DOL wage area 49180 · North Carolina

H-1B prevailing wages in Winston-Salem, NC

Covers Davidson County, NC; Davie County, NC; Forsyth County, NC; Stokes County, NC; Yadkin County, NC.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in Winston-Salem, NC?

Winston-Salem, NC is DOL wage area 49180, covering 5 counties (Davidson County, NC; Davie County, NC; Forsyth County, NC and others). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $143,479 for Level IV and $85,572 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $120,287 for Level IV and $74,984 for Level I; Data Scientists need $130,063 for Level IV and $62,088 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

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	85,572	104,874	124,176	143,479
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	74,984	90,085	105,186	120,287
Data Scientists15-2051	62,088	84,740	107,412	130,063
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	64,751	74,818	84,906	94,973
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	53,956	76,482	98,988	121,514
Information Security Analysts15-1212	79,748	104,624	129,522	154,399
Database Administrators15-1242	69,098	87,485	105,872	124,260
Database Architects15-1243	82,805	100,880	118,935	137,010
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	65,271	82,909	100,548	118,186
Computer Network Architects15-1241	84,386	102,420	120,474	138,508
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	83,700	101,525	119,351	137,176
Web Developers15-1254	64,064	83,991	103,917	123,844
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	38,668	58,615	78,562	98,509
Computer Programmers15-1251	65,832	78,208	90,605	102,981
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	47,757	61,506	75,234	88,983
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	38,855	49,879	60,924	71,948
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	61,319	75,192	89,045	102,919
Statisticians15-2041	66,352	88,421	110,511	132,580
Actuaries15-2011	83,991	108,701	133,432	158,143
Computer and Information Systems Managers11-3021	108,597	136,282	163,967	191,652
Marketing Managers11-2021	107,224	137,301	167,357	197,434
Sales Managers11-2022	73,778	112,528	151,300	190,050
Financial Managers11-3031	101,005	136,906	172,786	208,687
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	114,442	138,424	162,428	186,410
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	101,088	131,872	162,656	193,440
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	80,122	107,828	135,554	163,260
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	55,058	71,698	88,338	104,978
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	65,167	78,167	91,146	104,146
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	80,892	103,813	126,714	149,636
Management Analysts13-1111	57,367	75,296	93,205	111,135
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	45,636	62,213	78,791	95,368
Logisticians13-1081	59,551	71,573	83,596	95,618
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	47,404	61,610	75,816	90,023
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	81,328	112,528	143,749	174,949
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	69,077	89,628	110,157	130,708
Electrical Engineers17-2071	58,428	78,500	98,592	118,664
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	68,578	83,554	98,530	113,506
Industrial Engineers17-2112	71,428	84,573	97,740	110,885
Civil Engineers17-2051	69,348	82,077	94,807	107,536
Engineers, All Other17-2199	61,506	82,472	103,418	124,384
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	66,519	74,631	82,743	90,855
Chemical Engineers17-2041	85,197	103,605	122,034	140,442
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	84,282	107,432	130,583	153,733
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	60,695	75,005	89,316	103,626
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	71,781	87,756	103,751	119,725
Chemists19-2031	62,234	80,288	98,364	116,418
Pharmacists29-1051	96,783	115,295	133,786	152,298
Physical Therapists29-1123	78,957	89,170	99,383	109,596
Lawyers23-1011	62,775	107,141	151,528	195,895
Graphic Designers27-1024	38,605	47,924	57,263	66,581

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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