H1B Report
Wage-Level Checker

H-1B Wage Levels I–IV: What Real Filings Show

Pick an occupation and a state to see the prevailing wages employers reported at each of the Department of Labor’s four wage levels, how often each level is filed, and where an offer falls against them. Built from 1,289,244 certified Labor Condition Applications that report a wage level, filed in FY2024–FY2026, across 83 occupations (290 occupation-and-area pages).

These are prevailing wages as reported in H-1B filings, not the official OFLC prevailing wage. The wage a job must pay is set by the Department of Labor for its exact occupation and metro area — look it up in the OFLC Wage Search.

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The pages with the most levelled filings, FY2024–FY2026, with the median Level II prevailing wage reported.

Software Developers · TexasLevel II $106.0kSoftware Developers · CaliforniaLevel II $155.6kSoftware Developers · WashingtonLevel II $137.3kSoftware Developers · New YorkLevel II $115.9kSoftware Developers · New JerseyLevel II $115.9kComputer Occupations · TexasLevel II $83.7kSoftware Developers · North CarolinaLevel II $110.4kSoftware Developers · GeorgiaLevel II $105.2kSoftware Developers · IllinoisLevel II $102.7kComputer Occupations · CaliforniaLevel II $115.1kSoftware Developers · FloridaLevel II $94.4kSoftware Developers · VirginiaLevel II $114.0k

How wage levels work

For each occupation and metro area, the Department of Labor publishes a prevailing wage at four levels, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). An employer filing an H-1B Labor Condition Application states the level that fits the job’s requirements — education, experience, special skills and supervision — and must offer at least the wage for that level. The wages are updated every July.

The pages here show what employers actually reported on certified filings: the spread of prevailing wages at each level across the metro areas and wage years pooled together, and the offered wages that went with them. The official wage for a specific job and place is in the OFLC Wage Search. Since the FY2027 cap season, the level on an H-1B registration also sets how many entries the person gets in the selection lottery (one to four).

A page is published where all four levels have at least 100 reported prevailing wages in FY2024–FY2026. Wage levels, defined.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the official prevailing wage?
No. These are the prevailing wages employers reported on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (including ones later withdrawn) in FY2024–FY2026. The wage an employer must pay is set by the Department of Labor for the job’s exact occupation code and metro area, and changes every July; the figures here pool every metro area in the state and three wage years. Look up the official wage: OFLC Wage Search (DOL).
Who decides a job’s wage level?
The level is set by the job’s requirements — education, experience, special skills and supervision — following Department of Labor guidance, not by the salary. A higher offer does not change a job’s level; it can only meet or exceed the wage for it.
Why do some filings have no wage level?
A level exists only when the prevailing wage comes from the Department of Labor’s OEWS survey. Nearly all filings without one used another source, such as a private salary survey. Level shares are of the filings that report a level.
How often do prevailing wages change?
The Department of Labor updates its OEWS-based prevailing wages every July. It has also proposed raising the wage levels (91 FR 15454, published March 27, 2026); as of October 1, 2026 that is still a proposal. If it is finalized, filings after it takes effect will report higher level wages, and figures pooled over past years will lag. The proposed rule (91 FR 15454).
How does wage level affect the H-1B lottery?
Since the FY2027 cap season, each registered person is entered in the selection once at Level I, twice at Level II, three times at Level III and four times at Level IV, using the highest level the offered wage meets for the job’s occupation and area (90 FR 60864). Estimate the odds by wage level.
Why is my occupation or state missing?
A page is published only where all four levels have at least 100 reported prevailing wages in FY2024–FY2026, so every level comparison rests on a real sample. Smaller combinations still appear in the Salary Calculator’s level table. Salary Calculator.
Is this legal or immigration advice?
No. It describes public filing data. For the wage a specific job must pay, use the Department of Labor’s OFLC Wage Search or consult an immigration attorney.

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83 occupations, nationwide and by state, ordered by levelled filings.

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