SOC 15-1212 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Information Security Analysts 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, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.

Level I across metros$40,644 – $112,653San Juan, PR to Seattle, WA
Median Level IV, major metros$142,668Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Information Security Analysts?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Information Security Analysts (SOC 15-1212) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $40,644 in San Juan, PR to $112,653 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $142,668. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $121,888, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area80,26896,783113,277129,792
Anchorage, AK84,677101,421118,186134,930
Fairbanks-College, AK89,399104,978120,578136,157
Anniston-Oxford, AL72,96793,496114,026134,556
Auburn-Opelika, AL75,19292,852110,532128,191
Birmingham, AL75,19296,138117,104138,050
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL72,80093,164113,548133,911
Decatur, AL76,50397,032117,583138,112
Dothan, AL63,83684,053104,292124,509
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL80,122102,232124,322146,432
Gadsden, AL72,96793,496114,026134,556
Huntsville, AL80,933103,064125,175147,306
Mobile, AL71,53293,080114,650136,199
Montgomery, AL68,66191,312113,984136,636
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area69,18183,67998,176112,674
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area71,69892,332112,986133,620
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area66,62386,050105,477124,904
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area72,15693,247114,359135,450
Tuscaloosa, AL66,16586,528106,871127,234
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area61,58980,10198,613117,125
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR78,66696,783114,879132,996
Fort Smith, AR-OK60,65376,21291,770107,328
Hot Springs, AR60,15477,31494,495111,655
Jonesboro, AR50,60766,31182,03697,740
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR60,84077,81394,807111,780
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area66,10385,280104,437123,615
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area53,02065,06377,10689,149
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area66,22884,989103,730122,492
Arizona nonmetropolitan area82,660103,917125,154146,412
Flagstaff, AZ77,56494,911112,237129,584
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ77,56494,911112,237129,584
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ84,760106,767128,773150,780
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ84,511106,392128,295150,176
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ75,54694,391113,215132,060
Tucson, AZ76,89892,498108,077123,677
Yuma, AZ72,82188,629104,416120,224
Bakersfield-Delano, CA72,07291,645111,239130,812
Chico, CA84,386105,477126,568147,660
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area78,416103,397128,357153,338
El Centro, CA80,309106,996133,661160,348
Fresno, CA68,76592,810116,855140,900
Hanford-Corcoran, CA69,57692,602115,628138,653
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA75,796103,210130,624158,039
Merced, CA82,223115,503148,762182,042
Modesto, CA92,852132,455172,058211,661
Napa, CA81,599109,575137,572165,548
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area81,765109,720137,676165,631
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area83,180110,906138,612166,338
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA88,380114,296140,234166,151
Redding, CA82,223115,503148,762182,042
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA77,709100,277122,845145,413
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA83,512111,863140,213168,564
Salinas, CA82,223115,503148,762182,042
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA81,724109,263136,823164,362
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA87,652123,178158,725194,252
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA104,188150,218196,248242,279
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA59,23998,821138,383177,965
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA93,122132,808172,474212,160
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA87,568110,906134,264157,602
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA61,40287,132112,861138,591
Stockton-Lodi, CA73,54994,204114,837135,492
Vallejo, CA87,256112,632138,008163,384
Visalia, CA71,84492,852113,880134,888
Yuba City, CA83,554111,447139,340167,232
Boulder, CO107,890131,394154,898178,402
Colorado Springs, CO95,535115,232134,909154,607
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO96,824120,349143,874167,399
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area96,159118,893141,607164,341
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO98,114120,016141,919163,821
Grand Junction, CO81,994108,244134,514160,764
Greeley, CO93,288111,468129,668147,847
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area85,010106,871128,752150,613
Pueblo, CO94,786114,962135,117155,293
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area95,784118,644141,524164,383
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT92,103110,989129,876148,762
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area86,216108,140130,063151,986
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT86,029109,346132,642155,959
New Haven, CT85,135108,764132,372156,000
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT81,20498,197115,170132,164
Waterbury-Shelton, CT82,140105,935129,709153,504
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV102,274126,132150,010173,868
Dover, DE74,73592,644110,573128,482
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area89,586110,781131,956153,151
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL80,164104,728129,272153,837
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL73,15494,287115,440136,573
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL65,93689,295112,674136,032
Gainesville, FL70,42991,708113,007134,285
Homosassa Springs, FL77,89699,279120,682142,064
Jacksonville, FL77,91798,010118,103138,196
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL70,59691,292111,967132,663
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL80,850101,879122,908143,936
Naples-Marco Island, FL61,34085,218109,117132,996
North Florida nonmetropolitan area70,78392,436114,109135,762
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL79,498103,127126,735150,364
Ocala, FL81,100103,605126,090148,596
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL83,928106,122128,295150,488
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL82,784102,648122,492142,356
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL79,061100,111121,160142,210
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL58,46978,64598,842119,018
Port St. Lucie, FL77,35698,156118,935139,735
Punta Gorda, FL91,146121,264151,383181,501
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL81,724103,751125,799147,826
Sebring, FL81,453103,917126,360148,824
South Florida nonmetropolitan area80,101102,628125,175147,701
Tallahassee, FL52,27170,26388,276106,268
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL78,68799,986121,285142,584
Wildwood-The Villages, FL79,852101,692123,532145,372
Albany, GA63,87785,468107,079128,669
Athens-Clarke County, GA86,487109,845133,204156,562
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA87,132110,386133,661156,916
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC66,62388,733110,864132,975
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA63,98185,114106,247127,380
Columbus, GA-AL70,45089,919109,388128,856
Dalton, GA76,39996,284116,168136,053
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area65,22986,757108,306129,834
Gainesville, GA71,38690,002108,639127,255
Hinesville, GA66,72786,757106,767126,797
Macon-Bibb County, GA82,49399,653116,813133,973
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area85,197108,493131,768155,064
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area84,261107,682131,082154,503
Rome, GA86,445109,616132,788155,959
Savannah, GA74,71492,893111,052129,231
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area63,56585,447107,308129,189
Valdosta, GA66,04086,944107,869128,773
Warner Robins, GA76,37896,908117,458137,988
Guam MSA81,744106,996132,268157,519
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area81,994102,128122,263142,397
Kahului-Wailuku, HI100,423122,928145,434167,940
Urban Honolulu, HI81,162100,464119,746139,048
Ames, IA74,13290,688107,224123,781
Cedar Rapids, IA71,17890,751110,303129,876
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL85,031101,504117,978134,452
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA82,618102,919123,199143,500
Dubuque, IA66,66485,218103,792122,346
Iowa City, IA88,026115,378142,730170,082
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area69,18187,984106,808125,612
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area83,180101,026118,872136,719
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD65,60481,62097,636113,652
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area78,62499,279119,954140,608
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area72,98892,872112,778132,663
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA71,84490,252108,680127,088
Boise City, ID72,38494,890117,375139,880
Coeur d'Alene, ID65,39687,340109,263131,207
Idaho Falls, ID75,671105,415135,138164,882
Lewiston, ID-WA82,59799,986117,375134,764
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area71,76093,933116,127138,300
Pocatello, ID67,49687,360107,245127,109
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area71,55297,012122,471147,930
Twin Falls, ID72,11493,871115,607137,364
Bloomington, IL91,271114,088136,906159,724
Champaign-Urbana, IL74,67286,71698,759110,802
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN84,864106,808128,732150,676
Decatur, IL71,55286,986102,420117,853
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area73,57093,725113,901134,056
Kankakee, IL83,949105,789127,650149,490
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area85,863107,183128,482149,802
Peoria, IL98,114115,732133,328150,946
Rockford, IL84,968103,335121,680140,047
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area74,11190,210106,288122,388
Springfield, IL67,93384,428100,943117,437
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area67,35190,917114,463138,029
Bloomington, IN64,27283,096101,900120,724
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area68,24589,295110,324131,373
Columbus, IN70,61693,621116,647139,652
Elkhart-Goshen, IN60,36283,429106,476129,543
Evansville, IN58,71981,869105,040128,191
Fort Wayne, IN66,70682,63998,592114,525
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN65,47984,324103,168122,013
Kokomo, IN64,77284,615104,458124,301
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN59,88485,863111,863137,842
Michigan City-La Porte, IN83,471105,644127,796149,968
Muncie, IN65,43784,220103,002121,784
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area61,44487,215112,986138,757
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI52,87474,00795,119116,252
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area55,91173,09290,293107,474
Terre Haute, IN58,13678,93699,716120,516
Kansas nonmetropolitan area67,97584,324100,672117,021
Lawrence, KS63,98176,60789,212101,837
Manhattan, KS71,78190,584109,388128,191
Topeka, KS68,74487,880107,037126,173
Wichita, KS59,09377,73096,388115,024
Bowling Green, KY59,42674,04888,692103,314
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area62,52573,59184,65695,722
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area58,57374,06989,565105,061
Elizabethtown, KY72,17686,570100,984115,378
Lexington-Fayette, KY73,50890,272107,016123,781
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN70,84591,229111,592131,976
Owensboro, KY61,25674,94388,650102,336
Paducah, KY-IL61,73578,87496,013113,152
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area58,61577,60596,575115,565
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area60,88270,09679,31188,525
Alexandria, LA69,74385,197100,652116,106
Baton Rouge, LA75,23491,624107,994124,384
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area71,86474,61077,33580,080
Hammond, LA73,61290,855108,077125,320
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA73,09290,564108,036125,508
Lafayette, LA72,15682,59793,018103,460
Lake Charles, LA69,55680,64291,749102,836
Monroe, LA73,77884,46995,140105,831
New Orleans-Metairie, LA75,06893,746112,445131,124
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area70,51285,17699,840114,504
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA65,97879,68593,372107,079
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA70,38884,30398,197112,112
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area70,63784,69898,738112,799
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA75,27693,600111,904130,229
Barnstable Town, MA80,22699,716119,184138,674
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH98,052125,071152,111179,130
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area93,101120,370147,660174,928
Pittsfield, MA86,175109,762133,328156,916
Springfield, MA91,292112,674134,036155,418
Worcester, MA85,759110,802135,866160,909
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD89,170119,767150,343180,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV101,068125,133149,199173,264
Lexington Park, MD81,890103,917125,944147,972
Maryland nonmetropolitan area83,096106,226129,376152,506
Salisbury, MD71,07488,712106,372124,010
Bangor, ME53,60277,293101,005124,696
Lewiston-Auburn, ME69,59789,128108,680128,212
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area61,11183,679106,268128,836
Portland-South Portland, ME71,28289,773108,264126,756
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area74,54893,892113,215132,559
Ann Arbor, MI62,73383,637104,520125,424
Battle Creek, MI69,32787,007104,708122,388
Bay City, MI70,55488,546106,559124,551
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI75,85895,597115,336135,076
Flint, MI46,84266,93587,007107,100
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI66,64483,408100,173116,938
Jackson, MI88,109104,354120,578136,823
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI71,38689,253107,100124,967
Lansing-East Lansing, MI71,09587,215103,356119,476
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area62,67179,41596,180112,924
Midland, MI79,43695,119110,781126,464
Monroe, MI73,69593,725113,735133,765
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI66,37383,325100,256117,208
Niles, MI57,24280,351103,480126,589
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area63,56578,54193,496108,472
Saginaw, MI71,86491,292110,740130,167
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area69,16090,460111,759133,058
Traverse City, MI64,12777,98091,812105,664
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area61,46474,81888,172101,525
Duluth, MN-WI76,73293,247109,741126,256
Mankato, MN91,853111,634131,415151,196
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI92,332112,175132,018151,861
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area91,916111,717131,498151,300
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area90,106107,245124,384141,524
Rochester, MN89,108108,368127,629146,890
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area85,135101,130117,104133,100
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area89,565110,220130,895151,549
St. Cloud, MN65,62483,533101,442119,351
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL63,14980,39297,636114,879
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area69,43179,41589,37899,362
Columbia, MO68,30883,82499,320114,837
Jefferson City, MO59,63471,51183,36795,244
Joplin, MO-KS62,83780,28897,760115,212
Kansas City, MO-KS72,09390,626109,159127,692
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area54,85069,95185,031100,132
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area71,19991,520111,863132,184
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area69,88888,359106,829125,300
Springfield, MO57,11772,36487,631102,877
St. Joseph, MO-KS71,26189,669108,098126,506
St. Louis, MO-IL73,94494,432114,941135,429
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS63,89883,055102,232121,389
Hattiesburg, MS57,03475,00592,997110,968
Jackson, MS56,78473,94491,104108,264
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area55,74472,63489,503106,392
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area55,10071,94888,796105,644
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area51,83465,31278,79192,269
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area62,23480,93399,632118,332
Billings, MT61,58975,73389,898104,042
Bozeman, MT61,98484,157106,351128,524
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area60,59178,29295,972113,672
Great Falls, MT59,32278,54197,740116,959
Helena, MT61,27776,73292,207107,661
Missoula, MT55,91176,85697,781118,727
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area60,11279,31198,509117,708
West Montana nonmetropolitan area63,96087,548111,135134,722
Asheville, NC92,144113,444134,743156,042
Burlington, NC68,78691,271113,735136,220
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area65,87485,156104,437123,719
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC88,068110,864133,640156,437
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC87,652110,511133,391156,250
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area70,78388,234105,706123,157
Fayetteville, NC70,65891,375112,112132,829
Goldsboro, NC84,053107,037130,042153,026
Greensboro-High Point, NC70,07693,746117,437141,108
Greenville, NC84,615100,215115,836131,436
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC69,22393,538117,874142,189
Jacksonville, NC73,69595,784117,853139,943
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC80,746104,021127,296150,572
Raleigh-Cary, NC86,944109,637132,309155,002
Rocky Mount, NC84,261107,141130,021152,901
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area64,83481,70398,551115,420
Wilmington, NC82,847104,687126,548148,388
Winston-Salem, NC79,748104,624129,522154,399
Bismarck, ND78,99994,100109,180124,280
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area72,69689,004105,332121,639
Fargo, ND-MN69,38986,320103,272120,204
Grand Forks, ND-MN82,80597,864112,903127,962
Minot, ND91,250105,020118,789132,559
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area81,76596,512111,260126,007
Grand Island, NE75,10989,856104,624119,372
Lincoln, NE69,11980,82992,540104,250
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area75,35987,38199,424111,447
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area73,79987,360100,922114,484
Omaha, NE-IA70,67987,714104,770121,805
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area74,98490,335105,706121,056
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area95,847122,887149,927176,967
Manchester-Nashua, NH81,474102,440123,428144,394
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area57,15981,328105,477129,647
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area77,14898,884120,620142,356
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ78,29293,226108,181123,116
Trenton-Princeton, NJ86,320109,076131,852154,607
Vineland, NJ83,596107,308131,040154,752
Albuquerque, NM100,839121,660142,501163,322
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area74,69396,720118,748140,775
Farmington, NM103,231123,636144,020164,424
Las Cruces, NM79,26996,117112,965129,813
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area107,599127,151146,724166,276
Santa Fe, NM102,960123,802144,664165,506
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area69,84793,476117,125140,754
Carson City, NV58,32486,112113,901141,690
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV72,78095,327117,895140,442
Reno, NV56,38983,908111,405138,924
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY74,75693,517112,279131,040
Binghamton, NY72,59291,000109,388127,796
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY80,309101,088121,888142,668
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area73,73693,101112,487131,852
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area70,84590,772110,698130,624
Elmira, NY72,55192,186111,800131,436
Glens Falls, NY73,86192,436111,010129,584
Ithaca, NY79,269101,796124,343146,869
Kingston, NY75,21396,096116,959137,842
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY76,94097,324117,708138,092
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ95,368122,200149,012175,844
Rochester, NY76,89895,119113,360131,581
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area71,15789,108107,037124,988
Syracuse, NY82,348102,440122,533142,626
Utica-Rome, NY63,12881,786100,444119,101
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY80,12299,508118,893138,279
Akron, OH70,88791,812112,757133,682
Canton-Massillon, OH67,64285,447103,252121,056
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN75,13096,741118,332139,943
Cleveland, OH74,65294,141113,631133,120
Columbus, OH81,890102,898123,885144,893
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH69,82695,223120,640146,037
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area78,37599,570120,786141,981
Lima, OH78,83298,156117,458136,781
Mansfield, OH80,725101,796122,845143,916
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)66,78983,845100,880117,936
Sandusky, OH72,86392,644112,404132,184
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area87,069105,581124,093142,605
Springfield, OH78,520100,631122,741144,852
Toledo, OH64,50186,175107,848129,522
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area79,66499,092118,498137,925
Youngstown-Warren, OH54,14374,50694,848115,212
Enid, OK57,53376,96096,367115,794
Lawton, OK57,90878,00098,114118,207
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area62,60884,448106,309128,149
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area59,11475,81692,540109,242
Oklahoma City, OK57,36776,94096,512116,085
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area61,46484,220106,954129,709
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area58,11678,20898,301118,394
Tulsa, OK62,58882,722102,877123,012
Albany, OR93,912109,908125,903141,898
Bend, OR86,528111,842137,176162,490
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area102,066134,244166,421198,599
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area81,744106,996132,268157,519
Corvallis, OR96,076113,360130,666147,951
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area83,200105,956128,732151,487
Eugene-Springfield, OR79,24894,412109,554124,717
Grants Pass, OR87,444113,860140,276166,692
Medford, OR72,57292,124111,655131,207
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA81,744106,996132,268157,519
Salem, OR103,439117,208130,978144,748
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ74,38195,597116,834138,050
Altoona, PA62,67179,58196,512113,423
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area70,42987,527104,624121,722
Chambersburg, PA68,05886,279104,479122,700
Erie, PA67,49685,260103,044120,807
Gettysburg, PA69,86887,880105,872123,885
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA72,48889,919107,349124,780
Johnstown, PA71,34489,898108,472127,026
Lancaster, PA59,82179,87299,924119,975
Lebanon, PA69,93087,756105,602123,428
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area73,27992,976112,674132,372
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area71,49089,836108,160126,506
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD83,845107,661131,498155,314
Pittsburgh, PA72,75991,271109,783128,295
Reading, PA72,67689,794106,933124,052
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA73,36292,519111,696130,853
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area51,66868,80785,946103,085
State College, PA75,00597,178119,351141,524
Williamsport, PA71,90689,108106,288123,490
York-Hanover, PA60,98679,06197,157115,232
Aguadilla, PR62,31772,63482,93093,247
Arecibo, PR40,66453,43666,20778,978
Guayama, PR40,70653,33265,95778,583
Mayaguez, PR40,66453,74866,85279,935
Ponce, PR41,58054,49667,43480,351
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area41,58054,60067,62180,642
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR40,64453,31165,95778,624
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA78,354100,714123,074145,434
Charleston-North Charleston, SC79,124100,256121,410142,543
Columbia, SC69,11988,047106,975125,903
Florence, SC69,24488,442107,640126,839
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC68,26691,916115,586139,236
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC71,84491,396110,948130,500
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC64,16883,242102,295121,368
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area83,013105,768128,503151,258
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area81,578104,645127,733150,800
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area72,11493,080114,026134,992
Spartanburg, SC74,06992,394110,698129,023
Sumter, SC69,24488,442107,640126,839
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area81,76590,29398,800107,328
Rapid City, SD75,48494,869114,276133,661
Sioux Falls, SD-MN77,62699,944122,284144,602
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area87,06998,780110,469122,180
Chattanooga, TN-GA78,16797,552116,917136,303
Clarksville, TN-KY66,58189,212111,842134,472
Cleveland, TN76,253100,776125,279149,802
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area65,83289,420113,007136,594
Jackson, TN63,37883,429103,501123,552
Johnson City, TN63,77385,509107,266129,002
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA64,41885,218106,018126,818
Knoxville, TN62,40084,490106,600128,690
Memphis, TN-MS-AR66,93586,778106,642126,485
Morristown, TN62,50484,532106,580128,607
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN72,031101,026130,021159,016
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area74,090105,186136,303167,399
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area68,59983,74198,863114,005
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area74,568106,434138,320170,186
Abilene, TX71,57392,623113,672134,722
Amarillo, TX70,01391,333112,674133,994
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX87,090111,863136,656161,429
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX77,39799,965122,554145,122
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area82,909103,501124,093144,685
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX60,50880,455100,423120,370
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area85,676102,565119,434136,324
College Station-Bryan, TX70,32588,172105,997123,844
Corpus Christi, TX70,30486,154102,004117,853
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX88,858111,218133,557155,917
Eagle Pass, TX60,25875,81691,354106,912
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area71,57393,268114,962136,656
El Paso, TX66,58186,632106,684126,735
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area73,54995,348117,146138,944
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX82,306104,479126,652148,824
Killeen-Temple, TX79,64495,972112,279128,607
Laredo, TX72,65590,855109,034127,234
Longview, TX65,60481,28796,949112,632
Lubbock, TX71,59486,653101,712116,772
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX56,03671,30386,591101,858
Midland, TX88,900109,325129,730150,156
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area71,44893,538115,648137,738
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area84,989102,024119,039136,074
Odessa, TX83,325102,960122,596142,231
San Angelo, TX63,19176,54489,919103,272
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX84,344104,978125,632146,266
Sherman-Denison, TX88,671111,052133,412155,792
Texarkana, TX-AR60,17580,455100,756121,036
Tyler, TX68,62088,130107,620127,130
Victoria, TX82,389100,277118,165136,053
Waco, TX88,234110,594132,933155,293
Wichita Falls, TX75,90095,847115,794135,741
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area54,01878,520103,002127,504
Logan, UT-ID70,63797,157123,677150,197
Ogden, UT69,36885,052100,714116,397
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT52,72878,229103,751129,252
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT63,14984,864106,580128,295
St. George, UT61,69383,575105,477127,359
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area61,65283,554105,456127,359
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA80,74699,466118,165136,885
Charlottesville, VA78,312102,960127,608152,256
Harrisonburg, VA72,09388,213104,333120,453
Lynchburg, VA78,41698,343118,290138,216
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area88,421109,200129,980150,759
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area74,73595,992117,271138,528
Richmond, VA82,368104,541126,714148,887
Roanoke, VA77,02398,093119,143140,213
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area68,16291,208114,255137,301
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area67,14392,748118,352143,957
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA74,56898,010121,431144,872
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC78,853100,943123,032145,122
Winchester, VA-WV68,41289,524110,636131,748
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA81,744106,996132,268157,519
Burlington-South Burlington, VT79,58197,240114,920132,580
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area81,349101,421121,472141,544
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area83,263105,852128,440151,029
Bellingham, WA81,828101,234120,661140,068
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA111,447136,490161,554186,597
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area88,317106,039123,760141,482
Kennewick-Richland, WA94,536116,855139,194161,512
Longview-Kelso, WA104,250138,674173,077207,501
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA110,615135,762160,888186,036
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA100,756117,354133,973150,572
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA112,653137,488162,344187,180
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA77,10698,197119,268140,359
Walla Walla, WA96,679118,831141,004163,156
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA111,530136,511161,471186,452
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area108,223135,700163,176190,653
Yakima, WA109,367136,927164,508192,068
Appleton, WI60,69578,56296,408114,276
Eau Claire, WI71,86488,525105,186121,847
Fond du Lac, WI68,03785,842103,668121,472
Green Bay, WI57,47171,92786,383100,839
Janesville-Beloit, WI72,30190,564108,847127,109
Kenosha, WI61,88081,744101,588121,452
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN79,41595,868112,320128,773
Madison, WI76,23293,871111,488129,127
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI70,80488,525106,226123,948
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area71,96890,605109,263127,900
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area72,11489,981107,828125,695
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI79,18695,160111,135127,109
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI68,41286,424104,437122,450
Sheboygan, WI68,66186,591104,520122,450
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area55,14171,92788,712105,498
Wausau, WI65,58384,740103,917123,074
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area86,300106,330126,381146,412
Beckley, WV44,07660,30076,50392,727
Charleston, WV44,86660,54976,21291,895
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH46,09365,45884,802104,167
Morgantown, WV48,77669,84790,938112,008
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area64,85582,805100,756118,706
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV65,27183,866102,482121,077
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area46,19765,45884,698103,959
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH63,81581,34998,884116,418
Wheeling, WV-OH62,48484,428106,372128,316
Casper, WY74,25688,276102,295116,314
Cheyenne, WY68,62089,732110,823131,935
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area71,82388,338104,832121,348
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area75,02683,30491,56299,840

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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