DOL wage area 2700001 · Minnesota

H-1B prevailing wages in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Covers Becker County, MN; Beltrami County, MN; Cass County, MN; Clearwater County, MN; Crow Wing County, MN; Douglas County, MN; Grant County, MN; Hubbard County, MN; Kittson County, MN; Lake of the Woods County, MN; Mahnomen County, MN; Marshall County, MN; Morrison County, MN; Norman County, MN; Otter Tail County, MN; Pennington County, MN; Pope County, MN; Red Lake County, MN; Roseau County, MN; Stevens County, MN; Todd County, MN; Traverse County, MN; Wadena County, MN; Wilkin County, MN.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area?

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 2700001, covering 24 counties (Becker County, MN; Beltrami County, MN; Cass County, MN and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $129,792 for Level IV and $74,444 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $103,626 for Level IV and $68,578 for Level I; Data Scientists need $116,772 for Level IV and $68,328 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 Developers15-125274,44492,893111,343129,792
Computer Systems Analysts15-121168,57880,26891,936103,626
Data Scientists15-205168,32884,469100,631116,772
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125372,65580,66388,67196,679
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129968,74482,59796,471110,324
Information Security Analysts15-121290,106107,245124,384141,524
Database Administrators15-124261,50681,599101,712121,805
Database Architects15-1243100,964118,228135,471152,735
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124471,19983,90896,616109,325
Computer Network Architects15-124178,06396,221114,380132,538
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221100,631118,872137,114155,356
Web Developers15-125452,99960,82068,66176,482
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125554,55972,05289,565107,058
Computer Programmers15-125151,48066,49881,53696,554
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123157,01366,95676,87786,820
Computer User Support Specialists15-123247,17555,20463,25371,282
Operations Research Analysts15-203167,95482,99298,031113,069
Statisticians15-204169,72295,119120,495145,892
Actuaries15-201184,760110,178135,616161,034
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021106,330131,748157,144182,562
Marketing Managers11-202195,660120,786145,892171,018
Sales Managers11-202277,501103,085128,690154,274
Financial Managers11-303190,896116,501142,127167,732
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041110,740130,437150,114169,812
Natural Sciences Managers11-912180,62198,988117,375135,741
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911181,84899,258116,647134,056
Accountants and Auditors13-201152,25064,58476,94089,274
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205159,57273,75787,964102,149
Financial Risk Specialists13-205476,48294,620112,778130,916
Management Analysts13-111164,73082,389100,048117,708
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116146,63459,34372,03184,740
Logisticians13-108157,13867,68478,25088,796
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119950,29561,94373,59185,239
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206197,178117,042136,927156,791
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207284,032103,938123,844143,749
Electrical Engineers17-207175,13089,253103,397117,520
Mechanical Engineers17-214172,01082,24492,477102,711
Industrial Engineers17-211269,61881,45393,288105,124
Civil Engineers17-205172,01086,757101,484116,231
Engineers, All Other17-219979,644103,002126,360149,719
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203193,538111,634129,730147,826
Chemical Engineers17-204174,360105,040135,741166,421
Aerospace Engineers17-201195,244121,160147,056172,973
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104269,05675,96282,88889,794
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102956,95167,99679,06190,106
Chemists19-203143,26459,78076,29592,810
Pharmacists29-1051115,669129,148142,647156,125
Physical Therapists29-112382,93090,91798,925106,912
Lawyers23-101177,980105,519133,058160,597
Graphic Designers27-102438,10645,76053,39461,048

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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