DOL wage area 3800006 · North Dakota

H-1B prevailing wages in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Covers Adams County, ND; Billings County, ND; Bottineau County, ND; Bowman County, ND; Burke County, ND; Divide County, ND; Dunn County, ND; Emmons County, ND; Golden Valley County, ND; Grant County, ND; Hettinger County, ND; Kidder County, ND; McKenzie County, ND; McLean County, ND; Mercer County, ND; Mountrail County, ND; Pierce County, ND; Sheridan County, ND; Sioux County, ND; Slope County, ND; Stark County, ND; Williams County, ND.

What are the H-1B prevailing wages in West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area?

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area is DOL wage area 3800006, covering 22 counties (Adams County, ND; Billings County, ND; Bottineau County, ND and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $134,410 for Level IV and $72,197 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $113,090 for Level IV and $94,079 for Level I; Data Scientists need $94,100 for Level IV and $56,327 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 Developers15-125272,19792,935113,672134,410
Computer Systems Analysts15-121194,079100,423106,746113,090
Data Scientists15-205156,32768,91181,51694,100
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-125370,57576,98183,38889,794
Computer Occupations, All Other15-129942,64058,24073,84089,440
Information Security Analysts15-121281,76596,512111,260126,007
Database Administrators15-124266,74875,83784,90693,996
Database Architects15-124392,810102,836112,840122,866
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-124466,39479,64492,872106,122
Computer Network Architects15-124181,34996,408111,488126,548
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-122189,752121,680153,608185,536
Web Developers15-125452,02161,71471,42881,120
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-125555,70363,69071,65679,644
Computer Programmers15-125163,77381,20498,613116,044
Computer Network Support Specialists15-123156,14066,29076,44086,591
Computer User Support Specialists15-123244,18054,37264,54374,735
Operations Research Analysts15-203160,84073,15485,46897,781
Statisticians15-204162,33872,40582,47292,540
Actuaries15-201183,991112,591141,191169,791
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-302198,052114,213130,396146,557
Marketing Managers11-202184,573106,496128,399150,322
Sales Managers11-202297,199120,120143,042165,964
Financial Managers11-303196,429127,172157,914188,656
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041120,474139,839159,204178,568
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121105,165118,935132,684146,453
Medical and Health Services Managers11-911179,66499,591119,517139,444
Accountants and Auditors13-201156,09870,47184,82399,196
Financial and Investment Analysts13-205155,72467,18478,66690,127
Financial Risk Specialists13-205457,70071,90686,112100,319
Management Analysts13-111149,31773,75798,197122,637
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-116141,33052,41663,50374,589
Logisticians13-108160,13369,78479,43689,087
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-119960,30077,68895,098112,487
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061104,063133,224162,386191,548
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-207282,07798,738115,399132,060
Electrical Engineers17-207178,02196,034114,047132,060
Mechanical Engineers17-214165,68785,093104,500123,906
Industrial Engineers17-211269,97284,36598,780113,173
Civil Engineers17-205169,36887,922106,476125,029
Engineers, All Other17-219963,25374,58985,94697,282
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-203176,73296,720116,688136,677
Chemical Engineers17-204171,17894,786118,373141,981
Aerospace Engineers17-201195,098118,456141,836165,194
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-104257,59668,76579,95691,125
Biological Scientists, All Other19-102961,83973,32084,82396,304
Chemists19-203162,73383,242103,730124,239
Pharmacists29-1051119,226132,517145,829159,120
Physical Therapists29-112374,67285,03195,410105,768
Lawyers23-101175,130101,525127,920154,316
Graphic Designers27-102438,08544,88751,66858,469

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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