DOL wage area 3500006 · New Mexico

H-1B prevailing wages in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area

Covers Catron County, NM; Cibola County, NM; Colfax County, NM; Los Alamos County, NM; McKinley County, NM; Mora County, NM; Rio Arriba County, NM; San Miguel County, NM; Taos County, NM.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area?

Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3500006, covering 9 counties (Catron County, NM; Cibola County, NM; Colfax County, NM and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $151,570 for Level IV and $98,260 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $126,984 for Level IV and $67,684 for Level I; Data Scientists need $112,695 for Level IV and $55,703 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 Developers15-125298,260116,023133,807151,570
Computer Systems Analysts15-121167,68487,444107,224126,984
Data Scientists15-205155,70374,69393,704112,695
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253109,700123,261136,844150,405
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129978,250105,436132,642159,828
Information Security Analysts15-1212107,599127,151146,724166,276
Database Administrators15-124270,72085,780100,860115,919
Database Architects15-124385,800104,895123,989143,084
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124468,41282,49396,575110,656
Computer Network Architects15-124187,423104,333121,223138,133
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221135,388160,056184,746209,415
Web Developers15-125450,96063,12875,27687,444
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125537,14951,85566,58181,287
Computer Programmers15-125172,75988,525104,312120,079
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123148,25658,19968,14178,084
Computer User Support Specialists15-123238,31447,84057,36766,893
Operations Research Analysts15-203155,05870,65886,258101,858
Statisticians15-204153,89368,82883,78398,717
Actuaries15-201183,991112,591141,191169,791
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302189,648127,879166,109204,340
Marketing Managers11-2021115,607135,096154,565174,055
Sales Managers11-202282,077103,522124,967146,412
Financial Managers11-303183,242106,164129,106152,028
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041179,816198,120216,424234,728
Natural Sciences Managers11-912195,410154,128212,868271,586
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911187,735111,052134,368157,685
Accountants and Auditors13-201157,34673,65389,960106,268
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205161,79779,91498,031116,148
Financial Risk Specialists13-205460,63275,40090,148104,916
Management Analysts13-111180,53894,536108,514122,512
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116144,63761,48578,31295,160
Logisticians13-108189,253100,048110,844121,639
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119956,11974,11192,082110,074
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061126,568145,621164,653183,706
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072102,732127,567152,402177,237
Electrical Engineers17-2071110,240132,704155,168177,632
Mechanical Engineers17-2141132,164145,704159,224172,765
Industrial Engineers17-211286,695108,909131,103153,317
Civil Engineers17-205178,104103,834129,564155,293
Engineers, All Other17-2199119,247141,565163,863186,181
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203176,73296,720116,688136,677
Chemical Engineers17-204194,828121,972149,136176,280
Aerospace Engineers17-201199,882120,578141,274161,970
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104245,92759,55173,15486,778
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102962,75474,19485,63497,074
Chemists19-203165,50096,117126,756157,373
Pharmacists29-1051124,384136,864149,324161,804
Physical Therapists29-112386,716100,298113,901127,484
Lawyers23-101169,01599,944130,895161,824
Graphic Designers27-102434,94449,25563,58677,896

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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