What wage level is my H-1B offer?
Pick a job title and a city, then enter the yearly salary. You'll see which of the four wage levels it reaches, worked out from the prevailing wages employers filed in the 2025–26 wage year.
Your result shows here: the salary on a scale from Level I to Level IV, and how many times it would be entered in the lottery.
How wage levels work
Every H-1B job has a prevailing wage: the Labor Department's going rate for that occupation in that area. It comes in four levels, from Level I for entry-level work to Level IV for fully competent, senior work. The employer must pay at least the wage for the job's level.
From the FY2027 lottery (registrations in March 2026), USCIS weights the draw by wage level. It takes the highest level the offered salary reaches for the job's occupation and work location, and enters Level IV registrations four times, Level III three times, Level II twice and Level I once.
These figures are estimates from certified filings, not the official tables. Check the exact prevailing wage on the Labor Department's wage search, and the lottery rules on uscis.gov.
How filings split by level
| Wage level | Share of filings | Lottery entries |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 18% | 1 |
| Level II | 40% | 2 |
| Level III | 21% | 3 |
| Level IV | 20% | 4 |
Certified H-1B filings with a wage level, 2025–26 wage year (442,147 filings).
Median salary by wage level
| Software Engineer | $116,680 | $126,090 | $158,040 | $224,000 |
| Software Developer | $90,900 | $112,923 | $133,536 | $156,998 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $120,000 | $130,988 | $150,758 | $175,301 |
| Assistant Professor | $105,000 | $132,000 | $150,000 | $200,000 |
| Data Engineer | $91,000 | $108,160 | $130,710 | $180,000 |
| Software Engineering | $133,500 | $163,200 | $190,000 | $222,519 |
| Data Scientist | $92,475 | $109,491 | $134,500 | $172,100 |
| Computer Programmer | $74,720 | $90,000 | $99,000 | $120,500 |
| Associate | $118,248 | $150,000 | $188,000 | $225,000 |
| Data Analyst | $76,500 | $96,034 | $114,774 | $149,272 |
| Business Analyst | $77,730 | $96,928 | $111,706 | $125,507 |
| Architect | $70,117 | $91,874 | $117,582 | $144,310 |
| Physical Therapist | $79,976 | $95,028 | $109,138 | $125,000 |
| Project Manager | $84,000 | $100,920 | $117,582 | $139,940 |
| Senior Software Developer | $102,004 | $115,015 | $134,971 | $156,499 |
Median offered salary at each level across the US, 2025–26 wage year.