DOL wage area 3100001 · Nebraska

H-1B prevailing wages in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Covers Banner County, NE; Box Butte County, NE; Boyd County, NE; Brown County, NE; Cheyenne County, NE; Dawes County, NE; Deuel County, NE; Garden County, NE; Garfield County, NE; Holt County, NE; Keya Paha County, NE; Kimball County, NE; Loup County, NE; Morrill County, NE; Rock County, NE; Scotts Bluff County, NE; Sheridan County, NE; Sioux County, NE.

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

Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3100001, covering 18 counties (Banner County, NE; Box Butte County, NE; Boyd County, NE and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $117,853 for Level IV and $68,100 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $92,332 for Level IV and $61,860 for Level I; Data Scientists need $101,380 for Level IV and $68,661 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	68,100	84,677	101,276	117,853
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	61,860	72,010	82,181	92,332
Data Scientists15-2051	68,661	79,560	90,480	101,380
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	72,384	89,586	106,808	124,010
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	47,778	62,130	76,482	90,834
Information Security Analysts15-1212	73,799	87,360	100,922	114,484
Database Administrators15-1242	66,186	78,042	89,877	101,733
Database Architects15-1243	96,180	115,586	134,972	154,378
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	62,276	72,821	83,388	93,933
Computer Network Architects15-1241	76,274	93,039	109,824	126,589
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	89,752	121,680	153,608	185,536
Web Developers15-1254	54,060	68,141	82,202	96,284
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	36,879	47,508	58,157	68,786
Computer Programmers15-1251	64,564	82,077	99,591	117,104
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	42,141	51,293	60,424	69,576
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	40,124	47,300	54,476	61,652
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	64,418	82,784	101,130	119,496
Statisticians15-2041	56,639	70,658	84,656	98,676
Actuaries15-2011	73,050	92,727	112,383	132,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	88,712	107,120	125,549	143,957
Marketing Managers11-2021	72,842	92,477	112,112	131,748
Sales Managers11-2022	60,092	86,029	111,946	137,884
Financial Managers11-3031	88,255	117,271	146,308	175,324
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	104,292	126,672	149,032	171,413
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	69,410	88,629	107,848	127,068
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	84,989	103,168	121,348	139,527
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	47,944	58,469	68,973	79,498
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	73,300	82,015	90,709	99,424
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	63,836	78,229	92,623	107,016
Management Analysts13-1111	50,856	64,584	78,292	92,020
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	40,768	48,132	55,516	62,879
Logisticians13-1081	52,000	63,253	74,485	85,738
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	47,882	61,693	75,504	89,316
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	107,786	122,596	137,426	152,236
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	72,468	84,469	96,450	108,452
Electrical Engineers17-2071	92,997	106,871	120,724	134,597
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	64,709	76,212	87,693	99,196
Industrial Engineers17-2112	73,320	86,008	98,676	111,364
Civil Engineers17-2051	71,116	84,948	98,759	112,591
Engineers, All Other17-2199	72,904	81,932	90,959	99,986
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	63,440	76,128	88,837	101,525
Chemical Engineers17-2041	66,956	87,256	107,557	127,858
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	96,845	121,015	145,184	169,354
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	65,916	74,256	82,597	90,938
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	52,021	68,349	84,698	101,026
Chemists19-2031	61,381	71,532	81,661	91,812
Pharmacists29-1051	114,608	126,069	137,509	148,970
Physical Therapists29-1123	77,813	88,172	98,530	108,888
Lawyers23-1011	56,701	79,768	102,856	125,924
Graphic Designers27-1024	37,357	44,263	51,148	58,053

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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