DOL wage area 43640 · Louisiana

H-1B prevailing wages in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

Covers St. Tammany Parish, LA.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Slidell, LA?

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is DOL wage area 43640, covering 1 county (St. Tammany Parish, LA). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $126,485 for Level IV and $68,807 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $126,152 for Level IV and $74,672 for Level I; Data Scientists need $126,048 for Level IV and $73,424 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	68,807	88,026	107,266	126,485
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	74,672	91,832	108,992	126,152
Data Scientists15-2051	73,424	90,959	108,514	126,048
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	37,357	48,028	58,698	69,368
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	39,562	62,879	86,216	109,533
Information Security Analysts15-1212	70,388	84,303	98,197	112,112
Database Administrators15-1242	49,920	69,992	90,085	110,157
Database Architects15-1243	58,282	74,464	90,647	106,829
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	60,466	77,959	95,472	112,965
Computer Network Architects15-1241	85,530	104,541	123,573	142,584
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	86,320	102,274	118,248	134,202
Web Developers15-1254	49,276	64,688	80,101	95,514
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	50,191	62,858	75,525	88,192
Computer Programmers15-1251	58,989	69,576	80,184	90,772
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	50,482	60,944	71,428	81,890
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	37,940	46,696	55,474	64,231
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	59,447	75,088	90,751	106,392
Statisticians15-2041	56,389	71,740	87,090	102,440
Actuaries15-2011	71,386	90,813	110,220	129,647
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	89,149	114,463	139,756	165,069
Marketing Managers11-2021	73,216	103,002	132,788	162,573
Sales Managers11-2022	61,652	96,388	131,124	165,860
Financial Managers11-3031	86,383	116,460	146,536	176,613
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	135,700	162,844	190,008	217,152
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	84,032	108,639	133,245	157,852
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	72,468	99,029	125,591	152,152
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	53,394	65,853	78,312	90,772
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	51,917	65,583	79,228	92,893
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	49,816	56,493	63,191	69,868
Management Analysts13-1111	64,980	89,628	114,276	138,924
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	38,064	55,640	73,237	90,813
Logisticians13-1081	54,143	64,876	75,588	86,320
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	39,666	56,493	73,320	90,148
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	71,116	90,647	110,199	129,730
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	87,090	98,530	109,970	121,410
Electrical Engineers17-2071	86,591	112,674	138,757	164,840
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	75,192	99,986	124,800	149,594
Industrial Engineers17-2112	83,159	103,855	124,572	145,268
Civil Engineers17-2051	74,048	91,125	108,181	125,258
Engineers, All Other17-2199	72,031	94,037	116,064	138,071
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	63,004	76,752	90,501	104,250
Chemical Engineers17-2041	93,788	115,607	137,447	159,266
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	117,500	132,871	148,263	163,634
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	63,108	70,221	77,356	84,469
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	52,312	60,466	68,599	76,752
Chemists19-2031	58,136	76,087	94,037	111,988
Pharmacists29-1051	107,848	119,372	130,895	142,418
Physical Therapists29-1123	69,264	83,471	97,698	111,904
Lawyers23-1011	44,346	72,842	101,359	129,855
Graphic Designers27-1024	36,172	44,616	53,040	61,485

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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