DOL wage area 40220 · Virginia

H-1B prevailing wages in Roanoke, VA

Covers Botetourt County, VA; Craig County, VA; Franklin County, VA; Roanoke city, VA; Roanoke County, VA; Salem city, VA.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Roanoke, VA?

Roanoke, VA is DOL wage area 40220, covering 6 counties (Botetourt County, VA; Craig County, VA; Franklin County, VA and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $138,071 for Level IV and $78,333 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $129,002 for Level IV and $69,181 for Level I; Data Scientists need $130,728 for Level IV and $65,250 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.

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50 occupations

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	78,333	98,239	118,165	138,071
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	69,181	89,128	109,055	129,002
Data Scientists15-2051	65,250	87,069	108,909	130,728
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	69,639	86,341	103,023	119,725
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	60,216	82,015	103,792	125,591
Information Security Analysts15-1212	77,023	98,093	119,143	140,213
Database Administrators15-1242	50,586	69,868	89,149	108,431
Database Architects15-1243	89,732	106,184	122,658	139,111
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	64,064	78,832	93,600	108,368
Computer Network Architects15-1241	80,517	99,986	119,434	138,903
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	102,752	132,933	163,114	193,295
Web Developers15-1254	68,058	84,365	100,652	116,959
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	47,050	65,770	84,469	103,189
Computer Programmers15-1251	56,888	74,860	92,810	110,781
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	44,720	55,016	65,292	75,588
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	40,186	49,858	59,509	69,181
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	65,770	83,429	101,068	118,727
Statisticians15-2041	73,154	96,741	120,349	143,936
Actuaries15-2011	87,319	113,922	140,504	167,108
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	99,383	132,871	166,338	199,826
Marketing Managers11-2021	96,346	128,170	159,973	191,797
Sales Managers11-2022	96,388	126,839	157,311	187,762
Financial Managers11-3031	101,567	136,823	172,058	207,314
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	110,240	129,148	148,076	166,983
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	86,154	102,669	119,164	135,679
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	87,693	111,405	135,138	158,850
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	54,600	68,661	82,722	96,783
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	48,984	65,562	82,140	98,717
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	68,162	83,928	99,695	115,461
Management Analysts13-1111	61,360	78,000	94,661	111,301
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	41,580	56,847	72,093	87,360
Logisticians13-1081	58,240	70,242	82,264	94,266
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	42,765	56,618	70,492	84,344
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	88,504	108,410	128,316	148,221
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	72,925	86,799	100,652	114,525
Electrical Engineers17-2071	80,476	98,260	116,064	133,848
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	77,730	89,669	101,629	113,568
Industrial Engineers17-2112	69,909	82,452	94,973	107,516
Civil Engineers17-2051	69,514	83,034	96,575	110,095
Engineers, All Other17-2199	62,858	82,306	101,733	121,181
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	73,362	96,055	118,768	141,461
Chemical Engineers17-2041	95,452	114,296	133,162	152,007
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	90,647	113,839	137,052	160,244
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	69,264	98,135	127,026	155,896
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	61,839	76,024	90,189	104,375
Chemists19-2031	52,645	71,157	89,648	108,160
Pharmacists29-1051	99,965	116,876	133,807	150,717
Physical Therapists29-1123	72,135	83,804	95,452	107,120
Lawyers23-1011	88,338	120,807	153,276	185,744
Graphic Designers27-1024	41,892	51,480	61,090	70,679

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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