DOL wage area 25420 · Pennsylvania

H-1B prevailing wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Covers Cumberland County, PA; Dauphin County, PA; Perry County, PA.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Harrisburg, PA?

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is DOL wage area 25420, covering 3 counties (Cumberland County, PA; Dauphin County, PA; Perry County, PA). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $135,284 for Level IV and $80,580 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $105,976 for Level IV and $67,767 for Level I; Data Scientists need $118,311 for Level IV and $65,978 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 Developers15-125280,58098,821117,042135,284
Computer Systems Analysts15-121167,76780,49693,247105,976
Data Scientists15-205165,97883,429100,860118,311
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125362,58877,64792,685107,744
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129966,33282,86899,383115,919
Information Security Analysts15-121272,48889,919107,349124,780
Database Administrators15-124270,82485,946101,068116,189
Database Architects15-1243108,431128,316148,221168,106
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124471,07483,42995,805108,160
Computer Network Architects15-124179,623100,132120,640141,149
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122194,557112,903131,248149,594
Web Developers15-125455,28770,63786,008101,359
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125555,34972,07288,816105,540
Computer Programmers15-125160,19676,04591,895107,744
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123156,24467,89279,51991,167
Computer User Support Specialists15-123242,37051,21060,02968,869
Operations Research Analysts15-203164,70975,73386,73697,760
Statisticians15-204160,77872,94685,13597,303
Actuaries15-201173,75794,516115,295136,053
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021106,309129,709153,109176,509
Marketing Managers11-202184,677111,780138,861165,964
Sales Managers11-202277,522108,660139,818170,956
Financial Managers11-303189,856121,701153,525185,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041123,594142,938162,261181,605
Natural Sciences Managers11-912177,855101,920126,007150,072
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911172,63493,892115,128136,386
Accountants and Auditors13-201154,60067,37280,16492,935
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205160,30078,52096,741114,962
Financial Risk Specialists13-205466,31185,676105,020124,384
Management Analysts13-111160,07174,96489,856104,749
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116148,19462,15176,10890,064
Logisticians13-108157,11772,71788,338103,938
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119947,98663,60779,24894,869
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061104,063133,224162,386191,548
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207276,19190,876105,540120,224
Electrical Engineers17-207174,42390,772107,100123,448
Mechanical Engineers17-214168,86983,45098,031112,612
Industrial Engineers17-211272,17686,154100,132114,109
Civil Engineers17-205170,47184,36598,239112,133
Engineers, All Other17-219967,22688,629110,012131,415
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203175,21392,144109,076126,007
Chemical Engineers17-204176,21293,330110,469127,588
Aerospace Engineers17-201191,895109,242126,589143,936
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104262,96280,60098,260115,898
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102970,11784,46998,800113,152
Chemists19-203154,85066,24877,62689,024
Pharmacists29-1051118,373129,002139,652150,280
Physical Therapists29-112373,67487,007100,319113,652
Lawyers23-101184,885115,628146,370177,112
Graphic Designers27-102442,01651,43960,88270,304

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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