SOC 15-1242 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Database Administrators 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): Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

Level I across metros$36,463 – $95,535El Paso, TX to Olympia, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$125,674Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Database Administrators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Database Administrators (SOC 15-1242) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,463 in El Paso, TX to $95,535 in Olympia, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $125,674. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $106,725, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 5 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$149,698
San Francisco, CA$162,594
San Jose, CA$172,266
Seattle, WA$155,543
Dallas, TX$138,716
Houston, TX$135,034
Austin, TX$138,008
Chicago, IL$133,058
Boston, MA$153,879
Washington, DC$139,631
Atlanta, GA$134,036
Los Angeles, CA$141,586

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	69,597	86,632	103,647	120,682
Anchorage, AK	74,818	91,500	108,160	124,842
Fairbanks-College, AK	66,124	81,536	96,928	112,341
Anniston-Oxford, AL	64,231	81,765	99,279	116,813
Auburn-Opelika, AL	67,788	75,400	83,013	90,626
Birmingham, AL	65,125	83,034	100,943	118,852
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	63,524	78,812	94,100	109,388
Decatur, AL	65,791	82,098	98,384	114,692
Dothan, AL	53,560	70,429	87,319	104,188
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	67,226	83,533	99,861	116,168
Gadsden, AL	64,231	81,765	99,279	116,813
Huntsville, AL	69,722	86,112	102,482	118,872
Mobile, AL	66,082	80,288	94,495	108,701
Montgomery, AL	66,040	80,496	94,932	109,388
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	65,978	81,828	97,656	113,506
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	63,316	80,517	97,719	114,920
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	65,167	79,789	94,412	109,034
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	64,959	81,037	97,116	113,194
Tuscaloosa, AL	64,023	76,794	89,544	102,316
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,946	76,711	93,476	110,240
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	62,941	75,026	87,090	99,175
Fort Smith, AR-OK	54,767	69,348	83,928	98,509
Hot Springs, AR	64,647	79,144	93,642	108,140
Jonesboro, AR	55,453	74,236	93,039	111,821
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	67,517	81,391	95,264	109,138
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,860	76,607	91,333	106,080
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	64,023	78,645	93,247	107,869
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	60,591	75,026	89,440	103,876
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	65,874	84,864	103,855	122,845
Flagstaff, AZ	48,964	67,101	85,260	103,397
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	48,964	67,101	85,260	103,397
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	66,540	86,258	105,956	125,674
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	65,312	85,093	104,853	124,634
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	68,412	83,533	98,676	113,797
Tucson, AZ	70,720	85,114	99,528	113,922
Yuma, AZ	66,623	85,613	104,604	123,594
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	57,263	79,748	102,212	124,696
Chico, CA	59,322	76,794	94,287	111,759
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,895	86,487	107,100	127,692
El Centro, CA	63,669	85,925	108,181	130,437
Fresno, CA	57,637	77,002	96,346	115,711
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	58,594	80,912	103,231	125,549
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	70,679	94,308	117,957	141,586
Merced, CA	81,578	108,119	134,660	161,200
Modesto, CA	58,344	79,914	101,463	123,032
Napa, CA	72,260	93,996	115,732	137,468
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	71,677	93,351	115,004	136,677
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	70,970	92,269	113,568	134,868
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	66,935	93,975	121,015	148,055
Redding, CA	66,311	84,136	101,983	119,808
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	63,482	82,680	101,879	121,077
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	72,218	94,412	116,605	138,799
Salinas, CA	57,117	76,773	96,450	116,106
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	63,690	87,548	111,405	135,263
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	78,146	106,288	134,452	162,594
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	90,106	117,500	144,872	172,266
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	66,664	96,908	127,151	157,394
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	72,010	90,272	108,556	126,818
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	74,007	94,266	114,546	134,805
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,314	84,532	104,749	124,967
Stockton-Lodi, CA	70,741	87,860	104,978	122,096
Vallejo, CA	87,610	105,082	122,533	140,005
Visalia, CA	58,948	79,248	99,570	119,871
Yuba City, CA	71,656	93,143	114,650	136,136
Boulder, CO	61,173	85,842	110,490	135,159
Colorado Springs, CO	69,992	93,933	117,853	141,794
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	73,820	95,701	117,562	139,444
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,760	93,892	116,044	138,175
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	70,429	94,516	118,581	142,668
Grand Junction, CO	64,543	77,855	91,167	104,479
Greeley, CO	63,232	84,594	105,976	127,338
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,116	93,330	115,565	137,780
Pueblo, CO	63,274	86,820	110,344	133,890
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,407	93,455	115,503	137,551
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	72,759	96,616	120,453	144,311
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	70,013	91,084	112,154	133,224
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	72,114	91,541	110,968	130,396
New Haven, CT	77,064	95,722	114,359	133,016
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	66,144	84,823	103,522	122,200
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	55,765	75,338	94,911	114,484
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	78,084	98,592	119,122	139,631
Dover, DE	59,405	70,533	81,682	92,810
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	62,504	87,028	111,551	136,074
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	58,719	79,748	100,776	121,805
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	69,639	89,648	109,679	129,688
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	59,072	74,319	89,565	104,812
Gainesville, FL	63,794	80,392	96,991	113,589
Homosassa Springs, FL	66,082	89,877	113,652	137,447
Jacksonville, FL	65,687	89,503	113,340	137,156
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	70,616	85,634	100,631	115,648
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	61,527	84,490	107,474	130,437
Naples-Marco Island, FL	60,653	80,143	99,653	119,143
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	63,066	81,536	99,986	118,456
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	54,767	75,879	97,012	118,124
Ocala, FL	62,920	85,364	107,786	130,229
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	63,170	87,132	111,072	135,034
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	68,245	88,920	109,616	130,292
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	71,386	89,815	108,264	126,693
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	47,320	60,362	73,383	86,424
Port St. Lucie, FL	61,048	84,032	107,037	130,021
Punta Gorda, FL	53,872	74,631	95,410	116,168
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	63,128	86,632	110,116	133,620
Sebring, FL	62,192	85,447	108,722	131,976
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	62,276	85,800	109,346	132,871
Tallahassee, FL	59,863	72,468	85,052	97,656
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	66,768	91,312	115,836	140,380
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	65,167	88,941	112,736	136,511
Albany, GA	58,157	73,799	89,461	105,103
Athens-Clarke County, GA	67,829	85,114	102,378	119,663
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	64,605	87,756	110,885	134,036
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	57,429	76,586	95,764	114,920
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	57,263	71,989	86,736	101,463
Columbus, GA-AL	71,740	92,415	113,090	133,765
Dalton, GA	59,218	77,813	96,408	115,004
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,530	77,189	94,828	112,487
Gainesville, GA	64,314	87,340	110,365	133,391
Hinesville, GA	60,840	78,084	95,327	112,570
Macon-Bibb County, GA	64,668	87,527	110,365	133,224
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	63,711	86,445	109,200	131,935
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,141	69,556	83,991	98,405
Rome, GA	63,565	86,528	109,492	132,455
Savannah, GA	71,511	88,983	106,455	123,927
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,407	76,128	93,829	111,551
Valdosta, GA	61,776	74,402	87,007	99,632
Warner Robins, GA	73,383	86,258	99,133	112,008
Guam MSA	67,642	88,754	109,887	130,999
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	61,464	78,458	95,431	112,424
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	61,464	78,458	95,431	112,424
Urban Honolulu, HI	60,799	78,104	95,431	112,736
Ames, IA	69,223	88,754	108,285	127,816
Cedar Rapids, IA	58,844	75,588	92,332	109,076
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	58,906	76,544	94,183	111,821
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	71,012	91,936	112,840	133,765
Dubuque, IA	61,194	77,584	93,996	110,386
Iowa City, IA	70,159	86,508	102,877	119,226
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,900	79,290	95,680	112,071
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,935	82,472	98,031	113,568
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	66,456	78,084	89,732	101,359
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,415	84,927	103,418	121,930
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	70,720	90,064	109,388	128,732
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	63,316	79,976	96,616	113,277
Boise City, ID	58,636	75,130	91,645	108,140
Coeur d'Alene, ID	56,056	70,928	85,821	100,693
Idaho Falls, ID	57,970	74,048	90,106	106,184
Lewiston, ID-WA	62,380	76,794	91,208	105,623
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	57,616	73,445	89,253	105,082
Pocatello, ID	67,892	80,309	92,727	105,144
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	61,152	76,399	91,666	106,912
Twin Falls, ID	58,448	74,215	89,981	105,748
Bloomington, IL	67,621	88,754	109,866	130,999
Champaign-Urbana, IL	74,860	91,146	107,453	123,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	66,831	88,900	110,989	133,058
Decatur, IL	60,133	76,191	92,269	108,327
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,210	84,012	103,792	123,594
Kankakee, IL	66,373	88,276	110,178	132,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,124	87,984	109,866	131,727
Peoria, IL	63,565	79,893	96,221	112,549
Rockford, IL	66,456	88,504	110,552	132,600
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,356	84,178	104,021	123,844
Springfield, IL	59,405	72,260	85,135	97,989
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,040	87,381	108,722	130,063
Bloomington, IN	75,900	88,005	100,111	112,216
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	64,522	82,431	100,360	118,269
Columbus, IN	64,189	82,348	100,485	118,644
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	64,730	77,709	90,668	103,647
Evansville, IN	63,212	80,392	97,573	114,754
Fort Wayne, IN	58,864	73,175	87,506	101,816
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	66,165	84,407	102,648	120,890
Kokomo, IN	65,416	82,951	100,464	117,999
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	66,436	88,172	109,908	131,644
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	66,540	88,380	110,199	132,039
Muncie, IN	65,229	83,221	101,234	119,226
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	66,144	87,548	108,951	130,354
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	63,024	77,938	92,852	107,765
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	63,336	82,223	101,088	119,975
Terre Haute, IN	66,727	81,245	95,764	110,282
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	65,583	85,592	105,581	125,591
Lawrence, KS	68,016	88,276	108,556	128,815
Manhattan, KS	68,807	91,167	113,506	135,866
Topeka, KS	67,871	78,500	89,128	99,757
Wichita, KS	57,762	74,298	90,813	107,349
Bowling Green, KY	55,287	75,567	95,847	116,127
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,340	63,045	77,772	92,477
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,655	62,879	79,082	95,306
Elizabethtown, KY	57,013	78,042	99,092	120,120
Lexington-Fayette, KY	54,933	72,676	90,439	108,181
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	57,700	78,541	99,362	120,204
Owensboro, KY	50,856	72,447	94,037	115,628
Paducah, KY-IL	54,455	70,845	87,256	103,647
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,268	74,152	94,058	113,943
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,996	75,692	96,388	117,084
Alexandria, LA	53,540	75,712	97,906	120,079
Baton Rouge, LA	65,500	85,655	105,810	125,965
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	55,536	77,564	99,570	121,597
Hammond, LA	53,540	75,296	97,032	118,789
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	54,808	75,962	97,095	118,248
Lafayette, LA	57,096	79,519	101,941	124,364
Lake Charles, LA	50,482	75,234	99,986	124,738
Monroe, LA	53,540	75,712	97,906	120,079
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	53,124	72,072	91,042	109,991
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	58,844	79,748	100,652	121,556
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	51,085	69,909	88,754	107,578
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	49,920	69,992	90,085	110,157
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	55,661	77,980	100,298	122,616
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	57,242	73,674	90,085	106,517
Barnstable Town, MA	78,500	102,149	125,799	149,448
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	81,828	105,852	129,855	153,879
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	76,524	100,194	123,844	147,514
Pittsfield, MA	59,156	79,124	99,071	119,039
Springfield, MA	69,036	89,253	109,450	129,668
Worcester, MA	67,912	88,671	109,429	130,188
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	84,282	105,040	125,820	146,578
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	71,012	86,965	102,919	118,872
Lexington Park, MD	80,476	97,885	115,295	132,704
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	63,628	82,951	102,274	121,597
Salisbury, MD	73,778	92,540	111,322	130,084
Bangor, ME	56,036	63,066	70,096	77,127
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	56,452	69,743	83,034	96,325
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,599	62,068	68,557	75,026
Portland-South Portland, ME	59,135	74,090	89,066	104,021
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	56,784	62,463	68,162	73,840
Ann Arbor, MI	71,802	87,818	103,834	119,850
Battle Creek, MI	60,570	77,876	95,160	112,466
Bay City, MI	62,068	78,520	94,952	111,405
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	70,596	89,628	108,639	127,671
Flint, MI	69,202	88,255	107,328	126,381
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	62,421	79,956	97,490	115,024
Jackson, MI	67,704	86,570	105,415	124,280
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	62,754	79,248	95,764	112,258
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	56,264	74,568	92,893	111,197
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,093	75,879	92,644	109,429
Midland, MI	62,068	78,520	94,952	111,405
Monroe, MI	69,493	88,192	106,871	125,570
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	62,151	79,332	96,492	113,672
Niles, MI	59,738	73,903	88,068	102,232
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	56,036	70,928	85,821	100,714
Saginaw, MI	59,093	76,420	93,746	111,072
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	64,252	80,892	97,511	114,151
Traverse City, MI	64,564	82,888	101,234	119,559
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	56,036	70,928	85,821	100,714
Duluth, MN-WI	55,162	71,095	87,007	102,940
Mankato, MN	64,418	83,554	102,669	121,805
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	64,772	83,991	103,231	122,450
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,127	83,346	102,586	121,805
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	61,506	81,599	101,712	121,805
Rochester, MN	75,567	93,351	111,135	128,919
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,584	83,679	102,773	121,868
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,252	82,556	100,880	119,184
St. Cloud, MN	64,376	83,512	102,669	121,805
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	54,850	67,372	79,914	92,436
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,527	62,421	76,295	90,189
Columbia, MO	46,759	65,687	84,636	103,564
Jefferson City, MO	66,623	78,375	90,106	101,858
Joplin, MO-KS	71,823	101,068	130,312	159,557
Kansas City, MO-KS	67,788	87,568	107,370	127,151
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	63,898	83,741	103,564	123,407
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,941	82,701	102,461	122,221
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	63,232	82,826	102,420	122,013
Springfield, MO	56,639	72,114	87,610	103,085
St. Joseph, MO-KS	67,247	88,650	110,032	131,436
St. Louis, MO-IL	67,392	87,048	106,725	126,381
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	57,824	69,847	81,890	93,912
Hattiesburg, MS	57,117	70,512	83,928	97,324
Jackson, MS	65,396	81,328	97,240	113,173
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,632	74,756	88,858	102,981
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	63,690	78,999	94,287	109,596
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,847	69,909	82,972	96,034
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,197	76,461	93,704	110,968
Billings, MT	72,301	78,666	85,031	91,396
Bozeman, MT	79,373	87,132	94,869	102,628
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,760	78,645	85,551	92,436
Great Falls, MT	62,109	71,095	80,060	89,045
Helena, MT	79,144	84,844	90,564	96,263
Missoula, MT	74,485	81,016	87,548	94,079
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	72,613	79,831	87,069	94,287
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	70,450	77,064	83,700	90,314
Asheville, NC	70,991	90,584	110,199	129,792
Burlington, NC	69,951	89,669	109,388	129,106
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	73,404	93,912	114,400	134,909
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	72,010	93,392	114,775	136,157
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	78,000	97,698	117,416	137,114
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	67,184	87,693	108,202	128,711
Fayetteville, NC	59,405	79,040	98,655	118,290
Goldsboro, NC	77,980	98,156	118,311	138,487
Greensboro-High Point, NC	62,276	79,852	97,448	115,024
Greenville, NC	62,733	84,885	107,016	129,168
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	66,852	89,045	111,239	133,432
Jacksonville, NC	59,052	78,229	97,407	116,584
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	70,055	90,085	110,095	130,125
Raleigh-Cary, NC	83,492	102,440	121,410	140,359
Rocky Mount, NC	77,751	97,906	118,040	138,196
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,524	59,676	68,807	77,959
Wilmington, NC	56,701	76,066	95,431	114,796
Winston-Salem, NC	69,098	87,485	105,872	124,260
Bismarck, ND	58,885	72,634	86,404	100,152
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,448	74,111	89,773	105,436
Fargo, ND-MN	57,533	74,797	92,040	109,304
Grand Forks, ND-MN	60,445	78,666	96,908	115,128
Minot, ND	58,885	72,634	86,404	100,152
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	66,748	75,837	84,906	93,996
Grand Island, NE	66,290	77,959	89,648	101,317
Lincoln, NE	66,456	81,682	96,908	112,133
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	72,156	83,096	94,058	104,999
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,186	78,042	89,877	101,733
Omaha, NE-IA	72,239	91,271	110,282	129,314
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,584	75,629	86,695	97,740
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	79,706	103,688	127,692	151,674
Manchester-Nashua, NH	68,204	88,338	108,472	128,607
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	80,205	104,271	128,316	152,381
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	61,693	78,999	96,284	113,589
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	74,132	97,428	120,703	143,999
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	88,213	105,124	122,034	138,944
Vineland, NJ	70,471	90,460	110,448	130,437
Albuquerque, NM	67,559	84,240	100,922	117,604
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,991	80,538	103,085	125,632
Farmington, NM	68,058	84,240	100,423	116,605
Las Cruces, NM	62,484	77,106	91,749	106,372
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	70,720	85,780	100,860	115,919
Santa Fe, NM	78,999	90,064	101,130	112,196
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	81,349	92,893	104,437	115,981
Carson City, NV	73,487	88,962	104,437	119,912
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	77,480	94,495	111,530	128,544
Reno, NV	68,391	85,655	102,919	120,183
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	60,861	78,978	97,074	115,191
Binghamton, NY	68,120	76,794	85,468	94,141
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	54,684	72,260	89,856	107,432
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	59,988	77,584	95,181	112,778
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	57,700	74,776	91,832	108,909
Elmira, NY	57,471	70,304	83,159	95,992
Glens Falls, NY	59,904	78,021	96,138	114,255
Ithaca, NY	57,263	70,138	83,034	95,909
Kingston, NY	56,743	69,618	82,472	95,348
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,700	70,887	84,053	97,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	76,524	100,922	125,300	149,698
Rochester, NY	54,850	72,717	90,564	108,431
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	54,788	65,520	76,232	86,965
Syracuse, NY	61,173	76,836	92,498	108,160
Utica-Rome, NY	61,173	81,079	100,964	120,869
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	58,532	73,674	88,837	103,980
Akron, OH	45,552	67,351	89,149	110,948
Canton-Massillon, OH	46,634	66,540	86,466	106,372
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	63,711	83,700	103,709	123,698
Cleveland, OH	60,154	80,933	101,692	122,471
Columbus, OH	62,671	82,514	102,357	122,200
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	56,493	75,858	95,244	114,608
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,576	76,752	96,949	117,125
Lima, OH	60,445	78,604	96,762	114,920
Mansfield, OH	61,028	80,996	100,943	120,911
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	56,888	77,501	98,114	118,727
Sandusky, OH	57,221	78,084	98,967	119,829
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,300	63,503	79,706	95,909
Springfield, OH	60,965	80,788	100,631	120,453
Toledo, OH	50,253	68,266	86,279	104,292
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,300	80,288	100,256	120,245
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,767	75,712	96,637	117,583
Enid, OK	59,301	75,109	90,938	106,746
Lawton, OK	58,802	74,818	90,813	106,829
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,239	76,316	93,372	110,448
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	60,300	77,501	94,682	111,884
Oklahoma City, OK	59,280	75,088	90,917	106,725
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	57,741	73,632	89,544	105,436
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	58,511	74,402	90,293	106,184
Tulsa, OK	66,207	86,820	107,432	128,045
Albany, OR	67,476	83,304	99,133	114,962
Bend, OR	63,503	78,312	93,143	107,952
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,557	85,322	102,087	118,852
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,536	85,384	102,253	119,101
Corvallis, OR	67,476	83,762	100,028	116,314
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,770	80,892	96,034	111,156
Eugene-Springfield, OR	70,221	83,991	97,740	111,509
Grants Pass, OR	64,252	82,930	101,629	120,308
Medford, OR	64,626	83,388	102,149	120,911
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	69,306	86,071	102,856	119,621
Salem, OR	69,348	86,861	104,396	121,909
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60,404	77,480	94,536	111,613
Altoona, PA	52,936	67,996	83,076	98,135
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	64,106	80,538	96,970	113,402
Chambersburg, PA	65,229	81,432	97,656	113,860
Erie, PA	51,148	64,127	77,085	90,064
Gettysburg, PA	70,492	85,488	100,464	115,461
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	70,824	85,946	101,068	116,189
Johnstown, PA	61,797	82,264	102,711	123,178
Lancaster, PA	56,119	74,797	93,455	112,133
Lebanon, PA	64,876	81,453	98,010	114,588
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,260	76,357	93,455	110,552
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,714	81,037	100,381	119,704
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	70,908	90,959	111,010	131,061
Pittsburgh, PA	64,730	85,280	105,831	126,381
Reading, PA	60,008	77,543	95,098	112,632
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	50,940	68,349	85,780	103,189
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,442	82,056	101,650	121,264
State College, PA	55,744	71,407	87,090	102,752
Williamsport, PA	64,085	80,080	96,076	112,071
York-Hanover, PA	73,695	86,445	99,175	111,925
Aguadilla, PR	38,397	48,964	59,509	70,076
Arecibo, PR	38,501	49,296	60,071	70,866
Guayama, PR	38,813	49,463	60,133	70,783
Mayaguez, PR	38,397	48,964	59,509	70,076
Ponce, PR	38,480	49,005	59,509	70,034
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	38,210	48,756	59,301	69,847
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	38,792	49,546	60,300	71,053
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	64,896	84,469	104,042	123,615
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	67,434	84,532	101,608	118,706
Columbia, SC	57,928	75,213	92,498	109,783
Florence, SC	63,378	79,144	94,911	110,677
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	61,007	76,981	92,976	108,951
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	62,005	80,247	98,488	116,730
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	62,005	80,247	98,488	116,730
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,479	85,364	105,248	125,133
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	62,837	84,511	106,164	127,837
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,821	77,418	95,015	112,612
Spartanburg, SC	62,941	80,039	97,136	114,234
Sumter, SC	57,554	74,797	92,040	109,284
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	67,600	75,276	82,930	90,605
Rapid City, SD	73,757	80,621	87,506	94,370
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	65,479	76,253	87,048	97,823
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	75,047	81,578	88,109	94,640
Chattanooga, TN-GA	59,572	77,938	96,284	114,650
Clarksville, TN-KY	70,180	94,079	117,957	141,856
Cleveland, TN	60,404	78,458	96,492	114,546
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	68,349	89,108	109,866	130,624
Jackson, TN	65,728	87,548	109,346	131,165
Johnson City, TN	59,946	78,541	97,136	115,732
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	56,140	75,941	95,743	115,544
Knoxville, TN	76,773	95,535	114,276	133,037
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	58,240	76,752	95,264	113,776
Morristown, TN	79,165	97,136	115,087	133,058
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	73,695	97,136	120,599	144,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	71,136	93,559	116,002	138,424
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	68,807	92,540	116,252	139,984
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	65,728	89,108	112,508	135,887
Abilene, TX	64,564	81,224	97,885	114,546
Amarillo, TX	62,088	82,743	103,397	124,052
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	75,629	96,429	117,208	138,008
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	71,303	92,311	113,319	134,327
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	71,490	88,879	106,268	123,656
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	58,677	76,066	93,434	110,823
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	72,280	92,768	113,236	133,724
College Station-Bryan, TX	67,996	82,452	96,887	111,343
Corpus Christi, TX	73,965	88,816	103,668	118,519
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	77,668	98,010	118,373	138,716
Eagle Pass, TX	71,136	92,103	113,048	134,015
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	71,386	91,812	112,258	132,684
El Paso, TX	36,463	55,744	75,026	94,308
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	74,776	95,160	115,565	135,949
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	71,594	92,748	113,880	135,034
Killeen-Temple, TX	74,756	95,514	116,252	137,010
Laredo, TX	64,917	81,037	97,136	113,256
Longview, TX	78,604	89,066	99,549	110,012
Lubbock, TX	59,676	79,831	99,965	120,120
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	54,933	71,136	87,340	103,543
Midland, TX	63,212	86,071	108,951	131,810
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	77,044	96,866	116,688	136,511
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,445	67,621	87,776	107,952
Odessa, TX	63,212	86,071	108,951	131,810
San Angelo, TX	63,066	78,687	94,308	109,928
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	73,508	90,668	107,807	124,967
Sherman-Denison, TX	77,460	97,760	118,082	138,383
Texarkana, TX-AR	61,693	76,732	91,791	106,829
Tyler, TX	86,736	93,247	99,778	106,288
Victoria, TX	71,136	92,103	113,048	134,015
Waco, TX	76,877	97,116	117,333	137,572
Wichita Falls, TX	65,416	82,909	100,402	117,895
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	75,629	97,573	119,496	141,440
Logan, UT-ID	70,908	83,263	95,597	107,952
Ogden, UT	77,002	92,872	108,764	124,634
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	83,221	104,728	126,256	147,764
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	90,543	107,058	123,573	140,088
St. George, UT	59,239	75,858	92,477	109,096
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	87,485	104,624	121,784	138,924
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	56,015	72,925	89,815	106,725
Charlottesville, VA	63,357	78,708	94,037	109,388
Harrisonburg, VA	59,800	75,296	90,772	106,268
Lynchburg, VA	51,148	69,264	87,360	105,477
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,405	93,559	114,712	135,866
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,509	93,684	114,879	136,053
Richmond, VA	61,631	81,952	102,253	122,575
Roanoke, VA	50,586	69,868	89,149	108,431
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,677	77,855	97,012	116,189
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,234	62,421	75,629	88,816
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	59,800	75,296	90,772	106,268
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	59,509	77,855	96,200	114,546
Winchester, VA-WV	58,469	74,360	90,231	106,122
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	67,642	88,754	109,887	130,999
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	84,615	96,242	107,890	119,517
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	67,871	78,500	89,128	99,757
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	69,410	81,453	93,476	105,519
Bellingham, WA	70,741	86,570	102,378	118,207
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80,996	105,498	130,000	154,503
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	74,381	96,013	117,645	139,277
Kennewick-Richland, WA	68,599	84,615	100,610	116,626
Longview-Kelso, WA	68,807	85,717	102,648	119,559
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	80,372	104,396	128,420	152,444
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	95,535	103,813	112,112	120,391
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	82,576	106,892	131,228	155,543
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	72,842	89,024	105,186	121,368
Walla Walla, WA	69,972	86,341	102,690	119,060
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	81,724	105,768	129,834	153,879
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	77,106	97,053	117,000	136,948
Yakima, WA	74,444	96,492	118,519	140,567
Appleton, WI	66,644	85,509	104,354	123,220
Eau Claire, WI	59,530	77,855	96,159	114,484
Fond du Lac, WI	65,292	84,594	103,876	123,178
Green Bay, WI	69,368	87,423	105,477	123,532
Janesville-Beloit, WI	73,279	89,794	106,330	122,845
Kenosha, WI	69,077	91,188	113,277	135,388
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	68,245	85,572	102,877	120,204
Madison, WI	72,218	88,629	105,040	121,452
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	66,248	85,447	104,645	123,844
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	73,196	91,229	109,242	127,276
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,132	78,853	96,596	114,317
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	63,108	83,013	102,919	122,824
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	67,788	86,820	105,852	124,884
Sheboygan, WI	65,208	84,386	103,543	122,720
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,973	86,653	104,333	122,013
Wausau, WI	70,866	87,984	105,103	122,221
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	66,727	85,135	103,522	121,930
Beckley, WV	53,852	64,418	75,005	85,572
Charleston, WV	56,015	66,581	77,127	87,693
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	43,951	59,176	74,381	89,607
Morgantown, WV	47,133	60,528	73,944	87,340
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,236	63,274	78,292	93,330
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	47,112	64,938	82,764	100,589
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,028	61,860	75,712	89,544
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	51,938	77,148	102,336	127,546
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,863	63,399	79,935	96,471
Casper, WY	57,471	71,927	86,404	100,860
Cheyenne, WY	53,748	68,058	82,348	96,658
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	64,210	75,400	86,570	97,760
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,639	72,426	88,234	104,021

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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