SOC 11-9161 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Emergency Management Directors prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.

Level I across metros$29,412 – $134,972Aguadilla, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$123,719Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Emergency Management Directors?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Emergency Management Directors (SOC 11-9161) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,412 in Aguadilla, PR to $134,972 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $123,719. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $103,148, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

New York, NY$143,479
San Francisco, CA$189,260
San Jose, CA$216,424
Seattle, WA$171,039
Dallas, TX$127,588
Houston, TX$137,052
Austin, TX$131,664
Chicago, IL$122,554
Boston, MA$160,140
Washington, DC$182,978
Atlanta, GA$131,228
Los Angeles, CA$164,528

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	69,036	87,922	106,788	125,674
Anchorage, AK	66,332	87,860	109,408	130,936
Fairbanks-College, AK	74,360	93,538	112,716	131,893
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,696	67,829	88,983	110,116
Auburn-Opelika, AL	50,981	74,631	98,260	121,909
Birmingham, AL	60,029	84,012	107,973	131,956
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Decatur, AL	41,725	55,141	68,557	81,973
Dothan, AL	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,557	58,469	74,360	90,272
Gadsden, AL	46,696	67,829	88,983	110,116
Huntsville, AL	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Mobile, AL	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Montgomery, AL	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,316	74,152	98,010	121,847
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,805	63,004	82,181	101,380
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	51,501	76,669	101,858	127,026
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	51,813	77,064	102,336	127,588
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,053	68,266	91,458	114,671
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,978	54,288	68,578	82,888
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,068	48,485	60,882	73,300
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,308	54,642	66,956	79,290
Hot Springs, AR	39,874	52,583	65,312	78,021
Jonesboro, AR	41,143	57,284	73,424	89,565
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	42,474	53,872	65,292	76,690
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,754	48,568	60,362	72,176
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,440	48,007	58,573	69,140
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,732	49,047	60,341	71,656
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	62,900	77,917	92,956	107,973
Flagstaff, AZ	62,900	77,917	92,956	107,973
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	62,900	77,917	92,956	107,973
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	63,170	79,040	94,911	110,781
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	63,357	77,959	92,540	107,141
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	60,632	74,194	87,735	101,296
Tucson, AZ	62,671	78,292	93,933	109,554
Yuma, AZ	63,420	79,165	94,932	110,677
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	97,386	118,581	139,756	160,951
Chico, CA	78,708	97,261	115,794	134,348
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	91,500	107,703	123,885	140,088
El Centro, CA	97,927	116,522	135,138	153,733
Fresno, CA	109,034	133,204	157,394	181,564
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	99,445	119,621	139,776	159,952
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	95,202	118,311	141,420	164,528
Merced, CA	110,344	135,658	160,992	186,306
Modesto, CA	111,447	137,405	163,364	189,322
Napa, CA	89,628	104,292	118,956	133,620
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	88,172	102,960	117,770	132,559
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	81,640	97,136	112,612	128,108
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	95,140	117,853	140,588	163,301
Redding, CA	82,036	98,280	114,546	130,791
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	104,208	121,452	138,716	155,959
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	88,775	102,628	116,501	130,354
Salinas, CA	114,920	139,964	165,007	190,050
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	93,455	112,008	130,541	149,095
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	110,636	136,844	163,052	189,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	134,972	162,116	189,280	216,424
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	107,058	125,528	143,999	162,469
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	115,108	141,524	167,940	194,356
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	101,650	121,119	140,588	160,056
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	105,706	130,708	155,709	180,711
Stockton-Lodi, CA	95,306	116,980	138,653	160,327
Vallejo, CA	94,162	113,964	133,744	153,546
Visalia, CA	91,541	109,533	127,546	145,538
Yuba City, CA	87,173	101,775	116,397	130,999
Boulder, CO	101,879	115,357	128,836	142,314
Colorado Springs, CO	92,332	108,576	124,800	141,045
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	104,042	116,813	129,605	142,376
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	93,330	109,388	125,466	141,524
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	94,141	109,970	125,820	141,648
Grand Junction, CO	92,664	108,784	124,925	141,045
Greeley, CO	98,592	112,861	127,109	141,378
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	97,490	111,967	126,464	140,941
Pueblo, CO	61,818	81,703	101,588	121,472
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	91,708	108,140	124,572	141,004
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	76,108	99,487	122,887	146,266
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	76,503	96,637	116,792	136,927
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	79,456	97,552	115,648	133,744
New Haven, CT	78,250	98,384	118,540	138,674
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	78,084	97,220	116,335	135,471
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	77,688	97,906	118,144	138,362
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	99,112	127,068	155,023	182,978
Dover, DE	73,861	92,332	110,802	129,272
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	57,346	80,060	102,794	125,508
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47,508	63,004	78,500	93,996
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	57,346	79,664	102,004	124,322
Gainesville, FL	53,706	77,668	101,608	125,570
Homosassa Springs, FL	57,200	78,188	99,154	120,141
Jacksonville, FL	89,357	110,656	131,935	153,234
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	57,804	78,208	98,613	119,018
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	74,319	99,071	123,844	148,596
Naples-Marco Island, FL	69,951	94,932	119,912	144,893
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,722	53,893	64,064	74,236
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	60,882	76,940	92,976	109,034
Ocala, FL	52,479	71,552	90,605	109,679
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	61,818	80,892	99,965	119,039
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	59,114	79,228	99,341	119,455
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	47,424	62,359	77,272	92,207
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	60,487	83,492	106,476	129,480
Port St. Lucie, FL	70,991	95,514	120,058	144,581
Punta Gorda, FL	54,039	74,922	95,784	116,668
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	60,133	80,184	100,256	120,308
Sebring, FL	55,349	75,733	96,138	116,522
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	62,837	86,050	109,263	132,476
Tallahassee, FL	70,450	90,127	109,824	129,501
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	58,823	80,330	101,816	123,324
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	61,360	81,557	101,775	121,972
Albany, GA	46,093	59,572	73,050	86,528
Athens-Clarke County, GA	55,557	77,168	98,800	120,412
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	60,383	83,991	107,620	131,228
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	56,639	71,802	86,986	102,149
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	51,210	64,564	77,896	91,250
Columbus, GA-AL	53,269	74,485	95,680	116,896
Dalton, GA	53,456	68,412	83,367	98,322
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,207	68,744	84,282	99,820
Gainesville, GA	56,992	79,186	101,380	123,573
Hinesville, GA	53,540	69,264	85,010	100,735
Macon-Bibb County, GA	56,597	78,749	100,901	123,053
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,436	73,133	92,810	112,508
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,796	62,151	74,485	86,840
Rome, GA	57,450	79,103	100,756	122,408
Savannah, GA	61,818	77,959	94,100	110,240
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,508	60,944	74,402	87,839
Valdosta, GA	48,381	61,527	74,693	87,839
Warner Robins, GA	46,551	59,967	73,404	86,820
Guam MSA	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	62,109	76,711	91,312	105,914
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	62,109	76,711	91,312	105,914
Urban Honolulu, HI	59,072	74,839	90,605	106,372
Ames, IA	54,060	64,834	75,608	86,383
Cedar Rapids, IA	49,296	60,695	72,093	83,492
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	46,447	65,624	84,823	104,000
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	51,293	63,752	76,212	88,671
Dubuque, IA	48,485	59,384	70,284	81,183
Iowa City, IA	46,884	60,008	73,112	86,237
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,272	62,234	73,175	84,136
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,101	62,525	70,949	79,373
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	50,628	61,901	73,196	84,469
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,693	62,525	76,378	90,210
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,472	70,928	85,364	99,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	48,069	59,384	70,720	82,036
Boise City, ID	75,962	85,592	95,202	104,832
Coeur d'Alene, ID	79,477	93,247	107,037	120,807
Idaho Falls, ID	90,106	105,852	121,618	137,364
Lewiston, ID-WA	79,477	93,247	107,037	120,807
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	75,317	84,594	93,850	103,127
Pocatello, ID	79,477	93,247	107,037	120,807
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	77,023	91,853	106,704	121,535
Twin Falls, ID	75,962	85,592	95,202	104,832
Bloomington, IL	49,317	68,536	87,735	106,954
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,311	57,367	74,423	91,479
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	56,223	78,333	100,444	122,554
Decatur, IL	54,621	74,464	94,308	114,151
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,924	67,330	86,757	106,164
Kankakee, IL	50,212	72,343	94,495	116,626
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	52,520	75,005	97,511	119,996
Peoria, IL	45,740	66,477	87,215	107,952
Rockford, IL	54,268	76,711	99,154	121,597
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,216	66,831	86,424	106,039
Springfield, IL	59,364	79,373	99,383	119,392
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,154	67,933	88,712	109,492
Bloomington, IN	55,037	62,400	69,764	77,127
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,268	63,524	72,759	82,015
Columbus, IN	55,037	62,338	69,660	76,960
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	48,048	58,740	69,410	80,101
Evansville, IN	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Fort Wayne, IN	46,821	59,031	71,240	83,450
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Kokomo, IN	54,580	62,317	70,034	77,772
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	52,583	73,050	93,517	113,984
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	53,644	74,818	96,013	117,188
Muncie, IN	55,807	62,796	69,784	76,773
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,967	57,616	68,245	78,895
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	51,647	66,248	80,829	95,431
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,183	64,272	73,383	82,472
Terre Haute, IN	47,341	59,364	71,407	83,429
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	43,410	53,976	64,564	75,130
Lawrence, KS	49,775	66,748	83,700	100,672
Manhattan, KS	45,573	56,826	68,079	79,332
Topeka, KS	50,357	67,060	83,741	100,444
Wichita, KS	44,908	55,994	67,080	78,167
Bowling Green, KY	39,749	49,359	58,989	68,599
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,176	62,088	78,021	93,933
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,311	50,440	60,591	70,720
Elizabethtown, KY	43,452	57,242	71,012	84,802
Lexington-Fayette, KY	49,255	66,394	83,533	100,672
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	54,996	68,266	81,557	94,828
Owensboro, KY	43,202	59,010	74,839	90,647
Paducah, KY-IL	40,914	55,599	70,304	84,989
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,997	53,748	66,498	79,248
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,031	61,090	76,149	91,208
Alexandria, LA	63,440	81,100	98,780	116,439
Baton Rouge, LA	74,069	90,876	107,661	124,468
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	58,594	75,962	93,351	110,719
Hammond, LA	68,474	86,154	103,834	121,514
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	68,828	86,965	105,124	123,261
Lafayette, LA	57,242	75,712	94,183	112,653
Lake Charles, LA	63,440	81,100	98,780	116,439
Monroe, LA	63,440	81,100	98,780	116,439
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	71,261	91,167	111,052	130,957
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	60,924	79,498	98,093	116,668
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	52,104	69,015	85,946	102,856
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	66,311	84,178	102,045	119,912
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	58,719	75,088	91,458	107,828
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	79,311	101,068	122,845	144,602
Barnstable Town, MA	79,852	104,708	129,584	154,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	82,826	108,597	134,368	160,140
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	80,496	104,770	129,044	153,317
Pittsfield, MA	82,535	106,912	131,269	155,647
Springfield, MA	79,228	99,258	119,268	139,298
Worcester, MA	89,316	108,930	128,524	148,138
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	78,604	98,904	119,205	139,506
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	76,316	96,949	117,604	138,237
Lexington Park, MD	88,068	116,314	144,560	172,807
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	72,447	91,957	111,488	130,999
Salisbury, MD	66,144	82,306	98,447	114,608
Bangor, ME	65,208	77,127	89,045	100,964
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	71,864	84,781	97,677	110,594
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	65,208	77,127	89,045	100,964
Portland-South Portland, ME	71,864	84,781	97,677	110,594
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	72,114	83,304	94,516	105,706
Ann Arbor, MI	70,824	86,820	102,836	118,831
Battle Creek, MI	61,880	76,794	91,728	106,642
Bay City, MI	60,029	76,815	93,580	110,365
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	81,495	95,743	109,991	124,239
Flint, MI	70,117	85,384	100,652	115,919
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	57,533	69,576	81,640	93,684
Jackson, MI	71,760	86,820	101,879	116,938
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	57,783	70,013	82,223	94,453
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	69,722	85,093	100,444	115,815
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	56,888	72,468	88,047	103,626
Midland, MI	60,029	76,815	93,580	110,365
Monroe, MI	70,492	86,591	102,669	118,768
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	56,472	67,975	79,498	91,000
Niles, MI	60,029	76,815	93,580	110,365
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60,029	76,815	93,580	110,365
Saginaw, MI	58,885	70,055	81,204	92,373
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	65,520	83,304	101,109	118,893
Traverse City, MI	46,634	55,807	64,959	74,132
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60,029	76,815	93,580	110,365
Duluth, MN-WI	78,354	94,994	111,634	128,274
Mankato, MN	81,952	98,634	115,295	131,976
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	90,522	106,746	122,970	139,194
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	79,290	96,762	114,234	131,706
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	79,040	95,743	112,424	129,127
Rochester, MN	78,354	94,994	111,634	128,274
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	81,245	97,740	114,255	130,749
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	77,002	93,600	110,199	126,797
St. Cloud, MN	80,850	97,677	114,484	131,311
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,167	52,895	66,623	80,351
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,594	65,500	85,405	105,311
Columbia, MO	37,316	52,874	68,412	83,970
Jefferson City, MO	58,740	70,242	81,744	93,247
Joplin, MO-KS	42,266	54,143	66,040	77,917
Kansas City, MO-KS	62,796	83,159	103,501	123,864
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,440	42,370	47,279	52,208
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,178	65,624	86,092	106,538
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,348	64,064	84,781	105,498
Springfield, MO	36,400	52,437	68,474	84,511
St. Joseph, MO-KS	41,018	58,927	76,836	94,744
St. Louis, MO-IL	61,901	81,765	101,608	121,472
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	43,701	55,308	66,914	78,520
Hattiesburg, MS	41,122	53,748	66,394	79,020
Jackson, MS	37,461	44,908	52,354	59,800
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,605	49,296	60,008	70,700
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	37,669	47,799	57,928	68,058
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	49,546	63,919	78,271	92,644
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,541	53,332	67,101	80,892
Billings, MT	52,916	59,842	66,768	73,695
Bozeman, MT	52,916	62,005	71,116	80,205
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,020	58,178	63,316	68,474
Great Falls, MT	53,519	59,343	65,146	70,970
Helena, MT	53,040	61,152	69,285	77,397
Missoula, MT	52,916	62,005	71,116	80,205
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,916	62,005	71,116	80,205
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,874	60,695	68,495	76,316
Asheville, NC	65,229	78,063	90,876	103,709
Burlington, NC	70,866	83,700	96,512	109,346
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,516	75,213	81,932	88,629
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	73,632	88,213	102,794	117,375
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	77,002	94,328	111,655	128,981
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	66,810	78,396	89,960	101,546
Fayetteville, NC	70,034	79,664	89,295	98,925
Goldsboro, NC	69,660	82,743	95,826	108,909
Greensboro-High Point, NC	71,511	84,428	97,344	110,261
Greenville, NC	66,352	78,416	90,501	102,565
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	70,554	84,552	98,530	112,528
Jacksonville, NC	67,413	80,101	92,768	105,456
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	71,344	84,740	98,156	111,551
Raleigh-Cary, NC	75,712	91,437	107,141	122,866
Rocky Mount, NC	70,221	83,159	96,096	109,034
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	69,639	83,429	97,199	110,989
Wilmington, NC	67,101	78,354	89,586	100,839
Winston-Salem, NC	70,596	82,868	95,140	107,412
Bismarck, ND	62,255	71,740	81,245	90,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,296	71,615	80,933	90,252
Fargo, ND-MN	66,124	74,506	82,909	91,292
Grand Forks, ND-MN	65,292	74,236	83,200	92,144
Minot, ND	62,255	71,740	81,245	90,730
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,816	70,533	78,271	85,988
Grand Island, NE	58,136	79,664	101,192	122,720
Lincoln, NE	61,527	81,058	100,589	120,120
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	58,240	77,064	95,868	114,692
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,330	74,880	95,410	115,960
Omaha, NE-IA	69,930	87,173	104,437	121,680
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	56,514	81,952	107,370	132,808
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	72,967	98,488	123,989	149,511
Manchester-Nashua, NH	73,424	99,300	125,154	151,029
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	74,901	100,984	127,068	153,151
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	60,757	72,946	85,156	97,344
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	75,608	97,178	118,727	140,296
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	77,106	97,906	118,727	139,527
Vineland, NJ	73,071	91,978	110,885	129,792
Albuquerque, NM	82,493	111,364	140,213	169,084
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	85,072	114,151	143,250	172,328
Farmington, NM	90,522	118,664	146,786	174,928
Las Cruces, NM	83,117	111,780	140,442	169,104
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	82,493	111,364	140,213	169,084
Santa Fe, NM	91,229	118,956	146,661	174,388
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	68,100	93,018	117,916	142,834
Carson City, NV	62,442	81,516	100,589	119,663
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	76,212	105,852	135,512	165,152
Reno, NV	62,442	81,516	100,589	119,663
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	58,760	76,898	95,056	113,194
Binghamton, NY	66,144	78,084	90,002	101,941
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	78,708	103,855	129,002	154,149
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	62,692	80,434	98,197	115,940
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	61,069	73,695	86,320	98,946
Elmira, NY	73,175	91,728	110,303	128,856
Glens Falls, NY	59,863	77,168	94,495	111,800
Ithaca, NY	67,309	83,180	99,050	114,920
Kingston, NY	70,034	86,632	103,210	119,808
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	75,567	97,386	119,205	141,024
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	76,399	98,759	121,119	143,479
Rochester, NY	67,080	83,429	99,799	116,148
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	69,431	90,044	110,636	131,248
Syracuse, NY	79,581	94,973	110,344	125,736
Utica-Rome, NY	68,786	85,967	103,127	120,308
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	72,239	87,901	103,584	119,247
Akron, OH	57,970	77,023	96,055	115,108
Canton-Massillon, OH	56,805	74,714	92,602	110,511
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	61,194	76,940	92,664	108,410
Cleveland, OH	56,181	76,253	96,346	116,418
Columbus, OH	58,490	82,306	106,122	129,938
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	61,381	83,429	105,456	127,504
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,319	83,388	105,436	127,504
Lima, OH	60,050	81,682	103,293	124,925
Mansfield, OH	69,306	93,205	117,084	140,983
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	61,652	83,325	104,999	126,672
Sandusky, OH	56,119	75,525	94,911	114,317
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	62,296	83,554	104,812	126,069
Springfield, OH	66,956	91,479	116,023	140,546
Toledo, OH	52,437	70,700	88,941	107,204
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	63,066	84,656	106,268	127,858
Youngstown-Warren, OH	57,970	77,023	96,055	115,108
Enid, OK	44,471	60,632	76,815	92,976
Lawton, OK	43,576	60,799	78,000	95,223
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,237	56,805	66,373	75,941
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,701	51,730	59,759	67,788
Oklahoma City, OK	45,677	65,000	84,344	103,668
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,685	53,269	65,832	78,416
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,578	56,992	71,386	85,800
Tulsa, OK	38,980	54,580	70,180	85,780
Albany, OR	98,135	110,095	122,055	134,015
Bend, OR	81,058	96,970	112,903	128,815
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	87,402	103,335	119,268	135,200
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	88,816	104,832	120,869	136,885
Corvallis, OR	94,682	107,828	120,952	134,098
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	87,693	103,626	119,538	135,471
Eugene-Springfield, OR	82,181	94,932	107,682	120,432
Grants Pass, OR	87,693	103,626	119,538	135,471
Medford, OR	87,693	103,626	119,538	135,471
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	92,186	110,968	129,730	148,512
Salem, OR	89,877	106,434	123,012	139,568
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	71,095	81,828	92,560	103,293
Altoona, PA	48,776	57,824	66,852	75,900
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,224	67,933	80,642	93,351
Chambersburg, PA	57,200	69,597	81,994	94,391
Erie, PA	46,821	55,370	63,919	72,468
Gettysburg, PA	57,616	71,948	86,300	100,631
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	59,093	72,821	86,570	100,298
Johnstown, PA	54,330	66,976	79,644	92,290
Lancaster, PA	64,002	81,869	99,757	117,624
Lebanon, PA	58,136	71,428	84,698	97,989
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,541	64,002	75,484	86,944
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,760	52,250	58,760	65,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	74,132	92,914	111,717	130,500
Pittsburgh, PA	62,504	76,191	89,877	103,564
Reading, PA	68,100	85,530	102,940	120,370
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	56,036	68,744	81,474	94,183
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,580	66,623	78,666	90,709
State College, PA	49,504	57,866	66,248	74,610
Williamsport, PA	49,546	56,223	62,920	69,597
York-Hanover, PA	57,991	72,280	86,591	100,880
Aguadilla, PR	29,412	32,365	35,298	38,252
Arecibo, PR	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Guayama, PR	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Mayaguez, PR	29,495	33,280	37,066	40,852
Ponce, PR	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	74,319	90,792	107,245	123,719
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	64,938	86,445	107,952	129,460
Columbia, SC	57,575	70,991	84,428	97,844
Florence, SC	56,202	70,741	85,260	99,799
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	62,088	78,604	95,119	111,634
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	61,069	79,040	97,012	114,983
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	61,069	79,040	97,012	114,983
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,508	78,021	95,514	113,028
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,002	79,560	95,098	110,656
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,466	78,312	96,159	114,005
Spartanburg, SC	61,880	77,792	93,684	109,596
Sumter, SC	56,202	70,741	85,260	99,799
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,504	55,037	60,570	66,103
Rapid City, SD	53,040	62,338	71,636	80,933
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	49,463	60,508	71,573	82,618
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,669	60,632	70,596	80,559
Chattanooga, TN-GA	52,687	66,394	80,080	93,788
Clarksville, TN-KY	54,476	71,199	87,943	104,666
Cleveland, TN	58,012	74,818	91,624	108,431
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,597	72,405	88,234	104,042
Jackson, TN	57,096	72,946	88,816	104,666
Johnson City, TN	57,096	72,946	88,816	104,666
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	57,284	70,471	83,679	96,866
Knoxville, TN	55,578	72,967	90,335	107,724
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	65,188	77,439	89,711	101,962
Morristown, TN	57,304	72,301	87,277	102,274
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	69,868	86,508	103,148	119,788
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,548	77,938	94,328	110,719
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,495	72,301	89,087	105,893
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,076	49,816	55,578	61,319
Abilene, TX	48,423	63,316	78,188	93,080
Amarillo, TX	50,565	65,728	80,871	96,034
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	72,364	92,124	111,904	131,664
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	69,847	92,373	114,900	137,426
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,308	72,343	89,357	106,392
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	49,484	65,167	80,829	96,512
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,066	83,866	104,666	125,466
College Station-Bryan, TX	59,301	75,296	91,312	107,308
Corpus Christi, TX	53,228	73,695	94,183	114,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	68,661	88,296	107,952	127,588
Eagle Pass, TX	61,922	82,285	102,669	123,032
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,189	86,279	108,348	130,437
El Paso, TX	51,980	68,807	85,634	102,461
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,565	84,199	104,812	125,445
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	71,823	93,559	115,316	137,052
Killeen-Temple, TX	67,725	87,069	106,413	125,757
Laredo, TX	52,396	67,205	81,994	96,804
Longview, TX	44,824	60,570	76,316	92,061
Lubbock, TX	51,127	66,914	82,680	98,468
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	49,484	65,167	80,829	96,512
Midland, TX	51,418	67,247	83,055	98,884
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,740	78,895	99,050	119,205
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,836	65,541	80,268	94,973
Odessa, TX	51,418	67,247	83,055	98,884
San Angelo, TX	50,898	66,956	82,992	99,050
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	61,672	79,581	97,511	115,420
Sherman-Denison, TX	64,522	84,532	104,562	124,572
Texarkana, TX-AR	39,292	49,733	60,175	70,616
Tyler, TX	45,386	62,151	78,936	95,701
Victoria, TX	51,106	68,162	85,218	102,274
Waco, TX	63,732	83,346	102,940	122,554
Wichita Falls, TX	46,696	60,404	74,111	87,818
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	56,680	70,159	83,658	97,136
Logan, UT-ID	67,309	79,311	91,333	103,335
Ogden, UT	64,543	77,564	90,605	103,626
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	61,402	74,652	87,880	101,130
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	63,711	77,418	91,125	104,832
St. George, UT	61,527	74,880	88,213	101,567
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	61,589	75,151	88,692	102,253
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	65,271	75,733	86,216	96,679
Charlottesville, VA	70,720	84,989	99,279	113,548
Harrisonburg, VA	73,424	92,228	111,031	129,834
Lynchburg, VA	69,847	83,096	96,346	109,596
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	83,637	109,700	135,783	161,845
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	81,765	108,701	135,616	162,552
Richmond, VA	71,781	86,258	100,714	115,191
Roanoke, VA	67,372	79,311	91,271	103,210
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,410	77,356	85,280	93,226
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,714	70,034	78,333	86,653
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	73,424	92,228	111,031	129,834
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	78,645	94,328	110,012	125,695
Winchester, VA-WV	71,615	92,103	112,612	133,100
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,176	80,704	102,212	123,740
Bellingham, WA	99,861	118,061	136,240	154,440
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	105,685	125,986	146,308	166,608
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	96,388	116,064	135,741	155,418
Kennewick-Richland, WA	99,861	118,061	136,240	154,440
Longview-Kelso, WA	91,229	108,722	126,236	143,728
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	101,026	120,557	140,109	159,640
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	105,872	125,237	144,602	163,967
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	113,527	132,704	151,861	171,039
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	99,861	118,061	136,240	154,440
Walla Walla, WA	99,861	118,061	136,240	154,440
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	104,271	124,447	144,623	164,799
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	99,341	118,498	137,655	156,812
Yakima, WA	97,511	117,645	137,759	157,893
Appleton, WI	49,629	62,837	76,066	89,274
Eau Claire, WI	52,416	62,588	72,738	82,909
Fond du Lac, WI	61,028	73,757	86,487	99,216
Green Bay, WI	45,116	59,988	74,839	89,711
Janesville-Beloit, WI	60,424	72,343	84,282	96,200
Kenosha, WI	58,968	69,680	80,392	91,104
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	59,176	71,615	84,074	96,512
Madison, WI	52,084	65,000	77,896	90,813
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	65,604	80,684	95,743	110,823
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,245	56,493	70,720	84,968
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,924	60,466	73,008	85,551
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	58,823	69,181	79,519	89,877
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	60,716	73,778	86,840	99,903
Sheboygan, WI	49,650	65,208	80,788	96,346
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,200	67,663	78,104	88,567
Wausau, WI	48,797	61,090	73,383	85,676
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,052	77,168	95,285	113,402
Beckley, WV	48,464	56,285	64,106	71,927
Charleston, WV	42,391	52,021	61,631	71,261
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	40,519	49,837	59,176	68,495
Morgantown, WV	38,418	48,028	57,616	67,226
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,357	45,760	54,143	62,546
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,106	47,154	56,181	65,229
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,391	52,021	61,631	71,261
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	46,239	58,407	70,596	82,764
Wheeling, WV-OH	39,583	49,525	59,447	69,389
Casper, WY	52,104	60,965	69,847	78,708
Cheyenne, WY	52,874	61,943	70,991	80,060
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,874	61,943	70,991	80,060
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,104	60,965	69,847	78,708

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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