SOC 15-2051 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Data Scientists 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 implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

Level I across metros$39,333 – $125,487Waterbury, CT to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$132,039Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Data Scientists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $39,333 in Waterbury, CT to $125,487 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $132,039. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $112,570, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 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$172,994
San Francisco, CA$206,565
San Jose, CA$255,757
Seattle, WA$193,232
Dallas, TX$146,516
Houston, TX$138,362
Austin, TX$151,216
Chicago, IL$139,818
Boston, MA$160,722
Washington, DC$168,460
Atlanta, GA$141,108
Los Angeles, CA$165,818

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	48,028	66,789	85,572	104,333
Anchorage, AK	59,821	81,453	103,106	124,738
Fairbanks-College, AK	48,756	63,960	79,165	94,370
Anniston-Oxford, AL	64,376	82,389	100,402	118,415
Auburn-Opelika, AL	63,087	80,039	96,991	113,943
Birmingham, AL	64,023	81,932	99,861	117,770
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	50,794	69,951	89,128	108,285
Decatur, AL	71,220	92,311	113,423	134,514
Dothan, AL	65,084	85,031	104,999	124,946
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	71,386	92,519	113,652	134,784
Gadsden, AL	64,376	82,389	100,402	118,415
Huntsville, AL	72,967	94,287	115,586	136,906
Mobile, AL	55,869	78,354	100,818	123,303
Montgomery, AL	64,231	81,703	99,175	116,647
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	67,288	87,402	107,536	127,650
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	63,732	81,224	98,738	116,231
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	62,588	79,311	96,013	112,736
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	61,839	80,309	98,780	117,250
Tuscaloosa, AL	59,613	75,962	92,290	108,639
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	70,034	89,128	108,202	127,296
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	93,434	110,303	127,172	144,040
Fort Smith, AR-OK	66,436	86,320	106,205	126,090
Hot Springs, AR	72,780	89,524	106,268	123,012
Jonesboro, AR	69,285	89,087	108,888	128,690
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	73,320	89,607	105,914	122,200
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	82,202	100,444	118,685	136,927
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	67,975	85,676	103,397	121,098
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	82,743	100,880	118,997	137,135
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	72,447	83,554	94,640	105,748
Flagstaff, AZ	67,746	83,076	98,426	113,756
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	68,183	81,495	94,828	108,140
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	75,130	95,514	115,898	136,282
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	68,079	81,765	95,472	109,159
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	71,844	87,423	103,002	118,581
Tucson, AZ	64,688	79,436	94,204	108,951
Yuma, AZ	65,666	81,287	96,887	112,508
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	68,724	87,277	105,831	124,384
Chico, CA	68,349	85,488	102,648	119,788
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	74,901	94,848	114,775	134,722
El Centro, CA	77,772	104,749	131,706	158,684
Fresno, CA	63,690	85,426	107,162	128,898
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	66,415	87,631	108,826	130,042
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	77,584	106,996	136,407	165,818
Merced, CA	117,916	162,303	206,690	251,077
Modesto, CA	64,709	89,108	113,506	137,904
Napa, CA	82,597	103,397	124,176	144,976
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,164	85,946	104,728	123,511
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	66,872	81,682	96,471	111,280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	77,522	107,932	138,320	168,730
Redding, CA	62,047	81,994	101,920	121,868
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	71,448	98,114	124,800	151,466
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	79,165	95,868	112,570	129,272
Salinas, CA	68,620	88,983	109,325	129,688
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	80,600	107,391	134,202	160,992
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	110,386	142,439	174,512	206,565
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	125,487	168,917	212,327	255,757
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	75,712	101,900	128,087	154,274
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	80,892	106,725	132,538	158,372
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	71,927	98,717	125,508	152,298
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	74,964	98,488	122,013	145,538
Stockton-Lodi, CA	67,663	89,898	112,112	134,348
Vallejo, CA	74,797	95,909	117,000	138,112
Visalia, CA	58,927	80,912	102,877	124,863
Yuba City, CA	78,396	95,264	112,133	129,002
Boulder, CO	86,029	116,210	146,370	176,551
Colorado Springs, CO	82,909	107,391	131,893	156,375
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	82,888	103,855	124,821	145,788
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	82,535	103,938	125,320	146,724
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	69,119	91,583	114,026	136,490
Grand Junction, CO	71,719	92,852	113,964	135,096
Greeley, CO	75,567	98,426	121,306	144,165
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	72,800	91,416	110,032	128,648
Pueblo, CO	81,432	105,373	129,314	153,255
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	82,452	103,813	125,196	146,557
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	97,220	123,823	150,447	177,050
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	80,309	106,663	133,037	159,391
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	93,226	113,922	134,597	155,293
New Haven, CT	86,320	105,602	124,863	144,144
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	77,605	95,348	113,090	130,832
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	39,333	59,613	79,893	100,173
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	92,831	118,040	143,250	168,460
Dover, DE	74,652	97,968	121,264	144,581
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	63,503	87,527	111,530	135,554
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	71,386	96,949	122,533	148,096
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	71,448	85,551	99,674	113,776
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	66,311	87,256	108,202	129,148
Gainesville, FL	71,199	95,119	119,060	142,980
Homosassa Springs, FL	74,090	95,202	116,293	137,405
Jacksonville, FL	74,860	97,199	119,517	141,856
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	75,338	93,351	111,343	129,356
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	72,364	97,677	122,991	148,304
Naples-Marco Island, FL	76,524	104,167	131,831	159,474
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	56,389	75,068	93,767	112,445
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	72,988	102,544	132,080	161,637
Ocala, FL	69,202	91,208	113,194	135,200
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	70,533	92,602	114,650	136,719
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	78,312	96,076	113,839	131,602
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	63,149	82,202	101,276	120,328
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	69,015	88,754	108,514	128,253
Port St. Lucie, FL	62,109	82,140	102,191	122,221
Punta Gorda, FL	71,261	98,780	126,298	153,816
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	71,594	93,039	114,484	135,928
Sebring, FL	70,991	92,664	114,359	136,032
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	72,364	95,888	119,413	142,938
Tallahassee, FL	65,000	86,320	107,640	128,960
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	74,464	95,431	116,397	137,364
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	72,696	93,975	115,274	136,552
Albany, GA	62,567	80,392	98,197	116,023
Athens-Clarke County, GA	53,228	70,180	87,152	104,104
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	77,876	98,946	120,037	141,108
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	60,549	79,373	98,176	117,000
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56,160	77,376	98,592	119,808
Columbus, GA-AL	60,653	75,567	90,460	105,373
Dalton, GA	70,346	88,920	107,516	126,090
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	68,578	85,218	101,858	118,498
Gainesville, GA	60,404	77,460	94,495	111,551
Hinesville, GA	62,380	82,556	102,752	122,928
Macon-Bibb County, GA	68,349	85,738	103,127	120,516
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,408	73,840	90,272	106,704
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	63,108	79,685	96,263	112,840
Rome, GA	76,316	87,069	97,802	108,556
Savannah, GA	64,605	84,885	105,144	125,424
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	73,799	94,765	115,732	136,698
Valdosta, GA	57,450	79,186	100,922	122,658
Warner Robins, GA	69,826	84,428	99,008	113,610
Guam MSA	75,130	100,839	126,548	152,256
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	80,850	99,528	118,228	136,906
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	80,850	99,528	118,228	136,906
Urban Honolulu, HI	81,328	99,591	117,832	136,095
Ames, IA	61,360	75,109	88,837	102,586
Cedar Rapids, IA	67,205	85,260	103,293	121,348
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	72,717	91,271	109,845	128,399
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	69,888	87,319	104,749	122,180
Dubuque, IA	57,159	70,492	83,804	97,136
Iowa City, IA	48,007	64,272	80,517	96,783
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,037	71,636	88,255	104,853
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,781	64,730	83,658	102,607
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	59,322	77,085	94,869	112,632
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	57,200	72,613	88,047	103,460
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	51,605	65,624	79,644	93,663
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	63,045	79,144	95,244	111,343
Boise City, ID	67,434	87,735	108,056	128,357
Coeur d'Alene, ID	63,794	82,722	101,629	120,557
Idaho Falls, ID	102,108	130,458	158,829	187,180
Lewiston, ID-WA	60,508	76,648	92,810	108,951
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,176	76,732	94,308	111,863
Pocatello, ID	55,079	68,245	81,432	94,599
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	64,148	81,120	98,072	115,045
Twin Falls, ID	63,399	78,770	94,162	109,533
Bloomington, IL	82,847	105,103	127,380	149,636
Champaign-Urbana, IL	69,680	84,677	99,674	114,671
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	76,336	97,490	118,664	139,818
Decatur, IL	66,020	83,325	100,610	117,916
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,021	80,559	96,117	111,655
Kankakee, IL	75,692	96,824	117,936	139,069
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	75,816	96,866	117,936	138,986
Peoria, IL	79,332	98,384	117,437	136,490
Rockford, IL	63,794	80,933	98,072	115,212
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,936	84,968	104,021	123,053
Springfield, IL	64,751	80,933	97,116	113,298
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,418	86,008	107,620	129,210
Bloomington, IN	50,732	68,162	85,613	103,044
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	50,295	64,231	78,167	92,103
Columbus, IN	65,458	84,594	103,709	122,845
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	60,258	75,442	90,605	105,789
Evansville, IN	65,541	80,205	94,890	109,554
Fort Wayne, IN	66,706	81,432	96,159	110,885
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	67,101	84,885	102,690	120,474
Kokomo, IN	66,082	83,720	101,359	118,997
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	62,733	77,293	91,853	106,413
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	75,608	96,741	117,895	139,028
Muncie, IN	67,205	78,541	89,898	101,234
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	66,186	81,391	96,596	111,800
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	61,236	73,216	85,176	97,157
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	57,367	73,924	90,460	107,016
Terre Haute, IN	57,554	68,536	79,540	90,522
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	58,199	80,621	103,064	125,487
Lawrence, KS	65,146	83,741	102,357	120,952
Manhattan, KS	59,322	81,432	103,564	125,674
Topeka, KS	60,965	81,432	101,879	122,346
Wichita, KS	68,308	86,820	105,332	123,844
Bowling Green, KY	54,621	66,893	79,144	91,416
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,303	84,012	96,720	109,429
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,484	64,148	78,812	93,476
Elizabethtown, KY	67,538	85,780	104,021	122,263
Lexington-Fayette, KY	65,375	80,642	95,909	111,176
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	69,597	87,776	105,956	124,135
Owensboro, KY	63,440	76,960	90,480	104,000
Paducah, KY-IL	58,864	76,628	94,370	112,133
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,455	76,898	99,320	121,764
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	60,882	73,341	85,821	98,280
Alexandria, LA	58,552	73,445	88,338	103,231
Baton Rouge, LA	59,072	72,031	84,989	97,948
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	58,719	72,592	86,445	100,319
Hammond, LA	59,738	74,173	88,588	103,023
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	59,655	73,778	87,901	102,024
Lafayette, LA	73,071	87,756	102,440	117,125
Lake Charles, LA	58,656	77,626	96,575	115,544
Monroe, LA	58,552	73,445	88,338	103,231
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	62,775	80,912	99,050	117,188
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	57,741	71,136	84,532	97,927
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	68,682	81,952	95,202	108,472
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	73,424	90,959	108,514	126,048
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	58,885	72,780	86,653	100,548
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	67,663	90,272	112,861	135,471
Barnstable Town, MA	75,005	103,813	132,600	161,408
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	88,920	112,861	136,781	160,722
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	64,501	93,476	122,450	151,424
Pittsfield, MA	69,660	92,748	115,815	138,903
Springfield, MA	76,024	101,234	126,423	151,632
Worcester, MA	77,772	99,903	122,034	144,165
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	86,861	119,372	151,903	184,413
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	80,829	105,602	130,396	155,168
Lexington Park, MD	88,005	108,223	128,461	148,679
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	76,212	100,984	125,778	150,551
Salisbury, MD	79,914	101,421	122,949	144,456
Bangor, ME	61,298	75,026	88,775	102,503
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	58,656	73,695	88,733	103,772
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	64,813	78,624	92,415	106,226
Portland-South Portland, ME	69,722	85,988	102,232	118,498
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	66,373	79,498	92,623	105,748
Ann Arbor, MI	67,413	87,548	107,661	127,796
Battle Creek, MI	64,272	81,578	98,884	116,189
Bay City, MI	56,576	73,175	89,773	106,372
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	69,472	90,148	110,844	131,519
Flint, MI	57,908	72,800	87,672	102,565
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	65,146	83,159	101,151	119,164
Jackson, MI	73,591	92,165	110,760	129,335
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	56,847	73,986	91,125	108,264
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	64,085	79,165	94,245	109,325
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,332	69,639	85,967	102,274
Midland, MI	66,103	81,828	97,532	113,256
Monroe, MI	68,370	86,965	105,540	124,135
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	60,071	73,799	87,506	101,234
Niles, MI	58,636	77,168	95,680	114,213
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	61,901	75,213	88,546	101,858
Saginaw, MI	53,997	71,324	88,671	105,997
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	63,836	81,765	99,716	117,645
Traverse City, MI	52,853	67,039	81,245	95,431
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,416	67,684	82,930	98,197
Duluth, MN-WI	55,453	77,376	99,320	121,244
Mankato, MN	79,436	104,021	128,628	153,213
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	79,893	104,479	129,085	153,671
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	79,020	103,584	128,149	152,714
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	68,328	84,469	100,631	116,772
Rochester, MN	80,663	100,631	120,599	140,567
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,069	95,764	117,479	139,173
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	78,853	103,044	127,255	151,445
St. Cloud, MN	79,332	103,896	128,482	153,047
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	56,285	74,922	93,538	112,175
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,226	68,516	82,826	97,116
Columbia, MO	63,274	76,336	89,378	102,440
Jefferson City, MO	63,191	73,944	84,719	95,472
Joplin, MO-KS	59,780	77,855	95,930	114,005
Kansas City, MO-KS	65,458	83,887	102,295	120,724
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,250	62,276	72,322	82,348
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	54,268	70,512	86,778	103,023
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	63,191	81,079	98,988	116,876
Springfield, MO	57,970	71,885	85,821	99,736
St. Joseph, MO-KS	64,189	82,680	101,172	119,663
St. Louis, MO-IL	66,394	85,509	104,604	123,719
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	54,767	67,850	80,954	94,037
Hattiesburg, MS	42,703	56,431	70,138	83,866
Jackson, MS	61,215	78,583	95,972	113,340
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,944	64,480	81,016	97,552
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	53,664	70,679	87,672	104,687
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,015	56,244	69,452	82,680
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	57,679	78,687	99,695	120,703
Billings, MT	71,053	92,373	113,714	135,034
Bozeman, MT	77,439	98,925	120,432	141,919
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,885	90,959	110,032	129,106
Great Falls, MT	79,893	96,096	112,320	128,524
Helena, MT	74,797	94,079	113,360	132,642
Missoula, MT	63,981	82,348	100,693	119,060
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	70,096	90,626	111,135	131,664
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	64,917	84,136	103,335	122,554
Asheville, NC	66,956	86,757	106,580	126,381
Burlington, NC	59,031	79,519	99,986	120,474
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,364	81,079	102,815	124,530
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	79,997	104,312	128,648	152,964
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	66,061	92,727	119,413	146,079
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	66,810	89,544	112,258	134,992
Fayetteville, NC	64,938	85,031	105,144	125,237
Goldsboro, NC	73,944	98,114	122,284	146,453
Greensboro-High Point, NC	72,322	91,812	111,301	130,791
Greenville, NC	62,962	81,848	100,714	119,600
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	63,669	81,328	99,008	116,668
Jacksonville, NC	66,207	86,653	107,079	127,525
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	66,415	86,071	105,748	125,404
Raleigh-Cary, NC	75,712	99,924	124,156	148,367
Rocky Mount, NC	73,320	93,434	113,548	133,661
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,013	78,396	99,799	121,181
Wilmington, NC	64,917	81,973	99,050	116,106
Winston-Salem, NC	62,088	84,740	107,412	130,063
Bismarck, ND	56,223	69,368	82,535	95,680
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,127	78,063	91,978	105,914
Fargo, ND-MN	68,932	82,805	96,700	110,573
Grand Forks, ND-MN	61,360	76,440	91,541	106,621
Minot, ND	60,112	73,778	87,444	101,109
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,327	68,911	81,516	94,100
Grand Island, NE	68,869	80,060	91,250	102,440
Lincoln, NE	65,084	78,458	91,832	105,207
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,872	75,400	83,949	92,477
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	68,661	79,560	90,480	101,380
Omaha, NE-IA	74,901	88,442	101,962	115,503
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	69,472	81,911	94,328	106,767
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	71,511	88,650	105,768	122,908
Manchester-Nashua, NH	78,292	94,349	110,407	126,464
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	64,418	85,946	107,495	129,023
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	67,829	82,119	96,408	110,698
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	59,114	81,141	103,148	125,175
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	83,970	110,303	136,636	162,968
Vineland, NJ	74,631	97,927	121,202	144,498
Albuquerque, NM	61,693	79,332	96,991	114,629
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	46,821	63,940	81,079	98,197
Farmington, NM	59,530	77,813	96,096	114,380
Las Cruces, NM	54,871	69,452	84,032	98,613
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,703	74,693	93,704	112,695
Santa Fe, NM	59,676	78,396	97,136	115,856
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	71,303	87,880	104,437	121,015
Carson City, NV	63,524	86,591	109,679	132,746
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	66,061	86,716	107,370	128,024
Reno, NV	61,797	86,362	110,948	135,512
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	68,245	87,631	107,016	126,402
Binghamton, NY	64,772	85,301	105,852	126,381
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	64,272	86,196	108,119	130,042
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	68,308	86,612	104,916	123,220
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	64,231	83,679	103,106	122,554
Elmira, NY	60,840	79,061	97,282	115,503
Glens Falls, NY	71,968	92,040	112,092	132,164
Ithaca, NY	57,138	73,175	89,212	105,248
Kingston, NY	61,818	84,844	107,869	130,895
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	63,024	88,962	114,900	140,837
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	87,256	115,836	144,415	172,994
Rochester, NY	56,389	76,586	96,762	116,959
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	63,981	81,370	98,738	116,127
Syracuse, NY	69,868	91,936	113,984	136,053
Utica-Rome, NY	53,436	73,362	93,288	113,215
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	68,474	90,023	111,551	133,100
Akron, OH	71,157	87,922	104,666	121,431
Canton-Massillon, OH	63,898	79,623	95,348	111,072
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	70,013	89,232	108,431	127,650
Cleveland, OH	67,684	84,968	102,232	119,517
Columbus, OH	71,448	93,018	114,608	136,178
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	62,504	81,079	99,632	118,207
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,133	77,605	95,077	112,549
Lima, OH	59,738	76,420	93,101	109,783
Mansfield, OH	70,679	92,311	113,943	135,575
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	58,615	76,794	94,994	113,173
Sandusky, OH	65,271	82,992	100,693	118,415
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	67,642	87,298	106,975	126,631
Springfield, OH	68,786	89,877	110,948	132,039
Toledo, OH	49,525	69,389	89,232	109,096
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,924	77,231	93,559	109,866
Youngstown-Warren, OH	57,034	69,972	82,909	95,847
Enid, OK	63,440	80,559	97,656	114,775
Lawton, OK	63,378	80,309	97,220	114,151
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	66,415	75,775	85,135	94,495
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	57,970	78,520	99,071	119,621
Oklahoma City, OK	64,106	80,850	97,594	114,338
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,746	71,552	88,359	105,165
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	62,130	79,436	96,762	114,068
Tulsa, OK	60,799	77,106	93,413	109,720
Albany, OR	81,079	101,296	121,514	141,732
Bend, OR	70,512	91,749	113,007	134,244
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	82,660	106,954	131,269	155,564
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	83,887	108,264	132,621	156,999
Corvallis, OR	95,576	118,623	141,669	164,716
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	70,346	90,855	111,384	131,893
Eugene-Springfield, OR	78,271	96,679	115,066	133,474
Grants Pass, OR	73,133	92,768	112,404	132,039
Medford, OR	72,759	93,559	114,338	135,138
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	84,511	109,596	134,701	159,786
Salem, OR	89,212	105,976	122,741	139,506
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	66,560	88,380	110,220	132,039
Altoona, PA	56,556	73,778	90,980	108,202
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,482	80,996	98,530	116,044
Chambersburg, PA	55,370	73,778	92,165	110,573
Erie, PA	58,864	74,028	89,191	104,354
Gettysburg, PA	64,959	83,013	101,047	119,101
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	65,978	83,429	100,860	118,311
Johnstown, PA	63,232	82,119	101,026	119,912
Lancaster, PA	66,436	82,077	97,698	113,340
Lebanon, PA	65,541	83,180	100,818	118,456
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,794	80,247	96,679	113,132
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,658	76,378	95,119	113,839
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	74,860	98,135	121,410	144,685
Pittsburgh, PA	64,044	83,117	102,170	121,244
Reading, PA	66,290	86,175	106,039	125,924
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	59,010	75,712	92,436	109,138
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,952	71,594	87,236	102,877
State College, PA	64,709	77,584	90,460	103,335
Williamsport, PA	51,543	66,332	81,120	95,909
York-Hanover, PA	65,188	84,573	103,938	123,324
Aguadilla, PR	59,280	71,864	84,448	97,032
Arecibo, PR	57,658	70,596	83,554	96,492
Guayama, PR	56,888	68,786	80,704	92,602
Mayaguez, PR	59,280	71,864	84,448	97,032
Ponce, PR	58,490	70,554	82,597	94,661
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	59,114	71,968	84,823	97,677
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	56,722	68,724	80,746	92,748
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	78,104	94,682	111,239	127,816
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	67,372	85,010	102,669	120,308
Columbia, SC	59,218	76,690	94,183	111,655
Florence, SC	50,690	66,852	83,013	99,175
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	63,981	80,642	97,282	113,943
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	62,816	81,100	99,383	117,666
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	67,912	85,655	103,376	121,119
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	77,647	96,887	116,127	135,367
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,786	87,048	105,290	123,552
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,168	85,322	106,496	127,650
Spartanburg, SC	67,184	81,204	95,223	109,242
Sumter, SC	59,717	78,146	96,554	114,983
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	72,364	87,298	102,253	117,188
Rapid City, SD	71,386	84,615	97,823	111,052
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	77,751	91,146	104,520	117,916
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	67,767	83,429	99,092	114,754
Chattanooga, TN-GA	61,818	79,560	97,282	115,024
Clarksville, TN-KY	61,152	74,298	87,464	100,610
Cleveland, TN	59,613	77,647	95,680	113,714
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,381	79,727	98,052	116,397
Jackson, TN	59,634	78,957	98,280	117,604
Johnson City, TN	51,439	66,560	81,703	96,824
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	55,349	77,085	98,821	120,557
Knoxville, TN	66,852	84,365	101,900	119,413
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	70,804	90,356	109,928	129,480
Morristown, TN	62,962	81,661	100,381	119,080
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	69,826	89,607	109,408	129,189
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	67,330	86,716	106,080	125,466
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	68,557	88,047	107,557	127,047
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	69,389	89,066	108,743	128,420
Abilene, TX	45,469	68,224	90,980	113,735
Amarillo, TX	67,392	86,445	105,519	124,572
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	77,335	101,962	126,589	151,216
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	72,031	89,524	107,037	124,530
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	66,290	87,610	108,909	130,229
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	57,076	76,149	95,202	114,276
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	68,432	87,485	106,559	125,612
College Station-Bryan, TX	63,794	86,175	108,576	130,957
Corpus Christi, TX	71,220	90,002	108,805	127,588
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	75,692	99,300	122,908	146,516
Eagle Pass, TX	57,637	74,693	91,770	108,826
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,636	75,629	92,644	109,637
El Paso, TX	61,631	81,599	101,588	121,556
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,146	85,176	105,186	125,216
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	70,658	93,226	115,794	138,362
Killeen-Temple, TX	60,383	81,932	103,460	125,008
Laredo, TX	54,247	70,679	87,132	103,564
Longview, TX	66,727	87,860	109,013	130,146
Lubbock, TX	58,989	77,709	96,429	115,149
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	57,450	76,794	96,159	115,503
Midland, TX	72,800	98,572	124,364	150,135
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,738	80,767	101,775	122,804
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	81,224	98,488	115,752	133,016
Odessa, TX	74,693	96,512	118,332	140,151
San Angelo, TX	69,140	89,212	109,304	129,376
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	66,311	87,860	109,429	130,978
Sherman-Denison, TX	75,400	99,029	122,658	146,287
Texarkana, TX-AR	59,551	80,164	100,756	121,368
Tyler, TX	63,004	85,176	107,370	129,543
Victoria, TX	66,456	85,821	105,165	124,530
Waco, TX	62,005	82,368	102,752	123,116
Wichita Falls, TX	63,919	84,781	105,664	126,527
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,644	70,824	87,984	105,165
Logan, UT-ID	61,860	83,304	104,770	126,215
Ogden, UT	62,026	83,554	105,103	126,631
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	65,104	89,482	113,839	138,216
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	70,512	93,704	116,917	140,109
St. George, UT	59,696	80,850	102,004	123,157
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	71,303	96,055	120,786	145,538
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	77,002	89,357	101,712	114,068
Charlottesville, VA	79,124	108,576	138,029	167,482
Harrisonburg, VA	66,893	77,210	87,548	97,864
Lynchburg, VA	82,285	108,306	134,327	160,348
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	77,834	92,290	106,725	121,181
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	89,128	114,920	140,712	166,504
Richmond, VA	78,853	106,018	133,183	160,348
Roanoke, VA	65,250	87,069	108,909	130,728
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,522	85,364	106,205	127,047
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,272	84,511	104,749	124,988
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	71,178	99,112	127,068	155,002
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	65,791	86,154	106,496	126,860
Winchester, VA-WV	77,584	99,300	121,036	142,751
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	75,130	100,839	126,548	152,256
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	98,572	115,357	132,122	148,908
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	72,405	90,272	108,119	125,986
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	75,359	93,600	111,821	130,063
Bellingham, WA	79,976	104,063	128,170	152,256
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	87,548	112,445	137,322	162,220
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	90,127	122,429	154,752	187,055
Kennewick-Richland, WA	103,980	130,541	157,124	183,685
Longview-Kelso, WA	84,469	109,554	134,639	159,724
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	93,496	126,568	159,640	192,712
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	78,874	98,738	118,602	138,466
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	93,912	127,026	160,119	193,232
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	75,858	98,821	121,805	144,768
Walla Walla, WA	89,544	119,288	149,012	178,756
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	93,725	126,839	159,932	193,045
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	80,954	105,186	129,418	153,650
Yakima, WA	91,063	123,344	155,647	187,928
Appleton, WI	74,693	90,792	106,871	122,970
Eau Claire, WI	73,383	88,962	104,562	120,141
Fond du Lac, WI	78,749	95,576	112,424	129,252
Green Bay, WI	73,508	89,191	104,874	120,557
Janesville-Beloit, WI	75,005	90,252	105,477	120,724
Kenosha, WI	72,967	93,247	113,506	133,786
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	73,695	88,900	104,125	119,330
Madison, WI	81,432	102,960	124,509	146,037
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	81,058	96,970	112,882	128,794
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	79,415	94,661	109,887	125,133
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,136	88,005	104,895	121,764
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	72,530	87,090	101,629	116,189
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	77,460	91,666	105,893	120,100
Sheboygan, WI	86,279	112,632	138,986	165,340
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	80,101	105,768	131,415	157,082
Wausau, WI	72,800	90,127	107,474	124,800
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,698	72,946	87,173	101,421
Beckley, WV	62,629	75,567	88,525	101,463
Charleston, WV	61,319	73,736	86,133	98,551
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	62,068	80,205	98,322	116,460
Morgantown, WV	53,165	70,304	87,423	104,562
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,965	74,277	87,568	100,880
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	61,964	75,442	88,900	102,378
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,964	76,170	90,356	104,562
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	61,007	78,354	95,680	113,028
Wheeling, WV-OH	61,506	76,045	90,564	105,103
Casper, WY	75,130	100,839	126,548	152,256
Cheyenne, WY	75,130	100,839	126,548	152,256
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	53,581	87,568	121,535	155,522
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	75,130	100,839	126,548	152,256

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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