DOL wage area 47900 · District of Columbia

H-1B prevailing wages in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Covers District of Columbia, DC; Charles County, MD; Frederick County, MD; Montgomery County, MD; Prince George's County, MD; Alexandria city, VA; Arlington County, VA; Clarke County, VA; Culpeper County, VA; Fairfax city, VA; Fairfax County, VA; Falls Church city, VA; Fauquier County, VA; Fredericksburg city, VA; Loudoun County, VA; Manassas city, VA; Manassas Park city, VA; Prince William County, VA; Rappahannock County, VA; Spotsylvania County, VA; Stafford County, VA; Warren County, VA; Jefferson County, WV.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Washington, DC?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is DOL wage area 47900, covering 23 counties (District of Columbia, DC; Charles County, MD; Frederick County, MD and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $178,215 for Level IV and $102,087 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $150,405 for Level IV and $84,885 for Level I; Data Scientists need $168,460 for Level IV and $92,831 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%. All of these wages come from local survey data. 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	102,087	127,463	152,839	178,215
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	84,885	106,725	128,565	150,405
Data Scientists15-2051	92,831	118,040	143,250	168,460
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	85,800	105,852	125,903	145,954
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	103,356	126,776	150,176	173,597
Information Security Analysts15-1212	102,274	126,132	150,010	173,868
Database Administrators15-1242	78,084	98,592	119,122	139,631
Database Architects15-1243	110,844	135,284	159,744	184,184
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	85,364	105,748	126,111	146,495
Computer Network Architects15-1241	108,535	132,850	157,186	181,501
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	110,927	138,258	165,610	192,941
Web Developers15-1254	91,853	113,672	135,471	157,290
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	62,088	83,783	105,477	127,172
Computer Programmers15-1251	78,936	103,231	127,546	151,840
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	66,852	83,512	100,173	116,834
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	54,580	67,621	80,663	93,704
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	76,628	102,773	128,898	155,044
Statisticians15-2041	102,004	119,850	137,717	155,564
Actuaries15-2011	97,927	123,844	149,781	175,698
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	147,472	177,071	206,648	236,247
Marketing Managers11-2021	121,431	158,039	194,626	231,234
Sales Managers11-2022	98,052	141,898	185,765	229,612
Financial Managers11-3031	133,079	169,167	205,276	241,364
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	145,434	168,564	191,714	214,844
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	122,159	148,429	174,720	200,991
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	102,440	130,562	158,663	186,784
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	72,384	92,914	113,423	133,952
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	77,439	100,444	123,428	146,432
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	88,650	110,844	133,016	155,210
Management Analysts13-1111	86,154	115,586	145,018	174,450
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	57,221	77,709	98,176	118,664
Logisticians13-1081	74,007	93,247	112,508	131,748
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	66,020	89,586	113,152	136,719
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	105,540	131,248	156,957	182,666
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	103,168	124,197	145,226	166,255
Electrical Engineers17-2071	89,544	111,780	133,994	156,229
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	91,167	112,175	133,162	154,170
Industrial Engineers17-2112	86,924	105,560	124,176	142,813
Civil Engineers17-2051	78,084	94,432	110,781	127,130
Engineers, All Other17-2199	91,396	118,124	144,831	171,559
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	80,101	99,362	118,644	137,904
Chemical Engineers17-2041	93,018	114,276	135,533	156,791
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	113,485	141,004	168,501	196,020
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	76,898	99,757	122,637	145,496
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	75,671	99,591	123,490	147,410
Chemists19-2031	94,786	119,538	144,311	169,063
Pharmacists29-1051	115,087	131,644	148,200	164,757
Physical Therapists29-1123	84,760	97,386	110,012	122,637
Lawyers23-1011	129,605	177,944	226,304	274,644
Graphic Designers27-1024	57,138	73,258	89,399	105,519

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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