SOC 13-1141 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 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): Conduct programs of compensation and benefits and job analysis for employer. May specialize in specific areas, such as position classification and pension programs.

Level I across metros$32,823 – $83,055Aguadilla, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$93,621Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists (SOC 13-1141) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $32,823 in Aguadilla, PR to $83,055 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $93,621. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $80,205, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 10 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$111,364
San Francisco, CA$130,271
San Jose, CA$155,272
Seattle, WA$114,837
Dallas, TX$96,388
Houston, TX$94,474
Austin, TX$95,493
Chicago, IL$102,482
Boston, MA$125,154
Washington, DC$112,071
Atlanta, GA$94,724
Los Angeles, CA$116,668

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	64,980	74,943	84,927	94,890
Anchorage, AK	56,244	68,599	80,954	93,309
Fairbanks-College, AK	64,376	74,506	84,636	94,765
Anniston-Oxford, AL	55,100	68,079	81,037	94,016
Auburn-Opelika, AL	39,208	51,356	63,524	75,671
Birmingham, AL	57,346	70,367	83,367	96,388
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	47,341	57,616	67,892	78,167
Decatur, AL	50,378	54,642	58,885	63,149
Dothan, AL	49,567	58,594	67,642	76,669
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	50,711	54,725	58,760	62,775
Gadsden, AL	55,100	68,079	81,037	94,016
Huntsville, AL	51,751	65,708	79,664	93,621
Mobile, AL	48,090	58,760	69,410	80,080
Montgomery, AL	49,338	56,264	63,212	70,138
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	52,541	64,647	76,732	88,837
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,378	58,365	66,352	74,340
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,084	51,231	63,357	75,504
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	52,437	64,272	76,087	87,922
Tuscaloosa, AL	54,933	67,621	80,288	92,976
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,530	59,405	72,260	85,135
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	50,544	70,096	89,628	109,180
Fort Smith, AR-OK	38,980	47,840	56,701	65,562
Hot Springs, AR	43,368	51,792	60,196	68,620
Jonesboro, AR	51,210	64,938	78,666	92,394
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43,493	52,084	60,653	69,244
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,346	57,679	70,991	84,324
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,724	51,168	59,634	68,079
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,680	56,556	69,452	82,327
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,980	62,733	73,487	84,240
Flagstaff, AZ	48,589	59,322	70,076	80,808
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	48,589	59,322	70,076	80,808
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	50,440	65,271	80,080	94,911
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	50,274	64,917	79,581	94,224
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	45,760	58,220	70,658	83,117
Tucson, AZ	44,928	57,783	70,658	83,512
Yuma, AZ	49,671	64,189	78,708	93,226
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	52,583	65,312	78,021	90,751
Chico, CA	53,082	66,352	79,644	92,914
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,589	74,194	86,799	99,404
El Centro, CA	60,216	75,213	90,210	105,207
Fresno, CA	48,568	64,688	80,788	96,908
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	51,917	66,436	80,975	95,493
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	64,501	81,890	99,279	116,668
Merced, CA	66,789	91,770	116,751	141,732
Modesto, CA	58,240	70,575	82,909	95,244
Napa, CA	72,239	83,242	94,224	105,228
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,836	62,920	75,026	87,111
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	66,436	77,813	89,212	100,589
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	58,095	64,564	71,053	77,522
Redding, CA	51,688	64,855	78,042	91,208
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55,807	69,660	83,533	97,386
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	68,328	79,228	90,106	101,005
Salinas, CA	59,863	75,088	90,314	105,540
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	63,274	78,500	93,725	108,951
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	77,044	94,786	112,528	130,271
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	83,055	107,120	131,207	155,272
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	53,519	65,458	77,397	89,336
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	61,069	69,847	78,645	87,423
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	63,773	79,706	95,660	111,592
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	67,871	81,141	94,391	107,661
Stockton-Lodi, CA	56,036	68,744	81,453	94,162
Vallejo, CA	66,685	74,984	83,284	91,583
Visalia, CA	58,656	69,576	80,476	91,396
Yuba City, CA	67,476	78,645	89,794	100,964
Boulder, CO	70,200	91,271	112,320	133,391
Colorado Springs, CO	67,850	83,492	99,133	114,775
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	69,348	84,532	99,736	114,920
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	67,538	83,200	98,884	114,546
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	62,629	77,855	93,101	108,327
Grand Junction, CO	56,244	69,181	82,119	95,056
Greeley, CO	58,448	73,986	89,544	105,082
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,471	71,344	85,197	99,071
Pueblo, CO	57,949	76,253	94,536	112,840
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	67,434	82,992	98,572	114,130
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	65,229	81,058	96,908	112,736
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	61,007	76,898	92,768	108,660
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	59,218	75,380	91,541	107,703
New Haven, CT	53,269	67,143	81,016	94,890
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	56,805	68,682	80,538	92,415
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	61,464	77,917	94,391	110,844
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65,292	80,892	96,471	112,071
Dover, DE	54,746	69,472	84,199	98,925
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	54,143	64,772	75,400	86,029
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,253	65,312	80,372	95,431
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	46,031	59,239	72,426	85,634
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,200	57,700	71,220	84,719
Gainesville, FL	48,527	59,010	69,472	79,956
Homosassa Springs, FL	51,064	63,128	75,192	87,256
Jacksonville, FL	51,168	63,919	76,648	89,399
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47,903	58,968	70,034	81,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,424	60,341	73,237	86,154
Naples-Marco Island, FL	50,420	61,818	73,237	84,636
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,850	53,706	65,562	77,418
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	49,109	61,173	73,258	85,322
Ocala, FL	47,362	56,930	66,498	76,066
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	43,805	56,285	68,786	81,266
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,480	65,916	80,372	94,807
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	45,636	57,741	69,868	81,973
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,304	54,392	64,501	74,589
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,301	57,908	69,514	81,120
Punta Gorda, FL	47,861	61,298	74,756	88,192
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	44,824	57,637	70,429	83,242
Sebring, FL	44,221	56,556	68,890	81,224
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	47,778	60,445	73,133	85,800
Tallahassee, FL	37,648	44,388	51,106	57,845
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	51,709	63,898	76,108	88,296
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	47,861	60,237	72,634	85,010
Albany, GA	44,450	55,786	67,101	78,437
Athens-Clarke County, GA	52,021	66,186	80,330	94,495
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	52,125	66,332	80,517	94,724
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,493	55,120	66,748	78,375
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,308	53,602	64,896	76,191
Columbus, GA-AL	35,818	49,068	62,296	75,546
Dalton, GA	50,877	60,071	69,244	78,437
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,927	58,074	70,200	82,348
Gainesville, GA	39,333	51,418	63,503	75,588
Hinesville, GA	46,988	60,071	73,154	86,237
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,367	56,056	67,746	79,436
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	52,292	60,050	67,808	75,567
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,900	61,797	73,695	85,592
Rome, GA	42,370	53,498	64,605	75,733
Savannah, GA	53,248	66,373	79,519	92,644
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,160	54,434	65,728	77,002
Valdosta, GA	43,098	54,205	65,312	76,420
Warner Robins, GA	49,255	59,239	69,202	79,186
Guam MSA	53,602	68,890	84,178	99,466
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	50,940	63,482	76,004	88,546
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	50,940	63,482	76,004	88,546
Urban Honolulu, HI	51,376	63,461	75,546	87,631
Ames, IA	52,999	63,357	73,695	84,053
Cedar Rapids, IA	53,519	63,919	74,319	84,719
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,973	66,602	77,252	87,880
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	55,432	67,663	79,872	92,103
Dubuque, IA	52,916	64,064	75,234	86,383
Iowa City, IA	51,730	60,320	68,911	77,501
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,976	59,052	64,106	69,181
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,101	57,533	60,944	64,376
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	51,876	62,754	73,612	84,490
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,837	55,599	61,360	67,122
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,562	63,960	75,359	86,757
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	58,074	68,536	78,999	89,461
Boise City, ID	45,261	55,245	65,208	75,192
Coeur d'Alene, ID	52,271	61,194	70,117	79,040
Idaho Falls, ID	48,360	64,834	81,308	97,781
Lewiston, ID-WA	55,453	65,167	74,880	84,594
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,740	55,765	65,812	75,837
Pocatello, ID	50,711	61,194	71,698	82,181
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	46,031	56,639	67,226	77,834
Twin Falls, ID	45,677	55,786	65,874	75,983
Bloomington, IL	55,245	66,352	77,439	88,546
Champaign-Urbana, IL	54,080	63,836	73,570	83,325
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	57,076	72,218	87,340	102,482
Decatur, IL	56,348	67,538	78,708	89,898
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,727	62,192	70,637	79,103
Kankakee, IL	56,868	71,864	86,882	101,879
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,740	71,428	84,116	96,804
Peoria, IL	58,178	72,634	87,111	101,567
Rockford, IL	57,533	69,660	81,786	93,912
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,261	67,392	76,524	85,655
Springfield, IL	57,304	67,975	78,645	89,316
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	59,010	72,592	86,154	99,736
Bloomington, IN	46,800	60,071	73,341	86,612
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,580	64,917	75,234	85,572
Columbus, IN	46,780	60,799	74,797	88,816
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	45,282	57,575	69,847	82,140
Evansville, IN	45,781	57,263	68,744	80,226
Fort Wayne, IN	45,428	58,615	71,781	84,968
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	46,759	61,028	75,276	89,544
Kokomo, IN	47,175	61,194	75,192	89,212
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	57,221	65,687	74,132	82,597
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	56,452	71,594	86,757	101,900
Muncie, IN	46,572	60,695	74,839	88,962
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,908	60,092	75,276	90,460
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,196	59,592	71,989	84,386
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,100	53,352	64,605	75,858
Terre Haute, IN	49,276	60,632	71,989	83,346
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	56,015	67,767	79,540	91,292
Lawrence, KS	52,604	64,293	75,962	87,652
Manhattan, KS	52,479	64,855	77,231	89,607
Topeka, KS	49,400	62,733	76,066	89,399
Wichita, KS	52,000	62,421	72,821	83,242
Bowling Green, KY	38,356	48,048	57,741	67,434
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,981	58,012	65,042	72,072
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,936	53,685	67,413	81,162
Elizabethtown, KY	44,616	56,576	68,557	80,517
Lexington-Fayette, KY	47,133	56,160	65,188	74,215
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,336	61,548	72,738	83,949
Owensboro, KY	45,344	55,994	66,644	77,293
Paducah, KY-IL	48,215	58,677	69,119	79,581
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,754	42,204	47,653	53,103
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,240	57,076	68,890	80,725
Alexandria, LA	39,874	58,178	76,461	94,765
Baton Rouge, LA	42,557	54,039	65,541	77,023
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,620	54,933	67,226	79,540
Hammond, LA	44,221	57,096	69,972	82,847
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	44,180	57,346	70,512	83,679
Lafayette, LA	42,557	54,039	65,500	76,981
Lake Charles, LA	42,100	54,268	66,436	78,604
Monroe, LA	47,196	63,087	78,978	94,869
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	46,572	61,548	76,524	91,500
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,370	54,663	66,935	79,228
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,831	54,309	67,788	81,266
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	46,114	60,029	73,924	87,839
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	43,285	54,434	65,583	76,732
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	63,253	77,148	91,042	104,936
Barnstable Town, MA	60,341	74,922	89,482	104,063
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	69,972	88,359	106,767	125,154
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	67,392	85,447	103,480	121,535
Pittsfield, MA	60,279	72,239	84,199	96,159
Springfield, MA	59,280	70,637	81,973	93,330
Worcester, MA	62,317	77,418	92,519	107,620
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	54,018	66,893	79,789	92,664
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,120	55,495	68,869	82,244
Lexington Park, MD	61,340	76,565	91,770	106,996
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	54,309	68,578	82,826	97,095
Salisbury, MD	55,516	66,186	76,836	87,506
Bangor, ME	58,448	66,935	75,442	83,928
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	58,927	71,116	83,304	95,493
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	58,448	66,935	75,442	83,928
Portland-South Portland, ME	60,570	73,320	86,050	98,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	58,802	70,596	82,389	94,183
Ann Arbor, MI	62,463	75,109	87,735	100,381
Battle Creek, MI	55,391	67,600	79,831	92,040
Bay City, MI	52,728	62,234	71,719	81,224
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	58,844	73,612	88,380	103,148
Flint, MI	60,944	70,408	79,852	89,316
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	55,016	68,141	81,266	94,391
Jackson, MI	58,656	72,759	86,840	100,943
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	54,205	64,127	74,048	83,970
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	56,805	66,685	76,586	86,466
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,608	58,282	66,956	75,629
Midland, MI	54,600	63,919	73,258	82,576
Monroe, MI	58,760	73,362	87,984	102,586
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	54,226	67,122	79,997	92,893
Niles, MI	49,920	61,943	73,965	85,988
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,044	60,008	68,994	77,959
Saginaw, MI	55,599	65,084	74,568	84,053
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,437	64,917	77,376	89,856
Traverse City, MI	52,104	61,111	70,138	79,144
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,044	60,008	68,994	77,959
Duluth, MN-WI	61,714	75,276	88,858	102,420
Mankato, MN	51,709	67,767	83,824	99,882
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	52,562	68,640	84,719	100,797
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,874	68,807	84,740	100,672
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,181	68,973	81,786	94,578
Rochester, MN	73,341	86,591	99,820	113,069
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,568	50,004	64,439	78,874
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,501	66,748	82,015	97,261
St. Cloud, MN	56,556	68,453	80,372	92,269
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50,669	61,048	71,428	81,807
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,159	52,791	61,444	70,076
Columbia, MO	50,274	60,840	71,386	81,952
Jefferson City, MO	52,936	64,668	76,378	88,109
Joplin, MO-KS	52,250	64,335	76,440	88,525
Kansas City, MO-KS	52,832	64,439	76,066	87,672
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,853	65,583	78,292	91,021
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,028	58,365	68,724	79,061
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,272	62,858	74,464	86,050
Springfield, MO	47,632	58,012	68,370	78,749
St. Joseph, MO-KS	52,250	63,981	75,733	87,464
St. Louis, MO-IL	54,767	68,224	81,703	95,160
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	39,728	51,501	63,274	75,047
Hattiesburg, MS	40,498	51,668	62,837	74,007
Jackson, MS	38,106	47,903	57,700	67,496
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,626	49,276	59,946	70,596
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,168	48,007	57,845	67,684
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	51,480	65,666	79,831	94,016
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,242	58,428	72,613	86,799
Billings, MT	56,992	68,911	80,850	92,768
Bozeman, MT	58,698	68,287	77,876	87,464
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,828	66,290	76,732	87,194
Great Falls, MT	55,786	64,106	72,447	80,767
Helena, MT	57,408	62,234	67,039	71,864
Missoula, MT	58,240	71,864	85,509	99,133
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	56,743	68,016	79,290	90,564
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,076	67,309	77,522	87,756
Asheville, NC	53,186	60,757	68,308	75,879
Burlington, NC	48,984	62,983	77,002	91,000
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,130	59,156	69,202	79,228
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	54,580	69,868	85,176	100,464
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	53,644	66,789	79,956	93,101
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,509	55,744	64,959	74,194
Fayetteville, NC	48,423	59,280	70,138	80,996
Goldsboro, NC	50,232	63,482	76,711	89,960
Greensboro-High Point, NC	49,234	61,215	73,196	85,176
Greenville, NC	46,384	57,013	67,663	78,292
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,639	59,176	74,693	90,231
Jacksonville, NC	40,560	46,176	51,813	57,429
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	50,732	63,212	75,671	88,151
Raleigh-Cary, NC	51,917	65,541	79,144	92,768
Rocky Mount, NC	48,485	61,735	75,005	88,255
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,340	60,861	73,383	85,904
Wilmington, NC	48,464	61,319	74,194	87,048
Winston-Salem, NC	47,050	58,573	70,076	81,599
Bismarck, ND	53,228	63,544	73,861	84,178
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,397	63,108	74,797	86,508
Fargo, ND-MN	57,159	69,888	82,618	95,348
Grand Forks, ND-MN	52,063	63,628	75,192	86,757
Minot, ND	52,624	64,168	75,712	87,256
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,002	60,071	69,140	78,208
Grand Island, NE	46,468	57,658	68,828	80,018
Lincoln, NE	41,288	52,916	64,564	76,191
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,277	61,298	74,340	87,360
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,128	62,775	75,400	88,047
Omaha, NE-IA	52,354	65,708	79,082	92,436
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,965	61,173	74,381	87,589
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	61,756	72,384	82,992	93,621
Manchester-Nashua, NH	67,122	77,293	87,444	97,615
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	66,810	75,816	84,823	93,829
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,416	75,650	85,904	96,138
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	52,874	64,189	75,484	86,799
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	58,552	70,658	82,764	94,869
Vineland, NJ	54,746	69,410	84,053	98,717
Albuquerque, NM	59,114	76,087	93,060	110,032
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	50,877	66,290	81,682	97,095
Farmington, NM	58,802	76,274	93,725	111,197
Las Cruces, NM	48,839	64,584	80,330	96,076
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	60,133	81,744	103,335	124,946
Santa Fe, NM	59,426	76,399	93,372	110,344
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	59,967	78,312	96,637	114,983
Carson City, NV	57,720	67,309	76,877	86,466
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	53,602	68,890	84,178	99,466
Reno, NV	57,221	66,144	75,088	84,012
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	53,768	63,773	73,799	83,804
Binghamton, NY	54,725	64,543	74,360	84,178
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	54,704	65,978	77,252	88,525
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,445	57,970	68,495	79,020
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	56,098	67,621	79,124	90,647
Elmira, NY	58,552	69,036	79,519	90,002
Glens Falls, NY	64,626	72,613	80,621	88,608
Ithaca, NY	62,608	71,178	79,748	88,317
Kingston, NY	60,196	70,367	80,517	90,688
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	60,695	73,591	86,508	99,404
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	67,746	82,285	96,824	111,364
Rochester, NY	55,162	66,186	77,210	88,234
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	61,215	72,468	83,741	94,994
Syracuse, NY	57,845	70,138	82,431	94,724
Utica-Rome, NY	56,410	66,103	75,796	85,488
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	54,351	66,311	78,292	90,252
Akron, OH	53,519	66,228	78,936	91,645
Canton-Massillon, OH	44,804	54,808	64,813	74,818
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	51,501	64,564	77,605	90,668
Cleveland, OH	55,869	68,994	82,119	95,244
Columbus, OH	54,642	67,164	79,685	92,207
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,108	63,711	77,314	90,917
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,044	63,711	76,378	89,045
Lima, OH	47,944	59,343	70,720	82,119
Mansfield, OH	54,205	66,789	79,394	91,978
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,196	60,383	73,591	86,778
Sandusky, OH	54,642	68,058	81,474	94,890
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,744	56,202	69,660	83,117
Springfield, OH	53,165	65,916	78,687	91,437
Toledo, OH	54,372	67,850	81,349	94,828
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,418	64,210	76,981	89,773
Youngstown-Warren, OH	51,605	63,378	75,130	86,903
Enid, OK	45,781	56,639	67,476	78,333
Lawton, OK	47,112	58,220	69,327	80,434
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,623	50,461	60,300	70,138
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	42,474	48,111	53,727	59,364
Oklahoma City, OK	47,445	58,615	69,805	80,975
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,636	54,330	63,024	71,719
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,469	56,056	66,644	77,231
Tulsa, OK	52,936	67,663	82,410	97,136
Albany, OR	61,631	73,404	85,176	96,949
Bend, OR	62,588	72,551	82,493	92,456
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,063	77,855	90,647	103,439
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,188	78,021	90,876	103,709
Corvallis, OR	58,740	69,930	81,120	92,311
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	59,343	69,660	79,976	90,293
Eugene-Springfield, OR	59,696	68,682	77,688	86,674
Grants Pass, OR	58,053	68,432	78,791	89,170
Medford, OR	59,676	68,744	77,813	86,882
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	67,746	80,684	93,621	106,559
Salem, OR	65,978	78,874	91,749	104,645
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	55,994	68,474	80,954	93,434
Altoona, PA	50,066	58,948	67,808	76,690
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	52,271	62,088	71,885	81,703
Chambersburg, PA	49,858	61,672	73,466	85,280
Erie, PA	53,103	71,344	89,607	107,848
Gettysburg, PA	48,485	61,548	74,610	87,672
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	49,484	62,234	75,005	87,756
Johnstown, PA	44,200	56,098	67,975	79,872
Lancaster, PA	52,437	64,376	76,336	88,276
Lebanon, PA	50,690	62,608	74,506	86,424
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,231	63,399	75,546	87,714
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,572	54,538	62,525	70,492
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	54,808	69,618	84,407	99,216
Pittsburgh, PA	43,930	55,994	68,079	80,143
Reading, PA	51,522	62,151	72,759	83,388
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	49,338	61,714	74,090	86,466
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,533	56,348	68,141	79,956
State College, PA	52,999	61,527	70,055	78,583
Williamsport, PA	49,650	60,508	71,386	82,244
York-Hanover, PA	45,532	60,986	76,420	91,874
Aguadilla, PR	32,823	42,016	51,189	60,383
Arecibo, PR	32,885	42,079	51,252	60,445
Guayama, PR	32,989	42,162	51,314	60,487
Mayaguez, PR	32,823	42,016	51,189	60,383
Ponce, PR	32,927	42,079	51,231	60,383
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	32,823	41,996	51,168	60,341
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,948	42,141	51,356	60,549
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	61,152	77,418	93,663	109,928
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	50,607	63,711	76,815	89,919
Columbia, SC	43,909	53,311	62,692	72,093
Florence, SC	39,604	54,517	69,410	84,324
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	49,276	61,360	73,424	85,509
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	44,679	57,180	69,701	82,202
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	42,661	55,495	68,328	81,162
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,962	64,647	79,311	93,996
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,546	63,940	78,333	92,727
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,408	55,640	66,872	78,104
Spartanburg, SC	49,255	63,420	77,564	91,728
Sumter, SC	43,223	53,436	63,628	73,840
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,277	55,994	63,690	71,407
Rapid City, SD	55,141	63,960	72,759	81,578
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	51,688	60,300	68,911	77,522
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,068	57,263	65,458	73,653
Chattanooga, TN-GA	51,418	59,218	67,039	74,839
Clarksville, TN-KY	50,149	61,256	72,384	83,492
Cleveland, TN	50,503	58,968	67,413	75,879
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,837	61,173	72,488	83,824
Jackson, TN	49,151	62,026	74,901	87,776
Johnson City, TN	48,797	58,490	68,204	77,896
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	47,757	57,970	68,162	78,375
Knoxville, TN	52,146	66,186	80,205	94,245
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	52,770	66,623	80,496	94,349
Morristown, TN	51,439	64,626	77,792	90,980
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	50,607	61,652	72,717	83,762
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,336	61,735	73,112	84,511
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	54,309	63,503	72,676	81,869
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,127	63,128	75,109	87,111
Abilene, TX	45,261	55,453	65,645	75,837
Amarillo, TX	48,652	58,677	68,682	78,708
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	56,639	69,597	82,535	95,493
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47,736	62,858	78,000	93,122
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,820	60,404	72,967	85,551
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	42,973	54,226	65,500	76,752
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,293	66,976	82,639	98,322
College Station-Bryan, TX	45,844	60,840	75,858	90,855
Corpus Christi, TX	49,109	61,797	74,464	87,152
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	57,388	70,388	83,388	96,388
Eagle Pass, TX	43,951	52,832	61,693	70,575
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,976	67,476	80,975	94,474
El Paso, TX	52,167	60,695	69,244	77,772
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,556	53,810	64,044	74,298
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	53,976	67,476	80,975	94,474
Killeen-Temple, TX	49,442	63,399	77,356	91,312
Laredo, TX	44,013	51,418	58,844	66,248
Longview, TX	52,063	64,917	77,772	90,626
Lubbock, TX	40,872	52,916	64,980	77,023
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	41,351	49,608	57,845	66,103
Midland, TX	54,476	68,308	82,160	95,992
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,119	69,160	82,223	95,264
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	49,733	61,236	72,738	84,240
Odessa, TX	49,151	65,250	81,328	97,428
San Angelo, TX	43,805	56,764	69,722	82,680
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,464	60,820	73,175	85,530
Sherman-Denison, TX	57,388	70,346	83,284	96,242
Texarkana, TX-AR	53,373	65,957	78,520	91,104
Tyler, TX	54,580	66,810	79,020	91,250
Victoria, TX	49,900	64,813	79,706	94,620
Waco, TX	50,607	60,674	70,762	80,829
Wichita Falls, TX	59,218	70,762	82,285	93,829
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	56,036	75,151	94,245	113,360
Logan, UT-ID	51,439	65,749	80,039	94,349
Ogden, UT	49,504	65,604	81,724	97,823
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	61,381	79,332	97,282	115,232
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	51,397	61,360	71,324	81,287
St. George, UT	43,784	64,501	85,197	105,914
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,335	61,423	71,511	81,599
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,965	56,680	65,375	74,090
Charlottesville, VA	54,434	64,792	75,130	85,488
Harrisonburg, VA	54,600	64,564	74,506	84,469
Lynchburg, VA	46,592	57,783	68,952	80,143
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,818	77,168	92,498	107,848
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,922	77,252	92,560	107,890
Richmond, VA	60,237	74,173	88,088	102,024
Roanoke, VA	50,836	63,503	76,191	88,858
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,746	68,058	81,370	94,682
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,506	59,842	71,157	82,493
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	54,600	64,564	74,506	84,469
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	52,416	64,792	77,189	89,565
Winchester, VA-WV	43,888	55,620	67,372	79,103
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,602	68,890	84,178	99,466
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	62,234	70,845	79,456	88,068
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	58,490	65,188	71,885	78,583
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,021	66,332	80,642	94,952
Bellingham, WA	67,517	80,205	92,872	105,560
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	65,125	78,292	91,479	104,645
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	61,236	71,885	82,514	93,164
Kennewick-Richland, WA	58,469	70,242	82,036	93,808
Longview-Kelso, WA	66,831	79,748	92,685	105,602
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	70,741	85,052	99,383	113,693
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	57,575	70,221	82,868	95,514
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	71,802	86,154	100,485	114,837
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	67,122	78,354	89,565	100,797
Walla Walla, WA	60,674	72,322	83,949	95,597
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	71,407	85,738	100,069	114,400
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,892	64,584	74,256	83,949
Yakima, WA	69,597	83,616	97,636	111,655
Appleton, WI	56,909	67,143	77,397	87,631
Eau Claire, WI	54,080	64,813	75,525	86,258
Fond du Lac, WI	56,805	67,912	79,040	90,148
Green Bay, WI	55,100	66,311	77,501	88,712
Janesville-Beloit, WI	55,848	64,480	73,133	81,765
Kenosha, WI	58,032	70,429	82,805	95,202
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,378	63,232	76,108	88,962
Madison, WI	55,973	64,564	73,175	81,765
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	57,138	68,724	80,309	91,895
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,540	63,170	72,821	82,452
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,663	65,458	76,253	87,048
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	58,324	67,663	76,981	86,320
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	56,764	68,141	79,498	90,876
Sheboygan, WI	56,431	67,725	79,040	90,335
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,143	62,879	71,636	80,372
Wausau, WI	53,976	64,397	74,839	85,260
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,935	61,464	69,015	76,544
Beckley, WV	38,314	49,900	61,464	73,050
Charleston, WV	39,396	46,280	53,186	60,071
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,668	63,440	88,192	112,965
Morgantown, WV	41,684	58,157	74,652	91,125
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,231	53,685	69,140	84,594
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	36,671	50,420	64,168	77,917
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,293	42,599	46,904	51,210
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	45,136	56,764	68,391	80,018
Wheeling, WV-OH	38,272	51,980	65,687	79,394
Casper, WY	66,269	67,704	69,119	70,554
Cheyenne, WY	65,375	67,101	68,807	70,533
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	65,354	67,080	68,828	70,554
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	68,245	68,848	69,431	70,034

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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