DOL wage area 3700001 · North Carolina

H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area

Covers Beaufort County, NC; Bertie County, NC; Carteret County, NC; Chowan County, NC; Craven County, NC; Dare County, NC; Duplin County, NC; Greene County, NC; Halifax County, NC; Hertford County, NC; Hyde County, NC; Jones County, NC; Lenoir County, NC; Martin County, NC; Northampton County, NC; Pamlico County, NC; Pasquotank County, NC; Perquimans County, NC; Tyrrell County, NC; Washington County, NC; Wilson County, NC.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3700001, covering 21 counties (Beaufort County, NC; Bertie County, NC; Carteret County, NC and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $140,192 for Level IV and $78,229 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $116,376 for Level IV and $60,757 for Level I; Data Scientists need $134,992 for Level IV and $66,810 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 Developers15-125278,22998,884119,538140,192
Computer Systems Analysts15-121160,75779,29097,844116,376
Data Scientists15-205166,81089,544112,258134,992
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125361,04878,95796,866114,775
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129971,19989,191107,204125,196
Information Security Analysts15-121270,78388,234105,706123,157
Database Administrators15-124267,18487,693108,202128,711
Database Architects15-124388,068105,519122,970140,421
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124458,94875,83792,727109,616
Computer Network Architects15-124176,69097,948119,205140,463
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221103,813121,077138,341155,605
Web Developers15-125474,75687,381100,007112,632
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125551,89674,92297,927120,952
Computer Programmers15-125149,10968,12087,132106,143
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123146,94659,15671,36583,575
Computer User Support Specialists15-123239,47947,90356,30664,730
Operations Research Analysts15-203172,73888,504104,250120,016
Statisticians15-204184,573111,884139,194166,504
Actuaries15-201179,914104,791129,688154,565
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302196,388122,159147,930173,701
Marketing Managers11-202196,263125,092153,941182,770
Sales Managers11-202264,272100,568136,885173,181
Financial Managers11-303193,912124,530155,148185,765
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041121,909139,069156,250173,410
Natural Sciences Managers11-912174,693103,189131,706160,202
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911166,76889,648112,549135,429
Accountants and Auditors13-201152,89568,12083,34698,572
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205149,73368,41287,111105,789
Financial Risk Specialists13-205466,91486,549106,205125,840
Management Analysts13-111163,66982,576101,463120,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116139,12554,91270,67986,466
Logisticians13-108166,95680,22693,476106,746
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119950,23266,16582,07798,010
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206183,055107,661132,268156,874
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207279,99793,767107,557121,327
Electrical Engineers17-207178,91695,535112,175128,794
Mechanical Engineers17-214174,65286,32097,968109,637
Industrial Engineers17-211269,97282,99296,034109,055
Civil Engineers17-205168,20483,70099,216114,712
Engineers, All Other17-219949,67175,068100,444125,840
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203178,79191,437104,063116,709
Chemical Engineers17-2041110,781122,533134,285146,037
Aerospace Engineers17-201183,32599,092114,879130,645
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104256,88885,821114,733143,666
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102974,19489,399104,604119,808
Chemists19-203164,89676,77388,650100,527
Pharmacists29-1051112,008125,092138,154151,237
Physical Therapists29-112385,65597,261108,868120,474
Lawyers23-101168,34996,741125,112153,504
Graphic Designers27-102440,81053,39465,99978,583

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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