DOL wage area 4700003 · Tennessee

H-1B prevailing wages in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area

Covers Claiborne County, TN; Clay County, TN; Cumberland County, TN; DeKalb County, TN; Fentress County, TN; Hancock County, TN; Jackson County, TN; Overton County, TN; Pickett County, TN; Putnam County, TN; Scott County, TN; Warren County, TN; White County, TN.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area?

North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 4700003, covering 13 counties (Claiborne County, TN; Clay County, TN; Cumberland County, TN and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $139,548 for Level IV and $75,816 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $98,738 for Level IV and $43,431 for Level I; Data Scientists need $125,466 for Level IV and $67,330 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 Developers15-125275,81697,053118,311139,548
Computer Systems Analysts15-121143,43161,86080,30998,738
Data Scientists15-205167,33086,716106,080125,466
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125366,29079,62392,935106,268
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129946,07260,05074,00787,984
Information Security Analysts15-121274,090105,186136,303167,399
Database Administrators15-124271,13693,559116,002138,424
Database Architects15-124378,41699,175119,954140,712
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124466,02080,18494,370108,535
Computer Network Architects15-124175,92094,037112,175130,292
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122189,482104,084118,706133,308
Web Developers15-125453,70671,15788,629106,080
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125552,97859,44765,89572,364
Computer Programmers15-125148,79770,51292,207113,922
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123145,55257,36769,20281,016
Computer User Support Specialists15-123234,75742,82850,91958,989
Operations Research Analysts15-203148,69364,16879,64495,119
Statisticians15-204173,57088,338103,106117,874
Actuaries15-201176,669108,223139,797171,351
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302189,711114,421139,132163,842
Marketing Managers11-202178,520106,912135,325163,717
Sales Managers11-202263,69095,472127,276159,058
Financial Managers11-303180,684110,511140,338170,165
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041110,365133,911157,436180,981
Natural Sciences Managers11-912178,021109,034140,047171,060
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911172,78092,498112,196131,914
Accountants and Auditors13-201153,29070,11786,924103,751
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205157,40871,69886,008100,298
Financial Risk Specialists13-205461,46480,35199,237118,124
Management Analysts13-111157,42976,44095,431114,442
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116140,33254,33068,30882,306
Logisticians13-108148,11160,88273,65386,424
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119948,58966,18683,783101,380
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206197,469113,132128,773144,436
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207293,205107,952122,720137,468
Electrical Engineers17-207175,94187,36098,780110,199
Mechanical Engineers17-214161,94376,79491,645106,496
Industrial Engineers17-211265,85379,12492,415105,685
Civil Engineers17-205166,02078,70891,396104,084
Engineers, All Other17-219953,26969,86886,466103,064
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203183,200103,522123,844144,165
Chemical Engineers17-204184,927107,349129,751152,173
Aerospace Engineers17-201183,887103,647123,428143,188
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104269,51490,730111,946133,162
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102955,47468,86982,24495,639
Chemists19-203150,50369,43188,359107,287
Pharmacists29-105197,989112,612127,234141,856
Physical Therapists29-112379,31192,664106,018119,372
Lawyers23-101172,634103,252133,848164,466
Graphic Designers27-102437,96044,92851,87658,844

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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