DOL wage area 48620 · Kansas

H-1B prevailing wages in Wichita, KS

Covers Butler County, KS; Harvey County, KS; Sedgwick County, KS; Sumner County, KS.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Wichita, KS?

Wichita, KS is DOL wage area 48620, covering 4 counties (Butler County, KS; Harvey County, KS; Sedgwick County, KS and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $125,154 for Level IV and $71,469 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $125,424 for Level IV and $66,477 for Level I; Data Scientists need $123,844 for Level IV and $68,308 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.

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50 occupations

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	71,469	89,357	107,266	125,154
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	66,477	86,133	105,768	125,424
Data Scientists15-2051	68,308	86,820	105,332	123,844
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	63,149	78,000	92,872	107,724
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	50,004	69,826	89,669	109,492
Information Security Analysts15-1212	59,093	77,730	96,388	115,024
Database Administrators15-1242	57,762	74,298	90,813	107,349
Database Architects15-1243	86,549	103,543	120,536	137,530
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	57,679	71,532	85,364	99,216
Computer Network Architects15-1241	64,772	83,824	102,898	121,951
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	89,752	121,680	153,608	185,536
Web Developers15-1254	44,908	59,301	73,674	88,068
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	47,508	61,111	74,735	88,338
Computer Programmers15-1251	62,567	79,976	97,386	114,796
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	49,255	64,210	79,165	94,120
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	40,644	48,506	56,368	64,231
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	78,416	91,624	104,812	118,020
Statisticians15-2041	88,692	103,356	118,020	132,684
Actuaries15-2011	78,791	106,829	134,888	162,927
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	103,813	133,786	163,738	193,711
Marketing Managers11-2021	99,487	133,432	167,399	201,344
Sales Managers11-2022	84,386	116,688	148,970	181,272
Financial Managers11-3031	96,096	129,522	162,968	196,394
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	112,736	137,010	161,304	185,578
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	113,464	127,879	142,272	156,687
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	77,522	99,112	120,724	142,314
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	56,223	72,135	88,068	103,980
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	49,109	63,378	77,626	91,895
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	56,036	85,863	115,669	145,496
Management Analysts13-1111	57,741	73,944	90,168	106,372
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	40,269	56,098	71,927	87,756
Logisticians13-1081	50,087	62,692	75,296	87,901
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	55,911	73,778	91,645	109,512
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	77,792	93,476	109,180	124,863
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	85,156	98,884	112,591	126,319
Electrical Engineers17-2071	70,429	86,300	102,191	118,061
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	70,845	85,426	99,986	114,567
Industrial Engineers17-2112	74,360	88,546	102,732	116,917
Civil Engineers17-2051	62,213	78,396	94,578	110,760
Engineers, All Other17-2199	52,479	65,084	77,668	90,272
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	76,732	96,720	116,688	136,677
Chemical Engineers17-2041	83,596	106,330	129,044	151,778
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	87,839	108,930	130,000	151,092
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	62,920	80,996	99,050	117,125
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	52,895	67,517	82,140	96,762
Chemists19-2031	58,573	74,360	90,148	105,935
Pharmacists29-1051	103,834	120,453	137,093	153,712
Physical Therapists29-1123	72,676	83,804	94,952	106,080
Lawyers23-1011	78,520	104,749	130,978	157,207
Graphic Designers27-1024	38,647	47,612	56,556	65,520

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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