DOL wage area 31420 · Georgia

H-1B prevailing wages in Macon-Bibb County, GA

Covers Bibb County, GA; Crawford County, GA; Jones County, GA; Monroe County, GA; Twiggs County, GA.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Macon, GA?

Macon-Bibb County, GA is DOL wage area 31420, covering 5 counties (Bibb County, GA; Crawford County, GA; Jones County, GA and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $140,400 for Level IV and $78,416 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $111,530 for Level IV and $61,236 for Level I; Data Scientists need $120,516 for Level IV and $68,349 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 Developers15-125278,41699,071119,746140,400
Computer Systems Analysts15-121161,23678,00094,765111,530
Data Scientists15-205168,34985,738103,127120,516
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125355,37065,37575,38085,384
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129955,39179,373103,356127,338
Information Security Analysts15-121282,49399,653116,813133,973
Database Administrators15-124264,66887,527110,365133,224
Database Architects15-1243112,300129,772147,223164,695
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124459,59275,29690,980106,684
Computer Network Architects15-124184,53299,986115,461130,916
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122177,35691,250105,165119,060
Web Developers15-125456,84776,83696,824116,813
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125572,17696,242120,287144,352
Computer Programmers15-125167,55980,28892,997105,727
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123148,77657,74166,70675,671
Computer User Support Specialists15-123238,68847,36256,05664,730
Operations Research Analysts15-203143,84752,47961,09069,722
Statisticians15-204176,39997,261118,144139,007
Actuaries15-2011130,500181,917233,335284,752
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021103,002128,669154,336180,004
Marketing Managers11-202185,821117,250148,679180,108
Sales Managers11-202280,060114,255148,429182,624
Financial Managers11-303187,631120,224152,839185,432
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041115,004139,298163,613187,908
Natural Sciences Managers11-912160,86187,548114,234140,920
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911179,956109,554139,132168,730
Accountants and Auditors13-201152,00067,33082,63997,968
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205165,91680,43494,973109,492
Financial Risk Specialists13-205467,26892,644117,999143,375
Management Analysts13-111153,87273,92493,975114,026
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116139,47954,89270,28485,696
Logisticians13-108151,75164,81377,89690,959
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119944,70060,75776,81592,872
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206175,52594,744113,984133,204
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207284,760108,660132,580156,479
Electrical Engineers17-207182,24497,573112,903128,232
Mechanical Engineers17-214174,44487,548100,652113,756
Industrial Engineers17-211264,56480,30996,055111,800
Civil Engineers17-205164,85583,284101,712120,141
Engineers, All Other17-219962,15172,32282,47292,644
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203171,17884,65698,114111,592
Chemical Engineers17-204175,15194,183113,215132,247
Aerospace Engineers17-201199,778121,472143,167164,861
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104268,53688,400108,244128,108
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102974,06985,61397,157108,701
Chemists19-203164,52282,826101,130119,434
Pharmacists29-1051107,952121,597135,242148,887
Physical Therapists29-112382,09893,268104,437115,607
Lawyers23-101168,911100,548132,184163,821
Graphic Designers27-102434,71643,32751,93860,549

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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