DOL wage area 4800003 · Texas

H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Covers Angelina County, TX; Houston County, TX; Jasper County, TX; Nacogdoches County, TX; Newton County, TX; Panola County, TX; Polk County, TX; Sabine County, TX; San Augustine County, TX; Shelby County, TX; Trinity County, TX; Tyler County, TX.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area?

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 4800003, covering 12 counties (Angelina County, TX; Houston County, TX; Jasper County, TX and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $156,437 for Level IV and $85,988 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $121,056 for Level IV and $70,991 for Level I; Data Scientists need $109,637 for Level IV and $58,636 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 Developers15-125285,988109,471132,954156,437
Computer Systems Analysts15-121170,99187,672104,375121,056
Data Scientists15-205158,63675,62992,644109,637
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125362,56782,972103,356123,760
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129955,76572,63489,524106,392
Information Security Analysts15-121271,57393,268114,962136,656
Database Administrators15-124271,38691,812112,258132,684
Database Architects15-124394,890118,436142,002165,548
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124456,14070,05583,99197,906
Computer Network Architects15-124175,52598,780122,013145,268
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122182,826108,015133,204158,392
Web Developers15-125450,77370,67990,584110,490
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125559,07280,767102,461124,156
Computer Programmers15-125163,60770,99178,37585,759
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123145,53255,32865,12574,922
Computer User Support Specialists15-123237,54446,36455,18364,002
Operations Research Analysts15-203162,90080,20597,511114,816
Statisticians15-204168,91188,338107,765127,192
Actuaries15-201159,96781,204102,461123,698
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302193,372121,743150,093178,464
Marketing Managers11-202174,319101,088127,858154,628
Sales Managers11-202260,84097,698134,535171,392
Financial Managers11-303183,492118,872154,274189,655
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041120,724144,352167,981191,610
Natural Sciences Managers11-912180,268109,970139,652169,354
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911168,57886,549104,541122,512
Accountants and Auditors13-201151,37666,60281,80797,032
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205162,04782,680103,293123,927
Financial Risk Specialists13-205466,22886,778107,349127,900
Management Analysts13-111160,94479,91498,904117,874
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116137,33650,33663,35776,357
Logisticians13-108151,33565,91680,49695,077
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119946,73861,40276,04590,709
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206183,554109,575135,616161,637
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207286,216102,607119,018135,408
Electrical Engineers17-207173,632100,444127,255154,066
Mechanical Engineers17-214177,91797,948117,957137,988
Industrial Engineers17-211267,37278,79190,231101,650
Civil Engineers17-205160,40473,09285,75998,447
Engineers, All Other17-219977,730103,376129,023154,669
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203161,23677,75194,287110,802
Chemical Engineers17-2041103,564127,047150,509173,992
Aerospace Engineers17-201189,856113,527137,197160,868
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104263,00477,66892,352107,016
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102959,42675,85892,269108,701
Chemists19-203168,37092,415116,480140,525
Pharmacists29-1051109,970123,948137,946151,924
Physical Therapists29-112379,39494,516109,637124,759
Lawyers23-101179,893109,637139,402169,146
Graphic Designers27-102434,46643,86853,26962,671

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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