H-1B prevailing wages in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area?

Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 5100001, covering 16 counties (Bland County, VA; Buchanan County, VA; Carroll County, VA and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $153,525 for Level IV and $83,055 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $123,136 for Level IV and $58,594 for Level I; Data Scientists need $124,988 for Level IV and $64,272 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.