SOC 15-1253 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 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): Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.

Level I across metros$26,125 – $99,196Morgantown, WV to Lexington Park, MD

Median Level IV, major metros$118,602Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15-1253) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,125 in Morgantown, WV to $99,196 in Lexington Park, MD, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $118,602. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $101,109, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 9 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$153,380
San Francisco, CA$164,237
San Jose, CA$190,445
Seattle, WA$161,512
Dallas, TX$125,612
Houston, TX$118,706
Austin, TX$128,877
Chicago, IL$126,506
Boston, MA$139,797
Washington, DC$145,954
Atlanta, GA$123,511
Los Angeles, CA$143,832

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Anchorage, AK	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Fairbanks-College, AK	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Anniston-Oxford, AL	61,423	76,274	91,104	105,956
Auburn-Opelika, AL	69,452	85,364	101,296	117,208
Birmingham, AL	61,402	75,858	90,314	104,770
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	59,696	74,069	88,463	102,836
Decatur, AL	79,644	97,532	115,420	133,308
Dothan, AL	61,028	79,186	97,365	115,524
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	79,997	97,864	115,752	133,620
Gadsden, AL	61,423	76,274	91,104	105,956
Huntsville, AL	80,434	98,197	115,960	133,724
Mobile, AL	58,261	74,506	90,730	106,975
Montgomery, AL	64,647	82,951	101,255	119,559
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	70,512	89,149	107,765	126,402
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	61,901	78,084	94,266	110,448
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	70,928	89,940	108,930	127,941
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	60,674	76,316	91,957	107,599
Tuscaloosa, AL	60,487	75,733	91,000	106,247
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,578	68,890	82,223	95,535
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Fort Smith, AR-OK	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Hot Springs, AR	51,647	64,002	76,336	88,692
Jonesboro, AR	69,493	80,850	92,207	103,564
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	51,397	63,690	75,962	88,255
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	67,996	84,885	101,796	118,685
Flagstaff, AZ	79,269	96,304	113,319	130,354
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	79,269	96,304	113,319	130,354
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67,164	83,991	100,818	117,645
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	67,247	84,116	100,964	117,832
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	61,652	81,162	100,693	120,204
Tucson, AZ	79,207	93,600	107,994	122,388
Yuma, AZ	68,037	84,885	101,712	118,560
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	54,996	76,461	97,927	119,392
Chico, CA	51,044	74,548	98,072	121,576
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,543	85,488	106,434	127,380
El Centro, CA	72,655	94,828	117,021	139,194
Fresno, CA	59,613	77,023	94,453	111,863
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	57,512	76,274	95,056	113,818
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	70,325	94,828	119,330	143,832
Merced, CA	96,242	127,234	158,247	189,239
Modesto, CA	56,909	73,757	90,626	107,474
Napa, CA	66,623	88,276	109,949	131,602
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	66,560	87,984	109,429	130,853
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,917	86,362	107,807	129,252
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	70,970	94,640	118,290	141,960
Redding, CA	70,117	87,610	105,082	122,575
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	69,223	89,232	109,263	129,272
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	65,749	87,090	108,452	129,792
Salinas, CA	94,287	125,508	156,749	187,970
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	73,424	95,992	118,540	141,108
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	80,580	108,472	136,344	164,237
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	98,322	129,023	159,744	190,445
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	62,442	84,074	105,685	127,317
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	80,725	104,000	127,255	150,530
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	79,685	100,943	122,180	143,437
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	80,205	101,234	122,242	143,271
Stockton-Lodi, CA	65,957	85,488	105,040	124,572
Vallejo, CA	75,816	97,948	120,058	142,189
Visalia, CA	58,740	79,040	99,341	119,642
Yuba City, CA	64,980	86,445	107,890	129,356
Boulder, CO	90,418	113,340	136,261	159,183
Colorado Springs, CO	80,247	102,087	123,906	145,746
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	82,847	102,295	121,764	141,212
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	82,389	102,295	122,180	142,085
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	76,836	96,221	115,586	134,972
Grand Junction, CO	66,352	86,092	105,810	125,549
Greeley, CO	83,845	109,720	135,616	161,492
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	83,180	103,127	123,074	143,021
Pueblo, CO	79,748	101,546	123,365	145,164
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	82,202	102,024	121,868	141,690
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	63,316	83,159	103,002	122,845
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	57,096	77,938	98,800	119,642
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52,063	74,236	96,388	118,560
New Haven, CT	68,869	83,512	98,176	112,820
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	66,352	84,157	101,983	119,788
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,696	78,583	97,448	116,335
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	85,800	105,852	125,903	145,954
Dover, DE	80,663	95,472	110,261	125,071
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	74,423	90,605	106,808	122,991
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	53,748	77,335	100,943	124,530
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	83,242	100,610	117,999	135,367
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	51,917	72,114	92,290	112,487
Gainesville, FL	53,914	72,364	90,813	109,263
Homosassa Springs, FL	64,023	83,908	103,772	123,656
Jacksonville, FL	67,808	83,325	98,842	114,359
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	49,900	68,183	86,445	104,728
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	61,839	81,474	101,109	120,744
Naples-Marco Island, FL	65,895	85,072	104,271	123,448
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	64,730	82,410	100,069	117,749
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	61,173	83,991	106,788	129,605
Ocala, FL	53,456	68,349	83,242	98,135
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	65,520	84,157	102,773	121,410
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	73,466	93,684	113,922	134,140
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	63,648	80,330	97,032	113,714
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	74,485	93,060	111,634	130,208
Port St. Lucie, FL	52,021	76,066	100,132	124,176
Punta Gorda, FL	82,618	96,242	109,887	123,511
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	66,540	85,655	104,749	123,864
Sebring, FL	64,272	83,034	101,816	120,578
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	63,336	82,972	102,628	122,263
Tallahassee, FL	55,058	76,108	97,157	118,207
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	65,104	84,948	104,770	124,613
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	64,272	83,596	102,919	122,242
Albany, GA	71,615	86,466	101,317	116,168
Athens-Clarke County, GA	74,298	90,709	107,100	123,511
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	74,381	90,751	107,141	123,511
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	78,479	93,808	109,138	124,468
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	73,840	87,964	102,087	116,210
Columbus, GA-AL	73,861	87,319	100,797	114,255
Dalton, GA	67,746	81,578	95,431	109,263
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	72,260	89,108	105,976	122,824
Gainesville, GA	71,698	83,928	96,180	108,410
Hinesville, GA	71,740	89,066	106,392	123,719
Macon-Bibb County, GA	55,370	65,375	75,380	85,384
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	73,861	90,231	106,600	122,970
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	69,472	86,653	103,834	121,015
Rome, GA	74,194	90,543	106,871	123,220
Savannah, GA	69,348	86,965	104,562	122,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	76,836	91,208	105,581	119,954
Valdosta, GA	75,837	90,085	104,312	118,560
Warner Robins, GA	73,237	88,359	103,480	118,602
Guam MSA	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	74,485	89,732	104,999	120,245
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	74,485	89,732	104,999	120,245
Urban Honolulu, HI	72,717	91,479	110,220	128,981
Ames, IA	64,688	82,660	100,631	118,602
Cedar Rapids, IA	64,543	77,210	89,877	102,544
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	75,192	90,064	104,916	119,788
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	68,744	82,160	95,576	108,992
Dubuque, IA	71,240	88,442	105,644	122,845
Iowa City, IA	51,148	65,063	78,999	92,914
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,026	76,357	90,668	104,999
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,480	67,704	83,928	100,152
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	54,288	68,328	82,389	96,429
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,692	74,256	85,821	97,386
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	68,453	82,701	96,970	111,218
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	64,106	77,668	91,229	104,791
Boise City, ID	54,850	91,084	127,296	163,530
Coeur d'Alene, ID	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Idaho Falls, ID	64,626	92,685	120,765	148,824
Lewiston, ID-WA	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Pocatello, ID	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,981	81,724	112,466	143,208
Twin Falls, ID	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Bloomington, IL	79,727	93,871	108,036	122,180
Champaign-Urbana, IL	67,039	79,498	91,957	104,416
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	74,381	91,749	109,138	126,506
Decatur, IL	65,312	78,375	91,416	104,479
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,941	80,600	98,280	115,940
Kankakee, IL	73,508	90,980	108,431	125,903
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	74,007	91,292	108,597	125,882
Peoria, IL	70,492	85,322	100,152	114,983
Rockford, IL	69,992	84,095	98,218	112,320
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,629	80,642	98,634	116,647
Springfield, IL	66,727	80,288	93,829	107,391
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	60,196	71,740	83,304	94,848
Bloomington, IN	64,085	78,874	93,642	108,431
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	63,440	78,354	93,268	108,181
Columbus, IN	64,584	79,228	93,892	108,535
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	59,156	72,967	86,799	100,610
Evansville, IN	52,188	73,757	95,327	116,896
Fort Wayne, IN	59,884	70,908	81,932	92,956
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	65,125	79,727	94,328	108,930
Kokomo, IN	64,002	78,666	93,351	108,015
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	73,674	91,167	108,660	126,152
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	73,903	91,333	108,743	126,173
Muncie, IN	64,584	79,269	93,954	108,639
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	73,008	90,543	108,077	125,612
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	61,527	72,384	83,263	94,120
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	58,823	72,988	87,152	101,317
Terre Haute, IN	52,853	67,850	82,868	97,864
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	66,082	81,079	96,055	111,052
Lawrence, KS	62,712	78,416	94,141	109,845
Manhattan, KS	63,295	77,272	91,271	105,248
Topeka, KS	61,506	74,298	87,069	99,861
Wichita, KS	63,149	78,000	92,872	107,724
Bowling Green, KY	50,232	65,312	80,372	95,452
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	59,925	75,463	91,021	106,559
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,396	68,599	84,802	101,005
Elizabethtown, KY	44,200	55,828	67,434	79,061
Lexington-Fayette, KY	56,805	71,095	85,364	99,653
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	54,538	69,992	85,468	100,922
Owensboro, KY	61,069	73,903	86,716	99,549
Paducah, KY-IL	57,388	72,967	88,525	104,104
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,271	67,954	83,658	99,341
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,791	68,183	83,554	98,946
Alexandria, LA	37,919	53,290	68,640	84,012
Baton Rouge, LA	39,520	55,744	71,989	88,213
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,080	56,306	71,552	86,778
Hammond, LA	38,668	54,101	69,514	84,948
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	39,000	54,850	70,720	86,570
Lafayette, LA	53,727	66,706	79,685	92,664
Lake Charles, LA	53,082	67,205	81,349	95,472
Monroe, LA	37,919	53,290	68,640	84,012
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,605	53,893	69,160	84,448
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,541	52,874	66,186	79,519
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	40,602	53,852	67,122	80,372
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,357	48,028	58,698	69,368
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	40,332	54,954	69,597	84,220
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	67,330	88,005	108,660	129,335
Barnstable Town, MA	72,800	94,786	116,772	138,757
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	72,280	94,786	117,292	139,797
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	72,613	94,557	116,522	138,466
Pittsfield, MA	69,472	89,503	109,533	129,564
Springfield, MA	68,703	87,319	105,914	124,530
Worcester, MA	66,165	87,173	108,160	129,168
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	87,506	108,348	129,189	150,031
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	38,044	59,738	81,432	103,127
Lexington Park, MD	99,196	126,277	153,380	180,461
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	58,053	77,335	96,637	115,919
Salisbury, MD	88,962	117,416	145,850	174,304
Bangor, ME	50,232	62,796	75,380	87,943
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	57,117	72,509	87,922	103,314
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,232	62,796	75,380	87,943
Portland-South Portland, ME	59,884	75,130	90,356	105,602
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,760	59,780	73,778	87,797
Ann Arbor, MI	61,007	77,397	93,808	110,199
Battle Creek, MI	57,949	72,967	87,964	102,981
Bay City, MI	55,640	66,186	76,711	87,256
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	72,239	88,380	104,541	120,682
Flint, MI	71,324	87,568	103,834	120,079
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	63,503	77,959	92,394	106,850
Jackson, MI	68,599	85,052	101,484	117,936
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	63,274	77,231	91,208	105,165
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	53,332	67,372	81,391	95,431
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,120	84,407	100,714	117,000
Midland, MI	55,640	66,186	76,711	87,256
Monroe, MI	70,783	87,048	103,293	119,559
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	63,212	77,543	91,853	106,184
Niles, MI	64,855	78,042	91,229	104,416
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	58,074	71,490	84,885	98,301
Saginaw, MI	53,436	66,727	80,018	93,309
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	62,276	77,439	92,602	107,765
Traverse City, MI	62,671	79,685	96,720	113,735
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	58,074	71,490	84,885	98,301
Duluth, MN-WI	60,445	72,572	84,719	96,845
Mankato, MN	74,236	90,085	105,935	121,784
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	74,298	90,148	105,997	121,847
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	73,695	89,482	105,290	121,077
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,655	80,663	88,671	96,679
Rochester, MN	83,824	99,653	115,482	131,311
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,007	90,002	105,976	121,972
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,053	87,173	103,293	119,413
St. Cloud, MN	73,716	89,544	105,352	121,181
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	57,408	72,904	88,380	103,876
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,152	78,084	95,015	111,946
Columbia, MO	55,828	68,412	80,996	93,580
Jefferson City, MO	55,474	68,869	82,244	95,639
Joplin, MO-KS	63,586	79,332	95,056	110,802
Kansas City, MO-KS	62,608	78,520	94,412	110,324
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,359	79,228	96,076	112,944
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,778	78,770	96,762	114,754
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,904	76,087	92,269	108,452
Springfield, MO	51,002	61,340	71,698	82,036
St. Joseph, MO-KS	62,525	78,416	94,308	110,199
St. Louis, MO-IL	63,461	81,557	99,632	117,728
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	70,762	87,007	103,272	119,517
Hattiesburg, MS	64,855	81,391	97,906	114,442
Jackson, MS	47,903	61,818	75,733	89,648
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	53,290	69,868	86,424	103,002
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,965	61,756	75,546	89,336
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	68,183	79,831	91,479	103,127
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	57,616	71,552	85,488	99,424
Billings, MT	54,476	74,943	95,389	115,856
Bozeman, MT	81,869	104,812	127,775	150,717
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	56,181	76,648	97,136	117,604
Great Falls, MT	64,938	87,090	109,263	131,415
Helena, MT	64,189	89,170	114,172	139,152
Missoula, MT	70,783	88,088	105,394	122,700
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	65,229	87,381	109,512	131,664
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,791	74,132	95,493	116,834
Asheville, NC	76,919	94,765	112,612	130,458
Burlington, NC	72,156	92,685	113,194	133,724
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	66,103	79,456	92,789	106,143
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	63,773	79,477	95,202	110,906
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	75,338	96,824	118,290	139,776
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	61,048	78,957	96,866	114,775
Fayetteville, NC	60,924	78,708	96,492	114,276
Goldsboro, NC	74,548	94,162	113,756	133,370
Greensboro-High Point, NC	65,437	82,015	98,613	115,191
Greenville, NC	60,445	76,024	91,583	107,162
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	59,093	77,980	96,845	115,732
Jacksonville, NC	53,207	71,261	89,336	107,391
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	72,925	86,778	100,631	114,484
Raleigh-Cary, NC	75,671	95,285	114,900	134,514
Rocky Mount, NC	74,464	93,996	113,527	133,058
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,292	73,092	93,892	114,692
Wilmington, NC	50,336	67,788	85,260	102,711
Winston-Salem, NC	64,751	74,818	84,906	94,973
Bismarck, ND	71,573	78,396	85,239	92,061
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	67,039	75,442	83,845	92,248
Fargo, ND-MN	65,708	75,213	84,698	94,204
Grand Forks, ND-MN	72,301	79,290	86,300	93,288
Minot, ND	67,871	75,629	83,388	91,146
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	70,575	76,981	83,388	89,794
Grand Island, NE	71,864	89,253	106,621	124,010
Lincoln, NE	65,354	78,333	91,333	104,312
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	68,620	83,304	97,968	112,653
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	72,384	89,586	106,808	124,010
Omaha, NE-IA	71,012	85,447	99,882	114,317
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	58,677	73,674	88,650	103,647
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	72,218	94,599	116,980	139,360
Manchester-Nashua, NH	78,333	97,240	116,127	135,034
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	69,244	83,991	98,759	113,506
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	71,074	91,437	111,800	132,164
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	70,471	86,196	101,920	117,645
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	72,197	91,604	111,031	130,437
Vineland, NJ	70,034	87,631	105,248	122,845
Albuquerque, NM	74,444	91,749	109,055	126,360
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	78,812	98,260	117,687	137,135
Farmington, NM	79,040	97,885	116,709	135,554
Las Cruces, NM	80,101	101,213	122,304	143,416
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	109,700	123,261	136,844	150,405
Santa Fe, NM	87,423	108,639	129,855	151,071
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	51,688	65,645	79,623	93,580
Carson City, NV	67,039	83,596	100,152	116,709
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Reno, NV	65,936	81,100	96,284	111,447
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	69,764	86,300	102,856	119,392
Binghamton, NY	68,183	85,426	102,648	119,892
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	61,714	81,911	102,108	122,304
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	66,228	82,930	99,653	116,356
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	56,452	70,824	85,197	99,570
Elmira, NY	71,261	88,130	104,978	121,847
Glens Falls, NY	67,871	84,864	101,858	118,852
Ithaca, NY	70,908	85,197	99,466	113,756
Kingston, NY	65,500	92,540	119,580	146,620
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	71,656	101,338	130,999	160,680
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	84,324	107,349	130,354	153,380
Rochester, NY	69,202	83,492	97,802	112,092
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	90,917	103,896	116,876	129,855
Syracuse, NY	64,772	80,892	97,012	113,132
Utica-Rome, NY	72,904	89,191	105,477	121,764
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	62,983	79,436	95,909	112,362
Akron, OH	71,136	83,804	96,450	109,117
Canton-Massillon, OH	67,372	80,892	94,412	107,932
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	64,189	79,415	94,640	109,866
Cleveland, OH	69,285	82,951	96,637	110,303
Columbus, OH	72,093	87,152	102,191	117,250
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	59,052	72,468	85,904	99,320
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	70,408	85,260	100,111	114,962
Lima, OH	52,916	68,703	84,490	100,277
Mansfield, OH	72,176	87,132	102,087	117,042
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	68,932	83,284	97,615	111,967
Sandusky, OH	68,495	82,431	96,388	110,324
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	67,808	77,959	88,109	98,260
Springfield, OH	66,103	81,037	95,992	110,927
Toledo, OH	53,394	71,948	90,501	109,055
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,002	66,519	82,056	97,573
Youngstown-Warren, OH	69,202	82,847	96,471	110,116
Enid, OK	55,016	69,140	83,242	97,365
Lawton, OK	54,850	69,015	83,180	97,344
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,293	47,383	56,452	65,541
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	55,037	69,452	83,866	98,280
Oklahoma City, OK	55,079	69,202	83,325	97,448
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,829	55,932	70,034	84,136
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,372	68,516	82,680	96,824
Tulsa, OK	56,992	71,656	86,341	101,005
Albany, OR	64,480	82,348	100,215	118,082
Bend, OR	55,120	76,711	98,280	119,871
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,021	89,940	114,858	139,776
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,541	90,522	115,524	140,504
Corvallis, OR	63,669	81,391	99,133	116,855
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,968	80,600	102,253	123,885
Eugene-Springfield, OR	64,605	79,831	95,036	110,261
Grants Pass, OR	56,639	87,485	118,311	149,157
Medford, OR	57,325	87,880	118,456	149,012
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	66,332	91,687	117,042	142,397
Salem, OR	71,989	87,444	102,877	118,332
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60,487	76,482	92,498	108,493
Altoona, PA	56,327	71,760	87,215	102,648
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,069	76,087	91,104	106,122
Chambersburg, PA	59,405	74,236	89,045	103,876
Erie, PA	47,736	64,002	80,288	96,554
Gettysburg, PA	59,384	74,111	88,816	103,543
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	62,588	77,647	92,685	107,744
Johnstown, PA	59,759	74,756	89,752	104,749
Lancaster, PA	62,109	77,543	92,997	108,431
Lebanon, PA	61,215	76,232	91,229	106,247
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,384	74,610	89,856	105,082
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	58,948	74,173	89,378	104,604
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	69,951	87,589	105,207	122,845
Pittsburgh, PA	60,487	75,442	90,397	105,352
Reading, PA	59,072	72,509	85,925	99,362
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	62,962	75,109	87,277	99,424
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,842	74,818	89,815	104,791
State College, PA	64,917	79,623	94,308	109,013
Williamsport, PA	55,287	71,012	86,736	102,461
York-Hanover, PA	57,637	71,490	85,343	99,196
Aguadilla, PR	38,293	58,386	78,479	98,572
Arecibo, PR	40,935	55,141	69,368	83,575
Guayama, PR	40,727	54,122	67,496	80,892
Mayaguez, PR	38,127	59,197	80,268	101,338
Ponce, PR	40,269	53,852	67,455	81,037
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	40,519	54,892	69,244	83,616
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	40,956	54,309	67,663	81,016
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	82,743	96,679	110,636	124,572
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	78,416	93,996	109,596	125,175
Columbia, SC	61,236	76,440	91,624	106,829
Florence, SC	49,484	63,170	76,877	90,564
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	60,154	77,626	95,098	112,570
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	65,312	81,037	96,741	112,466
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	84,303	98,676	113,069	127,442
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,877	79,872	95,868	111,863
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	77,252	96,034	114,796	133,578
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	69,722	86,466	103,210	119,954
Spartanburg, SC	67,725	85,405	103,085	120,765
Sumter, SC	60,736	77,127	93,496	109,887
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,543	62,026	72,530	83,013
Rapid City, SD	51,730	62,442	73,154	83,866
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52,708	63,503	74,298	85,093
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,503	59,717	68,932	78,146
Chattanooga, TN-GA	67,268	80,330	93,413	106,476
Clarksville, TN-KY	69,452	82,743	96,034	109,325
Cleveland, TN	65,791	78,645	91,500	104,354
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,610	74,776	87,964	101,130
Jackson, TN	65,791	78,916	92,040	105,165
Johnson City, TN	52,583	65,541	78,520	91,479
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	60,695	74,381	88,068	101,754
Knoxville, TN	63,024	75,484	87,943	100,402
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	71,573	82,452	93,330	104,208
Morristown, TN	61,610	74,090	86,591	99,071
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	70,284	83,138	95,992	108,847
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	66,290	79,623	92,935	106,268
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,932	57,741	72,530	87,340
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	68,640	81,703	94,744	107,807
Abilene, TX	53,540	66,560	79,581	92,602
Amarillo, TX	57,720	73,216	88,692	104,188
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	70,616	90,044	109,450	128,877
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	60,487	79,852	99,237	118,602
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,546	79,560	96,575	113,589
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	61,069	76,544	92,040	107,516
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,335	83,866	103,418	122,949
College Station-Bryan, TX	59,260	73,424	87,610	101,775
Corpus Christi, TX	55,973	75,484	95,015	114,525
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	70,055	88,567	107,100	125,612
Eagle Pass, TX	65,749	85,114	104,458	123,823
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,567	82,972	103,356	123,760
El Paso, TX	59,738	74,880	90,044	105,186
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,575	78,146	98,696	119,268
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	59,218	79,040	98,884	118,706
Killeen-Temple, TX	56,618	72,655	88,692	104,728
Laredo, TX	58,864	80,517	102,149	123,802
Longview, TX	57,762	77,210	96,658	116,106
Lubbock, TX	59,239	76,773	94,287	111,821
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	61,069	76,544	92,040	107,516
Midland, TX	71,989	89,004	106,018	123,032
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	69,223	87,880	106,517	125,175
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,117	74,215	91,292	108,389
Odessa, TX	68,183	85,072	101,983	118,872
San Angelo, TX	51,543	62,026	72,509	82,992
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	63,045	79,644	96,263	112,861
Sherman-Denison, TX	69,992	88,546	107,079	125,632
Texarkana, TX-AR	52,500	70,741	88,962	107,204
Tyler, TX	55,308	74,111	92,935	111,738
Victoria, TX	65,749	85,114	104,458	123,823
Waco, TX	56,119	72,384	88,650	104,916
Wichita Falls, TX	55,308	74,672	94,016	113,381
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,397	67,996	84,594	101,192
Logan, UT-ID	45,469	62,442	79,436	96,408
Ogden, UT	62,567	82,972	103,356	123,760
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	51,418	68,162	84,927	101,671
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	50,940	69,181	87,402	105,644
St. George, UT	51,272	69,389	87,527	105,644
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,314	69,472	87,652	105,810
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	71,781	85,904	100,007	114,130
Charlottesville, VA	80,247	97,573	114,879	132,205
Harrisonburg, VA	78,687	96,533	114,400	132,247
Lynchburg, VA	75,671	91,000	106,309	121,639
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,237	88,504	103,772	119,039
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	79,872	101,234	122,575	143,936
Richmond, VA	77,397	94,370	111,343	128,316
Roanoke, VA	69,639	86,341	103,023	119,725
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	75,463	92,581	109,720	126,839
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	67,060	83,117	99,175	115,232
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	78,687	96,533	114,400	132,247
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	74,236	91,583	108,909	126,256
Winchester, VA-WV	85,176	105,311	125,445	145,580
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	60,258	74,381	88,484	102,607
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	64,148	71,968	79,789	87,610
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	63,815	73,508	83,180	92,872
Bellingham, WA	87,048	95,888	104,708	113,548
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	85,551	102,253	118,976	135,679
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	78,479	100,610	122,741	144,872
Kennewick-Richland, WA	83,866	107,058	130,229	153,421
Longview-Kelso, WA	66,644	91,978	117,292	142,626
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	81,432	107,744	134,036	160,348
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	88,629	98,655	108,660	118,685
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	81,599	108,244	134,868	161,512
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	68,391	85,072	101,775	118,456
Walla Walla, WA	81,474	103,252	125,008	146,786
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	81,412	107,994	134,597	161,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	78,895	104,396	129,896	155,397
Yakima, WA	78,416	104,874	131,352	157,810
Appleton, WI	66,540	81,682	96,804	111,946
Eau Claire, WI	63,253	78,645	94,058	109,450
Fond du Lac, WI	61,860	80,226	98,592	116,959
Green Bay, WI	64,584	79,311	94,016	108,743
Janesville-Beloit, WI	67,892	82,410	96,949	111,468
Kenosha, WI	69,618	91,666	113,714	135,762
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	65,583	76,711	87,818	98,946
Madison, WI	66,103	86,071	106,039	126,007
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	64,605	82,992	101,380	119,767
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	56,452	71,823	87,173	102,544
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	56,639	72,072	87,527	102,960
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50,399	69,660	88,941	108,202
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	63,191	81,890	100,589	119,288
Sheboygan, WI	62,671	80,808	98,925	117,063
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,528	63,919	80,330	96,720
Wausau, WI	53,602	67,039	80,455	93,892
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,703	86,445	104,208	121,951
Beckley, WV	44,658	54,663	64,647	74,652
Charleston, WV	45,344	54,954	64,543	74,152
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	49,775	64,647	79,540	94,412
Morgantown, WV	26,125	40,394	54,684	68,952
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,490	76,836	95,160	113,506
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	57,616	75,858	94,079	112,320
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,821	61,340	75,837	90,356
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	62,671	77,480	92,269	107,079
Wheeling, WV-OH	53,498	70,055	86,612	103,168
Casper, WY	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Cheyenne, WY	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	68,432	89,856	111,280	132,704

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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