DOL wage area 1900001 · Iowa

H-1B prevailing wages in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area

Covers Allamakee County, IA; Buchanan County, IA; Butler County, IA; Cerro Gordo County, IA; Chickasaw County, IA; Clayton County, IA; Delaware County, IA; Fayette County, IA; Floyd County, IA; Franklin County, IA; Hardin County, IA; Howard County, IA; Mitchell County, IA; Winneshiek County, IA; Worth County, IA.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area?

Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 1900001, covering 15 counties (Allamakee County, IA; Buchanan County, IA; Butler County, IA and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $128,981 for Level IV and $70,034 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $89,357 for Level IV and $60,944 for Level I; Data Scientists need $104,853 for Level IV and $55,037 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

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	70,034	89,690	109,325	128,981
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	60,944	70,408	79,893	89,357
Data Scientists15-2051	55,037	71,636	88,255	104,853
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	62,026	76,357	90,668	104,999
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	35,028	60,112	85,218	110,303
Information Security Analysts15-1212	69,181	87,984	106,808	125,612
Database Administrators15-1242	62,900	79,290	95,680	112,071
Database Architects15-1243	84,199	104,770	125,341	145,912
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	59,884	73,840	87,797	101,754
Computer Network Architects15-1241	68,037	85,176	102,316	119,455
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	89,752	121,680	153,608	185,536
Web Developers15-1254	50,461	62,359	74,236	86,133
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	41,829	46,405	50,981	55,557
Computer Programmers15-1251	54,996	70,388	85,759	101,151
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	46,488	53,602	60,695	67,808
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	41,392	49,941	58,469	67,018
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	55,620	69,660	83,679	97,719
Statisticians15-2041	81,120	100,797	120,474	140,151
Actuaries15-2011	87,090	106,517	125,944	145,372
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	88,608	109,263	129,938	150,592
Marketing Managers11-2021	81,391	105,020	128,648	152,277
Sales Managers11-2022	80,288	110,844	141,399	171,954
Financial Managers11-3031	77,397	102,232	127,047	151,882
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	103,959	120,141	136,303	152,485
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	70,928	100,423	129,917	159,412
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	74,568	92,124	109,700	127,255
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	54,351	69,056	83,783	98,488
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	66,685	79,560	92,456	105,332
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	62,213	81,932	101,650	121,368
Management Analysts13-1111	52,645	70,221	87,776	105,352
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	38,335	50,794	63,274	75,733
Logisticians13-1081	54,684	65,500	76,295	87,111
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	46,655	61,215	75,775	90,335
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	93,496	117,292	141,066	164,861
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	68,120	80,725	93,309	105,914
Electrical Engineers17-2071	78,125	90,688	103,272	115,836
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	66,311	76,420	86,549	96,658
Industrial Engineers17-2112	69,951	81,744	93,559	105,352
Civil Engineers17-2051	68,911	81,391	93,850	106,330
Engineers, All Other17-2199	73,071	88,484	103,896	119,309
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	68,911	79,935	90,980	102,004
Chemical Engineers17-2041	86,840	99,383	111,946	124,488
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	95,098	118,456	141,836	165,194
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	62,484	87,402	112,320	137,239
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	61,880	76,232	90,564	104,916
Chemists19-2031	66,644	84,656	102,669	120,682
Pharmacists29-1051	116,772	128,316	139,860	151,404
Physical Therapists29-1123	78,292	86,736	95,160	103,605
Lawyers23-1011	71,740	91,375	111,010	130,645
Graphic Designers27-1024	35,048	42,474	49,879	57,304

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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