DOL wage area 35620 · New York

H-1B prevailing wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Covers Bergen County, NJ; Essex County, NJ; Hudson County, NJ; Hunterdon County, NJ; Middlesex County, NJ; Monmouth County, NJ; Morris County, NJ; Ocean County, NJ; Passaic County, NJ; Somerset County, NJ; Sussex County, NJ; Union County, NJ; Bronx County, NY; Kings County, NY; Nassau County, NY; New York County, NY; Putnam County, NY; Queens County, NY; Richmond County, NY; Rockland County, NY; Suffolk County, NY; Westchester County, NY.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in New York, NY?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is DOL wage area 35620, covering 22 counties (Bergen County, NJ; Essex County, NJ; Hudson County, NJ and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $193,461 for Level IV and $109,845 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $151,591 for Level IV and $83,616 for Level I; Data Scientists need $172,994 for Level IV and $87,256 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%. All of these wages come from local survey data. 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	109,845	137,717	165,589	193,461
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	83,616	106,268	128,940	151,591
Data Scientists15-2051	87,256	115,836	144,415	172,994
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	84,324	107,349	130,354	153,380
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	66,914	99,840	132,746	165,672
Information Security Analysts15-1212	95,368	122,200	149,012	175,844
Database Administrators15-1242	76,524	100,922	125,300	149,698
Database Architects15-1243	86,882	113,506	140,130	166,754
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	82,493	102,440	122,388	142,335
Computer Network Architects15-1241	109,887	135,512	161,117	186,743
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	107,516	150,738	193,960	237,183
Web Developers15-1254	55,162	82,181	109,180	136,199
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	77,460	103,688	129,938	156,167
Computer Programmers15-1251	82,431	105,540	128,648	151,757
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	58,344	75,463	92,581	109,700
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	52,416	65,541	78,666	91,791
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	64,252	88,525	112,820	137,093
Statisticians15-2041	88,421	116,959	145,476	174,013
Actuaries15-2011	100,610	133,474	166,338	199,202
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	153,900	189,260	224,640	260,000
Marketing Managers11-2021	129,252	168,314	207,376	246,439
Sales Managers11-2022	129,522	181,376	233,252	285,106
Financial Managers11-3031	148,388	199,223	250,079	300,914
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	139,735	168,252	196,768	225,285
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	106,746	151,029	195,312	239,596
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	111,052	151,903	192,775	233,626
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	75,047	97,053	119,060	141,066
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	87,340	117,687	148,055	178,402
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	99,882	127,359	154,856	182,333
Management Analysts13-1111	76,648	104,978	133,308	161,637
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	64,834	85,468	106,122	126,756
Logisticians13-1081	67,018	83,013	99,029	115,024
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	57,533	78,084	98,613	119,164
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	112,445	140,047	167,648	195,250
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	100,298	124,426	148,533	172,661
Electrical Engineers17-2071	88,359	108,930	129,522	150,093
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	83,200	100,256	117,333	134,389
Industrial Engineers17-2112	82,618	98,572	114,546	130,500
Civil Engineers17-2051	82,015	102,087	122,138	142,210
Engineers, All Other17-2199	89,170	113,943	138,716	163,488
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	84,220	104,687	125,154	145,621
Chemical Engineers17-2041	85,904	105,976	126,048	146,120
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	111,967	125,924	139,860	153,816
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	76,420	98,800	121,202	143,583
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	82,077	102,690	123,324	143,936
Chemists19-2031	66,186	81,994	97,781	113,589
Pharmacists29-1051	108,701	125,487	142,252	159,037
Physical Therapists29-1123	81,848	96,096	110,324	124,572
Lawyers23-1011	106,663	165,464	224,245	283,047
Graphic Designers27-1024	54,080	69,930	85,800	101,650

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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