SOC 17-2081 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Environmental Engineers 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): Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

Level I across metros$34,986 – $103,460Myrtle Beach, SC to Rochester, MN

Median Level IV, major metros$129,044Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Environmental Engineers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Environmental Engineers (SOC 17-2081) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $34,986 in Myrtle Beach, SC to $103,460 in Rochester, MN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $129,044. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $109,471, 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

New York, NY$137,967
San Francisco, CA$157,748
San Jose, CA$148,076
Seattle, WA$149,760
Dallas, TX$146,016
Houston, TX$153,400
Austin, TX$134,140
Chicago, IL$135,512
Boston, MA$133,100
Washington, DC$141,752
Atlanta, GA$117,936
Los Angeles, CA$143,749

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	86,944	104,104	121,285	138,445
Anchorage, AK	83,367	98,343	113,298	128,274
Fairbanks-College, AK	84,760	97,802	110,844	123,885
Anniston-Oxford, AL	70,949	88,588	106,205	123,844
Auburn-Opelika, AL	68,328	83,055	97,802	112,528
Birmingham, AL	71,428	88,484	105,560	122,616
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	74,464	93,767	113,069	132,372
Decatur, AL	88,484	104,396	120,287	136,199
Dothan, AL	71,948	89,503	107,037	124,592
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	76,357	95,202	114,026	132,871
Gadsden, AL	70,949	88,588	106,205	123,844
Huntsville, AL	77,376	96,720	116,044	135,388
Mobile, AL	73,445	91,479	109,512	127,546
Montgomery, AL	66,768	80,476	94,162	107,869
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	70,887	88,047	105,207	122,367
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	72,447	90,792	109,117	127,463
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	68,765	84,220	99,674	115,128
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	78,292	98,676	119,039	139,423
Tuscaloosa, AL	72,010	90,501	108,972	127,463
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	60,404	76,607	92,831	109,034
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	70,055	85,280	100,527	115,752
Fort Smith, AR-OK	74,527	90,127	105,748	121,348
Hot Springs, AR	58,656	73,716	88,754	103,813
Jonesboro, AR	66,976	84,303	101,608	118,935
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	56,909	71,053	85,197	99,341
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	60,133	75,629	91,125	106,621
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,444	76,544	91,645	106,746
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,048	76,440	91,832	107,224
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	81,245	95,847	110,448	125,050
Flagstaff, AZ	67,704	84,552	101,421	118,269
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	67,704	84,552	101,421	118,269
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	70,866	84,116	97,344	110,594
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	70,554	84,136	97,740	111,322
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	68,100	81,412	94,724	108,036
Tucson, AZ	66,207	78,271	90,335	102,399
Yuma, AZ	70,159	83,408	96,679	109,928
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	75,671	96,575	117,500	138,404
Chico, CA	86,071	105,872	125,674	145,476
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	89,378	107,952	126,506	145,080
El Centro, CA	81,786	99,508	117,229	134,951
Fresno, CA	79,727	98,405	117,063	135,741
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	77,980	97,906	117,832	137,759
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	86,216	105,394	124,572	143,749
Merced, CA	86,362	104,749	123,136	141,524
Modesto, CA	89,919	111,301	132,663	154,045
Napa, CA	93,954	112,466	130,999	149,511
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	94,037	112,362	130,708	149,032
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	93,954	111,904	129,855	147,805
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	76,399	97,199	117,999	138,799
Redding, CA	100,776	117,770	134,764	151,757
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	82,764	100,631	118,519	136,386
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	94,994	112,778	130,583	148,367
Salinas, CA	72,696	97,407	122,096	146,807
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	82,077	99,320	116,564	133,807
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	90,085	112,632	135,200	157,748
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	94,100	112,092	130,084	148,076
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	77,980	99,736	121,493	143,250
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	79,789	103,023	126,256	149,490
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	85,759	103,085	120,391	137,717
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	95,348	116,938	138,528	160,119
Stockton-Lodi, CA	92,498	108,576	124,634	140,712
Vallejo, CA	81,412	110,573	139,756	168,917
Visalia, CA	78,978	97,615	116,231	134,868
Yuba City, CA	94,412	112,320	130,208	148,117
Boulder, CO	66,831	87,880	108,951	130,000
Colorado Springs, CO	80,517	103,730	126,943	150,156
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	78,021	96,637	115,232	133,848
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,567	95,119	114,650	134,202
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	64,418	83,928	103,439	122,949
Grand Junction, CO	67,684	89,399	111,135	132,850
Greeley, CO	74,652	94,016	113,402	132,767
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,005	94,245	113,464	132,704
Pueblo, CO	54,330	66,581	78,853	91,104
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,546	95,015	114,463	133,932
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	94,911	110,448	125,965	141,503
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	89,794	104,770	119,725	134,701
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	90,044	104,312	118,581	132,850
New Haven, CT	89,045	105,540	122,034	138,528
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	89,794	104,312	118,852	133,370
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	89,919	104,832	119,746	134,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	82,202	102,045	121,909	141,752
Dover, DE	74,236	84,490	94,724	104,978
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	74,132	84,552	94,973	105,394
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	70,928	96,159	121,389	146,620
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	70,512	89,877	109,221	128,586
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	61,444	82,972	104,520	126,048
Gainesville, FL	63,128	86,508	109,908	133,287
Homosassa Springs, FL	74,152	97,428	120,724	143,999
Jacksonville, FL	77,231	96,325	115,420	134,514
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	63,024	87,548	112,092	136,615
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	64,730	86,508	108,264	130,042
Naples-Marco Island, FL	65,271	88,088	110,927	133,744
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	71,178	91,437	111,696	131,956
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	63,773	86,092	108,410	130,728
Ocala, FL	54,330	76,191	98,052	119,912
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	51,397	73,383	95,368	117,354
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	69,223	89,274	109,325	129,376
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	80,871	97,511	114,172	130,812
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	64,959	83,554	102,128	120,724
Port St. Lucie, FL	63,087	84,781	106,496	128,191
Punta Gorda, FL	66,789	90,210	113,652	137,072
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	54,912	76,628	98,343	120,058
Sebring, FL	52,624	74,589	96,533	118,498
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	63,336	87,402	111,468	135,533
Tallahassee, FL	71,844	92,352	112,882	133,391
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	71,386	95,036	118,664	142,314
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	63,087	87,797	112,487	137,197
Albany, GA	71,823	82,951	94,058	105,186
Athens-Clarke County, GA	69,930	85,800	101,692	117,562
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	69,868	85,884	101,920	117,936
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	89,669	107,557	125,466	143,354
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	65,957	80,080	94,183	108,306
Columbus, GA-AL	70,325	86,112	101,879	117,666
Dalton, GA	59,863	76,004	92,144	108,285
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	75,837	93,268	110,677	128,108
Gainesville, GA	69,909	85,780	101,671	117,541
Hinesville, GA	67,642	83,263	98,884	114,504
Macon-Bibb County, GA	70,242	86,050	101,879	117,687
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	70,325	85,800	101,296	116,772
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	69,847	86,570	103,293	120,016
Rome, GA	68,703	84,802	100,901	117,000
Savannah, GA	73,092	89,482	105,893	122,284
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	68,828	81,973	95,140	108,285
Valdosta, GA	79,602	90,751	101,920	113,069
Warner Robins, GA	77,688	89,524	101,338	113,173
Guam MSA	74,256	93,496	112,716	131,956
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	82,514	99,341	116,168	132,996
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	82,514	99,341	116,168	132,996
Urban Honolulu, HI	82,680	99,175	115,648	132,143
Ames, IA	69,264	80,351	91,437	102,524
Cedar Rapids, IA	79,477	94,016	108,556	123,095
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	75,359	90,002	104,645	119,288
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	69,764	81,058	92,352	103,647
Dubuque, IA	76,232	91,812	107,370	122,949
Iowa City, IA	71,885	84,740	97,573	110,428
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	72,447	87,069	101,692	116,314
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,885	84,740	97,573	110,428
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	78,999	90,314	101,629	112,944
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,428	84,490	97,573	110,636
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	72,676	90,480	108,306	126,111
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	71,885	84,740	97,573	110,428
Boise City, ID	74,568	93,351	112,154	130,936
Coeur d'Alene, ID	71,261	91,063	110,885	130,687
Idaho Falls, ID	80,039	101,567	123,074	144,602
Lewiston, ID-WA	75,172	95,951	116,730	137,509
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	73,508	93,080	112,674	132,247
Pocatello, ID	80,039	101,567	123,074	144,602
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	77,959	100,402	122,866	145,309
Twin Falls, ID	73,778	93,143	112,528	131,893
Bloomington, IL	76,898	89,981	103,085	116,168
Champaign-Urbana, IL	77,460	90,668	103,876	117,084
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	83,575	100,880	118,207	135,512
Decatur, IL	78,708	88,816	98,904	109,013
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,272	82,368	100,464	118,560
Kankakee, IL	83,096	100,319	117,520	134,743
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	82,680	100,028	117,375	134,722
Peoria, IL	77,293	92,124	106,954	121,784
Rockford, IL	83,429	100,735	118,040	135,346
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,293	84,740	105,207	125,653
Springfield, IL	79,144	88,546	97,948	107,349
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	76,212	93,476	110,719	127,983
Bloomington, IN	67,580	82,410	97,220	112,050
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	68,724	84,802	100,901	116,980
Columbus, IN	67,954	82,930	97,927	112,903
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	73,757	87,797	101,816	115,856
Evansville, IN	70,783	88,109	105,436	122,762
Fort Wayne, IN	69,036	81,703	94,391	107,058
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	67,455	81,453	95,472	109,471
Kokomo, IN	68,516	82,556	96,596	110,636
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	82,576	99,903	117,250	134,576
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	82,368	99,716	117,063	134,410
Muncie, IN	67,829	81,786	95,764	109,720
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	80,975	98,634	116,293	133,952
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	71,240	84,948	98,655	112,362
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	69,639	86,341	103,044	119,746
Terre Haute, IN	70,013	89,503	108,992	128,482
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	71,324	92,602	113,901	135,180
Lawrence, KS	73,279	87,901	102,524	117,146
Manhattan, KS	69,056	84,053	99,029	114,026
Topeka, KS	67,309	75,775	84,220	92,685
Wichita, KS	75,047	89,316	103,584	117,853
Bowling Green, KY	82,285	97,428	112,549	127,692
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	84,740	93,746	102,752	111,759
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	80,247	91,604	102,960	114,317
Elizabethtown, KY	73,258	90,792	108,348	125,882
Lexington-Fayette, KY	87,901	101,733	115,544	129,376
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	82,119	97,781	113,423	129,085
Owensboro, KY	79,935	96,429	112,924	129,418
Paducah, KY-IL	81,349	107,141	132,954	158,746
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	78,104	92,768	107,412	122,076
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	77,709	97,740	117,791	137,821
Alexandria, LA	83,866	110,885	137,925	164,944
Baton Rouge, LA	84,781	114,296	143,791	173,306
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	85,322	111,821	138,300	164,799
Hammond, LA	82,244	111,572	140,920	170,248
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	83,471	112,757	142,064	171,351
Lafayette, LA	85,052	112,383	139,735	167,066
Lake Charles, LA	89,253	110,199	131,144	152,090
Monroe, LA	83,866	110,885	137,925	164,944
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	83,117	112,674	142,231	171,788
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	84,324	111,759	139,173	166,608
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	85,717	102,149	118,581	135,013
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	78,957	107,016	135,076	163,135
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	82,493	110,927	139,360	167,794
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	78,437	102,648	126,839	151,050
Barnstable Town, MA	80,580	97,469	114,380	131,269
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	79,373	97,282	115,191	133,100
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	80,184	98,218	116,252	134,285
Pittsfield, MA	78,292	103,584	128,898	154,191
Springfield, MA	75,484	94,932	114,380	133,828
Worcester, MA	79,269	98,093	116,917	135,741
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	69,951	85,260	100,548	115,856
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	80,538	100,672	120,807	140,941
Lexington Park, MD	74,756	93,351	111,925	130,520
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	68,287	88,421	108,556	128,690
Salisbury, MD	69,951	86,882	103,813	120,744
Bangor, ME	62,900	75,941	89,004	102,045
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	69,493	83,824	98,135	112,466
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	62,900	75,941	89,004	102,045
Portland-South Portland, ME	78,292	92,768	107,266	121,743
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,426	69,951	80,476	91,000
Ann Arbor, MI	64,293	86,570	108,826	131,103
Battle Creek, MI	71,490	85,301	99,133	112,944
Bay City, MI	76,628	92,040	107,453	122,866
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	84,053	99,092	114,151	129,189
Flint, MI	83,658	98,613	113,589	128,544
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	75,671	90,792	105,893	121,015
Jackson, MI	77,002	93,122	109,221	125,341
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	73,549	87,860	102,191	116,501
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	69,784	82,784	95,805	108,805
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	79,269	93,725	108,160	122,616
Midland, MI	76,628	92,040	107,453	122,866
Monroe, MI	79,748	96,304	112,861	129,418
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	75,816	90,772	105,748	120,703
Niles, MI	76,628	92,040	107,453	122,866
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	81,266	92,540	103,792	115,066
Saginaw, MI	71,677	84,573	97,448	110,344
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	69,535	86,799	104,042	121,306
Traverse City, MI	82,202	93,080	103,938	114,816
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	81,016	93,080	105,165	117,229
Duluth, MN-WI	94,474	103,626	112,799	121,951
Mankato, MN	97,365	105,436	113,527	121,597
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	95,597	106,663	117,728	128,794
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	95,743	106,372	117,021	127,650
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	98,800	106,559	114,317	122,076
Rochester, MN	103,460	110,428	117,396	124,364
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	95,244	106,122	117,000	127,879
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	95,452	105,997	116,543	127,088
St. Cloud, MN	95,701	106,372	117,042	127,712
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	68,162	88,650	109,117	129,605
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	67,621	83,492	99,362	115,232
Columbia, MO	65,229	81,765	98,301	114,837
Jefferson City, MO	65,229	81,765	98,301	114,837
Joplin, MO-KS	71,636	92,040	112,466	132,871
Kansas City, MO-KS	75,338	89,232	103,127	117,021
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	68,828	84,511	100,194	115,877
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,716	78,458	96,200	113,943
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	72,072	86,695	101,296	115,919
Springfield, MO	57,679	74,548	91,416	108,285
St. Joseph, MO-KS	74,527	89,628	104,749	119,850
St. Louis, MO-IL	61,548	79,456	97,365	115,274
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	60,487	77,668	94,848	112,029
Hattiesburg, MS	78,250	98,592	118,956	139,298
Jackson, MS	56,514	67,975	79,456	90,917
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,570	77,439	94,328	111,197
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	58,490	72,780	87,069	101,359
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	83,263	97,677	112,112	126,527
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,570	76,940	93,309	109,679
Billings, MT	81,911	99,716	117,541	135,346
Bozeman, MT	69,119	86,008	102,919	119,808
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	72,738	90,044	107,349	124,655
Great Falls, MT	70,658	87,256	103,855	120,453
Helena, MT	71,989	88,692	105,373	122,076
Missoula, MT	69,181	84,032	98,863	113,714
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,962	78,104	93,226	108,368
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,095	87,319	103,522	119,746
Asheville, NC	70,928	87,860	104,812	121,743
Burlington, NC	77,418	95,535	113,652	131,768
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,261	88,546	105,852	123,136
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	66,935	81,037	95,119	109,221
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	76,357	94,245	112,154	130,042
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	75,317	91,416	107,536	123,636
Fayetteville, NC	70,928	87,860	104,812	121,743
Goldsboro, NC	71,844	89,815	107,807	125,778
Greensboro-High Point, NC	77,023	94,952	112,861	130,791
Greenville, NC	70,928	87,860	104,812	121,743
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	66,456	80,538	94,640	108,722
Jacksonville, NC	72,364	87,818	103,272	118,727
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	76,004	94,557	113,111	131,664
Raleigh-Cary, NC	70,492	89,024	107,578	126,111
Rocky Mount, NC	71,552	89,191	106,808	124,447
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	67,476	81,079	94,703	108,306
Wilmington, NC	74,132	89,898	105,644	121,410
Winston-Salem, NC	68,620	84,490	100,381	116,252
Bismarck, ND	67,330	87,818	108,285	128,773
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	69,597	87,069	104,520	121,992
Fargo, ND-MN	94,224	104,541	114,858	125,175
Grand Forks, ND-MN	84,698	96,346	107,994	119,642
Minot, ND	68,682	87,423	106,184	124,925
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	68,640	89,378	110,095	130,832
Grand Island, NE	79,644	95,826	112,008	128,191
Lincoln, NE	78,375	98,031	117,666	137,322
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	78,936	98,572	118,228	137,863
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	81,911	97,864	113,818	129,772
Omaha, NE-IA	78,749	99,508	120,287	141,045
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	78,749	98,426	118,124	137,800
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	68,640	82,514	96,367	110,240
Manchester-Nashua, NH	69,306	86,487	103,688	120,869
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	78,312	96,117	113,943	131,748
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,895	81,640	97,386	113,132
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	73,882	95,098	116,314	137,530
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	71,178	84,282	97,386	110,490
Vineland, NJ	68,204	91,042	113,860	136,698
Albuquerque, NM	86,820	104,708	122,575	140,463
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	93,101	108,244	123,386	138,528
Farmington, NM	85,114	105,311	125,508	145,704
Las Cruces, NM	91,728	107,453	123,199	138,924
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	83,408	110,927	138,445	165,964
Santa Fe, NM	85,343	105,456	125,549	145,663
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	81,432	99,924	118,436	136,927
Carson City, NV	81,682	101,151	120,599	140,068
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	99,757	109,824	119,871	129,938
Reno, NV	83,263	103,439	123,636	143,812
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	71,885	87,173	102,461	117,749
Binghamton, NY	65,791	82,743	99,716	116,668
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	68,557	84,469	100,381	116,293
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	68,412	83,013	97,636	112,237
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	73,612	90,231	106,871	123,490
Elmira, NY	68,516	85,884	103,231	120,599
Glens Falls, NY	71,740	86,757	101,775	116,792
Ithaca, NY	69,680	86,903	104,104	121,327
Kingston, NY	71,303	87,735	104,167	120,599
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	68,141	85,946	103,751	121,556
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	77,293	97,511	117,749	137,967
Rochester, NY	71,864	87,069	102,274	117,479
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	71,095	87,839	104,583	121,327
Syracuse, NY	72,551	85,572	98,592	111,613
Utica-Rome, NY	64,293	80,746	97,178	113,631
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	71,240	84,594	97,948	111,301
Akron, OH	76,357	94,682	113,007	131,332
Canton-Massillon, OH	67,122	88,588	110,074	131,540
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	72,447	90,959	109,471	127,983
Cleveland, OH	83,013	98,634	114,276	129,896
Columbus, OH	86,736	101,962	117,188	132,413
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	80,372	96,596	112,820	129,044
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	71,864	92,228	112,591	132,954
Lima, OH	73,320	91,749	110,157	128,586
Mansfield, OH	82,868	99,092	115,295	131,519
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	74,880	93,060	111,239	129,418
Sandusky, OH	74,901	91,916	108,909	125,924
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	72,551	91,999	111,468	130,916
Springfield, OH	81,952	97,948	113,922	129,917
Toledo, OH	73,840	89,461	105,082	120,703
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	75,983	93,372	110,760	128,149
Youngstown-Warren, OH	79,228	95,992	112,736	129,501
Enid, OK	65,271	78,063	90,876	103,668
Lawton, OK	65,208	77,626	90,044	102,461
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	68,516	82,930	97,324	111,738
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	67,455	81,786	96,138	110,469
Oklahoma City, OK	65,021	77,480	89,960	102,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	84,448	99,300	114,172	129,023
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	66,082	79,124	92,144	105,186
Tulsa, OK	80,808	95,930	111,052	126,173
Albany, OR	97,324	118,040	138,736	159,453
Bend, OR	89,191	109,492	129,772	150,072
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	88,692	107,453	126,215	144,976
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	89,004	107,640	126,298	144,935
Corvallis, OR	96,533	115,482	134,410	153,359
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	85,821	107,994	130,167	152,340
Eugene-Springfield, OR	90,959	111,052	131,124	151,216
Grants Pass, OR	89,711	108,722	127,733	146,744
Medford, OR	86,008	103,314	120,640	137,946
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	87,964	106,621	125,300	143,957
Salem, OR	88,754	108,160	127,588	146,994
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	56,992	80,954	104,916	128,877
Altoona, PA	60,424	77,397	94,391	111,364
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,768	81,432	96,096	110,760
Chambersburg, PA	72,072	84,157	96,221	108,306
Erie, PA	65,271	80,850	96,429	112,008
Gettysburg, PA	73,632	85,780	97,948	110,095
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	73,320	84,053	94,786	105,519
Johnstown, PA	69,119	86,944	104,749	122,575
Lancaster, PA	68,765	90,127	111,488	132,850
Lebanon, PA	74,381	86,154	97,906	109,679
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,567	79,519	96,492	113,444
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,711	79,519	95,348	111,156
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	68,079	91,042	113,984	136,948
Pittsburgh, PA	71,552	89,399	107,224	125,071
Reading, PA	68,120	90,688	113,236	135,804
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	54,746	69,098	83,471	97,823
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	69,556	87,007	104,437	121,888
State College, PA	64,127	79,997	95,888	111,759
Williamsport, PA	72,447	85,821	99,216	112,591
York-Hanover, PA	73,487	91,312	109,159	126,984
Aguadilla, PR	50,004	65,167	80,309	95,472
Arecibo, PR	50,940	66,394	81,869	97,324
Guayama, PR	51,668	67,351	83,013	98,696
Mayaguez, PR	50,004	65,167	80,309	95,472
Ponce, PR	49,837	65,479	81,141	96,783
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	50,004	65,167	80,309	95,472
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	51,813	67,496	83,180	98,863
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	86,632	97,116	107,599	118,082
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	53,456	72,135	90,834	109,512
Columbia, SC	86,196	94,287	102,378	110,469
Florence, SC	67,517	82,639	97,781	112,903
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	68,224	84,074	99,903	115,752
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	65,749	83,159	100,589	117,999
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,986	51,834	68,703	85,551
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,653	77,917	95,160	112,424
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,280	88,442	104,604	120,765
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,128	81,807	100,464	119,143
Spartanburg, SC	69,535	84,511	99,487	114,463
Sumter, SC	67,517	82,639	97,781	112,903
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	82,930	92,727	102,503	112,300
Rapid City, SD	81,287	88,692	96,076	103,480
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	92,352	99,383	106,392	113,423
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	77,917	87,007	96,117	105,207
Chattanooga, TN-GA	55,973	73,591	91,188	108,805
Clarksville, TN-KY	77,959	91,936	105,893	119,871
Cleveland, TN	56,348	74,464	92,581	110,698
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,381	79,623	97,885	116,127
Jackson, TN	66,082	83,575	101,088	118,581
Johnson City, TN	72,530	86,279	100,028	113,776
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	62,879	80,580	98,260	115,960
Knoxville, TN	62,504	81,412	100,340	119,247
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	64,106	84,344	104,604	124,842
Morristown, TN	62,692	81,495	100,319	119,122
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	77,564	91,770	105,997	120,204
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	65,749	83,408	101,068	118,727
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	70,408	86,050	101,712	117,354
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	75,026	90,064	105,103	120,141
Abilene, TX	73,882	94,079	114,276	134,472
Amarillo, TX	79,644	101,920	124,176	146,453
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	71,469	92,352	113,256	134,140
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	92,644	113,984	135,346	156,687
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	85,468	104,895	124,322	143,749
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	74,007	97,760	121,535	145,288
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	80,996	103,480	125,944	148,429
College Station-Bryan, TX	79,644	101,920	124,176	146,453
Corpus Christi, TX	84,012	105,207	126,423	147,618
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	83,325	104,229	125,112	146,016
Eagle Pass, TX	79,644	101,920	124,176	146,453
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	84,698	107,266	129,855	152,423
El Paso, TX	70,138	89,399	108,639	127,900
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	81,204	103,293	125,362	147,452
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	85,052	107,828	130,624	153,400
Killeen-Temple, TX	71,552	92,498	113,444	134,389
Laredo, TX	79,644	101,920	124,176	146,453
Longview, TX	71,074	90,709	110,344	129,980
Lubbock, TX	76,981	96,533	116,064	135,616
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	74,007	97,760	121,535	145,288
Midland, TX	100,485	117,916	135,346	152,776
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	80,309	101,255	122,200	143,146
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	73,861	96,408	118,956	141,503
Odessa, TX	83,741	106,143	128,565	150,967
San Angelo, TX	79,644	101,920	124,176	146,453
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	85,759	105,311	124,884	144,436
Sherman-Denison, TX	82,701	103,688	124,676	145,663
Texarkana, TX-AR	74,548	88,775	103,023	117,250
Tyler, TX	73,237	92,789	112,320	131,872
Victoria, TX	79,644	101,920	124,176	146,453
Waco, TX	81,141	102,378	123,615	144,852
Wichita Falls, TX	80,621	98,301	115,981	133,661
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	80,642	92,602	104,541	116,501
Logan, UT-ID	68,224	88,400	108,597	128,773
Ogden, UT	82,930	100,589	118,269	135,928
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	76,732	91,021	105,311	119,600
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	76,836	91,500	106,164	120,828
St. George, UT	80,538	92,602	104,666	116,730
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	77,439	92,623	107,807	122,991
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	65,624	82,140	98,634	115,149
Charlottesville, VA	72,093	88,858	105,602	122,367
Harrisonburg, VA	68,724	84,469	100,215	115,960
Lynchburg, VA	70,325	87,776	105,228	122,679
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	79,872	98,468	117,063	135,658
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	78,791	98,613	118,436	138,258
Richmond, VA	72,800	90,272	107,724	125,196
Roanoke, VA	68,287	84,261	100,256	116,231
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	74,028	90,252	106,496	122,720
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	68,578	83,762	98,967	114,151
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	68,724	84,469	100,215	115,960
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	78,271	93,018	107,765	122,512
Winchester, VA-WV	78,500	98,655	118,810	138,965
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	74,256	93,496	112,716	131,956
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	80,808	97,407	113,984	130,583
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	68,100	78,874	89,669	100,444
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	70,575	81,453	92,352	103,231
Bellingham, WA	78,063	99,258	120,432	141,628
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	86,071	102,066	118,061	134,056
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	88,088	108,556	129,023	149,490
Kennewick-Richland, WA	94,495	117,229	139,984	162,719
Longview-Kelso, WA	87,901	106,517	125,154	143,770
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	86,736	107,474	128,191	148,928
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	86,092	97,324	108,576	119,808
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	87,444	108,223	128,981	149,760
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	86,632	97,428	108,223	119,018
Walla Walla, WA	92,893	115,440	138,008	160,556
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	87,236	107,952	128,648	149,365
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	87,111	106,143	125,196	144,228
Yakima, WA	88,192	108,972	129,751	150,530
Appleton, WI	81,703	99,258	116,813	134,368
Eau Claire, WI	77,688	89,212	100,714	112,237
Fond du Lac, WI	71,906	88,255	104,624	120,973
Green Bay, WI	74,069	86,175	98,280	110,386
Janesville-Beloit, WI	74,277	88,130	101,962	115,815
Kenosha, WI	69,327	85,343	101,380	117,396
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	78,188	93,954	109,700	125,466
Madison, WI	76,357	88,400	100,444	112,487
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	71,636	87,173	102,711	118,248
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	66,269	77,647	89,024	100,402
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	75,234	88,962	102,711	116,439
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	73,653	91,749	109,845	127,941
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	71,344	86,944	102,544	118,144
Sheboygan, WI	71,532	87,527	103,543	119,538
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	69,576	86,695	103,813	120,932
Wausau, WI	68,765	83,346	97,948	112,528
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	85,093	98,717	112,320	125,944
Beckley, WV	62,421	73,965	85,488	97,032
Charleston, WV	62,546	75,088	87,610	100,152
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	64,439	77,730	91,042	104,333
Morgantown, WV	64,064	80,039	96,034	112,008
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,692	77,127	91,562	105,997
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	62,692	79,082	95,452	111,842
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,546	75,088	87,610	100,152
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	62,296	86,487	110,677	134,868
Wheeling, WV-OH	57,970	79,456	100,943	122,429
Casper, WY	73,924	90,584	107,245	123,906
Cheyenne, WY	71,012	87,152	103,314	119,455
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	69,992	87,402	104,812	122,221
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	81,848	97,948	114,026	130,125

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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