DOL wage area 1800003 · Indiana

H-1B prevailing wages in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area

Covers Crawford County, IN; Daviess County, IN; Dubois County, IN; Gibson County, IN; Greene County, IN; Jackson County, IN; Jefferson County, IN; Jennings County, IN; Knox County, IN; Lawrence County, IN; Martin County, IN; Orange County, IN; Perry County, IN; Pike County, IN; Ripley County, IN; Scott County, IN; Spencer County, IN; Switzerland County, IN.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area?

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 1800003, covering 18 counties (Crawford County, IN; Daviess County, IN; Dubois County, IN and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $137,592 for Level IV and $80,663 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $104,936 for Level IV and $60,445 for Level I; Data Scientists need $107,016 for Level IV and $57,367 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 Developers15-125280,66399,632118,623137,592
Computer Systems Analysts15-121160,44575,27690,106104,936
Data Scientists15-205157,36773,92490,460107,016
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125358,82372,98887,152101,317
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129970,70090,397110,074129,772
Information Security Analysts15-121255,91173,09290,293107,474
Database Administrators15-124263,33682,223101,088119,975
Database Architects15-1243100,402118,332136,240154,170
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124462,42174,96487,527100,069
Computer Network Architects15-124171,78187,860103,938120,016
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122187,92299,362110,823122,263
Web Developers15-125457,32572,63487,943103,252
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125550,17067,47684,781102,087
Computer Programmers15-125167,01880,89294,765108,639
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123149,52559,82170,13880,434
Computer User Support Specialists15-123239,56246,80054,01861,256
Operations Research Analysts15-203178,33395,701113,090130,458
Statisticians15-204159,88484,178108,452132,746
Actuaries15-201174,29892,706111,135129,543
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302189,482113,818138,175162,511
Marketing Managers11-202179,165104,832130,479156,146
Sales Managers11-202276,357107,328138,279169,250
Financial Managers11-303179,789106,892133,994161,096
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041101,276124,280147,306170,311
Natural Sciences Managers11-912157,97075,81693,663111,509
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911171,22087,735104,229120,744
Accountants and Auditors13-201150,94063,94076,94089,940
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205153,72768,28782,84797,407
Financial Risk Specialists13-205460,79980,08099,362118,644
Management Analysts13-111166,87286,279105,685125,092
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116138,85552,12565,37578,645
Logisticians13-108154,72570,76286,799102,836
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119971,15789,628108,119126,589
Computer Hardware Engineers17-206181,07991,271101,442111,634
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207292,727107,744122,741137,759
Electrical Engineers17-207174,48590,210105,935121,660
Mechanical Engineers17-214180,20595,348110,469125,612
Industrial Engineers17-211267,51781,24594,973108,701
Civil Engineers17-205162,29677,83493,351108,888
Engineers, All Other17-219974,631101,359128,108154,836
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203187,381104,916122,429139,964
Chemical Engineers17-204192,956109,824126,672143,541
Aerospace Engineers17-201187,360112,840138,341163,821
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104265,99976,21286,44596,658
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102968,51689,752110,989132,226
Chemists19-203162,27679,26996,263113,256
Pharmacists29-1051109,845121,847133,869145,871
Physical Therapists29-112380,47690,709100,964111,197
Lawyers23-101165,832101,629137,447173,244
Graphic Designers27-102439,54147,92456,32764,709

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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