SOC 15-2031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Operations Research Analysts prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods to develop and interpret information that assists management with decisionmaking, policy formulation, or other managerial functions. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, services, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks for program evaluation, review, or implementation.

Level I across metros$38,626 – $97,095Tallahassee, FL to Colorado Springs, CO

Median Level IV, major metros$111,967Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Operations Research Analysts?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Operations Research Analysts (SOC 15-2031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,626 in Tallahassee, FL to $97,095 in Colorado Springs, CO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $111,967. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $95,264, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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$137,093
San Francisco, CA$140,588
San Jose, CA$150,343
Seattle, WA$132,496
Dallas, TX$135,908
Houston, TX$116,127
Austin, TX$112,716
Chicago, IL$115,877
Boston, MA$123,802
Washington, DC$155,044
Atlanta, GA$103,189
Los Angeles, CA$123,407

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	57,138	73,029	88,900	104,791
Anchorage, AK	55,869	69,972	84,053	98,156
Fairbanks-College, AK	57,138	73,029	88,900	104,791
Anniston-Oxford, AL	60,632	77,605	94,557	111,530
Auburn-Opelika, AL	56,244	69,743	83,263	96,762
Birmingham, AL	60,424	77,460	94,516	111,551
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	72,218	94,911	117,624	140,317
Decatur, AL	83,408	106,101	128,794	151,487
Dothan, AL	72,218	94,911	117,624	140,317
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	83,783	106,413	129,064	151,695
Gadsden, AL	60,632	77,605	94,557	111,530
Huntsville, AL	85,925	108,306	130,708	153,088
Mobile, AL	72,218	94,911	117,624	140,317
Montgomery, AL	61,340	73,570	85,800	98,031
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	73,716	96,700	119,663	142,647
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	58,386	75,525	92,685	109,824
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	56,244	70,512	84,802	99,071
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	60,320	77,085	93,829	110,594
Tuscaloosa, AL	59,343	76,544	93,725	110,927
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,274	66,498	82,743	98,967
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	47,570	59,010	70,450	81,890
Fort Smith, AR-OK	46,800	57,783	68,765	79,748
Hot Springs, AR	46,551	55,994	65,458	74,901
Jonesboro, AR	55,807	74,402	93,018	111,613
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	46,468	55,682	64,876	74,090
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,904	56,826	66,768	76,690
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,613	56,223	65,812	75,421
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	46,780	56,868	66,976	77,064
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	58,324	71,885	85,468	99,029
Flagstaff, AZ	62,671	66,976	71,303	75,608
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	62,671	66,976	71,303	75,608
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	57,991	71,573	85,156	98,738
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	62,858	65,562	68,245	70,949
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	62,816	78,770	94,724	110,677
Tucson, AZ	60,820	76,524	92,207	107,911
Yuma, AZ	58,199	71,948	85,696	99,445
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	70,908	93,164	115,420	137,676
Chico, CA	71,157	89,316	107,474	125,632
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,728	83,596	101,484	119,351
El Centro, CA	67,434	85,884	104,333	122,783
Fresno, CA	71,511	87,839	104,167	120,495
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	69,368	86,820	104,271	121,722
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,373	85,384	104,396	123,407
Merced, CA	79,893	100,880	121,868	142,855
Modesto, CA	58,136	69,368	80,600	91,832
Napa, CA	73,237	91,416	109,616	127,796
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	74,319	92,602	110,906	129,189
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	74,132	92,352	110,594	128,815
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	70,492	88,234	105,976	123,719
Redding, CA	70,159	88,380	106,621	124,842
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	60,071	76,586	93,101	109,616
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	76,128	94,266	112,383	130,520
Salinas, CA	66,290	84,261	102,253	120,224
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	70,970	89,752	108,535	127,317
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	79,269	99,716	120,141	140,588
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	86,008	107,453	128,898	150,343
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	70,783	90,064	109,325	128,607
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	72,967	91,936	110,885	129,855
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	75,941	93,704	111,447	129,210
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	69,264	87,714	106,164	124,613
Stockton-Lodi, CA	55,557	72,572	89,565	106,580
Vallejo, CA	63,773	78,021	92,269	106,517
Visalia, CA	69,431	76,940	84,428	91,936
Yuba City, CA	75,380	93,642	111,884	130,146
Boulder, CO	84,428	106,642	128,836	151,050
Colorado Springs, CO	97,095	116,834	136,573	156,312
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	86,404	107,994	129,605	151,196
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	87,860	109,450	131,020	152,610
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	72,592	98,447	124,280	150,135
Grand Junction, CO	86,196	108,285	130,396	152,485
Greeley, CO	84,240	106,455	128,690	150,904
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	84,344	106,476	128,607	150,738
Pueblo, CO	95,805	115,586	135,367	155,148
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	87,839	109,367	130,916	152,444
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	81,848	95,452	109,076	122,679
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	69,119	83,034	96,949	110,864
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	69,951	83,138	96,346	109,533
New Haven, CT	73,300	90,314	107,328	124,343
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	74,652	88,692	102,732	116,772
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	60,508	70,824	81,141	91,458
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	76,628	102,773	128,898	155,044
Dover, DE	69,389	86,008	102,628	119,247
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	68,016	84,823	101,650	118,456
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	48,152	68,287	88,421	108,556
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	66,581	87,610	108,660	129,688
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	43,597	57,221	70,866	84,490
Gainesville, FL	47,029	63,170	79,332	95,472
Homosassa Springs, FL	54,184	70,575	86,986	103,376
Jacksonville, FL	55,703	71,157	86,632	102,087
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	45,469	62,796	80,143	97,469
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	50,544	65,874	81,183	96,512
Naples-Marco Island, FL	53,144	69,764	86,404	103,023
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,076	52,084	60,112	68,120
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	54,580	71,698	88,816	105,935
Ocala, FL	44,242	58,428	72,592	86,778
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,794	67,122	83,450	99,778
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	56,389	77,626	98,842	120,079
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	63,544	89,149	114,733	140,338
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	52,125	66,186	80,247	94,308
Port St. Lucie, FL	52,229	67,455	82,680	97,906
Punta Gorda, FL	49,421	67,663	85,904	104,146
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	51,085	67,996	84,927	101,837
Sebring, FL	49,588	66,020	82,472	98,904
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,772	67,975	84,157	100,360
Tallahassee, FL	38,626	45,532	52,458	59,364
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	54,933	71,240	87,568	103,876
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,624	69,160	85,676	102,212
Albany, GA	54,663	70,034	85,384	100,756
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,992	54,018	64,023	74,048
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	54,996	71,053	87,132	103,189
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	54,954	71,906	88,879	105,831
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	48,693	60,466	72,239	84,012
Columbus, GA-AL	54,101	65,000	75,920	86,820
Dalton, GA	44,908	57,741	70,596	83,429
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,712	63,524	77,314	91,125
Gainesville, GA	54,850	70,928	87,028	103,106
Hinesville, GA	50,004	63,108	76,191	89,295
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,847	52,479	61,090	69,722
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,568	56,493	64,439	72,364
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,268	70,096	85,904	101,733
Rome, GA	54,684	70,616	86,570	102,503
Savannah, GA	52,604	66,144	79,685	93,226
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	59,551	70,991	82,410
Valdosta, GA	48,860	60,549	72,218	83,908
Warner Robins, GA	79,581	90,439	101,317	112,175
Guam MSA	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	72,426	91,541	110,656	129,772
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	72,426	91,541	110,656	129,772
Urban Honolulu, HI	71,324	90,668	109,991	129,335
Ames, IA	53,186	73,404	93,600	113,818
Cedar Rapids, IA	57,554	67,892	78,229	88,567
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	83,304	105,976	128,669	151,341
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	53,789	73,840	93,871	113,922
Dubuque, IA	53,519	68,412	83,284	98,176
Iowa City, IA	57,096	70,096	83,096	96,096
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,620	69,660	83,679	97,719
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,519	72,052	90,564	109,096
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	53,519	72,052	90,564	109,096
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,560	90,584	114,629	138,653
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	58,365	78,562	98,780	118,976
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	54,101	68,536	82,972	97,407
Boise City, ID	64,688	82,077	99,487	116,876
Coeur d'Alene, ID	64,792	82,493	100,173	117,874
Idaho Falls, ID	73,757	88,879	103,980	119,101
Lewiston, ID-WA	54,164	74,152	94,120	114,109
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	63,253	80,808	98,364	115,919
Pocatello, ID	64,792	82,493	100,173	117,874
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	65,250	82,972	100,714	118,436
Twin Falls, ID	64,002	81,724	99,445	117,167
Bloomington, IL	51,522	67,351	83,200	99,029
Champaign-Urbana, IL	53,415	70,949	88,484	106,018
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	66,893	83,221	99,549	115,877
Decatur, IL	50,004	67,829	85,676	103,501
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,752	65,396	80,060	94,703
Kankakee, IL	66,768	83,117	99,445	115,794
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,455	85,114	102,752	120,412
Peoria, IL	71,615	98,655	125,674	152,714
Rockford, IL	66,810	83,159	99,487	115,836
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,461	64,959	79,477	93,975
Springfield, IL	42,412	59,343	76,274	93,205
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,255	80,184	98,114	116,044
Bloomington, IN	63,212	81,100	98,967	116,855
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	61,402	79,144	96,866	114,608
Columbus, IN	63,274	81,495	99,695	117,916
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	63,919	78,000	92,061	106,143
Evansville, IN	70,616	87,381	104,146	120,911
Fort Wayne, IN	58,448	67,600	76,752	85,904
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	63,066	80,746	98,426	116,106
Kokomo, IN	61,901	78,063	94,224	110,386
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	61,548	72,634	83,741	94,828
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	66,872	83,180	99,466	115,773
Muncie, IN	62,588	80,351	98,135	115,898
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,895	81,890	97,906	113,901
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	62,484	76,544	90,605	104,666
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	78,333	95,701	113,090	130,458
Terre Haute, IN	61,402	75,005	88,608	102,212
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	62,879	74,485	86,112	97,719
Lawrence, KS	72,530	78,791	85,052	91,312
Manhattan, KS	53,644	64,938	76,212	87,506
Topeka, KS	49,837	58,324	66,789	75,276
Wichita, KS	78,416	91,624	104,812	118,020
Bowling Green, KY	49,608	63,399	77,189	90,980
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	60,404	76,940	93,476	110,012
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,416	66,311	80,184	94,079
Elizabethtown, KY	65,749	78,104	90,460	102,815
Lexington-Fayette, KY	59,655	69,888	80,101	90,335
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	64,480	75,941	87,402	98,863
Owensboro, KY	61,860	75,816	89,794	103,751
Paducah, KY-IL	61,860	75,816	89,794	103,751
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	64,148	76,794	89,440	102,087
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	64,605	77,210	89,836	102,440
Alexandria, LA	50,295	61,256	72,218	83,180
Baton Rouge, LA	49,546	57,991	66,436	74,880
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,984	58,220	67,476	76,711
Hammond, LA	50,898	61,069	71,240	81,412
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	50,773	61,090	71,407	81,724
Lafayette, LA	49,463	58,012	66,540	75,088
Lake Charles, LA	50,295	61,256	72,218	83,180
Monroe, LA	50,295	61,256	72,218	83,180
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	63,191	78,520	93,850	109,180
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,399	59,717	69,015	78,333
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50,295	61,256	72,218	83,180
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	59,447	75,088	90,751	106,392
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,192	58,136	67,080	76,024
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	61,173	70,013	78,832	87,672
Barnstable Town, MA	72,738	89,253	105,768	122,284
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	75,213	91,416	107,599	123,802
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	72,239	88,567	104,874	121,202
Pittsfield, MA	58,885	69,098	79,332	89,544
Springfield, MA	57,367	67,621	77,896	88,151
Worcester, MA	68,932	82,410	95,888	109,367
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	59,218	81,599	103,959	126,340
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,368	62,068	80,788	99,487
Lexington Park, MD	89,482	112,154	134,805	157,477
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	58,615	74,735	90,876	106,996
Salisbury, MD	54,018	65,978	77,938	89,898
Bangor, ME	79,290	89,648	100,007	110,365
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	73,092	87,818	102,524	117,250
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	79,290	89,648	100,007	110,365
Portland-South Portland, ME	71,240	89,295	107,349	125,404
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	81,640	90,813	99,965	109,138
Ann Arbor, MI	64,106	77,335	90,584	103,813
Battle Creek, MI	67,018	80,496	93,954	107,432
Bay City, MI	65,520	80,122	94,744	109,346
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	68,266	82,847	97,448	112,029
Flint, MI	68,391	83,034	97,656	112,300
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	68,204	82,389	96,575	110,760
Jackson, MI	67,392	81,599	95,784	109,991
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	65,063	79,664	94,266	108,868
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	71,220	81,058	90,876	100,714
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,224	82,784	97,324	111,884
Midland, MI	65,520	80,122	94,744	109,346
Monroe, MI	67,205	81,682	96,159	110,636
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	69,077	84,157	99,258	114,338
Niles, MI	64,127	79,685	95,244	110,802
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	65,520	80,122	94,744	109,346
Saginaw, MI	72,301	83,824	95,327	106,850
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	64,813	79,144	93,496	107,828
Traverse City, MI	65,520	80,122	94,744	109,346
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	65,520	80,122	94,744	109,346
Duluth, MN-WI	68,516	83,804	99,071	114,359
Mankato, MN	68,266	83,450	98,655	113,839
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	68,245	83,554	98,842	114,151
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	67,975	83,117	98,260	113,402
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	67,954	82,992	98,031	113,069
Rochester, MN	55,786	65,333	74,901	84,448
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	66,352	81,536	96,700	111,884
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	68,266	83,450	98,613	113,797
St. Cloud, MN	68,204	83,388	98,592	113,776
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50,482	62,484	74,506	86,508
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,666	67,933	83,200	98,468
Columbia, MO	50,274	57,533	64,813	72,072
Jefferson City, MO	50,232	65,146	80,060	94,973
Joplin, MO-KS	59,988	72,156	84,344	96,512
Kansas City, MO-KS	59,405	76,503	93,621	110,719
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,645	67,975	83,284	98,613
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,565	65,000	79,436	93,871
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,532	75,796	93,039	110,303
Springfield, MO	53,124	70,908	88,671	106,455
St. Joseph, MO-KS	59,364	75,837	92,290	108,764
St. Louis, MO-IL	50,461	64,688	78,936	93,164
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	62,504	73,695	84,885	96,076
Hattiesburg, MS	63,482	77,002	90,543	104,063
Jackson, MS	64,834	82,181	99,528	116,876
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,260	75,068	90,855	106,663
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	61,901	80,600	99,320	118,020
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,722	75,380	94,058	112,716
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,701	75,879	95,056	114,234
Billings, MT	60,570	69,514	78,437	87,381
Bozeman, MT	63,316	71,303	79,269	87,256
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,109	70,492	78,895	87,277
Great Falls, MT	62,941	71,032	79,144	87,236
Helena, MT	63,856	70,845	77,855	84,844
Missoula, MT	60,570	69,514	78,437	87,381
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,445	69,285	78,146	86,986
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	70,388	79,186	87,964
Asheville, NC	62,380	71,220	80,080	88,920
Burlington, NC	56,098	73,092	90,064	107,058
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,378	61,693	72,988	84,303
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	67,496	85,925	104,375	122,804
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	67,330	91,957	116,605	141,232
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,738	88,504	104,250	120,016
Fayetteville, NC	51,605	67,060	82,535	97,989
Goldsboro, NC	57,492	75,088	92,664	110,261
Greensboro-High Point, NC	60,092	73,695	87,298	100,901
Greenville, NC	73,008	88,525	104,021	119,538
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	66,997	85,010	103,044	121,056
Jacksonville, NC	62,733	79,540	96,346	113,152
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	56,639	74,111	91,604	109,076
Raleigh-Cary, NC	59,821	77,210	94,578	111,967
Rocky Mount, NC	57,554	74,735	91,916	109,096
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,021	70,429	75,837	81,245
Wilmington, NC	54,392	71,656	88,900	106,164
Winston-Salem, NC	61,319	75,192	89,045	102,919
Bismarck, ND	62,712	75,837	88,941	102,066
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,418	77,293	90,148	103,023
Fargo, ND-MN	65,229	77,688	90,127	102,586
Grand Forks, ND-MN	65,125	76,004	86,903	97,781
Minot, ND	62,712	75,837	88,941	102,066
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	60,840	73,154	85,468	97,781
Grand Island, NE	64,418	82,784	101,130	119,496
Lincoln, NE	60,175	76,628	93,080	109,533
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	62,567	81,453	100,340	119,226
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,418	82,784	101,130	119,496
Omaha, NE-IA	65,500	84,656	103,813	122,970
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	63,274	82,036	100,797	119,559
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70,783	88,983	107,183	125,383
Manchester-Nashua, NH	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	74,984	91,292	107,599	123,906
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	67,288	89,960	112,653	135,325
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	65,167	87,984	110,781	133,599
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	65,063	87,610	110,157	132,704
Vineland, NJ	69,306	86,092	102,856	119,642
Albuquerque, NM	55,661	73,258	90,855	108,452
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,492	77,023	96,533	116,064
Farmington, NM	53,810	70,970	88,109	105,269
Las Cruces, NM	70,908	91,770	112,612	133,474
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,058	70,658	86,258	101,858
Santa Fe, NM	60,757	67,933	75,088	82,264
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	67,850	82,472	97,095	111,717
Carson City, NV	63,274	76,711	90,168	103,605
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	71,012	85,468	99,944	114,400
Reno, NV	64,002	78,666	93,309	107,973
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	61,277	74,194	87,111	100,028
Binghamton, NY	58,552	75,359	92,165	108,972
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	70,991	89,773	108,576	127,359
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	60,508	74,485	88,484	102,461
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	59,426	76,128	92,810	109,512
Elmira, NY	61,610	75,733	89,877	104,000
Glens Falls, NY	61,132	74,111	87,069	100,048
Ithaca, NY	60,508	75,588	90,647	105,727
Kingston, NY	60,903	75,962	91,042	106,101
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	62,026	75,733	89,420	103,127
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	64,252	88,525	112,820	137,093
Rochester, NY	61,860	78,562	95,264	111,967
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	68,037	77,730	87,444	97,136
Syracuse, NY	61,756	76,565	91,354	106,164
Utica-Rome, NY	57,866	73,882	89,898	105,914
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	61,527	76,232	90,917	105,623
Akron, OH	60,695	80,392	100,069	119,767
Canton-Massillon, OH	55,370	74,028	92,706	111,364
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	61,402	82,805	104,229	125,632
Cleveland, OH	59,738	78,708	97,677	116,647
Columbus, OH	54,413	76,295	98,156	120,037
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	78,042	99,778	121,493	143,229
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,644	74,964	96,304	117,624
Lima, OH	49,151	61,506	73,840	86,196
Mansfield, OH	54,268	76,149	98,010	119,892
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	55,308	75,837	96,388	116,917
Sandusky, OH	59,176	77,959	96,762	115,544
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,695	83,263	105,810	128,378
Springfield, OH	45,823	55,453	65,084	74,714
Toledo, OH	60,716	75,442	90,148	104,874
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	58,552	80,996	103,418	125,861
Youngstown-Warren, OH	58,240	77,418	96,575	115,752
Enid, OK	44,055	53,020	61,984	70,949
Lawton, OK	44,034	53,311	62,608	71,885
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,304	53,436	62,567	71,698
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,471	53,623	62,796	71,948
Oklahoma City, OK	43,909	52,853	61,776	70,720
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,909	52,895	61,901	70,887
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,200	53,498	62,796	72,093
Tulsa, OK	62,005	70,512	78,999	87,506
Albany, OR	65,396	78,999	92,581	106,184
Bend, OR	65,104	78,146	91,208	104,250
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	63,690	72,509	81,328	90,148
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,930	69,639	82,368	95,077
Corvallis, OR	71,511	86,466	101,421	116,376
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	64,210	75,421	86,632	97,844
Eugene-Springfield, OR	59,468	73,029	86,570	100,132
Grants Pass, OR	58,968	70,055	81,162	92,248
Medford, OR	58,885	68,765	78,645	88,525
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	75,151	91,728	108,285	124,863
Salem, OR	71,136	83,533	95,951	108,348
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	63,544	77,605	91,666	105,727
Altoona, PA	60,903	69,493	78,063	86,653
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,592	70,575	81,557	92,540
Chambersburg, PA	63,565	74,423	85,260	96,117
Erie, PA	57,887	67,434	76,981	86,528
Gettysburg, PA	65,333	77,460	89,565	101,692
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	64,709	75,733	86,736	97,760
Johnstown, PA	58,428	72,156	85,884	99,612
Lancaster, PA	56,951	73,404	89,836	106,288
Lebanon, PA	63,128	75,088	87,048	99,008
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,976	64,044	74,090	84,157
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	64,023	72,717	81,391	90,085
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	69,410	86,008	102,586	119,184
Pittsburgh, PA	57,887	72,551	87,236	101,900
Reading, PA	68,349	84,760	101,192	117,604
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	51,959	58,656	65,354	72,052
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	58,407	71,927	85,468	98,988
State College, PA	61,007	70,221	79,436	88,650
Williamsport, PA	61,652	71,968	82,285	92,602
York-Hanover, PA	73,549	93,184	112,820	132,455
Aguadilla, PR	43,431	57,512	71,573	85,655
Arecibo, PR	47,612	61,069	74,527	87,984
Guayama, PR	47,320	59,031	70,762	82,472
Mayaguez, PR	43,431	57,512	71,573	85,655
Ponce, PR	42,474	55,100	67,725	80,351
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	43,140	57,117	71,116	85,093
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	47,216	58,740	70,242	81,765
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	61,152	75,671	90,189	104,708
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	73,570	88,255	102,960	117,645
Columbia, SC	53,040	65,874	78,728	91,562
Florence, SC	53,664	66,519	79,373	92,228
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	53,935	66,519	79,082	91,666
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	57,554	72,301	87,028	101,775
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	54,184	67,060	79,914	92,789
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,855	82,181	99,487	116,813
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	61,028	78,583	96,117	113,672
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,863	75,317	90,792	106,247
Spartanburg, SC	65,084	77,480	89,856	102,253
Sumter, SC	53,664	66,519	79,373	92,228
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Rapid City, SD	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Chattanooga, TN-GA	44,845	57,575	70,304	83,034
Clarksville, TN-KY	49,484	65,728	81,994	98,239
Cleveland, TN	46,759	59,530	72,301	85,072
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,364	60,196	74,028	87,860
Jackson, TN	49,712	64,938	80,184	95,410
Johnson City, TN	39,666	57,159	74,652	92,144
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	47,196	61,319	75,421	89,544
Knoxville, TN	49,338	63,524	77,709	91,895
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	56,535	75,317	94,079	112,861
Morristown, TN	49,380	63,586	77,772	91,978
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,192	65,479	81,786	98,072
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,693	64,168	79,644	95,119
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	48,839	64,709	80,559	96,429
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,168	68,266	85,343	102,440
Abilene, TX	55,391	69,576	83,741	97,927
Amarillo, TX	54,164	64,605	75,026	85,468
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	68,183	83,034	97,864	112,716
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	61,548	73,362	85,156	96,970
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,557	69,181	82,784	96,408
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	48,756	61,464	74,173	86,882
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,591	77,314	94,037	110,760
College Station-Bryan, TX	58,989	67,725	76,461	85,197
Corpus Christi, TX	55,578	64,480	73,362	82,264
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	68,308	90,834	113,381	135,908
Eagle Pass, TX	62,338	81,120	99,882	118,664
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,900	80,205	97,511	114,816
El Paso, TX	57,991	72,156	86,341	100,506
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,540	65,728	77,917	90,106
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	63,711	81,183	98,655	116,127
Killeen-Temple, TX	54,663	72,696	90,709	108,743
Laredo, TX	62,338	81,120	99,882	118,664
Longview, TX	55,058	67,080	79,103	91,125
Lubbock, TX	58,594	69,264	79,914	90,584
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	53,644	68,224	82,826	97,407
Midland, TX	59,135	74,901	90,647	106,413
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,394	66,269	79,144	92,020
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,911	69,784	83,637	97,511
Odessa, TX	58,220	73,092	87,984	102,856
San Angelo, TX	53,519	67,912	82,327	96,720
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	55,828	69,576	83,346	97,095
Sherman-Denison, TX	67,829	90,314	112,778	135,263
Texarkana, TX-AR	51,917	64,543	77,189	89,815
Tyler, TX	57,492	69,015	80,538	92,061
Victoria, TX	56,888	65,791	74,714	83,616
Waco, TX	54,164	72,093	90,044	107,973
Wichita Falls, TX	54,060	67,954	81,869	95,764
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,557	72,634	89,690	106,767
Logan, UT-ID	67,912	84,594	101,296	117,978
Ogden, UT	72,800	89,357	105,935	122,492
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	54,122	72,218	90,335	108,431
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	62,442	77,085	91,749	106,392
St. George, UT	62,400	77,772	93,164	108,535
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	62,400	77,813	93,205	108,618
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	80,767	105,623	130,479	155,335
Charlottesville, VA	69,556	92,082	114,608	137,135
Harrisonburg, VA	71,386	91,396	111,405	131,415
Lynchburg, VA	68,807	87,485	106,184	124,863
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	105,872	128,586	151,320	174,034
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	74,215	100,111	125,986	151,882
Richmond, VA	60,237	82,909	105,560	128,232
Roanoke, VA	65,770	83,429	101,068	118,727
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,293	86,362	108,410	130,479
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	65,562	82,472	99,383	116,293
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	71,386	91,396	111,405	131,415
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	76,336	96,242	116,168	136,074
Winchester, VA-WV	76,087	102,274	128,482	154,669
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	69,951	79,352	88,733	98,135
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	67,164	78,791	90,418	102,045
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	68,952	81,037	93,101	105,186
Bellingham, WA	72,634	96,658	120,703	144,727
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	75,317	94,328	113,319	132,330
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	74,506	92,311	110,095	127,900
Kennewick-Richland, WA	62,712	77,210	91,728	106,226
Longview-Kelso, WA	75,130	91,708	108,264	124,842
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	75,213	94,266	113,298	132,351
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	68,765	78,250	87,756	97,240
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	75,359	94,412	113,444	132,496
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	66,207	77,460	88,712	99,965
Walla Walla, WA	73,175	90,168	107,183	124,176
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	75,234	94,328	113,402	132,496
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	74,111	91,042	107,973	124,904
Yakima, WA	74,901	92,810	110,698	128,607
Appleton, WI	53,144	62,733	72,343	81,932
Eau Claire, WI	48,069	57,138	66,228	75,296
Fond du Lac, WI	55,328	65,624	75,900	86,196
Green Bay, WI	56,660	64,501	72,364	80,205
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,754	58,844	67,954	77,044
Kenosha, WI	49,588	58,781	67,975	77,168
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	53,519	61,901	70,304	78,687
Madison, WI	54,600	65,999	77,376	88,775
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	55,287	66,061	76,815	87,589
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,932	65,479	75,005	84,552
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,978	62,296	71,615	80,933
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	57,783	65,104	72,447	79,768
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	51,189	59,176	67,143	75,130
Sheboygan, WI	56,909	67,954	79,020	90,064
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,810	63,607	73,383	83,180
Wausau, WI	54,455	62,983	71,532	80,060
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,532	67,330	76,128	84,927
Beckley, WV	53,519	61,277	69,015	76,773
Charleston, WV	53,685	60,570	67,455	74,340
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	53,581	65,042	76,503	87,964
Morgantown, WV	52,063	62,317	72,551	82,805
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,039	62,733	71,448	80,143
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	53,831	62,525	71,240	79,935
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,749	62,650	72,551	82,452
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	54,933	68,204	81,474	94,744
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,357	62,733	75,088	87,464
Casper, WY	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Cheyenne, WY	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,028	80,288	99,528	118,789

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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