DOL wage area 4800004 · Texas

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

Covers Blanco County, TX; Brown County, TX; Burnet County, TX; Coke County, TX; Coleman County, TX; Concho County, TX; Fayette County, TX; Freestone County, TX; Gillespie County, TX; Grimes County, TX; Hamilton County, TX; Hill County, TX; Kerr County, TX; Kimble County, TX; Lee County, TX; Leon County, TX; Limestone County, TX; Llano County, TX; Madison County, TX; Mason County, TX; McCulloch County, TX; Menard County, TX; Milam County, TX; Mills County, TX; Runnels County, TX; San Saba County, TX; Schleicher County, TX; Sterling County, TX; Sutton County, TX; Walker County, TX; Washington County, TX.

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

Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 4800004, covering 31 counties (Blanco County, TX; Brown County, TX; Burnet County, TX and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $148,720 for Level IV and $81,869 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $109,700 for Level IV and $57,658 for Level I; Data Scientists need $125,216 for Level IV and $65,146 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 Developers15-125281,869104,146126,444148,720
Computer Systems Analysts15-121157,65875,00592,352109,700
Data Scientists15-205165,14685,176105,186125,216
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125357,57578,14698,696119,268
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129952,35476,503100,631124,780
Information Security Analysts15-121273,54995,348117,146138,944
Database Administrators15-124274,77695,160115,565135,949
Database Architects15-1243100,693123,428146,183168,917
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124459,82174,73589,648104,562
Computer Network Architects15-124174,21598,904123,615148,304
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122174,756101,296127,858154,399
Web Developers15-125446,96759,13571,30383,471
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125566,85289,732112,591135,471
Computer Programmers15-125167,74684,989102,212119,455
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123142,49549,62956,76463,898
Computer User Support Specialists15-123239,68748,73557,76266,810
Operations Research Analysts15-203153,54065,72877,91790,106
Statisticians15-204166,33286,695107,079127,442
Actuaries15-201171,19995,576119,954144,332
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302199,175127,338155,501183,664
Marketing Managers11-202169,26495,826122,388148,949
Sales Managers11-202260,09292,914125,716158,538
Financial Managers11-303186,383118,269150,156182,042
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041118,581143,042167,503191,964
Natural Sciences Managers11-912153,62378,458103,272128,108
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911167,80887,277106,725126,194
Accountants and Auditors13-201150,33665,56280,76795,992
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205156,82678,916101,026123,116
Financial Risk Specialists13-205471,76091,229110,677130,146
Management Analysts13-111159,05277,54396,013114,504
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116137,39951,23165,06378,895
Logisticians13-108150,39962,31774,25686,175
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119944,40862,10979,81097,511
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061106,226134,680163,156191,610
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207291,520115,856140,172164,508
Electrical Engineers17-207172,96792,727112,508132,268
Mechanical Engineers17-214161,36082,056102,732123,428
Industrial Engineers17-211267,08083,866100,631117,416
Civil Engineers17-205163,77377,62691,479105,332
Engineers, All Other17-219964,56486,716108,868131,020
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203165,04283,055101,068119,080
Chemical Engineers17-204197,344122,533147,722172,911
Aerospace Engineers17-201193,767116,064138,362160,660
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104262,79677,58492,394107,183
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102945,55256,09866,62377,168
Chemists19-203155,10074,56894,058113,527
Pharmacists29-1051110,053122,741135,450148,138
Physical Therapists29-112387,381100,922114,442127,983
Lawyers23-101169,202104,999140,796176,592
Graphic Designers27-102434,98642,20449,40056,618

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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