DOL wage area 1600007 · Idaho

H-1B prevailing wages in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area

Covers Bear Lake County, ID; Bingham County, ID; Blaine County, ID; Camas County, ID; Caribou County, ID; Cassia County, ID; Clark County, ID; Custer County, ID; Fremont County, ID; Gooding County, ID; Lemhi County, ID; Lincoln County, ID; Madison County, ID; Minidoka County, ID; Oneida County, ID; Power County, ID; Teton County, ID.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area?

Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 1600007, covering 17 counties (Bear Lake County, ID; Bingham County, ID; Blaine County, ID and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $149,282 for Level IV and $75,588 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $97,240 for Level IV and $48,132 for Level I; Data Scientists need $115,045 for Level IV and $64,148 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 Developers15-125275,588100,152124,717149,282
Computer Systems Analysts15-121148,13264,50180,87197,240
Data Scientists15-205164,14881,12098,072115,045
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125350,98181,724112,466143,208
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129965,06379,54094,037108,514
Information Security Analysts15-121271,55297,012122,471147,930
Database Administrators15-124261,15276,39991,666106,912
Database Architects15-124389,232110,594131,935153,296
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124467,28878,70890,127101,546
Computer Network Architects15-124177,335102,794128,274153,733
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122189,752121,680153,608185,536
Web Developers15-125449,00562,25575,52588,775
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125546,05262,25578,43794,640
Computer Programmers15-125162,83777,52292,228106,912
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123149,46355,70361,96468,204
Computer User Support Specialists15-123239,93649,60859,28068,952
Operations Research Analysts15-203165,25082,972100,714118,436
Statisticians15-204157,88784,157110,448136,719
Actuaries15-201183,991112,591141,191169,791
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302192,373119,413146,474173,514
Marketing Managers11-202181,245113,194145,164177,112
Sales Managers11-202267,45597,677127,879158,101
Financial Managers11-303181,578106,476131,373156,271
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041102,170119,392136,615153,837
Natural Sciences Managers11-912186,840109,512132,164154,836
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911172,78092,789112,778132,788
Accountants and Auditors13-201152,22966,41580,62194,807
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205165,77083,429101,109118,768
Financial Risk Specialists13-205452,62468,37084,09599,840
Management Analysts13-111158,82379,14499,466119,788
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116136,54649,35962,17274,984
Logisticians13-108155,14170,07684,98999,924
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119947,42461,46475,52589,565
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206192,477114,983137,488159,994
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207281,28796,637112,008127,359
Electrical Engineers17-207167,55987,943108,327128,711
Mechanical Engineers17-214165,74980,26894,807109,325
Industrial Engineers17-211275,81690,917106,018121,119
Civil Engineers17-205170,51284,01297,490110,989
Engineers, All Other17-219986,944109,429131,914154,399
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203161,81885,405108,992132,580
Chemical Engineers17-204193,933111,322128,690146,079
Aerospace Engineers17-201163,37879,81096,263112,695
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104262,27685,738109,180132,642
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102947,65363,81579,95696,117
Chemists19-203147,69567,47687,277107,058
Pharmacists29-1051119,496130,354141,191152,048
Physical Therapists29-112371,76084,19996,658109,096
Lawyers23-101167,95491,687115,399139,132
Graphic Designers27-102433,40543,41053,41563,420

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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