DOL wage area 2700004 · Minnesota

H-1B prevailing wages in Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Covers Brown County, MN; Faribault County, MN; Freeborn County, MN; Goodhue County, MN; Martin County, MN; Mower County, MN; Rice County, MN; Steele County, MN; Waseca County, MN; Watonwan County, MN; Winona County, MN.

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

Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 2700004, covering 11 counties (Brown County, MN; Faribault County, MN; Freeborn County, MN and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $133,557 for Level IV and $80,226 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $115,877 for Level IV and $74,589 for Level I; Data Scientists need $139,173 for Level IV and $74,069 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 Developers15-125280,22698,010115,773133,557
Computer Systems Analysts15-121174,58988,359102,108115,877
Data Scientists15-205174,06995,764117,479139,173
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125374,00790,002105,976121,972
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129954,16470,40886,653102,898
Information Security Analysts15-121285,135101,130117,104133,100
Database Administrators15-124264,58483,679102,773121,868
Database Architects15-1243101,671118,664135,637152,631
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124468,55784,01299,445114,900
Computer Network Architects15-124171,38691,333111,301131,248
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122197,698116,772135,824154,898
Web Developers15-125450,52465,83281,12096,429
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125554,95472,59290,231107,869
Computer Programmers15-125165,97883,242100,485117,749
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123155,20464,41873,63282,847
Computer User Support Specialists15-123249,29657,36765,41673,487
Operations Research Analysts15-203166,35281,53696,700111,884
Statisticians15-204171,53296,616121,722146,807
Actuaries15-201185,405110,698135,991161,284
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021104,708130,728156,749182,770
Marketing Managers11-202196,138124,488152,860181,210
Sales Managers11-202283,263113,589143,916174,242
Financial Managers11-303190,688120,744150,800180,856
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041121,826142,876163,904184,954
Natural Sciences Managers11-912195,930127,900159,890191,860
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911182,59799,445116,293133,141
Accountants and Auditors13-201155,24568,91182,55696,221
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205168,20482,26496,346110,407
Financial Risk Specialists13-205478,70896,096113,506130,895
Management Analysts13-111166,76880,33093,892107,453
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116147,42464,27281,14197,989
Logisticians13-108160,25871,07481,91192,727
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119948,11159,67671,24082,805
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206194,578114,484134,410154,316
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207284,240104,479124,738144,976
Electrical Engineers17-207182,47296,408110,365124,301
Mechanical Engineers17-214168,34981,34994,370107,370
Industrial Engineers17-211273,50886,15498,780111,426
Civil Engineers17-205177,77292,415107,037121,680
Engineers, All Other17-219978,85397,095115,316133,557
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203192,727111,780130,812149,864
Chemical Engineers17-204175,484105,831136,178166,525
Aerospace Engineers17-201195,368121,847148,325174,804
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104284,594100,735116,876133,016
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102950,58665,64580,70495,764
Chemists19-203144,99164,68884,407104,104
Pharmacists29-1051119,559134,056148,533163,031
Physical Therapists29-112382,74397,157111,572125,986
Lawyers23-101164,25298,572132,912167,232
Graphic Designers27-102437,21245,40753,62361,818

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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