116,730145,122173,514201,906
Web Developers15-125449,19261,40273,61285,821
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125536,50450,00463,52477,023
Computer Programmers15-125160,75780,18499,612119,039
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123152,77065,54178,31291,084
Computer User Support Specialists15-123240,51949,98359,42668,890
Operations Research Analysts15-203157,49277,02396,533116,064
Statisticians15-204152,35468,49584,636100,776
Actuaries15-2011107,412146,599185,765224,952
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302185,759115,232144,727174,200
Marketing Managers11-202169,95194,162118,394142,605
Sales Managers11-202280,580103,730126,880150,031
Financial Managers11-303191,333118,540145,725172,932
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041120,245147,514174,804202,072
Natural Sciences Managers11-912187,735120,620153,484186,368
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911176,149102,940129,730156,520
Accountants and Auditors13-201155,24570,26385,260100,277
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205152,54177,668102,815127,941
Financial Risk Specialists13-205464,81386,071107,349128,607
Management Analysts13-111153,97674,71495,452116,189
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116139,10450,33661,56872,800
Logisticians13-108165,04280,24795,472110,677
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119947,79963,91980,03996,159
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061125,050144,498163,946183,394
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207278,87492,997107,100121,223
Electrical Engineers17-207193,559108,140122,700137,280
Mechanical Engineers17-214186,944105,748124,572143,375
Industrial Engineers17-211283,42998,884114,359129,813
Civil Engineers17-205171,86497,095122,325147,556
Engineers, All Other17-219989,274113,984138,674163,384
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203176,73296,720116,688136,677
Chemical Engineers17-204193,164120,620148,076175,532
Aerospace Engineers17-201191,18899,820108,431117,063
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104245,24058,40771,55284,719
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102957,76269,14080,53891,916
Chemists19-203164,93895,431125,903156,396
Pharmacists29-105196,013116,959137,884158,829
Physical Therapists29-112379,04094,890110,740126,589
Lawyers23-101186,216111,280136,344161,408
Graphic Designers27-102435,86042,30848,73555,183

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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