SOC 13-1051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Cost Estimators 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): Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.

Level I across metros$27,789 – $72,322Mayaguez, PR to Fairbanks, AK

Median Level IV, major metros$99,092Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Cost Estimators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Cost Estimators (SOC 13-1051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $27,789 in Mayaguez, PR to $72,322 in Fairbanks, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $99,092. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $83,180, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 1 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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$110,823
San Francisco, CA$130,874
San Jose, CA$128,149
Seattle, WA$115,607
Dallas, TX$103,522
Houston, TX$101,359
Austin, TX$103,501
Chicago, IL$108,618
Boston, MA$127,879
Washington, DC$113,277
Atlanta, GA$101,754
Los Angeles, CA$107,994

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	57,845	79,602	101,380	123,136
Anchorage, AK	56,244	75,712	95,202	114,671
Fairbanks-College, AK	72,322	94,869	117,396	139,943
Anniston-Oxford, AL	41,996	57,450	72,884	88,338
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,077	57,845	72,613	87,381
Birmingham, AL	50,357	66,456	82,556	98,655
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,308	55,412	68,495	81,599
Decatur, AL	45,386	60,404	75,442	90,460
Dothan, AL	40,748	52,770	64,772	76,794
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,701	57,117	70,512	83,928
Gadsden, AL	45,823	58,136	70,471	82,784
Huntsville, AL	50,836	66,914	82,972	99,050
Mobile, AL	49,047	65,333	81,620	97,906
Montgomery, AL	49,317	63,669	78,042	92,394
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,660	56,368	69,098	81,807
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,202	55,536	67,850	80,184
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,095	58,032	70,991	83,928
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,386	59,863	74,340	88,816
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,154	60,965	74,797	88,608
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,064	61,048	71,032	81,016
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,991	59,447	73,924	88,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,813	50,607	62,400	74,194
Hot Springs, AR	40,269	52,624	65,000	77,356
Jonesboro, AR	40,498	52,770	65,063	77,335
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	42,703	55,578	68,474	81,349
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,836	50,378	62,941	75,484
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,581	56,951	73,320	89,690
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	38,272	52,666	67,060	81,453
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	44,013	58,469	72,925	87,381
Flagstaff, AZ	47,300	60,612	73,924	87,236
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	50,149	61,277	72,426	83,554
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	49,567	66,831	84,116	101,380
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	49,088	61,360	73,653	85,925
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	48,527	62,026	75,546	89,045
Tucson, AZ	48,548	63,253	77,938	92,644
Yuma, AZ	48,672	61,652	74,610	87,589
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,852	72,322	90,772	109,242
Chico, CA	52,354	72,218	92,061	111,925
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,932	70,450	84,989	99,508
El Centro, CA	46,072	64,148	82,202	100,277
Fresno, CA	56,452	75,172	93,892	112,612
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	55,599	73,487	91,354	109,242
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	55,807	73,196	90,605	107,994
Merced, CA	51,189	66,165	81,141	96,117
Modesto, CA	54,580	71,573	88,588	105,581
Napa, CA	56,805	75,234	93,642	112,071
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,248	72,821	92,394	111,967
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,956	68,807	83,658	98,509
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	54,767	70,221	85,655	101,109
Redding, CA	54,517	73,320	92,144	110,948
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	51,938	67,933	83,908	99,903
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	57,429	76,378	95,327	114,276
Salinas, CA	59,072	76,108	93,164	110,199
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	59,509	77,501	95,493	113,485
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	66,186	87,756	109,304	130,874
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	70,096	89,440	108,805	128,149
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	56,847	74,818	92,768	110,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56,888	76,940	96,991	117,042
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	57,200	72,821	88,421	104,042
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,834	82,972	101,109	119,247
Stockton-Lodi, CA	56,181	73,653	91,104	108,576
Vallejo, CA	57,887	75,692	93,476	111,280
Visalia, CA	53,727	66,394	79,040	91,708
Yuba City, CA	48,215	64,148	80,060	95,992
Boulder, CO	64,023	80,372	96,720	113,069
Colorado Springs, CO	64,647	77,688	90,709	103,751
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	64,730	80,018	95,285	110,573
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	44,159	62,088	80,018	97,948
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	61,797	77,813	93,850	109,866
Grand Junction, CO	56,909	70,596	84,303	97,989
Greeley, CO	62,941	78,624	94,328	110,012
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,700	69,764	81,848	93,912
Pueblo, CO	59,114	74,173	89,212	104,271
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,919	65,916	80,912	95,909
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	56,140	72,509	88,858	105,228
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	55,786	68,744	81,724	94,682
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	55,661	71,636	87,589	103,564
New Haven, CT	54,268	70,159	86,029	101,920
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	57,242	76,565	95,909	115,232
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	56,576	70,741	84,906	99,071
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,800	77,626	95,452	113,277
Dover, DE	50,815	61,527	72,260	82,972
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	53,560	65,167	76,794	88,400
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,815	65,229	79,623	94,037
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	47,612	62,234	76,877	91,500
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	46,592	60,944	75,276	89,628
Gainesville, FL	47,175	60,778	74,381	87,984
Homosassa Springs, FL	44,284	54,933	65,604	76,253
Jacksonville, FL	47,071	61,548	76,045	90,522
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46,530	61,527	76,503	91,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	48,548	65,104	81,640	98,197
Naples-Marco Island, FL	50,295	65,208	80,122	95,036
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,780	63,399	79,997	96,616
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,900	65,500	81,079	96,679
Ocala, FL	45,386	58,469	71,532	84,615
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,066	66,623	83,180	99,736
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,503	65,167	79,831	94,495
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	50,087	67,101	84,136	101,151
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	45,199	61,319	77,418	93,538
Port St. Lucie, FL	48,048	62,276	76,503	90,730
Punta Gorda, FL	47,736	62,608	77,460	92,332
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,613	62,608	78,583	94,578
Sebring, FL	49,504	65,853	82,202	98,551
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	52,500	69,410	86,300	103,210
Tallahassee, FL	44,429	58,844	73,279	87,693
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	50,669	67,871	85,052	102,253
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	53,664	68,287	82,888	97,511
Albany, GA	49,026	61,610	74,215	86,799
Athens-Clarke County, GA	51,917	69,389	86,882	104,354
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	55,536	70,949	86,341	101,754
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	49,442	64,668	79,872	95,098
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	45,864	57,013	68,162	79,311
Columbus, GA-AL	44,887	56,951	68,994	81,058
Dalton, GA	47,861	61,735	75,588	89,461
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,776	60,279	71,781	83,284
Gainesville, GA	52,104	67,600	83,076	98,572
Hinesville, GA	48,152	60,487	72,821	85,156
Macon-Bibb County, GA	52,749	65,437	78,146	90,834
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,048	59,301	70,575	81,828
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,570	56,327	65,063	73,820
Rome, GA	53,436	68,640	83,824	99,029
Savannah, GA	50,752	63,357	75,962	88,567
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,532	58,594	71,656	84,719
Valdosta, GA	43,244	56,764	70,304	83,824
Warner Robins, GA	52,708	67,039	81,391	95,722
Guam MSA	43,992	56,368	68,765	81,141
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,807	63,565	84,303	105,061
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	56,535	75,858	95,160	114,484
Urban Honolulu, HI	51,792	68,911	86,029	103,148
Ames, IA	55,495	67,954	80,434	92,893
Cedar Rapids, IA	52,562	62,442	72,343	82,223
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	53,436	66,789	80,143	93,496
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	52,416	65,978	79,560	93,122
Dubuque, IA	52,375	68,599	84,844	101,068
Iowa City, IA	49,941	63,274	76,607	89,940
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,989	61,173	76,357	91,541
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,956	68,911	83,887	98,842
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	50,357	62,567	74,756	86,965
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,879	62,525	75,192	87,839
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,437	66,394	80,351	94,308
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	51,813	65,084	78,354	91,624
Boise City, ID	55,016	70,845	86,674	102,503
Coeur d'Alene, ID	56,410	72,176	87,964	103,730
Idaho Falls, ID	51,668	68,287	84,885	101,504
Lewiston, ID-WA	48,506	64,626	80,725	96,845
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	57,429	83,346	109,263	135,180
Pocatello, ID	46,260	58,823	71,365	83,928
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,861	66,415	84,989	103,543
Twin Falls, ID	47,570	62,754	77,917	93,101
Bloomington, IL	50,440	67,351	84,240	101,151
Champaign-Urbana, IL	50,128	63,066	76,004	88,941
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	55,287	73,071	90,834	108,618
Decatur, IL	54,060	71,240	88,421	105,602
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,783	60,528	76,274	92,020
Kankakee, IL	47,778	62,775	77,772	92,768
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,378	68,848	87,319	105,789
Peoria, IL	51,293	65,437	79,602	93,746
Rockford, IL	50,607	66,581	82,556	98,530
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,626	66,311	81,016	95,701
Springfield, IL	50,524	66,228	81,932	97,636
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,738	61,631	76,503	91,396
Bloomington, IN	56,805	67,559	78,312	89,066
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,762	55,516	66,290	77,044
Columbus, IN	55,016	66,831	78,645	90,460
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	49,629	60,570	71,511	82,452
Evansville, IN	54,226	66,852	79,498	92,124
Fort Wayne, IN	49,421	61,402	73,362	85,343
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	56,015	67,455	78,916	90,356
Kokomo, IN	49,525	63,794	78,084	92,352
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	52,791	64,085	75,380	86,674
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	53,581	63,066	72,551	82,036
Muncie, IN	42,557	54,268	65,978	77,688
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,983	60,300	70,616	80,933
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	51,813	62,296	72,800	83,284
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,903	58,469	69,056	79,623
Terre Haute, IN	47,882	58,594	69,306	80,018
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	49,296	63,212	77,106	91,021
Lawrence, KS	48,672	63,773	78,853	93,954
Manhattan, KS	55,183	69,327	83,450	97,594
Topeka, KS	55,973	68,536	81,120	93,684
Wichita, KS	52,333	65,292	78,229	91,188
Bowling Green, KY	46,676	59,821	72,946	86,092
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,613	61,735	76,836	91,957
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,407	60,466	75,504	90,564
Elizabethtown, KY	43,909	58,989	74,069	89,149
Lexington-Fayette, KY	48,631	62,754	76,898	91,021
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	52,832	67,018	81,183	95,368
Owensboro, KY	49,504	62,608	75,733	88,837
Paducah, KY-IL	56,160	71,386	86,632	101,858
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,573	60,320	75,047	89,794
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,466	60,466	73,487	86,487
Alexandria, LA	49,400	61,402	73,383	85,384
Baton Rouge, LA	53,768	70,908	88,068	105,207
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,410	58,365	73,341	88,296
Hammond, LA	40,020	53,269	66,498	79,748
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	49,754	63,274	76,794	90,314
Lafayette, LA	48,277	63,024	77,751	92,498
Lake Charles, LA	46,468	60,924	75,400	89,856
Monroe, LA	42,204	54,621	67,018	79,436
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	53,228	68,204	83,159	98,135
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,221	55,516	66,789	78,084
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	44,076	56,244	68,432	80,600
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	46,884	60,820	74,756	88,692
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,701	56,202	68,703	81,204
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	58,594	80,455	102,295	124,156
Barnstable Town, MA	53,706	71,282	88,858	106,434
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	68,848	88,525	108,202	127,879
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	64,148	83,949	103,730	123,532
Pittsfield, MA	56,389	75,380	94,391	113,381
Springfield, MA	59,613	75,941	92,248	108,576
Worcester, MA	54,288	74,402	94,495	114,608
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	54,517	69,764	84,989	100,236
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	49,608	62,588	75,546	88,525
Lexington Park, MD	52,583	71,116	89,628	108,160
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	56,119	64,917	73,736	82,535
Salisbury, MD	49,879	63,586	77,314	91,021
Bangor, ME	52,312	63,565	74,818	86,071
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	55,516	68,120	80,725	93,330
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,740	59,052	72,343	85,655
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,096	59,447	74,776	90,127
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,239	62,255	78,292	94,308
Ann Arbor, MI	51,564	66,956	82,327	97,719
Battle Creek, MI	49,213	64,085	78,957	93,829
Bay City, MI	46,613	59,655	72,717	85,759
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	55,495	71,240	86,986	102,732
Flint, MI	48,402	62,983	77,564	92,144
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	53,935	66,644	79,373	92,082
Jackson, MI	52,375	66,477	80,559	94,661
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	48,340	65,229	82,098	98,988
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	50,586	66,415	82,264	98,093
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,284	57,928	71,552	85,197
Midland, MI	44,554	57,741	70,949	84,136
Monroe, MI	49,442	63,711	78,000	92,269
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	52,208	65,936	79,685	93,413
Niles, MI	48,839	60,404	71,948	83,512
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,607	61,485	72,384	83,263
Saginaw, MI	51,127	65,624	80,143	94,640
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,544	63,752	76,940	90,148
Traverse City, MI	49,005	59,135	69,285	79,415
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,493	57,908	72,301	86,716
Duluth, MN-WI	59,405	72,114	84,823	97,532
Mankato, MN	52,396	64,896	77,397	89,898
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	62,213	74,610	86,986	99,383
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,055	69,972	82,909	95,826
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,682	67,975	80,288	92,581
Rochester, MN	57,325	69,888	82,472	95,036
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,634	71,095	82,556	94,016
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,125	67,580	83,055	98,509
St. Cloud, MN	55,370	69,036	82,701	96,367
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	51,543	64,980	78,396	91,832
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,405	59,364	72,301	85,260
Columbia, MO	45,594	60,029	74,485	88,920
Jefferson City, MO	45,157	59,925	74,714	89,482
Joplin, MO-KS	45,906	59,509	73,092	86,695
Kansas City, MO-KS	52,666	68,620	84,594	100,548
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,344	60,341	75,359	90,356
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,031	58,365	70,720	83,055
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,676	60,674	74,652	88,650
Springfield, MO	43,680	57,887	72,114	86,320
St. Joseph, MO-KS	51,002	66,935	82,847	98,780
St. Louis, MO-IL	51,127	68,037	84,968	101,879
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	50,503	64,917	79,352	93,767
Hattiesburg, MS	47,320	60,591	73,840	87,111
Jackson, MS	51,210	64,480	77,772	91,042
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,058	55,661	69,285	82,888
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,447	61,714	76,981	92,248
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,288	54,205	67,143	80,060
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,372	53,560	65,728	77,917
Billings, MT	57,013	68,204	79,415	90,605
Bozeman, MT	59,696	72,280	84,844	97,428
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	49,920	60,840	71,740	82,660
Great Falls, MT	53,644	63,898	74,132	84,386
Helena, MT	56,847	68,724	80,600	92,477
Missoula, MT	53,248	65,271	77,314	89,336
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	54,746	64,501	74,236	83,991
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	53,748	62,837	71,906	80,996
Asheville, NC	53,560	65,708	77,876	90,023
Burlington, NC	47,861	61,152	74,464	87,756
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,378	62,796	75,213	87,631
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50,752	65,749	80,725	95,722
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	49,692	67,060	84,448	101,816
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,986	61,381	74,756	88,151
Fayetteville, NC	44,450	59,176	73,882	88,608
Goldsboro, NC	50,919	63,295	75,692	88,068
Greensboro-High Point, NC	49,005	62,712	76,440	90,148
Greenville, NC	53,768	66,872	79,976	93,080
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	41,122	54,392	67,642	80,912
Jacksonville, NC	42,141	54,164	66,186	78,208
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,141	55,599	69,077	82,535
Raleigh-Cary, NC	48,444	65,645	82,868	100,069
Rocky Mount, NC	48,548	64,293	80,018	95,764
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,716	58,740	69,764	80,788
Wilmington, NC	49,900	62,442	74,964	87,506
Winston-Salem, NC	44,180	57,367	70,575	83,762
Bismarck, ND	53,727	62,546	71,365	80,184
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,032	67,164	76,274	85,405
Fargo, ND-MN	56,202	67,538	78,853	90,189
Grand Forks, ND-MN	57,700	69,160	80,600	92,061
Minot, ND	58,386	69,056	79,727	90,397
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,848	67,080	78,312	89,544
Grand Island, NE	52,853	62,546	72,260	81,952
Lincoln, NE	52,749	64,980	77,210	89,440
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,621	63,191	71,781	80,351
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,290	63,440	73,570	83,720
Omaha, NE-IA	53,706	65,916	78,125	90,335
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,901	58,615	68,328	78,042
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,045	64,813	79,560	94,328
Manchester-Nashua, NH	56,680	70,824	84,968	99,112
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,004	63,711	77,397	91,104
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,060	66,498	78,916	91,354
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	45,386	61,111	76,836	92,560
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	55,141	72,946	90,730	108,535
Vineland, NJ	50,732	70,741	90,730	110,740
Albuquerque, NM	43,868	59,301	74,714	90,148
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	46,384	61,589	76,773	91,978
Farmington, NM	42,557	55,432	68,287	81,162
Las Cruces, NM	37,669	48,298	58,948	69,576
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,972	58,740	73,528	88,296
Santa Fe, NM	46,260	55,183	64,127	73,050
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	53,748	69,909	86,050	102,212
Carson City, NV	55,495	69,576	83,637	97,719
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	54,372	72,197	90,044	107,869
Reno, NV	56,098	71,116	86,154	101,172
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	56,119	71,032	85,925	100,839
Binghamton, NY	53,290	67,080	80,850	94,640
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	53,519	66,893	80,268	93,642
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,175	60,216	73,279	86,320
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	52,916	68,661	84,407	100,152
Elmira, NY	56,556	68,308	80,080	91,832
Glens Falls, NY	54,892	68,994	83,076	97,178
Ithaca, NY	50,690	65,229	79,768	94,308
Kingston, NY	49,109	64,522	79,935	95,348
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	58,282	73,612	88,941	104,271
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	55,724	74,090	92,456	110,823
Rochester, NY	54,621	69,618	84,636	99,632
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	46,447	61,340	76,253	91,146
Syracuse, NY	56,368	69,680	83,013	96,325
Utica-Rome, NY	52,978	65,666	78,333	91,021
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	47,404	63,586	79,789	95,972
Akron, OH	55,328	68,703	82,077	95,452
Canton-Massillon, OH	54,060	66,893	79,748	92,581
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	55,557	70,076	84,573	99,092
Cleveland, OH	53,332	68,120	82,888	97,677
Columbus, OH	56,306	71,719	87,132	102,544
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	53,228	68,204	83,180	98,156
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,815	64,314	77,792	91,292
Lima, OH	48,277	63,274	78,292	93,288
Mansfield, OH	48,194	60,986	73,757	86,549
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	51,938	65,084	78,208	91,354
Sandusky, OH	54,704	68,474	82,244	96,013
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,588	60,882	72,197	83,492
Springfield, OH	54,746	67,767	80,767	93,788
Toledo, OH	52,458	66,914	81,349	95,805
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,109	60,840	72,572	84,303
Youngstown-Warren, OH	49,421	61,901	74,381	86,861
Enid, OK	41,871	55,037	68,224	81,391
Lawton, OK	45,303	59,884	74,485	89,066
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,706	49,588	58,469	67,351
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,608	58,136	66,664	75,192
Oklahoma City, OK	45,428	60,196	74,984	89,752
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,306	55,391	67,496	79,581
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,597	54,996	66,373	77,772
Tulsa, OK	47,445	61,215	74,964	88,733
Albany, OR	53,581	67,704	81,807	95,930
Bend, OR	52,708	66,872	81,016	95,181
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,085	67,496	83,908	100,319
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,528	61,048	74,568	88,088
Corvallis, OR	49,983	63,919	77,855	91,791
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,204	69,784	84,344	98,925
Eugene-Springfield, OR	48,215	60,840	73,445	86,071
Grants Pass, OR	45,989	56,140	66,311	76,461
Medford, OR	48,797	63,960	79,124	94,287
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,031	75,546	92,061	108,576
Salem, OR	51,584	66,082	80,559	95,056
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	55,765	69,077	82,368	95,680
Altoona, PA	51,668	64,064	76,482	88,879
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,981	62,712	74,444	86,175
Chambersburg, PA	56,015	67,517	78,999	90,501
Erie, PA	50,128	62,130	74,132	86,133
Gettysburg, PA	52,832	68,287	83,720	99,175
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	52,562	67,351	82,119	96,908
Johnstown, PA	44,596	57,450	70,304	83,159
Lancaster, PA	56,285	69,202	82,119	95,036
Lebanon, PA	52,604	63,544	74,506	85,447
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,962	64,064	78,167	92,269
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,402	60,237	72,052	83,887
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58,240	72,696	87,132	101,588
Pittsburgh, PA	53,914	68,308	82,722	97,116
Reading, PA	55,391	69,327	83,263	97,199
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	54,580	67,372	80,143	92,935
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,188	65,375	78,583	91,770
State College, PA	48,652	63,607	78,541	93,496
Williamsport, PA	50,045	59,904	69,784	79,644
York-Hanover, PA	56,368	71,615	86,861	102,108
Aguadilla, PR	32,844	46,405	59,988	73,549
Arecibo, PR	30,888	42,245	53,581	64,938
Guayama, PR	30,784	41,996	53,207	64,418
Mayaguez, PR	27,789	38,439	49,109	59,759
Ponce, PR	30,264	41,205	52,167	63,108
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,348	41,455	52,562	63,669
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	30,826	42,058	53,290	64,522
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	61,485	76,503	91,500	106,517
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	52,271	66,623	80,954	95,306
Columbia, SC	49,296	61,069	72,821	84,594
Florence, SC	50,586	59,738	68,890	78,042
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	50,836	63,274	75,692	88,130
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	51,584	66,498	81,432	96,346
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,092	60,112	73,154	86,175
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,672	58,324	67,954	77,605
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,322	61,756	77,210	92,644
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,074	57,575	70,096	82,597
Spartanburg, SC	48,527	63,066	77,584	92,124
Sumter, SC	41,746	54,850	67,975	81,079
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,536	65,084	74,652	84,199
Rapid City, SD	56,576	65,042	73,528	81,994
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	58,906	71,552	84,199	96,845
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,164	63,836	73,487	83,159
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,943	61,631	74,340	87,028
Clarksville, TN-KY	46,260	59,655	73,050	86,445
Cleveland, TN	50,503	62,837	75,192	87,527
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,288	58,116	74,922	91,749
Jackson, TN	47,674	60,570	73,445	86,341
Johnson City, TN	41,060	53,685	66,311	78,936
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	44,346	57,928	71,532	85,114
Knoxville, TN	51,106	64,460	77,834	91,188
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	54,101	67,954	81,786	95,639
Morristown, TN	50,773	64,460	78,167	91,853
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	54,600	70,076	85,572	101,047
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,144	56,223	72,280	88,359
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,320	61,776	76,253	90,709
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,452	60,008	76,586	93,143
Abilene, TX	43,660	56,743	69,847	82,930
Amarillo, TX	50,170	63,108	76,024	88,962
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	54,704	70,970	87,236	103,501
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	52,520	67,559	82,618	97,656
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,924	63,191	78,458	93,725
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	41,434	52,250	63,066	73,882
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,716	63,253	78,791	94,328
College Station-Bryan, TX	47,924	60,612	73,320	86,008
Corpus Christi, TX	54,330	71,740	89,170	106,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	53,831	70,388	86,965	103,522
Eagle Pass, TX	41,060	51,564	62,068	72,572
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,344	59,426	73,508	87,589
El Paso, TX	41,018	53,352	65,687	78,021
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,498	56,223	71,968	87,693
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	51,272	67,975	84,656	101,359
Killeen-Temple, TX	47,362	62,692	78,000	93,330
Laredo, TX	41,164	50,461	59,780	69,077
Longview, TX	48,028	61,880	75,712	89,565
Lubbock, TX	45,573	57,804	70,013	82,244
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	41,309	54,372	67,413	80,476
Midland, TX	54,226	69,660	85,072	100,506
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,152	60,237	72,322	84,407
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,637	60,029	75,421	90,813
Odessa, TX	56,348	73,383	90,418	107,453
San Angelo, TX	43,077	58,365	73,674	88,962
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	50,232	65,437	80,663	95,868
Sherman-Denison, TX	47,632	63,690	79,727	95,784
Texarkana, TX-AR	41,746	56,202	70,658	85,114
Tyler, TX	45,199	57,700	70,221	82,722
Victoria, TX	38,834	51,543	64,231	76,940
Waco, TX	53,352	65,874	78,396	90,917
Wichita Falls, TX	47,778	58,532	69,285	80,039
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	52,500	71,032	89,544	108,077
Logan, UT-ID	42,495	55,765	69,056	82,327
Ogden, UT	57,221	72,655	88,088	103,522
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	52,728	66,706	80,704	94,682
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	56,951	72,551	88,172	103,772
St. George, UT	52,292	63,877	75,463	87,048
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	56,160	69,992	83,804	97,636
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	52,312	63,128	73,965	84,781
Charlottesville, VA	55,848	70,741	85,655	100,548
Harrisonburg, VA	54,101	64,730	75,380	86,008
Lynchburg, VA	51,813	64,772	77,751	90,709
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,728	66,498	80,268	94,037
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,882	62,088	76,316	90,522
Richmond, VA	52,853	65,791	78,749	91,687
Roanoke, VA	50,440	62,234	74,028	85,821
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,608	61,069	72,530	83,991
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,824	57,013	69,223	81,412
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	49,172	62,026	74,880	87,735
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	56,868	70,700	84,511	98,343
Winchester, VA-WV	53,352	66,935	80,496	94,079
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,020	69,119	85,239	101,338
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	65,084	77,314	89,565	101,796
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	61,132	72,197	83,263	94,328
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,973	67,580	79,186	90,792
Bellingham, WA	62,712	77,252	91,791	106,330
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	60,112	73,986	87,880	101,754
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,821	75,900	91,978	108,056
Kennewick-Richland, WA	62,525	80,892	99,279	117,645
Longview-Kelso, WA	57,908	71,448	84,968	98,509
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	62,088	76,732	91,396	106,039
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	57,346	69,680	81,994	94,328
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	67,018	83,221	99,404	115,607
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	56,764	68,682	80,621	92,540
Walla Walla, WA	51,855	63,565	75,296	87,007
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	54,975	67,372	79,789	92,186
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	56,868	68,308	79,727	91,167
Yakima, WA	57,804	69,452	81,079	92,727
Appleton, WI	54,392	66,373	78,333	90,314
Eau Claire, WI	55,391	66,810	78,250	89,669
Fond du Lac, WI	51,668	65,791	79,935	94,058
Green Bay, WI	52,354	63,461	74,568	85,676
Janesville-Beloit, WI	54,039	67,330	80,642	93,933
Kenosha, WI	51,938	62,692	73,466	84,220
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56,368	69,160	81,932	94,724
Madison, WI	54,892	66,082	77,252	88,442
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	57,346	69,930	82,493	95,077
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,146	63,066	74,007	84,927
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,125	64,460	76,794	89,128
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	53,644	65,624	77,605	89,586
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	57,471	70,450	83,450	96,429
Sheboygan, WI	54,538	66,644	78,749	90,855
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,143	65,604	77,044	88,504
Wausau, WI	50,732	63,461	76,170	88,900
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,688	62,983	74,298	85,592
Beckley, WV	38,834	50,108	61,381	72,655
Charleston, WV	47,965	66,352	84,740	103,127
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45,511	60,383	75,276	90,148
Morgantown, WV	49,338	62,567	75,775	89,004
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,261	60,570	75,858	91,167
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	46,863	60,965	75,068	89,170
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,293	52,021	65,770	79,498
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	46,551	59,572	72,592	85,613
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,295	60,716	71,116	81,536
Casper, WY	62,463	74,568	86,653	98,759
Cheyenne, WY	57,658	71,719	85,759	99,820
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,610	75,504	89,378	103,272
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,236	75,088	88,920	102,773

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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