SOC 15-1251 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Computer Programmers 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): Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow computer applications to run. Work from specifications drawn up by software and web developers or other individuals. May develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information.

Level I across metros$31,180 – $113,444Aguadilla, PR to Kahului, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$120,120Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Computer Programmers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Computer Programmers (SOC 15-1251) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $31,180 in Aguadilla, PR to $113,444 in Kahului, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $120,120. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $101,796, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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$151,757
San Francisco, CA$151,882
San Jose, CA$176,634
Seattle, WA$148,408
Dallas, TX$123,324
Houston, TX$117,125
Austin, TX$130,333
Chicago, IL$123,178
Boston, MA$149,760
Washington, DC$151,840
Atlanta, GA$120,786
Los Angeles, CA$127,151

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	66,311	82,743	99,196	115,628
Anchorage, AK	72,405	85,530	98,676	111,800
Fairbanks-College, AK	69,098	80,912	92,748	104,562
Anniston-Oxford, AL	64,876	80,871	96,866	112,861
Auburn-Opelika, AL	62,151	77,564	92,997	108,410
Birmingham, AL	68,682	84,740	100,776	116,834
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	65,978	73,196	80,392	87,610
Decatur, AL	70,887	90,064	109,242	128,420
Dothan, AL	64,439	80,351	96,242	112,154
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	73,216	92,498	111,780	131,061
Gadsden, AL	64,876	80,871	96,866	112,861
Huntsville, AL	77,439	96,325	115,232	134,119
Mobile, AL	66,685	73,716	80,767	87,797
Montgomery, AL	62,192	78,333	94,495	110,636
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	65,458	82,493	99,549	116,584
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	62,130	77,876	93,642	109,388
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	62,296	77,876	93,476	109,055
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	62,879	77,896	92,893	107,911
Tuscaloosa, AL	56,285	69,805	83,304	96,824
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,652	78,312	94,973	111,634
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	89,690	109,783	129,896	149,989
Fort Smith, AR-OK	64,938	78,874	92,789	106,725
Hot Springs, AR	66,831	83,658	100,506	117,333
Jonesboro, AR	52,645	67,808	82,951	98,114
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	67,476	83,762	100,028	116,314
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	74,485	95,098	115,711	136,324
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	64,792	81,848	98,884	115,940
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	73,986	94,474	114,962	135,450
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	64,148	82,972	101,796	120,620
Flagstaff, AZ	66,727	77,834	88,920	100,028
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	60,903	72,904	84,906	96,908
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	65,479	86,071	106,642	127,234
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	65,000	84,844	104,708	124,551
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	65,645	78,770	91,874	104,999
Tucson, AZ	66,269	78,978	91,666	104,375
Yuma, AZ	64,460	83,804	103,127	122,471
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	69,368	88,588	107,786	127,005
Chico, CA	73,965	96,824	119,663	142,522
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	71,719	90,148	108,576	127,005
El Centro, CA	78,666	101,442	124,197	146,973
Fresno, CA	64,480	81,245	98,031	114,796
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	70,720	92,872	115,004	137,156
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	69,181	88,504	107,828	127,151
Merced, CA	77,813	89,856	101,920	113,964
Modesto, CA	67,892	82,701	97,490	112,300
Napa, CA	74,943	93,372	111,800	130,229
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	73,632	89,045	104,458	119,871
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,912	87,485	107,058	126,631
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	57,117	76,607	96,096	115,586
Redding, CA	64,418	82,264	100,111	117,957
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	68,911	86,674	104,437	122,200
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	75,421	93,975	112,528	131,082
Salinas, CA	73,965	96,824	119,663	142,522
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	82,847	106,080	129,293	152,527
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	76,565	101,671	126,776	151,882
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	98,280	124,405	150,509	176,634
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	73,383	93,226	113,048	132,892
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	92,831	110,511	128,191	145,871
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	78,791	93,538	108,306	123,053
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	76,690	94,453	112,237	130,000
Stockton-Lodi, CA	78,978	104,333	129,688	155,044
Vallejo, CA	66,831	85,884	104,957	124,010
Visalia, CA	72,696	89,108	105,540	121,951
Yuba City, CA	67,892	87,818	107,765	127,692
Boulder, CO	73,508	106,517	139,506	172,516
Colorado Springs, CO	65,936	90,189	114,421	138,674
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	73,196	91,916	110,615	129,335
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,157	90,730	110,303	129,876
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	72,468	105,664	138,840	172,037
Grand Junction, CO	71,032	95,036	119,018	143,021
Greeley, CO	72,488	96,596	120,703	144,810
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	72,176	96,013	119,850	143,687
Pueblo, CO	61,028	84,927	108,805	132,704
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,116	90,605	110,116	129,605
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	88,255	108,056	127,858	147,660
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	87,485	106,309	125,133	143,957
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	89,565	107,828	126,090	144,352
New Haven, CT	77,064	92,685	108,285	123,906
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	75,484	94,703	113,943	133,162
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	87,028	105,706	124,384	143,063
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	78,936	103,231	127,546	151,840
Dover, DE	56,909	68,640	80,372	92,103
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	60,632	74,423	88,192	101,983
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	59,904	77,584	95,244	112,924
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	62,442	82,972	103,522	124,052
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	58,823	77,356	95,888	114,421
Gainesville, FL	54,600	68,578	82,535	96,512
Homosassa Springs, FL	53,976	78,645	103,314	127,983
Jacksonville, FL	66,997	84,386	101,796	119,184
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	59,696	74,277	88,858	103,439
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	67,517	86,133	104,728	123,344
Naples-Marco Island, FL	77,668	95,285	112,903	130,520
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	55,058	69,764	84,469	99,175
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	61,152	72,509	83,845	95,202
Ocala, FL	56,389	75,026	93,663	112,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	56,472	75,546	94,620	113,693
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	55,620	74,236	92,872	111,488
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	42,640	57,076	71,511	85,946
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	63,648	80,205	96,783	113,340
Port St. Lucie, FL	54,288	72,052	89,815	107,578
Punta Gorda, FL	59,197	73,695	88,213	102,711
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	55,848	74,922	94,016	113,090
Sebring, FL	56,639	75,047	93,476	111,884
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	60,216	80,788	101,359	121,930
Tallahassee, FL	52,791	64,085	75,359	86,653
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,872	79,290	104,728	130,146
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	55,287	77,626	99,965	122,304
Albany, GA	63,191	77,772	92,373	106,954
Athens-Clarke County, GA	73,320	88,900	104,500	120,079
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	73,903	89,524	105,165	120,786
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	65,541	81,620	97,719	113,797
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	69,888	81,848	93,808	105,768
Columbus, GA-AL	73,175	88,692	104,188	119,704
Dalton, GA	61,922	78,250	94,599	110,927
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	69,244	85,156	101,088	117,000
Gainesville, GA	73,549	89,253	104,957	120,661
Hinesville, GA	70,908	86,487	102,066	117,645
Macon-Bibb County, GA	67,559	80,288	92,997	105,727
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	72,197	87,589	102,981	118,373
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	69,784	85,696	101,629	117,541
Rome, GA	73,071	88,775	104,479	120,183
Savannah, GA	80,372	95,826	111,280	126,735
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	62,130	76,004	89,877	103,751
Valdosta, GA	61,776	74,298	86,799	99,320
Warner Robins, GA	65,687	79,207	92,748	106,268
Guam MSA	63,711	84,344	104,957	125,591
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	101,026	111,031	121,056	131,061
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	113,444	119,434	125,445	131,436
Urban Honolulu, HI	75,421	91,416	107,391	123,386
Ames, IA	62,671	75,692	88,692	101,712
Cedar Rapids, IA	56,639	69,056	81,453	93,871
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,703	72,322	88,962	105,581
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	58,781	72,135	85,509	98,863
Dubuque, IA	60,799	70,408	80,039	89,648
Iowa City, IA	76,170	92,020	107,848	123,698
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,996	70,388	85,759	101,151
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,364	74,402	89,461	104,500
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55,890	72,696	89,524	106,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,436	71,261	76,087	80,912
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,296	77,148	92,020	106,871
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	58,136	68,183	78,250	88,296
Boise City, ID	63,274	79,020	94,786	110,532
Coeur d'Alene, ID	72,738	81,828	90,896	99,986
Idaho Falls, ID	72,738	81,828	90,896	99,986
Lewiston, ID-WA	53,560	74,360	95,160	115,960
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	62,338	78,125	93,933	109,720
Pocatello, ID	71,365	81,245	91,104	100,984
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	62,837	77,522	92,228	106,912
Twin Falls, ID	62,005	77,085	92,144	107,224
Bloomington, IL	59,696	74,756	89,836	104,895
Champaign-Urbana, IL	77,668	88,151	98,655	109,138
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63,045	83,096	103,127	123,178
Decatur, IL	58,157	73,216	88,276	103,335
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,167	80,226	95,306	110,365
Kankakee, IL	62,941	81,952	100,964	119,975
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	60,882	80,351	99,820	119,288
Peoria, IL	51,980	66,935	81,890	96,845
Rockford, IL	63,004	82,743	102,461	122,200
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,896	80,226	95,556	110,885
Springfield, IL	54,143	62,650	71,178	79,685
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,087	80,413	97,740	115,066
Bloomington, IN	69,576	79,124	88,671	98,218
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	83,866	95,431	106,996	118,560
Columbus, IN	73,570	89,378	105,207	121,015
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	88,733	96,700	104,687	112,653
Evansville, IN	78,354	90,293	102,253	114,192
Fort Wayne, IN	64,647	78,146	91,666	105,165
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	74,360	90,314	106,247	122,200
Kokomo, IN	68,370	85,613	102,877	120,120
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	60,196	80,351	100,485	120,640
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	59,488	79,581	99,695	119,788
Muncie, IN	74,236	90,106	105,976	121,847
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	23,172	48,152	73,112	98,093
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	65,084	77,418	89,752	102,087
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	67,018	80,892	94,765	108,639
Terre Haute, IN	69,847	80,496	91,167	101,816
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	59,176	75,421	91,645	107,890
Lawrence, KS	66,997	75,213	83,429	91,645
Manhattan, KS	60,882	77,522	94,162	110,802
Topeka, KS	65,042	83,429	101,796	120,183
Wichita, KS	62,567	79,976	97,386	114,796
Bowling Green, KY	58,240	73,300	88,338	103,397
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	63,357	76,420	89,503	102,565
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	63,087	77,189	91,312	105,415
Elizabethtown, KY	68,869	86,216	103,543	120,890
Lexington-Fayette, KY	69,285	84,157	99,029	113,901
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	73,487	91,125	108,764	126,402
Owensboro, KY	52,708	68,973	85,260	101,525
Paducah, KY-IL	49,650	64,252	78,874	93,476
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	69,368	83,138	96,928	110,698
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,621	70,263	85,884	101,525
Alexandria, LA	50,440	63,960	77,480	91,000
Baton Rouge, LA	63,711	84,344	104,957	125,591
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,812	66,706	80,580	94,474
Hammond, LA	48,652	62,068	75,484	88,900
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	49,879	61,672	73,445	85,239
Lafayette, LA	53,456	66,768	80,060	93,372
Lake Charles, LA	53,852	66,893	79,914	92,956
Monroe, LA	51,917	63,981	76,024	88,088
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	45,781	58,407	71,053	83,679
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,708	66,623	80,517	94,432
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	63,087	75,858	88,650	101,421
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	58,989	69,576	80,184	90,772
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	51,855	65,333	78,812	92,290
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	61,548	70,221	78,895	87,568
Barnstable Town, MA	82,410	103,772	125,112	146,474
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	85,634	107,016	128,378	149,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	80,600	102,191	123,760	145,351
Pittsfield, MA	63,066	79,248	95,431	111,613
Springfield, MA	66,997	86,570	106,164	125,736
Worcester, MA	80,788	100,381	119,996	139,589
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	76,087	96,928	117,749	138,591
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	54,600	73,341	92,082	110,823
Lexington Park, MD	74,423	95,119	115,794	136,490
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	62,047	74,028	85,988	97,968
Salisbury, MD	70,076	89,066	108,077	127,068
Bangor, ME	68,453	80,309	92,186	104,042
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	74,090	100,048	126,028	151,986
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,967	76,066	92,186	108,285
Portland-South Portland, ME	83,991	111,280	138,591	165,880
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,420	68,911	87,402	105,893
Ann Arbor, MI	51,709	69,264	86,799	104,354
Battle Creek, MI	54,975	69,972	84,968	99,965
Bay City, MI	60,508	72,738	84,968	97,199
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	62,941	78,687	94,412	110,157
Flint, MI	50,544	60,757	70,949	81,162
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	60,591	73,757	86,924	100,090
Jackson, MI	58,636	75,276	91,936	108,576
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	59,800	73,695	87,589	101,484
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	48,256	64,168	80,080	95,992
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,554	67,143	76,732	86,320
Midland, MI	60,508	72,738	84,968	97,199
Monroe, MI	60,300	76,607	92,893	109,200
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	59,800	72,592	85,405	98,197
Niles, MI	62,151	76,773	91,416	106,039
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,663	67,164	79,664	92,165
Saginaw, MI	52,104	66,373	80,642	94,911
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,952	71,552	87,152	102,752
Traverse City, MI	58,220	73,424	88,650	103,855
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,698	58,490	71,303	84,095
Duluth, MN-WI	54,892	70,180	85,468	100,756
Mankato, MN	54,892	71,095	87,298	103,501
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	75,941	91,853	107,744	123,656
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	73,799	90,168	106,538	122,908
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,480	66,498	81,536	96,554
Rochester, MN	43,389	59,301	75,213	91,125
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	65,978	83,242	100,485	117,749
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,365	88,192	104,999	121,826
St. Cloud, MN	52,936	66,540	80,164	93,767
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	46,239	50,752	55,245	59,759
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	63,316	79,165	95,036	110,885
Columbia, MO	50,461	65,000	79,540	94,079
Jefferson City, MO	60,383	73,757	87,132	100,506
Joplin, MO-KS	59,114	74,672	90,231	105,789
Kansas City, MO-KS	68,349	84,012	99,674	115,336
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	64,855	80,496	96,138	111,780
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,984	77,876	93,767	109,658
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,943	78,250	94,557	110,864
Springfield, MO	57,200	72,904	88,608	104,312
St. Joseph, MO-KS	66,498	82,306	98,135	113,943
St. Louis, MO-IL	67,455	82,368	97,282	112,196
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	55,100	67,892	80,704	93,496
Hattiesburg, MS	52,021	64,959	77,917	90,855
Jackson, MS	55,391	65,084	74,776	84,469
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,687	63,669	74,631	85,613
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,663	64,855	75,047	85,239
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,260	56,660	67,060	77,460
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,188	64,210	76,253	88,276
Billings, MT	69,535	84,698	99,861	115,024
Bozeman, MT	65,292	79,352	93,392	107,453
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	68,120	81,932	95,743	109,554
Great Falls, MT	64,584	78,333	92,103	105,852
Helena, MT	65,104	77,834	90,564	103,293
Missoula, MT	61,319	71,344	81,349	91,375
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	65,375	78,312	91,250	104,188
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	63,981	75,712	87,464	99,196
Asheville, NC	52,063	67,538	82,992	98,468
Burlington, NC	69,098	85,551	101,983	118,436
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,800	84,719	109,616	134,535
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	55,370	74,360	93,330	112,320
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	74,901	91,271	107,640	124,010
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,109	68,120	87,132	106,143
Fayetteville, NC	54,788	74,111	93,413	112,736
Goldsboro, NC	38,397	59,967	81,516	103,085
Greensboro-High Point, NC	62,796	75,026	87,236	99,466
Greenville, NC	74,610	86,383	98,176	109,949
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	54,039	73,029	92,040	111,031
Jacksonville, NC	45,490	63,940	82,389	100,839
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	66,872	83,700	100,527	117,354
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,397	59,967	81,516	103,085
Rocky Mount, NC	38,397	59,967	81,516	103,085
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,512	74,631	91,749	108,868
Wilmington, NC	43,576	62,338	81,120	99,882
Winston-Salem, NC	65,832	78,208	90,605	102,981
Bismarck, ND	64,085	79,373	94,640	109,928
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,941	79,623	96,304	112,986
Fargo, ND-MN	62,816	78,271	93,704	109,159
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,269	68,786	84,324	99,840
Minot, ND	64,959	81,183	97,386	113,610
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,773	81,204	98,613	116,044
Grand Island, NE	61,256	82,077	102,877	123,698
Lincoln, NE	63,711	78,687	93,642	108,618
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	62,962	79,956	96,949	113,943
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,564	82,077	99,591	117,104
Omaha, NE-IA	63,752	81,120	98,468	115,836
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	63,378	80,309	97,240	114,172
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	75,005	98,052	121,119	144,165
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,456	63,461	73,445	83,450
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	84,199	105,727	127,255	148,783
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,498	64,792	76,066	87,360
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	52,520	71,656	90,813	109,949
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	72,988	90,584	108,181	125,778
Vineland, NJ	64,772	85,676	106,580	127,484
Albuquerque, NM	61,402	74,922	88,442	101,962
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	60,757	80,184	99,612	119,039
Farmington, NM	62,172	75,920	89,690	103,439
Las Cruces, NM	61,818	73,320	84,802	96,304
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	72,759	88,525	104,312	120,079
Santa Fe, NM	61,589	76,732	91,895	107,037
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	78,125	90,064	102,024	113,964
Carson City, NV	70,346	90,543	110,740	130,936
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	78,936	90,023	101,109	112,196
Reno, NV	69,452	90,543	111,634	132,725
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	65,687	76,794	87,922	99,029
Binghamton, NY	67,101	76,732	86,341	95,972
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	74,672	86,362	98,052	109,741
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	60,674	71,032	81,370	91,728
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	63,503	74,589	85,676	96,762
Elmira, NY	60,341	72,613	84,885	97,157
Glens Falls, NY	65,375	76,420	87,444	98,488
Ithaca, NY	61,152	73,112	85,093	97,053
Kingston, NY	60,071	75,130	90,168	105,228
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	56,764	76,024	95,306	114,567
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	82,431	105,540	128,648	151,757
Rochester, NY	60,924	75,504	90,106	104,687
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	61,444	72,239	83,034	93,829
Syracuse, NY	72,197	85,509	98,842	112,154
Utica-Rome, NY	55,994	69,389	82,764	96,159
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	67,684	80,767	93,850	106,933
Akron, OH	55,245	72,280	89,295	106,330
Canton-Massillon, OH	58,719	72,093	85,468	98,842
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	69,306	86,612	103,917	121,223
Cleveland, OH	55,287	74,298	93,330	112,341
Columbus, OH	56,743	72,405	88,068	103,730
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	59,884	77,460	95,036	112,612
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,389	71,469	86,570	101,650
Lima, OH	61,672	75,608	89,524	103,460
Mansfield, OH	56,098	71,324	86,570	101,796
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	56,285	68,432	80,580	92,727
Sandusky, OH	55,349	73,050	90,751	108,452
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,319	78,271	95,244	112,196
Springfield, OH	58,532	75,005	91,500	107,973
Toledo, OH	58,511	74,340	90,189	106,018
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,778	73,924	87,048	100,194
Youngstown-Warren, OH	50,524	64,896	79,248	93,621
Enid, OK	66,706	84,906	103,127	121,327
Lawton, OK	67,580	86,175	104,749	123,344
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,954	92,540	117,146	141,732
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,704	89,482	111,260	133,037
Oklahoma City, OK	67,496	86,008	104,500	123,012
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,309	90,668	114,005	137,364
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,288	89,066	110,864	132,642
Tulsa, OK	67,309	90,564	113,797	137,052
Albany, OR	80,788	95,618	110,448	125,279
Bend, OR	93,434	107,765	122,096	136,428
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	82,244	96,138	110,053	123,948
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	72,925	84,906	96,908	108,888
Corvallis, OR	81,640	98,239	114,858	131,456
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	86,320	100,797	115,274	129,751
Eugene-Springfield, OR	77,834	91,208	104,583	117,957
Grants Pass, OR	68,224	83,055	97,864	112,695
Medford, OR	63,336	79,706	96,076	112,445
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	85,280	98,551	111,821	125,092
Salem, OR	76,794	90,605	104,416	118,228
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	68,807	82,514	96,221	109,928
Altoona, PA	54,392	67,247	80,101	92,956
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,325	70,284	83,221	96,180
Chambersburg, PA	60,612	75,484	90,376	105,248
Erie, PA	53,436	64,938	76,420	87,922
Gettysburg, PA	63,440	78,104	92,748	107,412
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	60,196	76,045	91,895	107,744
Johnstown, PA	56,868	72,613	88,380	104,125
Lancaster, PA	62,567	76,212	89,856	103,501
Lebanon, PA	61,423	76,128	90,813	105,519
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	60,695	74,652	88,629	102,586
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,744	71,074	86,383	101,712
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	65,125	86,071	107,037	127,983
Pittsburgh, PA	57,679	74,028	90,356	106,704
Reading, PA	68,412	82,514	96,616	110,719
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	65,396	77,127	88,837	100,568
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,928	69,202	80,496	91,770
State College, PA	56,888	69,805	82,743	95,660
Williamsport, PA	50,940	64,813	78,666	92,540
York-Hanover, PA	65,541	77,896	90,252	102,607
Aguadilla, PR	31,180	40,456	49,712	58,989
Arecibo, PR	36,567	47,029	57,471	67,933
Guayama, PR	36,796	47,258	57,700	68,162
Mayaguez, PR	31,554	42,495	53,436	64,376
Ponce, PR	36,463	47,029	57,596	68,162
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	36,172	46,738	57,325	67,892
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	36,837	47,300	57,783	68,245
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	75,234	91,416	107,578	123,760
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	81,952	98,884	115,794	132,725
Columbia, SC	66,103	81,952	97,781	113,631
Florence, SC	64,564	79,956	95,368	110,760
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	68,516	85,946	103,376	120,807
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	68,100	79,644	91,167	102,711
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	63,690	78,645	93,621	108,576
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,154	78,583	97,032	115,461
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,301	77,397	95,514	113,610
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	69,285	86,757	104,208	121,680
Spartanburg, SC	59,114	77,210	95,285	113,381
Sumter, SC	64,564	79,956	95,368	110,760
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,624	63,274	73,924	84,573
Rapid City, SD	51,543	60,924	70,325	79,706
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	50,399	62,567	74,756	86,924
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,560	61,444	69,327	77,210
Chattanooga, TN-GA	54,892	71,012	87,111	103,231
Clarksville, TN-KY	48,090	60,757	73,404	86,071
Cleveland, TN	56,015	71,511	87,028	102,524
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	63,711	84,344	104,957	125,591
Jackson, TN	63,711	84,344	104,957	125,591
Johnson City, TN	49,692	66,477	83,242	100,028
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	63,711	84,344	104,957	125,591
Knoxville, TN	46,904	58,552	70,200	81,848
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	50,149	66,581	83,013	99,445
Morristown, TN	47,196	59,988	72,759	85,551
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	48,984	72,696	96,408	120,120
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,797	70,512	92,207	113,922
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,172	73,445	97,719	121,992
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,943	71,469	94,016	116,543
Abilene, TX	63,794	81,204	98,592	116,002
Amarillo, TX	57,637	69,992	82,348	94,703
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	65,999	87,444	108,888	130,333
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	54,122	69,368	84,615	99,861
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,404	78,292	96,180	114,068
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	60,154	73,196	86,237	99,279
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,024	81,620	100,215	118,810
College Station-Bryan, TX	58,615	70,991	83,388	95,764
Corpus Christi, TX	62,941	73,196	83,450	93,704
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	71,844	89,004	106,164	123,324
Eagle Pass, TX	64,917	82,743	100,568	118,394
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,607	70,991	78,375	85,759
El Paso, TX	51,460	62,463	73,487	84,490
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	67,746	84,989	102,212	119,455
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	63,482	81,370	99,237	117,125
Killeen-Temple, TX	59,946	70,429	80,912	91,396
Laredo, TX	53,935	67,580	81,245	94,890
Longview, TX	50,024	64,210	78,375	92,560
Lubbock, TX	60,424	68,890	77,376	85,842
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	57,949	69,660	81,370	93,080
Midland, TX	63,420	79,207	95,015	110,802
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,016	70,637	86,258	101,879
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	78,333	97,344	116,335	135,346
Odessa, TX	65,021	83,450	101,900	120,328
San Angelo, TX	64,210	83,616	103,002	122,408
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	63,940	83,845	103,772	123,677
Sherman-Denison, TX	71,490	88,692	105,893	123,095
Texarkana, TX-AR	53,581	70,263	86,965	103,647
Tyler, TX	50,648	65,063	79,498	93,912
Victoria, TX	64,917	82,743	100,568	118,394
Waco, TX	62,983	75,296	87,589	99,903
Wichita Falls, TX	57,679	77,439	97,220	116,980
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	60,508	76,940	93,372	109,804
Logan, UT-ID	64,917	80,600	96,263	111,946
Ogden, UT	64,813	82,327	99,820	117,333
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	63,815	81,308	98,800	116,293
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	78,479	93,746	108,992	124,260
St. George, UT	53,893	71,178	88,463	105,748
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	69,826	86,903	103,980	121,056
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	60,591	80,039	99,508	118,956
Charlottesville, VA	74,984	93,996	112,986	131,997
Harrisonburg, VA	71,698	90,439	109,180	127,920
Lynchburg, VA	65,042	84,573	104,084	123,615
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	77,938	101,359	124,800	148,221
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	77,127	100,880	124,655	148,408
Richmond, VA	73,237	92,498	111,759	131,020
Roanoke, VA	56,888	74,860	92,810	110,781
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	69,930	89,087	108,223	127,380
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,724	75,692	95,680	115,648
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	71,698	90,439	109,180	127,920
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	71,324	89,461	107,578	125,716
Winchester, VA-WV	77,564	101,962	126,360	150,759
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	63,711	84,344	104,957	125,591
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	70,013	84,490	98,946	113,423
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	63,045	73,008	82,972	92,935
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	63,877	73,944	84,012	94,079
Bellingham, WA	75,380	90,959	106,559	122,138
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	81,058	94,204	107,370	120,516
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	87,631	105,831	124,010	142,210
Kennewick-Richland, WA	55,724	76,752	97,781	118,810
Longview-Kelso, WA	84,927	98,218	111,488	124,780
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	92,248	111,280	130,292	149,324
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	72,967	87,298	101,650	115,981
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	91,292	110,324	129,376	148,408
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	85,156	99,216	113,277	127,338
Walla Walla, WA	56,285	79,560	102,856	126,132
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	92,768	111,800	130,853	149,885
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	88,692	106,725	124,780	142,813
Yakima, WA	88,359	106,684	125,029	143,354
Appleton, WI	57,117	72,468	87,797	103,148
Eau Claire, WI	58,116	74,152	90,210	106,247
Fond du Lac, WI	61,652	76,253	90,834	105,436
Green Bay, WI	61,152	73,466	85,800	98,114
Janesville-Beloit, WI	66,311	82,618	98,946	115,253
Kenosha, WI	53,311	74,568	95,847	117,104
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56,368	71,448	86,528	101,608
Madison, WI	68,349	85,509	102,690	119,850
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	61,111	75,629	90,148	104,666
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	65,812	81,932	98,031	114,151
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,380	80,143	97,906	115,669
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	59,384	73,861	88,359	102,836
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	59,072	77,023	94,994	112,944
Sheboygan, WI	63,232	78,728	94,224	109,720
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,925	71,053	82,160	93,288
Wausau, WI	57,242	68,100	78,978	89,836
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,967	72,572	85,176	97,781
Beckley, WV	45,844	54,351	62,858	71,365
Charleston, WV	44,700	55,932	67,143	78,375
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,812	67,684	82,576	97,448
Morgantown, WV	44,804	56,888	68,994	81,079
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,592	60,383	74,173	87,964
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	47,778	61,506	75,213	88,941
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,700	55,932	67,143	78,375
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	56,597	70,325	84,074	97,802
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,925	61,527	76,108	90,709
Casper, WY	55,557	69,493	83,429	97,365
Cheyenne, WY	58,428	73,445	88,484	103,501
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	57,804	72,322	86,820	101,338
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	55,557	69,493	83,429	97,365

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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