SOC 13-1161 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Market Research Analysts and Marketing 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): Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.

Level I across metros$22,964 – $78,396Mayaguez, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$98,197Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (SOC 13-1161) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,964 in Mayaguez, PR to $78,396 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $98,197. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $81,516, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 6 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$126,756
San Francisco, CA$160,909
San Jose, CA$191,444
Seattle, WA$141,544
Dallas, TX$101,525
Houston, TX$91,292
Austin, TX$108,805
Chicago, IL$108,077
Boston, MA$131,727
Washington, DC$118,664
Atlanta, GA$109,346
Los Angeles, CA$115,898

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	48,277	56,597	64,938	73,258
Anchorage, AK	47,986	60,258	72,530	84,802
Fairbanks-College, AK	43,847	53,872	63,877	73,903
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,928	44,076	56,244	68,391
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,564	53,165	67,767	82,368
Birmingham, AL	42,287	57,159	72,052	86,924
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	37,253	50,503	63,732	76,981
Decatur, AL	40,248	54,392	68,516	82,660
Dothan, AL	34,154	45,303	56,431	67,580
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,986	48,069	61,152	74,236
Gadsden, AL	30,722	42,162	53,623	65,063
Huntsville, AL	42,869	57,679	72,509	87,319
Mobile, AL	38,210	51,917	65,624	79,332
Montgomery, AL	41,060	57,450	73,861	90,252
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,296	48,693	61,111	73,508
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,324	47,133	61,964	76,773
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,005	49,504	63,004	76,503
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,610	47,861	60,133	72,384
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,064	49,338	60,612	71,885
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,258	49,276	64,293	79,311
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	48,381	70,824	93,288	115,732
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,399	52,978	68,536	84,116
Hot Springs, AR	34,965	48,589	62,192	75,816
Jonesboro, AR	32,781	49,317	65,853	82,389
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	39,104	55,287	71,448	87,631
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,130	47,778	59,405	71,053
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,525	49,130	61,714	74,319
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,570	46,072	57,596	69,098
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,042	51,210	63,378	75,546
Flagstaff, AZ	41,704	54,517	67,351	80,164
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,295	48,527	59,759	70,991
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	46,592	64,896	83,221	101,525
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	38,855	51,148	63,440	75,733
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	40,727	55,224	69,722	84,220
Tucson, AZ	37,898	51,626	65,333	79,061
Yuma, AZ	36,920	51,876	66,810	81,765
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,490	61,860	78,208	94,578
Chico, CA	45,532	60,965	76,378	91,812
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,488	61,444	76,399	91,354
El Centro, CA	41,268	54,621	67,975	81,328
Fresno, CA	41,580	57,221	72,884	88,525
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	46,592	63,940	81,287	98,634
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	55,370	75,546	95,722	115,898
Merced, CA	43,535	59,343	75,130	90,938
Modesto, CA	47,404	63,461	79,519	95,576
Napa, CA	54,663	70,325	85,988	101,650
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,887	62,005	79,103	96,221
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,703	67,808	79,935	92,040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	52,479	72,197	91,895	111,613
Redding, CA	45,448	63,045	80,621	98,218
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	46,551	63,004	79,477	95,930
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47,570	67,517	87,444	107,391
Salinas, CA	43,992	60,799	77,584	94,391
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49,109	71,282	93,455	115,628
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	69,576	100,028	130,458	160,909
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78,396	116,085	153,754	191,444
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	48,964	63,524	78,084	92,644
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	52,541	70,471	88,380	106,309
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	51,917	70,970	90,002	109,055
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	55,682	72,218	88,733	105,269
Stockton-Lodi, CA	44,970	62,442	79,935	97,407
Vallejo, CA	47,861	64,792	81,724	98,655
Visalia, CA	44,845	60,404	75,983	91,541
Yuba City, CA	46,717	61,402	76,066	90,751
Boulder, CO	53,768	79,290	104,832	130,354
Colorado Springs, CO	50,565	69,972	89,378	108,784
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	59,884	81,432	103,002	124,551
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,012	59,759	74,506	89,253
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,095	63,856	82,597	101,359
Grand Junction, CO	44,346	61,797	79,248	96,700
Greeley, CO	54,143	74,797	95,452	116,106
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,964	64,543	80,122	95,701
Pueblo, CO	44,658	62,380	80,122	97,844
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,029	62,192	77,356	92,519
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	53,290	72,925	92,540	112,175
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,388	58,906	73,404	87,922
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	51,168	69,140	87,090	105,061
New Haven, CT	51,002	66,332	81,640	96,970
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,348	56,847	70,325	83,824
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	46,738	62,608	78,479	94,349
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	57,221	77,709	98,176	118,664
Dover, DE	44,325	58,864	73,404	87,943
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	49,567	74,090	98,634	123,157
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	44,866	66,935	89,024	111,093
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	42,557	59,052	75,567	92,061
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,845	59,530	74,215	88,900
Gainesville, FL	46,301	61,298	76,274	91,271
Homosassa Springs, FL	36,650	50,108	63,544	77,002
Jacksonville, FL	48,652	66,415	84,157	101,920
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47,612	64,002	80,372	96,762
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,613	64,252	81,890	99,528
Naples-Marco Island, FL	47,716	63,191	78,687	94,162
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,991	61,714	78,437	95,160
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46,426	65,520	84,594	103,688
Ocala, FL	40,664	54,559	68,453	82,348
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,927	64,023	82,119	100,215
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,284	62,650	81,016	99,383
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	41,018	55,703	70,408	85,093
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	42,952	57,720	72,488	87,256
Port St. Lucie, FL	45,864	60,612	75,380	90,127
Punta Gorda, FL	40,540	55,516	70,471	85,447
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	40,768	55,037	69,306	83,575
Sebring, FL	38,460	50,482	62,484	74,506
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,224	57,242	72,260	87,277
Tallahassee, FL	43,431	58,719	73,986	89,274
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,471	61,485	78,520	95,535
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	44,658	61,527	78,416	95,285
Albany, GA	38,792	54,642	70,471	86,320
Athens-Clarke County, GA	40,248	55,557	70,845	86,154
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,261	66,623	87,984	109,346
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37,669	54,455	71,220	88,005
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	36,712	50,544	64,376	78,208
Columbus, GA-AL	37,004	57,304	77,605	97,906
Dalton, GA	48,548	69,181	89,836	110,469
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,919	52,354	66,789	81,224
Gainesville, GA	40,144	55,432	70,700	85,988
Hinesville, GA	40,477	56,868	73,258	89,648
Macon-Bibb County, GA	39,479	54,892	70,284	85,696
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,290	55,744	71,199	86,653
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,090	50,295	65,500	80,704
Rome, GA	42,308	56,556	70,783	85,031
Savannah, GA	43,348	59,592	75,858	92,103
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,021	56,847	74,652	92,477
Valdosta, GA	37,711	54,829	71,927	89,045
Warner Robins, GA	39,021	50,565	62,088	73,632
Guam MSA	33,301	41,559	49,816	58,074
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,156	43,972	54,808	65,624
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	32,303	42,349	52,396	62,442
Urban Honolulu, HI	38,023	53,789	69,576	85,343
Ames, IA	42,911	54,975	67,060	79,124
Cedar Rapids, IA	43,472	57,637	71,781	85,946
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	45,656	64,834	84,012	103,189
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	49,962	65,832	81,724	97,594
Dubuque, IA	43,660	56,472	69,285	82,098
Iowa City, IA	40,186	54,476	68,786	83,076
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,335	50,794	63,274	75,733
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,685	51,917	63,170	74,402
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,959	51,876	64,813	77,730
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,413	55,328	69,264	83,180
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,352	52,354	64,376	76,378
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,807	55,765	68,703	81,661
Boise City, ID	40,394	57,637	74,901	92,144
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,708	52,520	65,354	78,167
Idaho Falls, ID	36,692	49,629	62,567	75,504
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,432	54,559	66,664	78,791
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	39,000	52,999	66,976	80,975
Pocatello, ID	42,141	54,268	66,373	78,500
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,546	49,359	62,172	74,984
Twin Falls, ID	35,236	49,816	64,418	78,999
Bloomington, IL	42,994	64,231	85,488	106,725
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,949	58,324	71,698	85,072
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	54,309	72,239	90,148	108,077
Decatur, IL	45,157	59,572	74,007	88,421
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,764	58,365	72,988	87,589
Kankakee, IL	38,543	50,212	61,901	73,570
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,642	54,912	68,204	81,474
Peoria, IL	48,735	68,557	88,359	108,181
Rockford, IL	38,543	53,581	68,599	83,637
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,082	53,436	66,789	80,143
Springfield, IL	45,823	59,800	73,778	87,756
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,554	41,892	52,229	62,567
Bloomington, IN	40,664	55,162	69,660	84,157
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,060	54,351	67,642	80,933
Columbus, IN	43,514	60,133	76,773	93,392
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	45,719	59,447	73,175	86,903
Evansville, IN	41,164	53,664	66,165	78,666
Fort Wayne, IN	43,868	56,348	68,807	81,287
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	44,408	59,655	74,880	90,127
Kokomo, IN	42,786	54,247	65,728	77,189
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,368	58,906	74,444	89,981
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	39,271	51,772	64,252	76,752
Muncie, IN	41,621	51,023	60,404	69,805
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,476	54,268	67,080	79,872
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	42,557	56,618	70,700	84,760
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,855	52,125	65,375	78,645
Terre Haute, IN	41,871	54,372	66,893	79,394
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	40,436	54,247	68,037	81,848
Lawrence, KS	43,535	61,277	78,999	96,741
Manhattan, KS	36,567	52,292	68,037	83,762
Topeka, KS	41,684	57,512	73,362	89,191
Wichita, KS	40,269	56,098	71,927	87,756
Bowling Green, KY	40,581	59,364	78,125	96,908
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,791	50,128	60,445	70,783
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,885	44,263	55,640	67,018
Elizabethtown, KY	44,783	58,074	71,386	84,677
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,140	62,983	82,805	102,648
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	43,140	56,535	69,909	83,304
Owensboro, KY	36,796	56,285	75,796	95,285
Paducah, KY-IL	39,188	52,562	65,916	79,290
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,189	51,064	63,960	76,836
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,378	47,653	57,949	68,224
Alexandria, LA	36,442	47,716	58,989	70,263
Baton Rouge, LA	39,479	53,228	66,976	80,725
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,176	45,012	56,847	68,682
Hammond, LA	38,002	50,316	62,650	74,964
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	38,272	50,836	63,399	75,962
Lafayette, LA	38,626	50,440	62,255	74,069
Lake Charles, LA	32,760	46,301	59,821	73,362
Monroe, LA	33,280	45,469	57,679	69,868
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,896	55,557	72,197	88,858
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,652	53,748	71,823	89,919
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,276	50,732	65,188	79,644
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	38,064	55,640	73,237	90,813
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	27,477	41,642	55,807	69,972
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	51,460	67,143	82,847	98,530
Barnstable Town, MA	50,399	69,618	88,858	108,077
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	65,396	87,506	109,616	131,727
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	54,871	74,007	93,122	112,258
Pittsfield, MA	50,232	69,660	89,108	108,535
Springfield, MA	54,434	73,279	92,103	110,948
Worcester, MA	56,888	76,378	95,888	115,378
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	49,567	66,644	83,741	100,818
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,957	54,933	69,930	84,906
Lexington Park, MD	45,615	62,109	78,604	95,098
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,749	54,829	69,888	84,968
Salisbury, MD	43,951	55,453	66,956	78,458
Bangor, ME	42,412	58,053	73,716	89,357
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	46,322	59,176	72,052	84,906
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,370	58,532	74,693	90,855
Portland-South Portland, ME	48,922	64,896	80,850	96,824
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	43,868	56,722	69,597	82,452
Ann Arbor, MI	43,639	60,154	76,648	93,164
Battle Creek, MI	45,760	60,112	74,485	88,837
Bay City, MI	38,855	51,938	65,000	78,084
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	47,903	65,562	83,221	100,880
Flint, MI	40,810	52,749	64,668	76,607
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,242	58,032	71,844	85,634
Jackson, MI	42,661	59,280	75,920	92,540
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,368	56,410	69,472	82,514
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	43,036	56,680	70,346	83,991
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,189	51,376	64,584	77,772
Midland, MI	45,032	59,592	74,152	88,712
Monroe, MI	42,869	57,096	71,324	85,551
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	39,250	50,420	61,610	72,780
Niles, MI	46,405	66,373	86,320	106,288
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,628	49,920	62,234	74,527
Saginaw, MI	39,000	51,730	64,460	77,189
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,768	59,509	78,229	96,970
Traverse City, MI	41,788	53,248	64,688	76,149
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,005	49,546	63,108	76,648
Duluth, MN-WI	46,093	58,719	71,344	83,970
Mankato, MN	47,404	63,669	79,935	96,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	60,404	79,498	98,572	117,666
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,164	53,581	65,999	78,416
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,634	59,343	72,031	84,740
Rochester, MN	52,812	71,906	91,000	110,095
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,424	64,272	81,141	97,989
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,924	61,506	75,068	88,650
St. Cloud, MN	49,796	63,212	76,648	90,064
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	37,815	48,381	58,927	69,493
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,341	46,613	58,885	71,157
Columbia, MO	43,784	58,032	72,301	86,549
Jefferson City, MO	41,975	55,911	69,868	83,804
Joplin, MO-KS	36,338	49,151	61,984	74,797
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,196	63,669	80,143	96,616
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,837	49,463	62,068	74,693
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,213	49,629	63,066	76,482
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,556	40,581	50,586	60,612
Springfield, MO	35,860	49,234	62,588	75,962
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,772	53,997	69,244	84,469
St. Louis, MO-IL	44,450	62,504	80,559	98,613
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,608	48,069	59,509	70,970
Hattiesburg, MS	26,708	40,394	54,080	67,767
Jackson, MS	36,525	51,397	66,248	81,120
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,112	46,052	58,012	69,951
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,468	46,114	58,740	71,386
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,463	48,132	59,821	71,490
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,176	44,346	55,495	66,664
Billings, MT	45,719	57,533	69,327	81,141
Bozeman, MT	46,072	59,738	73,383	87,048
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,756	62,712	76,648	90,605
Great Falls, MT	43,805	54,247	64,709	75,151
Helena, MT	49,380	58,948	68,495	78,063
Missoula, MT	43,992	56,160	68,308	80,476
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	47,320	60,757	74,194	87,631
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,740	58,240	70,762	83,263
Asheville, NC	46,676	61,028	75,400	89,752
Burlington, NC	47,445	63,940	80,434	96,928
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,247	56,327	71,428	86,508
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	53,685	74,568	95,431	116,314
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	54,871	80,850	106,829	132,808
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,125	54,912	70,679	86,466
Fayetteville, NC	38,584	53,124	67,663	82,202
Goldsboro, NC	46,530	59,384	72,218	85,072
Greensboro-High Point, NC	46,239	63,024	79,831	96,616
Greenville, NC	45,428	63,420	81,412	99,404
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	45,719	63,898	82,098	100,277
Jacksonville, NC	36,629	50,919	65,208	79,498
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,703	57,970	73,258	88,525
Raleigh-Cary, NC	49,629	69,701	89,773	109,845
Rocky Mount, NC	42,578	59,260	75,920	92,602
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,978	55,890	71,802	87,714
Wilmington, NC	42,245	61,069	79,872	98,696
Winston-Salem, NC	45,636	62,213	78,791	95,368
Bismarck, ND	46,239	57,804	69,389	80,954
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,976	53,415	65,832	78,271
Fargo, ND-MN	42,453	54,746	67,018	79,311
Grand Forks, ND-MN	44,013	55,391	66,768	78,146
Minot, ND	40,144	52,853	65,541	78,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,330	52,416	63,503	74,589
Grand Island, NE	38,064	47,924	57,762	67,621
Lincoln, NE	37,815	49,920	62,047	74,152
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,213	46,301	56,389	66,477
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,768	48,132	55,516	62,879
Omaha, NE-IA	43,576	55,079	66,602	78,104
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,564	47,778	57,013	66,228
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,140	57,013	70,908	84,781
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,173	64,855	81,516	98,197
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,932	56,888	70,866	84,823
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,306	55,349	67,372	79,415
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43,327	57,616	71,885	86,175
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	54,850	72,468	90,085	107,703
Vineland, NJ	42,744	57,117	71,511	85,884
Albuquerque, NM	45,698	56,535	67,392	78,229
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,104	50,336	61,568	72,800
Farmington, NM	40,061	52,000	63,940	75,879
Las Cruces, NM	43,202	52,978	62,733	72,509
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,637	61,485	78,312	95,160
Santa Fe, NM	45,469	56,847	68,224	79,602
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,749	54,309	68,869	83,429
Carson City, NV	41,309	56,951	72,592	88,234
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,556	60,799	78,042	95,285
Reno, NV	41,663	55,640	69,618	83,596
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	49,712	66,997	84,282	101,567
Binghamton, NY	45,594	61,693	77,813	93,912
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	49,484	66,165	82,847	99,528
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	42,807	55,516	68,204	80,912
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	43,722	58,760	73,778	88,816
Elmira, NY	39,978	54,517	69,077	83,616
Glens Falls, NY	47,279	63,981	80,663	97,365
Ithaca, NY	49,359	67,996	86,612	105,248
Kingston, NY	46,176	60,300	74,444	88,567
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50,232	66,893	83,554	100,215
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	64,834	85,468	106,122	126,756
Rochester, NY	50,045	65,749	81,474	97,178
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,516	58,220	73,903	89,607
Syracuse, NY	48,797	66,144	83,492	100,839
Utica-Rome, NY	47,424	62,733	78,042	93,351
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	40,581	53,872	67,164	80,455
Akron, OH	43,306	58,303	73,279	88,276
Canton-Massillon, OH	37,149	50,316	63,503	76,669
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	48,069	66,248	84,448	102,628
Cleveland, OH	45,240	60,050	74,880	89,690
Columbus, OH	47,362	64,168	80,975	97,781
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	42,682	56,888	71,116	85,322
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	40,394	53,664	66,956	80,226
Lima, OH	42,516	55,640	68,744	81,869
Mansfield, OH	38,980	50,004	61,048	72,072
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	39,832	54,663	69,493	84,324
Sandusky, OH	39,500	51,980	64,460	76,940
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,687	52,271	64,834	77,418
Springfield, OH	38,460	52,146	65,853	79,540
Toledo, OH	41,288	54,829	68,391	81,932
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,100	57,180	72,239	87,319
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,248	52,708	65,167	77,626
Enid, OK	25,959	45,095	64,252	83,388
Lawton, OK	37,149	54,954	72,759	90,564
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,884	46,551	59,239	71,906
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,440	50,461	63,503	76,524
Oklahoma City, OK	39,084	54,975	70,845	86,736
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,901	47,716	59,509	71,324
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,444	49,151	62,879	76,586
Tulsa, OK	41,975	56,992	72,010	87,028
Albany, OR	45,802	57,575	69,327	81,100
Bend, OR	52,562	67,018	81,453	95,909
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,781	59,967	74,152	88,338
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,344	57,804	70,263	82,722
Corvallis, OR	47,029	61,548	76,066	90,584
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,677	60,196	74,735	89,253
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,280	58,864	71,448	84,032
Grants Pass, OR	46,551	60,092	73,653	87,194
Medford, OR	45,740	58,802	71,864	84,927
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	55,744	76,378	97,032	117,666
Salem, OR	48,610	61,506	74,381	87,277
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,495	58,927	75,359	91,791
Altoona, PA	40,831	54,247	67,663	81,079
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,687	53,082	66,456	79,852
Chambersburg, PA	44,450	57,429	70,388	83,367
Erie, PA	40,456	53,165	65,895	78,604
Gettysburg, PA	38,376	48,007	57,616	67,247
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,194	62,151	76,108	90,064
Johnstown, PA	34,341	46,967	59,572	72,197
Lancaster, PA	44,221	58,365	72,530	86,674
Lebanon, PA	42,495	55,474	68,474	81,453
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,229	52,999	66,748	80,517
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,815	50,066	62,296	74,548
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	50,711	69,909	89,108	108,306
Pittsburgh, PA	41,725	56,826	71,948	87,048
Reading, PA	42,370	56,868	71,344	85,842
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,352	53,540	66,748	79,935
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40,311	53,165	66,020	78,874
State College, PA	36,629	51,605	66,581	81,557
Williamsport, PA	39,479	53,706	67,933	82,160
York-Hanover, PA	39,583	57,180	74,756	92,352
Aguadilla, PR	27,332	41,829	56,306	70,804
Arecibo, PR	23,629	27,311	30,972	34,653
Guayama, PR	27,186	36,733	46,260	55,807
Mayaguez, PR	22,964	29,744	36,504	43,285
Ponce, PR	23,380	28,039	32,677	37,336
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,271	35,818	45,386	54,933
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	27,352	36,920	46,509	56,077
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	53,748	71,157	88,588	105,997
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,140	60,944	78,770	96,575
Columbia, SC	43,701	63,461	83,200	102,960
Florence, SC	37,960	54,746	71,552	88,338
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,135	63,794	81,432	99,092
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	42,308	61,485	80,663	99,840
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,757	50,711	66,664	82,618
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,458	57,367	75,296	93,205
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,786	61,527	80,247	98,988
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,735	51,168	66,581	82,015
Spartanburg, SC	48,402	66,685	84,989	103,272
Sumter, SC	38,002	53,082	68,141	83,221
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,613	57,887	69,181	80,455
Rapid City, SD	46,072	58,261	70,450	82,639
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	50,149	63,565	76,981	90,397
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,615	58,989	72,364	85,738
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,744	58,948	75,151	91,354
Clarksville, TN-KY	37,087	50,856	64,647	78,416
Cleveland, TN	39,895	50,586	61,256	71,948
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,879	47,092	57,325	67,538
Jackson, TN	39,354	50,732	62,109	73,487
Johnson City, TN	41,600	53,373	65,167	76,940
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,141	56,056	69,972	83,887
Knoxville, TN	40,727	54,372	68,016	81,661
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,492	61,007	77,543	94,058
Morristown, TN	37,565	51,480	65,416	79,332
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	48,880	69,202	89,503	109,824
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,332	54,330	68,308	82,306
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,333	51,959	64,605	77,231
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,402	48,111	60,799	73,508
Abilene, TX	35,880	50,004	64,127	78,250
Amarillo, TX	40,914	54,413	67,892	81,391
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	51,356	70,512	89,648	108,805
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	31,928	45,760	59,572	73,404
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,588	49,026	61,464	73,903
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	32,282	45,178	58,053	70,949
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,336	50,919	64,480	78,063
College Station-Bryan, TX	39,562	53,768	67,975	82,181
Corpus Christi, TX	37,024	48,964	60,903	72,842
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	48,631	66,269	83,887	101,525
Eagle Pass, TX	43,493	61,548	79,581	97,636
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,336	50,336	63,357	76,357
El Paso, TX	34,549	46,280	58,032	69,764
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,399	51,231	65,063	78,895
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	37,794	55,620	73,466	91,292
Killeen-Temple, TX	37,836	52,520	67,184	81,869
Laredo, TX	30,660	42,744	54,829	66,914
Longview, TX	39,916	51,647	63,357	75,088
Lubbock, TX	36,525	48,048	59,592	71,116
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,802	45,157	57,512	69,868
Midland, TX	42,973	61,069	79,144	97,240
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,068	51,418	66,768	82,119
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,940	54,621	71,303	87,984
Odessa, TX	35,090	51,231	67,392	83,533
San Angelo, TX	32,178	44,720	57,284	69,826
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	42,765	59,301	75,858	92,394
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,751	53,020	67,268	81,536
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,301	44,263	55,204	66,165
Tyler, TX	35,693	49,068	62,421	75,796
Victoria, TX	40,290	58,012	75,712	93,434
Waco, TX	40,020	51,106	62,172	73,258
Wichita Falls, TX	35,360	47,383	59,426	71,448
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	34,591	48,464	62,338	76,212
Logan, UT-ID	40,540	52,957	65,354	77,772
Ogden, UT	39,354	52,624	65,895	79,165
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	40,685	57,325	73,986	90,626
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	41,455	56,992	72,551	88,088
St. George, UT	38,376	51,044	63,732	76,399
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	38,668	52,354	66,061	79,748
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,911	56,098	69,264	82,452
Charlottesville, VA	45,053	61,818	78,583	95,348
Harrisonburg, VA	41,039	54,080	67,143	80,184
Lynchburg, VA	37,149	52,208	67,247	82,306
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,690	55,016	72,364	89,690
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,584	51,834	65,063	78,312
Richmond, VA	49,380	72,696	96,013	119,330
Roanoke, VA	41,580	56,847	72,093	87,360
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,042	53,893	68,744	83,596
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,332	55,391	70,429	85,488
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,036	58,948	74,860	90,772
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,844	60,466	75,068	89,690
Winchester, VA-WV	43,930	58,719	73,528	88,317
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,359	46,239	56,140	66,020
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	54,351	67,122	79,914	92,685
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	56,264	67,746	79,228	90,709
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	54,580	64,314	74,048	83,783
Bellingham, WA	46,821	60,237	73,674	87,090
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	51,418	69,784	88,130	106,496
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	50,378	66,976	83,575	100,173
Kennewick-Richland, WA	52,104	68,266	84,428	100,589
Longview-Kelso, WA	49,525	64,189	78,853	93,517
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45,428	62,088	78,728	95,389
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	53,144	72,530	91,936	111,322
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	64,293	90,044	115,794	141,544
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,568	64,543	80,517	96,492
Walla Walla, WA	43,805	57,679	71,552	85,426
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	48,714	63,690	78,687	93,663
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	50,212	61,901	73,612	85,301
Yakima, WA	45,386	58,864	72,364	85,842
Appleton, WI	44,596	57,284	69,992	82,680
Eau Claire, WI	43,930	56,826	69,701	82,597
Fond du Lac, WI	43,535	56,722	69,888	83,076
Green Bay, WI	44,824	57,200	69,576	81,952
Janesville-Beloit, WI	44,096	57,076	70,034	83,013
Kenosha, WI	48,714	62,608	76,503	90,397
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	42,224	55,661	69,119	82,556
Madison, WI	46,218	60,445	74,672	88,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,693	64,272	79,852	95,431
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,328	55,557	68,807	82,036
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,917	49,213	59,530	69,826
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	42,370	55,911	69,452	82,992
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	45,178	60,300	75,442	90,564
Sheboygan, WI	45,178	59,072	72,988	86,882
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,144	53,311	66,477	79,644
Wausau, WI	45,199	58,636	72,072	85,509
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,226	52,000	62,775	73,549
Beckley, WV	32,220	42,370	52,520	62,671
Charleston, WV	36,338	46,925	57,492	68,079
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	37,981	49,068	60,133	71,220
Morgantown, WV	37,503	48,901	60,279	71,677
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,799	46,613	58,407	70,221
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,884	44,450	55,037	65,604
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,386	40,623	48,839	57,076
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	32,053	44,076	56,098	68,120
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,421	47,882	59,322	70,783
Casper, WY	36,608	51,314	65,999	80,704
Cheyenne, WY	41,288	55,224	69,160	83,096
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,959	55,432	71,927	88,400
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,618	56,056	68,495	80,933

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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