DOL wage area 26580 · West Virginia

H-1B prevailing wages in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Covers Boyd County, KY; Carter County, KY; Greenup County, KY; Lawrence County, KY; Lawrence County, OH; Cabell County, WV; Putnam County, WV; Wayne County, WV.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Huntington, WV?

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is DOL wage area 26580, covering 8 counties (Boyd County, KY; Carter County, KY; Greenup County, KY and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $131,436 for Level IV and $64,605 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $103,751 for Level IV and $56,701 for Level I; Data Scientists need $116,460 for Level IV and $62,068 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.

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50 occupations

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	64,605	86,882	109,159	131,436
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	56,701	72,384	88,068	103,751
Data Scientists15-2051	62,068	80,205	98,322	116,460
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	49,775	64,647	79,540	94,412
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	50,586	72,468	94,349	116,231
Information Security Analysts15-1212	46,093	65,458	84,802	104,167
Database Administrators15-1242	43,951	59,176	74,381	89,607
Database Architects15-1243	64,356	84,677	104,978	125,300
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	56,015	69,389	82,764	96,138
Computer Network Architects15-1241	69,909	85,696	101,463	117,250
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	92,914	109,700	126,464	143,250
Web Developers15-1254	48,132	63,336	78,562	93,767
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	43,826	73,487	103,127	132,788
Computer Programmers15-1251	52,812	67,684	82,576	97,448
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	34,341	43,805	53,248	62,712
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	40,415	48,277	56,140	64,002
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	53,581	65,042	76,503	87,964
Statisticians15-2041	48,506	63,586	78,645	93,725
Actuaries15-2011	83,991	112,591	141,191	169,791
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	75,858	103,106	130,375	157,623
Marketing Managers11-2021	70,575	95,327	120,079	144,831
Sales Managers11-2022	66,768	94,807	122,824	150,863
Financial Managers11-3031	72,239	95,951	119,663	143,375
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	114,442	131,394	148,367	165,319
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	106,288	124,946	143,624	162,282
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	68,952	96,679	124,405	152,132
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	50,565	62,900	75,234	87,568
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	54,268	65,853	77,439	89,024
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	49,130	65,978	82,826	99,674
Management Analysts13-1111	60,799	78,687	96,575	114,463
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	37,981	49,068	60,133	71,220
Logisticians13-1081	52,188	64,376	76,544	88,733
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	41,538	55,952	70,388	84,802
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	79,061	102,316	125,570	148,824
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	69,368	85,863	102,378	118,872
Electrical Engineers17-2071	71,573	87,839	104,084	120,349
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	66,269	81,349	96,450	111,530
Industrial Engineers17-2112	72,904	90,335	107,765	125,196
Civil Engineers17-2051	60,924	78,146	95,368	112,591
Engineers, All Other17-2199	51,855	72,967	94,058	115,170
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	76,732	96,720	116,688	136,677
Chemical Engineers17-2041	90,792	109,284	127,775	146,266
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	83,908	100,631	117,333	134,056
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	61,111	78,666	96,242	113,797
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	52,021	64,959	77,876	90,813
Chemists19-2031	55,620	67,850	80,080	92,311
Pharmacists29-1051	93,684	111,551	129,397	147,264
Physical Therapists29-1123	72,738	86,695	100,672	114,629
Lawyers23-1011	61,215	89,440	117,666	145,892
Graphic Designers27-1024	31,242	36,900	42,536	48,194

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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