DOL wage area 24500 · Montana

H-1B prevailing wages in Great Falls, MT

Covers Cascade County, MT.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Great Falls, MT?

Great Falls, MT is DOL wage area 24500, covering 1 county (Cascade County, MT). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $143,084 for Level IV and $72,863 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $93,933 for Level IV and $67,392 for Level I; Data Scientists need $128,524 for Level IV and $79,893 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 Developers15-125272,86396,263119,684143,084
Computer Systems Analysts15-121167,39276,23285,09393,933
Data Scientists15-205179,89396,096112,320128,524
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125364,93887,090109,263131,415
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129958,55270,84583,13895,431
Information Security Analysts15-121259,32278,54197,740116,959
Database Administrators15-124262,10971,09580,06089,045
Database Architects15-124396,492103,938111,364118,810
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124450,33661,65272,94684,261
Computer Network Architects15-124180,74694,869108,992123,116
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122189,752121,680153,608185,536
Web Developers15-125451,56456,28561,02865,749
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125555,12075,38095,660115,919
Computer Programmers15-125164,58478,33392,103105,852
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123151,02359,01067,01875,005
Computer User Support Specialists15-123236,40045,53254,64263,773
Operations Research Analysts15-203162,94171,03279,14487,236
Statisticians15-204170,49292,976115,482137,967
Actuaries15-201183,991112,591141,191169,791
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302187,693120,682153,650186,639
Marketing Managers11-202191,416126,277161,117195,978
Sales Managers11-202273,67498,509123,365148,200
Financial Managers11-303191,853125,695159,516193,357
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041105,852124,135142,418160,701
Natural Sciences Managers11-912197,220115,378133,516151,674
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911173,94494,578115,212135,845
Accountants and Auditors13-201152,97864,14875,33886,508
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205173,69587,797101,879115,981
Financial Risk Specialists13-205477,77292,040106,288120,557
Management Analysts13-111164,37678,25092,124105,997
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116143,80554,24764,70975,151
Logisticians13-108170,32584,98999,653114,317
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119951,68863,87776,08788,276
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061104,063133,224162,386191,548
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207279,93586,25892,58198,904
Electrical Engineers17-207174,86088,255101,671115,066
Mechanical Engineers17-214171,36583,51295,639107,786
Industrial Engineers17-211282,472106,080129,668153,276
Civil Engineers17-205168,16278,41688,69298,946
Engineers, All Other17-219982,82694,204105,581116,959
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203176,73296,720116,688136,677
Chemical Engineers17-204191,541108,847126,132143,437
Aerospace Engineers17-201195,098118,456141,836165,194
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104274,73585,44796,159106,871
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102961,36073,30085,21897,157
Chemists19-203156,41068,14179,87291,604
Pharmacists29-1051106,933120,932134,909148,908
Physical Therapists29-112375,10982,47289,81597,178
Lawyers23-101168,16288,816109,492130,146
Graphic Designers27-102440,66449,04757,40865,791

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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