SOC 15-2099 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Mathematical Science 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 mathematical scientists not listed separately.

Level I across metros$36,463 – $153,941Enid, OK to San Francisco, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$110,719Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Mathematical Science 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 Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-2099) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,463 in Enid, OK to $153,941 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $110,719. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $91,354, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 35. 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 area64,18973,15482,11991,084
Anchorage, AK64,18973,15482,11991,084
Fairbanks-College, AK64,18973,15482,11991,084
Anniston-Oxford, AL48,58954,41360,23766,061
Auburn-Opelika, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Birmingham, AL48,58954,41360,23766,061
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Decatur, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Dothan, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Gadsden, AL48,58954,41360,23766,061
Huntsville, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Mobile, AL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Montgomery, AL48,58954,41360,23766,061
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area48,58955,01661,44467,871
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area48,25654,10159,94665,791
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area48,25654,14360,00865,895
Tuscaloosa, AL48,25654,14360,00865,895
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Fort Smith, AR-OK52,62471,98991,354110,719
Hot Springs, AR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Jonesboro, AR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR52,62471,98991,354110,719
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Arizona nonmetropolitan area59,73876,44093,164109,866
Flagstaff, AZ52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ52,62471,98991,354110,719
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ52,62471,98991,354110,719
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ59,94676,98193,996111,031
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ52,62471,98991,354110,719
Tucson, AZ59,73876,44093,164109,866
Yuma, AZ59,73876,44093,164109,866
Bakersfield-Delano, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Chico, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area59,863101,796143,749185,682
El Centro, CA51,73081,536111,364141,170
Fresno, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Hanford-Corcoran, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA48,94376,482104,042131,581
Merced, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Modesto, CA141,877160,223178,548196,893
Napa, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area59,863101,796143,749185,682
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area59,863101,796143,749185,682
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Redding, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA49,40077,605105,810134,015
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA136,594156,770176,946197,122
Salinas, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA51,58481,765111,967142,148
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA153,941168,584183,248197,892
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA132,205153,608175,032196,436
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA140,192159,100177,986196,893
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA153,941168,584183,248197,892
Stockton-Lodi, CA126,152149,511172,869196,228
Vallejo, CA136,594156,770176,946197,122
Visalia, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Yuba City, CA59,863101,796143,749185,682
Boulder, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Colorado Springs, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Grand Junction, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Greeley, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Pueblo, CO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT52,62471,98991,354110,719
New Haven, CT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Waterbury-Shelton, CT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV46,01069,53593,060116,584
Dover, DE52,62471,98991,354110,719
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Gainesville, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Homosassa Springs, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Jacksonville, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Naples-Marco Island, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
North Florida nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Ocala, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Port St. Lucie, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Punta Gorda, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Sebring, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
South Florida nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Tallahassee, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Wildwood-The Villages, FL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Albany, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Athens-Clarke County, GA54,91278,146101,400124,634
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA54,62178,292101,962125,632
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Columbus, GA-AL53,24876,752100,256123,760
Dalton, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Gainesville, GA51,37675,08898,821122,533
Hinesville, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Macon-Bibb County, GA36,81649,73362,62975,546
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area36,81649,81662,79675,796
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area53,20773,96594,744115,503
Rome, GA55,03776,94098,842120,744
Savannah, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Valdosta, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Warner Robins, GA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Guam MSA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Kahului-Wailuku, HI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Urban Honolulu, HI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Ames, IA44,26350,89857,53364,168
Cedar Rapids, IA44,26350,89857,53364,168
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL45,82358,44871,09583,720
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA44,26350,89857,53364,168
Dubuque, IA44,26350,89857,53364,168
Iowa City, IA44,26350,89857,53364,168
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,26350,89857,53364,168
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,26350,89857,53364,168
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD44,26350,89857,53364,168
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,26350,89857,53364,168
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area44,26350,89857,53364,168
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA44,26350,89857,53364,168
Boise City, ID52,62471,98991,354110,719
Coeur d'Alene, ID52,62471,98991,354110,719
Idaho Falls, ID52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lewiston, ID-WA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Pocatello, ID52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Twin Falls, ID52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bloomington, IL47,38362,83778,27193,725
Champaign-Urbana, IL49,10963,08777,04491,021
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN59,05276,10893,164110,220
Decatur, IL50,19164,60579,04093,455
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area48,86063,52478,20892,872
Kankakee, IL58,51175,52592,540109,554
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area58,26175,29692,332109,367
Peoria, IL46,82160,98675,13089,295
Rockford, IL58,71975,77592,852109,908
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area50,23265,56280,91296,242
Springfield, IL52,58367,47682,36897,261
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area57,92874,90191,853108,826
Bloomington, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Columbus, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Elkhart-Goshen, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Evansville, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Fort Wayne, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Kokomo, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN59,03176,08793,143110,199
Michigan City-La Porte, IN59,05276,10893,164110,220
Muncie, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area59,03176,04593,080110,095
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Terre Haute, IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Kansas nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lawrence, KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Manhattan, KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Topeka, KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Wichita, KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bowling Green, KY52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Elizabethtown, KY52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lexington-Fayette, KY52,62471,98991,354110,719
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Owensboro, KY52,62471,98991,354110,719
Paducah, KY-IL52,62471,98991,354110,719
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Alexandria, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Baton Rouge, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Hammond, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lafayette, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lake Charles, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Monroe, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
New Orleans-Metairie, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Barnstable Town, MA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH52,08474,38196,679118,976
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Pittsfield, MA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Springfield, MA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Worcester, MA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD44,67976,357108,036139,714
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV53,31187,381121,452155,522
Lexington Park, MD39,83257,30474,77692,248
Maryland nonmetropolitan area39,97852,29264,58476,898
Salisbury, MD39,83257,30474,77692,248
Bangor, ME52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lewiston-Auburn, ME52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Portland-South Portland, ME52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Ann Arbor, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Battle Creek, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bay City, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Flint, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Jackson, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lansing-East Lansing, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Midland, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Monroe, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Niles, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Saginaw, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Traverse City, MI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Duluth, MN-WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Mankato, MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Rochester, MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
St. Cloud, MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Columbia, MO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Jefferson City, MO52,62471,98991,354110,719
Joplin, MO-KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Kansas City, MO-KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Springfield, MO52,62471,98991,354110,719
St. Joseph, MO-KS52,62471,98991,354110,719
St. Louis, MO-IL51,16865,58380,01894,432
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Hattiesburg, MS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Jackson, MS52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Billings, MT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bozeman, MT52,62471,98991,354110,719
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Great Falls, MT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Helena, MT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Missoula, MT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
West Montana nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Asheville, NC78,04294,016109,970125,944
Burlington, NC80,060105,311130,541155,792
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area77,75193,871109,970126,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC78,47993,392108,285123,199
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC77,33598,509119,704140,879
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area69,11988,775108,410128,066
Fayetteville, NC78,04294,016109,970125,944
Goldsboro, NC81,64099,424117,208134,992
Greensboro-High Point, NC73,695100,568127,421154,295
Greenville, NC78,04294,016109,970125,944
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC77,16892,415107,640122,887
Jacksonville, NC78,04294,016109,970125,944
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC78,70897,074115,420133,786
Raleigh-Cary, NC81,28793,101104,916116,730
Rocky Mount, NC81,32899,071116,792134,535
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area73,82089,773105,748121,701
Wilmington, NC78,04294,016109,970125,944
Winston-Salem, NC75,00594,349113,693133,037
Bismarck, ND52,62471,98991,354110,719
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Fargo, ND-MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Grand Forks, ND-MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Minot, ND52,62471,98991,354110,719
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Grand Island, NE52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lincoln, NE52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Omaha, NE-IA52,62471,98991,354110,719
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area54,78877,751100,693123,656
Manchester-Nashua, NH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area54,78877,751100,693123,656
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ53,35279,810106,247132,704
Trenton-Princeton, NJ52,91677,647102,399127,130
Vineland, NJ53,18661,61070,01378,437
Albuquerque, NM52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Farmington, NM52,62471,98991,354110,719
Las Cruces, NM52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Santa Fe, NM52,62471,98991,354110,719
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Carson City, NV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Reno, NV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Binghamton, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area50,33680,663111,010141,336
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area50,33680,663111,010141,336
Elmira, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Glens Falls, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Ithaca, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Kingston, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY53,70681,744109,762137,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ53,70681,744109,762137,800
Rochester, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area50,33680,663111,010141,336
Syracuse, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Utica-Rome, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY50,33680,663111,010141,336
Akron, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Canton-Massillon, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Cleveland, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Columbus, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lima, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Mansfield, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)52,62471,98991,354110,719
Sandusky, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Springfield, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Toledo, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Youngstown-Warren, OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Enid, OK36,46343,99251,50159,031
Lawton, OK36,46343,99251,50159,031
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area36,48444,99153,47761,984
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area36,48444,99153,47761,984
Oklahoma City, OK36,46343,99251,50159,031
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area36,46343,99251,50159,031
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area36,46343,99251,50159,031
Tulsa, OK36,48444,99153,47761,984
Albany, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bend, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Corvallis, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eugene-Springfield, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Grants Pass, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Medford, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Salem, OR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ56,36881,516106,663131,810
Altoona, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Chambersburg, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Erie, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Gettysburg, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Johnstown, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lancaster, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Lebanon, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD48,29871,09593,892116,688
Pittsburgh, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Reading, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
State College, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Williamsport, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
York-Hanover, PA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Aguadilla, PR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Arecibo, PR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Guayama, PR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Mayaguez, PR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Ponce, PR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR52,62471,98991,354110,719
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Charleston-North Charleston, SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
Columbia, SC76,48290,917105,373119,808
Florence, SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area63,35781,39199,445117,479
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area77,56491,229104,895118,560
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area44,32558,05371,80285,530
Spartanburg, SC77,85591,624105,394119,164
Sumter, SC52,62471,98991,354110,719
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Rapid City, SD52,62471,98991,354110,719
Sioux Falls, SD-MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Chattanooga, TN-GA60,46667,85075,25582,639
Clarksville, TN-KY60,46667,85075,25582,639
Cleveland, TN60,46667,85075,25582,639
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area60,46667,85075,25582,639
Jackson, TN60,46667,85075,25582,639
Johnson City, TN60,46667,85075,25582,639
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA60,46667,85075,25582,639
Knoxville, TN60,46667,85075,25582,639
Memphis, TN-MS-AR60,46667,85075,25582,639
Morristown, TN60,46667,85075,25582,639
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN60,46667,85075,25582,639
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area61,92266,83171,74076,648
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area60,46667,85075,25582,639
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area62,56768,51674,48580,434
Abilene, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Amarillo, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX41,58069,61897,677125,716
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area83,20091,58399,944108,327
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area54,28879,914105,519131,144
College Station-Bryan, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Corpus Christi, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX93,10194,99496,90898,800
Eagle Pass, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area83,20091,58399,944108,327
El Paso, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area83,92891,29298,676106,039
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Killeen-Temple, TX41,95471,303100,672130,021
Laredo, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Longview, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Lubbock, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Midland, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area92,22894,66197,09599,528
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area83,20091,58399,944108,327
Odessa, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
San Angelo, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX41,72569,41097,116124,800
Sherman-Denison, TX93,10194,99496,90898,800
Texarkana, TX-AR83,20091,58399,944108,327
Tyler, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Victoria, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
Waco, TX93,10195,24497,36599,508
Wichita Falls, TX83,20091,58399,944108,327
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Logan, UT-ID52,62471,98991,354110,719
Ogden, UT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT52,62471,98991,354110,719
St. George, UT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA48,17368,55788,962109,346
Charlottesville, VA44,09657,84571,59485,343
Harrisonburg, VA48,17368,55788,962109,346
Lynchburg, VA48,17368,55788,962109,346
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area48,17368,55788,962109,346
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area48,17368,55788,962109,346
Richmond, VA48,17368,55788,962109,346
Roanoke, VA48,17368,55788,962109,346
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area42,97355,34967,74680,122
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area48,17368,55788,962109,346
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA48,17368,55788,962109,346
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC48,17368,55788,962109,346
Winchester, VA-WV48,17368,55788,962109,346
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA52,62471,98991,354110,719
Burlington-South Burlington, VT52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Bellingham, WA53,74863,25372,73882,244
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA55,82865,79175,73385,696
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area54,22663,94073,67483,388
Kennewick-Richland, WA53,74863,25372,73882,244
Longview-Kelso, WA53,74863,25372,73882,244
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA54,95463,85672,75981,661
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA55,47464,33573,19682,056
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA55,91164,83473,77882,701
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA53,74863,25372,73882,244
Walla Walla, WA53,74863,25372,73882,244
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA55,82864,66873,50882,348
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area54,53865,16775,77586,404
Yakima, WA55,20465,00074,79784,594
Appleton, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eau Claire, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Fond du Lac, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Green Bay, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Janesville-Beloit, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Kenosha, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN52,62471,98991,354110,719
Madison, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Sheboygan, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Wausau, WI52,62471,98991,354110,719
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Beckley, WV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Charleston, WV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Morgantown, WV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV52,62471,98991,354110,719
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Wheeling, WV-OH52,62471,98991,354110,719
Casper, WY52,62471,98991,354110,719
Cheyenne, WY52,62471,98991,354110,719
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area52,62471,98991,354110,719

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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