SOC 15-1299 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Computer Occupations, All Other 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): All computer occupations not listed separately.

Level I across metros$24,940 – $113,672Mayaguez, PR to San Jose, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$130,416Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Computer Occupations, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Computer Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-1299) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $24,940 in Mayaguez, PR to $113,672 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $130,416. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $108,805, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 8 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area52,95775,15197,324119,517
Anchorage, AK75,35993,060110,760128,461
Fairbanks-College, AK79,16591,832104,520117,188
Anniston-Oxford, AL61,42379,12496,824114,525
Auburn-Opelika, AL72,98888,400103,813119,226
Birmingham, AL59,94678,50097,074115,628
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL52,72869,66086,612103,543
Decatur, AL70,03492,644115,253137,863
Dothan, AL70,70082,70194,703106,704
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL70,88793,351115,836138,300
Gadsden, AL61,42379,12496,824114,525
Huntsville, AL73,44595,576117,708139,839
Mobile, AL51,66866,76881,86996,970
Montgomery, AL85,40597,240109,076120,911
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area71,90690,501109,076127,671
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area59,11478,16797,220116,272
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area70,67982,53594,391106,247
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area69,53585,967102,420118,852
Tuscaloosa, AL73,32093,101112,903132,684
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area51,25269,24487,236105,228
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR40,20763,23286,258109,284
Fort Smith, AR-OK68,07982,99297,885112,799
Hot Springs, AR49,04768,45387,839107,245
Jonesboro, AR51,83469,36886,882104,416
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR49,08868,55788,047107,516
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area46,05260,86175,69290,501
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area54,89275,04795,223115,378
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area50,46165,54180,62195,701
Arizona nonmetropolitan area61,40276,35791,312106,268
Flagstaff, AZ73,36286,48799,632112,757
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ58,65678,95799,258119,559
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ66,72791,292115,877140,442
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ69,51490,210110,906131,602
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ89,399103,938118,498133,037
Tucson, AZ49,06868,37087,693106,996
Yuma, AZ63,83677,62691,396105,186
Bakersfield-Delano, CA66,33295,202124,093152,964
Chico, CA49,00571,30393,600115,898
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area57,55474,34091,125107,911
El Centro, CA50,10874,23698,343122,471
Fresno, CA53,22873,15493,080113,007
Hanford-Corcoran, CA68,91185,780102,648119,517
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA59,09391,229123,365155,501
Merced, CA49,48469,59789,690109,804
Modesto, CA61,83984,906107,973131,040
Napa, CA62,31787,340112,362137,384
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area50,23271,71993,184114,671
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area50,21271,24092,290113,319
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA50,33680,309110,282140,255
Redding, CA55,03775,69296,346117,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA55,66180,309104,957129,605
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA62,60889,628116,647143,666
Salinas, CA74,631100,069125,508150,946
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA69,82698,530127,234155,938
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA80,871121,015161,138201,282
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA113,672154,482195,271236,080
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA67,72598,613129,501160,389
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA64,68892,748120,807148,866
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA74,776102,128129,501156,853
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA49,44273,90398,343122,804
Stockton-Lodi, CA58,88584,469110,074135,658
Vallejo, CA62,35985,717109,055132,413
Visalia, CA46,61365,93685,239104,562
Yuba City, CA63,00480,37297,760115,128
Boulder, CO92,248119,704147,140174,596
Colorado Springs, CO59,80084,885109,991135,076
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO92,540115,565138,591161,616
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area45,84466,87287,880108,909
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO81,640102,357123,074143,791
Grand Junction, CO74,67291,853109,055126,236
Greeley, CO79,560100,756121,951143,146
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area75,92080,33084,74089,149
Pueblo, CO69,45285,592101,733117,874
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area73,92490,231106,517122,824
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT87,464111,676135,866160,077
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area86,695106,018125,320144,644
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT61,61093,476125,320157,186
New Haven, CT62,40086,778111,176135,554
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT70,90893,684116,439139,215
Waterbury-Shelton, CT75,983105,207134,431163,655
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV103,356126,776150,176173,597
Dover, DE49,44271,67793,912116,148
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area58,11682,576107,037131,498
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL57,36778,16798,967119,767
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL69,63985,530101,442117,333
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL52,74975,52598,301121,077
Gainesville, FL58,11679,290100,485121,660
Homosassa Springs, FL58,92783,429107,952132,455
Jacksonville, FL64,52285,197105,872126,548
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL44,82462,79680,76798,738
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL58,53284,760110,968137,197
Naples-Marco Island, FL63,79486,716109,637132,559
North Florida nonmetropolitan area52,85373,54994,245114,941
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL61,96485,696109,429133,162
Ocala, FL50,66971,46992,248113,048
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL61,46486,237110,989135,762
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL67,28890,335113,381136,428
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL70,76286,050101,338116,626
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL76,17096,138116,127136,095
Port St. Lucie, FL54,87178,271101,650125,050
Punta Gorda, FL58,86482,514106,164129,813
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL60,46692,144123,802155,480
Sebring, FL57,92882,888107,869132,829
South Florida nonmetropolitan area57,42983,616109,824136,012
Tallahassee, FL41,14364,60588,088111,551
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL59,26083,970108,660133,370
Wildwood-The Villages, FL71,65692,519113,402134,264
Albany, GA66,20782,53598,842115,170
Athens-Clarke County, GA52,66674,27795,868117,479
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA71,80295,306118,810142,314
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC65,37587,132108,888130,645
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA66,81085,280103,772122,242
Columbus, GA-AL62,02680,70499,404118,082
Dalton, GA48,81868,89088,962109,034
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area50,42068,55786,695104,832
Gainesville, GA59,19779,644100,090120,536
Hinesville, GA74,94386,42497,885109,367
Macon-Bibb County, GA55,39179,373103,356127,338
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area47,90367,95488,026108,077
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area50,10870,74191,396112,029
Rome, GA51,64767,82984,012100,194
Savannah, GA68,32886,924105,540124,135
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area50,08771,13692,186113,236
Valdosta, GA57,74176,50395,264114,026
Warner Robins, GA73,09286,695100,298113,901
Guam MSA31,24251,75172,26092,768
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area57,61685,135112,653140,172
Kahului-Wailuku, HI57,97078,85399,736120,620
Urban Honolulu, HI79,37398,592117,832137,052
Ames, IA56,36879,332102,274125,237
Cedar Rapids, IA68,49592,186115,856139,548
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL72,57292,644112,716132,788
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA64,23186,674109,138131,581
Dubuque, IA67,41387,028106,663126,277
Iowa City, IA63,73284,677105,644126,589
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area35,02860,11285,218110,303
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area49,62975,775101,920128,066
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD45,44876,752108,077139,381
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area52,22979,020105,831132,621
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area41,60068,16294,744121,306
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA48,90179,311109,741140,151
Boise City, ID69,57690,480111,364132,268
Coeur d'Alene, ID62,17282,888103,605124,322
Idaho Falls, ID60,13380,247100,360120,474
Lewiston, ID-WA62,08884,677107,287129,876
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area61,73579,45697,178114,900
Pocatello, ID64,27278,39692,519106,642
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area65,06379,54094,037108,514
Twin Falls, ID55,12069,09883,09697,074
Bloomington, IL52,29272,69693,080113,485
Champaign-Urbana, IL53,74871,22088,671106,143
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN60,52884,781109,013133,266
Decatur, IL54,47672,84291,229109,596
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area52,43769,70186,965104,229
Kankakee, IL59,96784,053108,160132,247
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area56,93073,63290,356107,058
Peoria, IL58,82383,804108,805133,786
Rockford, IL51,87672,96794,037115,128
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area67,82986,424104,999123,594
Springfield, IL66,87282,88898,904114,920
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area46,92565,58384,261102,919
Bloomington, IN60,57079,89399,216118,540
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area51,70965,89580,08094,266
Columbus, IN28,22652,64577,064101,484
Elkhart-Goshen, IN45,19962,83780,49698,135
Evansville, IN57,74171,42885,13598,821
Fort Wayne, IN52,41670,59688,754106,933
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN50,73273,57096,408119,247
Kokomo, IN50,04572,73895,410118,103
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN60,23784,344108,431132,538
Michigan City-La Porte, IN60,36284,511108,680132,829
Muncie, IN50,21273,05095,868118,706
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area49,04762,85876,69090,501
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI52,50068,97385,447101,920
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area70,70090,397110,074129,772
Terre Haute, IN60,75772,67684,59496,512
Kansas nonmetropolitan area38,58458,57378,54198,530
Lawrence, KS64,77277,25289,752102,232
Manhattan, KS78,37589,336100,319111,280
Topeka, KS64,50181,05897,594114,151
Wichita, KS50,00469,82689,669109,492
Bowling Green, KY40,47757,01373,54990,085
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area40,93560,82080,725100,610
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area45,38666,20787,007107,828
Elizabethtown, KY80,66392,748104,832116,917
Lexington-Fayette, KY52,50071,44890,418109,367
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN46,30165,97885,676105,352
Owensboro, KY48,71462,94177,16891,396
Paducah, KY-IL48,31969,30690,314111,301
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area41,60056,57671,57386,549
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area42,16260,54978,93697,324
Alexandria, LA56,03674,71493,413112,092
Baton Rouge, LA46,32266,45686,591106,725
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area43,86862,40080,93399,466
Hammond, LA47,34160,44573,52886,632
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA49,48472,50995,535118,560
Lafayette, LA40,24856,43172,63488,816
Lake Charles, LA46,11468,01689,898111,800
Monroe, LA42,95262,48482,036101,567
New Orleans-Metairie, LA54,14377,168100,194123,220
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area40,49861,54882,576103,626
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA53,39476,711100,048123,365
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA39,56262,87986,216109,533
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area46,38462,08877,77293,476
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA63,50383,221102,919122,637
Barnstable Town, MA82,53597,760112,965128,191
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH71,84499,050126,277153,484
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area68,80794,474120,162145,829
Pittsfield, MA50,87770,74190,626110,490
Springfield, MA55,59972,19788,816105,415
Worcester, MA61,90181,973102,066122,138
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD82,389106,975131,581156,167
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV78,666107,578136,511165,423
Lexington Park, MD103,376122,429141,482160,535
Maryland nonmetropolitan area49,29673,44597,573121,722
Salisbury, MD55,26672,82190,397107,952
Bangor, ME58,24071,19984,17897,136
Lewiston-Auburn, ME61,31981,308101,296121,285
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area63,33679,37395,410111,447
Portland-South Portland, ME81,016100,340119,663138,986
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area65,39684,178102,981121,764
Ann Arbor, MI60,59184,740108,888133,037
Battle Creek, MI84,30398,551112,778127,026
Bay City, MI49,48471,51193,517115,544
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI64,14887,464110,781134,098
Flint, MI43,34863,21283,076102,940
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI60,94480,933100,943120,932
Jackson, MI57,90885,676113,423141,191
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI52,08472,67693,288113,880
Lansing-East Lansing, MI54,80874,96495,098115,253
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area43,84766,93590,044113,132
Midland, MI65,58381,64097,719113,776
Monroe, MI63,23286,695110,178133,640
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI57,63778,45899,258120,079
Niles, MI55,99478,208100,444122,658
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area45,26166,95688,629110,324
Saginaw, MI53,56074,73595,930117,104
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area50,10870,01389,940109,845
Traverse City, MI48,73569,41090,106110,781
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area61,69382,056102,440122,804
Duluth, MN-WI61,46479,14496,804114,484
Mankato, MN64,77278,70892,623106,559
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI69,84788,047106,268124,468
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area69,43187,548105,644123,760
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area68,74482,59796,471110,324
Rochester, MN68,68290,564112,466134,348
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area54,16470,40886,653102,898
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area68,99487,215105,415123,636
St. Cloud, MN56,99279,290101,608123,906
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL50,81567,10183,36799,653
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area55,37070,78386,216101,629
Columbia, MO57,49272,75988,026103,293
Jefferson City, MO54,74672,40590,085107,744
Joplin, MO-KS50,14965,77081,41297,032
Kansas City, MO-KS66,56087,776108,972130,188
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area44,90863,12881,32899,549
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area50,73268,74486,778104,791
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area51,79268,72485,634102,565
Springfield, MO50,31667,85085,384102,919
St. Joseph, MO-KS57,26373,42489,586105,748
St. Louis, MO-IL65,97889,399112,799136,220
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS70,09686,029101,962117,895
Hattiesburg, MS35,31951,60567,89284,178
Jackson, MS46,71767,14387,568107,994
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area42,99463,87784,760105,644
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area57,90881,308104,728128,128
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area36,96253,41569,88886,341
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area24,71135,38146,05256,722
Billings, MT44,82466,89388,983111,052
Bozeman, MT38,66856,11973,57091,021
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area38,98053,89368,78683,700
Great Falls, MT58,55270,84583,13895,431
Helena, MT66,72779,95693,164106,392
Missoula, MT42,95262,06881,162100,277
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area49,00566,54084,074101,608
West Montana nonmetropolitan area45,61565,20884,802104,396
Asheville, NC57,22179,810102,399124,988
Burlington, NC55,51674,67293,850113,007
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area39,12567,14395,160123,178
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC56,03684,116112,175140,255
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC72,71798,260123,781149,324
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area71,19989,191107,204125,196
Fayetteville, NC43,88869,20294,516119,829
Goldsboro, NC56,22372,78089,316105,872
Greensboro-High Point, NC47,98673,11298,260123,386
Greenville, NC65,10488,650112,216135,762
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC25,91752,43778,936105,456
Jacksonville, NC67,24781,07994,890108,722
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC60,32086,404112,508138,591
Raleigh-Cary, NC53,70685,509117,292149,095
Rocky Mount, NC46,38468,64090,917113,173
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,50362,15186,799111,447
Wilmington, NC47,90373,59199,300124,988
Winston-Salem, NC53,95676,48298,988121,514
Bismarck, ND54,51771,24087,943104,666
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area38,98054,14369,28584,448
Fargo, ND-MN47,25864,75182,22399,716
Grand Forks, ND-MN48,92263,25377,56491,895
Minot, ND41,95457,34672,73888,130
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area42,64058,24073,84089,440
Grand Island, NE47,98662,65077,29391,957
Lincoln, NE53,22868,32883,42998,530
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area50,25363,33676,44089,524
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area47,77862,13076,48290,834
Omaha, NE-IA63,12882,160101,172120,204
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area45,53259,98874,46488,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area57,94974,61091,292107,952
Manchester-Nashua, NH60,69582,015103,314124,634
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area53,12473,71694,328114,920
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area58,28279,269100,277121,264
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ50,52474,58998,676122,741
Trenton-Princeton, NJ62,56791,333120,120148,887
Vineland, NJ43,28561,00778,70896,429
Albuquerque, NM76,919103,792130,645157,519
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area67,74679,64491,562103,460
Farmington, NM81,058109,200137,364165,506
Las Cruces, NM75,46393,413111,364129,314
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area78,250105,436132,642159,828
Santa Fe, NM76,54491,479106,434121,368
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area69,74388,733107,703126,693
Carson City, NV65,08483,970102,856121,743
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV61,27785,384109,512133,620
Reno, NV61,83984,698107,557130,416
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY61,40281,349101,296121,244
Binghamton, NY50,69067,70484,719101,733
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY67,95488,421108,868129,335
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area55,59968,45381,28794,141
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area55,22473,52891,812110,116
Elmira, NY55,76574,40293,039111,676
Glens Falls, NY60,36280,03999,736119,413
Ithaca, NY55,57874,17392,748111,343
Kingston, NY63,37883,928104,479125,029
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY71,63690,584109,554128,503
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ66,91499,840132,746165,672
Rochester, NY60,02981,994103,980125,944
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area59,78077,77295,743113,735
Syracuse, NY60,54980,954101,359121,764
Utica-Rome, NY54,55972,34390,127107,911
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY75,58887,27798,967110,656
Akron, OH45,09563,73282,389101,026
Canton-Massillon, OH43,72257,80471,88585,967
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN50,94071,92792,914113,901
Cleveland, OH58,69879,810100,901122,013
Columbus, OH76,42097,989119,538141,108
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH79,02096,575114,151131,706
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area52,70872,61392,519112,424
Lima, OH49,52565,68781,84898,010
Mansfield, OH69,51480,22690,917101,629
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)43,70163,14982,597102,045
Sandusky, OH54,82976,06697,324118,560
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area62,35980,97599,591118,207
Springfield, OH75,21395,951116,688137,426
Toledo, OH44,90858,26171,59484,948
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area49,00565,85382,68099,528
Youngstown-Warren, OH56,80574,58992,352110,136
Enid, OK74,25692,602110,927129,272
Lawton, OK74,48587,444100,423113,381
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area61,79784,012106,247128,461
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area59,78079,29098,800118,311
Oklahoma City, OK74,71492,997111,280129,564
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area60,19677,95995,701113,464
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area65,12579,56093,975108,410
Tulsa, OK58,11680,351102,565124,800
Albany, OR56,22376,46196,720116,959
Bend, OR59,63478,79197,948117,104
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area60,79973,65386,50899,362
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area64,10680,91297,698114,504
Corvallis, OR70,05586,050102,066118,061
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area53,04064,00274,98485,946
Eugene-Springfield, OR56,57675,46394,328113,215
Grants Pass, OR62,92079,99797,053114,130
Medford, OR60,88277,93895,015112,071
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA68,62089,919111,197132,496
Salem, OR60,88277,81394,765111,696
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ59,92582,181104,416126,672
Altoona, PA58,65678,56298,447118,352
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area54,74673,77892,831111,863
Chambersburg, PA72,01093,954115,898137,842
Erie, PA54,99677,39799,820122,221
Gettysburg, PA75,15193,871112,570131,290
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA66,33282,86899,383115,919
Johnstown, PA52,60472,75992,935113,090
Lancaster, PA52,06370,51288,962107,412
Lebanon, PA70,51284,49098,488112,466
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area68,47486,861105,248123,636
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area44,40861,21578,00094,807
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD70,88796,554122,200147,868
Pittsburgh, PA64,08585,925107,744129,584
Reading, PA61,46480,808100,173119,517
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA57,97077,04496,117115,191
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area50,10867,55985,031102,482
State College, PA61,48579,18696,887114,588
Williamsport, PA58,30374,96491,645108,306
York-Hanover, PA81,204101,151121,077141,024
Aguadilla, PR27,62345,76063,91982,056
Arecibo, PR26,12545,03263,96082,868
Guayama, PR26,16745,15764,14883,138
Mayaguez, PR24,94043,38961,83980,288
Ponce, PR26,06345,05364,06483,055
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area26,04244,92863,81582,701
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR26,29245,30364,33583,346
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA60,42480,850101,276121,701
Charleston-North Charleston, SC88,442109,055129,668150,280
Columbia, SC54,47675,67196,866118,061
Florence, SC57,51272,15686,778101,421
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC44,97071,44897,906124,384
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC77,70992,498107,266122,055
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC50,46170,97091,479111,988
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area62,65081,994101,359120,703
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area65,14684,656104,188123,698
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area45,51169,36893,205117,063
Spartanburg, SC54,74676,71198,676120,640
Sumter, SC68,26683,63799,029114,400
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area82,72299,404116,085132,767
Rapid City, SD80,14392,248104,375116,480
Sioux Falls, SD-MN84,38699,570114,775129,959
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area67,99682,76497,511112,279
Chattanooga, TN-GA46,78061,04875,33889,607
Clarksville, TN-KY50,27465,50080,74695,972
Cleveland, TN40,08254,80869,55684,282
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area44,20058,53272,84287,173
Jackson, TN44,88759,30173,71688,130
Johnson City, TN49,69264,29378,87493,476
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA46,34360,44574,54888,650
Knoxville, TN46,32261,54876,75291,978
Memphis, TN-MS-AR52,29269,84787,381104,936
Morristown, TN47,92460,79973,69586,570
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN53,49871,69889,919108,119
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area46,07260,05074,00787,984
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area46,53060,00873,46686,944
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area43,80556,82669,86882,888
Abilene, TX55,45375,58895,722115,856
Amarillo, TX50,31670,38890,439110,511
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX69,26497,989126,714155,439
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX51,93877,044102,149127,255
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area54,62172,57290,543108,493
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX47,38369,90992,456114,983
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area59,46881,141102,836124,509
College Station-Bryan, TX54,78875,62996,471117,312
Corpus Christi, TX61,56879,06196,575114,068
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX70,03497,012123,989150,967
Eagle Pass, TX63,94090,564117,188143,812
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area55,76572,63489,524106,392
El Paso, TX51,48071,36591,229111,114
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area52,35476,503100,631124,780
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX57,49284,698111,884139,090
Killeen-Temple, TX62,35981,07999,778118,498
Laredo, TX46,90466,97687,069107,141
Longview, TX58,69883,138107,557131,997
Lubbock, TX48,65269,59790,564111,509
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX48,13267,06086,008104,936
Midland, TX64,08588,088112,092136,095
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area51,83474,90197,948121,015
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area59,53081,973104,396126,839
Odessa, TX54,47674,34094,183114,047
San Angelo, TX59,73878,22996,741115,232
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX68,97389,732110,511131,269
Sherman-Denison, TX47,19672,15697,095122,055
Texarkana, TX-AR57,80474,50691,188107,890
Tyler, TX51,08572,82194,536116,272
Victoria, TX54,89273,59192,269110,968
Waco, TX55,28775,69296,096116,501
Wichita Falls, TX65,50077,93890,356102,794
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area50,58665,68780,78895,888
Logan, UT-ID44,55458,34472,15685,946
Ogden, UT69,24486,799104,375121,930
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT50,44075,733101,026126,319
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT55,39179,519103,626127,754
St. George, UT56,43177,60598,780119,954
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area52,47973,11293,725114,359
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA65,29289,108112,903136,719
Charlottesville, VA83,055109,783136,490163,218
Harrisonburg, VA59,19773,09287,007100,901
Lynchburg, VA55,53676,60797,677118,748
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area103,293121,431139,548157,685
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area63,64887,423111,176134,951
Richmond, VA67,33089,524111,696133,890
Roanoke, VA60,21682,015103,792125,591
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area55,49579,602103,688127,796
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area49,58879,290108,992138,695
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA68,18395,389122,616149,823
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC81,10098,468115,856133,224
Winchester, VA-WV86,549103,772121,015138,237
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA73,00890,959108,909126,860
Burlington-South Burlington, VT62,96292,997123,012153,047
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area62,85881,599100,360119,101
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area60,32088,962117,604146,245
Bellingham, WA74,58994,391114,172133,973
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA89,336103,688118,020132,372
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area65,35491,188117,021142,855
Kennewick-Richland, WA58,96880,101101,213122,346
Longview-Kelso, WA68,10089,503110,906132,309
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA73,57090,730107,911125,071
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA63,14985,884108,597131,332
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA74,568104,978135,408165,818
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA69,55686,112102,690119,247
Walla Walla, WA79,16592,477105,810119,122
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA63,81580,30996,783113,277
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area62,21385,530108,826132,143
Yakima, WA53,89371,05388,234105,394
Appleton, WI50,31668,55786,778105,020
Eau Claire, WI59,05273,02987,007100,984
Fond du Lac, WI60,52873,02985,50998,010
Green Bay, WI56,49372,15687,818103,480
Janesville-Beloit, WI60,98675,52590,064104,604
Kenosha, WI56,80576,12895,431114,754
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN58,49073,92489,378104,812
Madison, WI70,61684,28297,927111,592
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI55,84874,56893,288112,008
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area47,61263,46179,33295,181
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area43,28558,63673,96589,316
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI59,28074,71490,168105,602
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI54,68470,59686,528102,440
Sheboygan, WI52,33364,16876,00487,839
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area55,37068,78682,18195,597
Wausau, WI45,34463,29581,26699,216
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area57,57571,98986,404100,818
Beckley, WV51,12774,52797,906121,306
Charleston, WV57,30485,655114,026142,376
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH50,58672,46894,349116,231
Morgantown, WV56,18185,322114,442143,583
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area47,61271,19994,765118,352
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV84,96896,887108,784120,703
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area35,21554,87174,50694,162
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH57,30485,655114,026142,376
Wheeling, WV-OH42,18362,06881,932101,816
Casper, WY58,42878,18897,927117,687
Cheyenne, WY72,17687,548102,898118,269
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area60,17578,58396,991115,399
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area58,42878,18897,927117,687

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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