H1B Salary/By Location/South Florida nonmetropolitan area

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B Prevailing Wage in South Florida nonmetropolitan area

The U.S. Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for every occupation in each wage area. These are the legal minimum H1B salaries in South Florida nonmetropolitan area across 62 occupations, from entry (Level I) to senior (Level IV), covering 6 counties.

For example, the H1B prevailing wage for Software Developers in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is $89,502 at Level I (entry), rising to $187,304 at Level IV (senior), for the 2025-26 wage year.

Counties in this wage area

6 counties

Every county below uses the South Florida nonmetropolitan area prevailing wage shown on this page.

DeSoto County, FLGlades County, FLHardee County, FLHendry County, FLMonroe County, FLOkeechobee County, FL
OccupationLevel IEntryLevel IIQualifiedLevel IIIExperiencedLevel IVSenior
Software Developers$89,502$122,096$154,710$187,304
Computer Systems Analysts$54,829$73,861$92,893$111,925
Financial and Investment Analysts$61,110$78,083$95,077$112,050
Accountants and Auditors$53,040$69,826$86,632$103,418
Electrical Engineers$80,163$98,675$117,187$135,699
Management Analysts$50,856$71,822$92,768$113,734
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$60,174$77,542$94,910$112,278
Industrial Engineers$68,994$85,738$102,461$119,205
Physicians, All Other$110,011$171,933$233,834$295,755
Civil Engineers$61,256$83,179$105,082$127,005
Project Management Specialists$60,195$79,560$98,946$118,310
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$39,811$54,974$70,138$85,301
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists$42,245$56,389$70,533$84,677
Architectural and Engineering Managers$121,555$142,750$163,946$185,141
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,779,200$112,091,200$125,403,200$138,715,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,486,400$115,169,600$130,852,800$146,536,000
Lawyers$77,938$106,330$134,742$163,134
Marketing Managers$63,731$99,986$136,261$172,515
Physical Therapists$72,738$85,509$98,259$111,030
Financial Managers$73,965$108,909$143,874$178,818
Computer Occupations, All Other$65,208$89,045$112,902$136,739
Biological Scientists, All Other$45,032$59,259$73,486$87,714
Construction Managers$64,376$90,293$116,210$142,126
Logisticians$51,626$68,099$84,594$101,067
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$74,360$89,419$104,478$119,538
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$101,275,200$113,312,160$125,347,040$137,384,000
Registered Nurses$67,995$78,083$88,192$98,280
Dentists, General$103,002$146,411$189,842$233,251
Biological Technicians$36,005$43,555$51,106$58,656
Graphic Designers$38,979$51,771$64,584$77,376
General and Operations Managers$49,837$78,957$108,077$137,197
Occupational Therapists$80,995$90,854$100,734$110,594
Industrial Production Managers$60,112$80,018$99,902$119,808
Family Medicine Physicians$108,576$146,432$184,288$222,144
Cost Estimators$43,805$59,530$75,234$90,958
Natural Sciences Managers$69,306$93,246$117,208$141,149
Human Resources Specialists$41,080$54,392$67,683$80,995
Computer Network Support Specialists$59,238$72,821$86,424$100,006
Mental Health Counselors$41,621$50,960$60,299$69,638
Pharmacists$97,885$113,526$129,168$144,810
Sales Managers$60,174$89,794$119,413$149,032
Medical and Health Services Managers$68,827$95,451$122,075$148,699
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$39,624$52,541$65,478$78,395
Chief Executives$40,331$101,754$163,155$224,578
Purchasing Managers$58,219$86,174$114,130$142,085
Instructional Coordinators$51,917$61,027$70,138$79,248
Veterinarians$73,778$105,498$137,197$168,917
Public Relations Specialists$36,046$50,170$64,293$78,416
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$41,933$51,626$61,298$70,990
Coaches and Scouts$65,457,600$87,443,200$109,428,800$131,414,400
Speech-Language Pathologists$56,576$72,342$88,130$103,896
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$89,232,000$100,728,160$112,222,240$123,718,400
Training and Development Specialists$30,285$43,243$56,222$69,181
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$51,480$73,778$96,054$118,352
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products$43,826$57,554$71,302$85,030
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$48,693$66,560$84,448$102,315
Social and Community Service Managers$47,611$64,230$80,850$97,469
Compliance Officers$45,802$62,878$79,955$97,032
Urban and Regional Planners$61,630$75,088$88,525$101,982
Human Resources Managers$76,877$102,731$128,565$154,419
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$98,467,200$108,659,200$118,851,200$129,043,200
Architectural and Civil Drafters$40,352$50,190$60,029$69,867

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Methodology

Prevailing wages are published by the U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC for the 2025-26 wage year, based on BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) for the South Florida nonmetropolitan area area. Hourly rates are annualized at 2,080 hours. These are the legal minimum an employer must pay; actual offers are often higher.

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