DOL wage area 5300007 · Washington

H-1B prevailing wages in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Covers Adams County, WA; Columbia County, WA; Ferry County, WA; Garfield County, WA; Grant County, WA; Kittitas County, WA; Klickitat County, WA; Lincoln County, WA; Okanogan County, WA; Pend Oreille County, WA; Whitman County, WA.

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

Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 5300007, covering 11 counties (Adams County, WA; Columbia County, WA; Ferry County, WA and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $180,066 for Level IV and $93,808 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $119,933 for Level IV and $79,852 for Level I; Data Scientists need $187,055 for Level IV and $90,127 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

For any other job, use the calculator with this area preselected.

50 occupations
OccupationLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Software Developers15-125293,808122,554151,320180,066
Computer Systems Analysts15-121179,85293,205106,580119,933
Data Scientists15-205190,127122,429154,752187,055
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125378,479100,610122,741144,872
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129965,35491,188117,021142,855
Information Security Analysts15-121288,317106,039123,760141,482
Database Administrators15-124274,38196,013117,645139,277
Database Architects15-124399,799118,082136,365154,648
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124477,81388,81699,799110,802
Computer Network Architects15-124194,412112,820131,207149,615
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221126,548166,109205,692245,253
Web Developers15-125474,02896,700119,392142,064
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125569,61895,244120,890146,516
Computer Programmers15-125187,631105,831124,010142,210
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123175,92088,234100,568112,882
Computer User Support Specialists15-123249,83760,42471,03281,620
Operations Research Analysts15-203174,50692,311110,095127,900
Statisticians15-204183,22196,928110,636124,343
Actuaries15-201186,092112,632139,194165,735
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021116,668149,053181,418213,804
Marketing Managers11-2021103,938131,415158,912186,389
Sales Managers11-2022112,778142,272171,746201,240
Financial Managers11-3031109,720136,407163,072189,759
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041146,120161,492176,863192,234
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121107,432130,188152,943175,698
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911193,018122,450151,861181,293
Accountants and Auditors13-201161,83975,54689,232102,940
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205161,17377,23193,268109,325
Financial Risk Specialists13-205477,127100,818124,488148,180
Management Analysts13-111169,66087,028104,396121,764
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116150,37866,97683,575100,173
Logisticians13-108150,48267,95485,405102,877
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119961,00775,77590,543105,311
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061110,968140,546170,103199,680
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207281,01691,063101,088111,135
Electrical Engineers17-207172,07286,216100,360114,504
Mechanical Engineers17-214186,88298,759110,636122,512
Industrial Engineers17-211285,09398,988112,882126,776
Civil Engineers17-205182,34895,764109,200122,616
Engineers, All Other17-219988,088111,884135,658159,453
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203154,20577,876101,525125,196
Chemical Engineers17-204196,741116,148135,533154,940
Aerospace Engineers17-2011102,648124,800146,932169,084
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104275,23496,908118,581140,255
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102964,25278,47992,706106,933
Chemists19-203165,72877,29388,837100,402
Pharmacists29-1051125,653139,236152,839166,421
Physical Therapists29-112375,38090,501105,623120,744
Lawyers23-101194,786117,229139,693162,136
Graphic Designers27-102450,91960,52870,11779,727

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.

Learn more: How to legitimately raise your wage level · How the weighted lottery works