SOC 17-2141 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Mechanical 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): Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Level I across metros$46,780 – $122,388Aguadilla, PR to Farmington, NM

Median Level IV, major metros$125,175Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Mechanical Engineers (SOC 17-2141) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $46,780 in Aguadilla, PR to $122,388 in Farmington, NM, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $125,175. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $109,076, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 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$134,389
San Francisco, CA$182,437
San Jose, CA$189,530
Seattle, WA$148,596
Dallas, TX$132,413
Houston, TX$156,188
Austin, TX$139,007
Chicago, IL$126,943
Boston, MA$139,922
Washington, DC$154,170
Atlanta, GA$134,660
Los Angeles, CA$144,290

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	91,104	113,548	136,012	158,455
Anchorage, AK	81,037	102,357	123,677	144,997
Fairbanks-College, AK	81,703	102,836	123,968	145,101
Anniston-Oxford, AL	76,607	89,108	101,608	114,109
Auburn-Opelika, AL	72,301	88,255	104,188	120,141
Birmingham, AL	68,952	86,632	104,292	121,972
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	69,576	85,468	101,380	117,271
Decatur, AL	81,682	100,360	119,060	137,738
Dothan, AL	63,940	79,997	96,055	112,112
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	72,738	92,810	112,882	132,954
Gadsden, AL	69,493	85,821	102,128	118,456
Huntsville, AL	82,639	98,800	114,941	131,103
Mobile, AL	76,586	95,389	114,172	132,975
Montgomery, AL	70,596	82,847	95,077	107,328
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	70,388	83,658	96,908	110,178
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	60,570	75,900	91,250	106,580
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,116	85,821	100,506	115,212
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	76,253	92,061	107,869	123,677
Tuscaloosa, AL	79,332	97,490	115,648	133,807
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,247	68,994	83,762	98,509
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	66,415	79,311	92,228	105,124
Fort Smith, AR-OK	63,357	77,418	91,479	105,540
Hot Springs, AR	60,674	76,877	93,080	109,284
Jonesboro, AR	61,152	69,722	78,292	86,861
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	63,856	80,372	96,908	113,423
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,002	63,815	76,648	89,461
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	67,434	79,789	92,165	104,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,455	66,269	78,104	89,919
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	72,488	87,277	102,087	116,876
Flagstaff, AZ	67,829	85,530	103,231	120,932
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	63,524	80,434	97,365	114,276
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	74,298	90,855	107,391	123,948
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	70,616	86,383	102,149	117,916
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	79,269	94,079	108,909	123,719
Tucson, AZ	80,184	94,890	109,596	124,301
Yuma, AZ	71,053	82,452	93,829	105,228
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	83,804	102,669	121,535	140,400
Chico, CA	77,522	100,090	122,637	145,205
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	78,208	96,700	115,170	133,661
El Centro, CA	82,202	100,901	119,600	138,300
Fresno, CA	67,351	85,176	103,002	120,828
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	75,276	94,495	113,693	132,912
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	82,618	103,168	123,740	144,290
Merced, CA	61,693	76,856	92,020	107,183
Modesto, CA	72,072	90,647	109,200	127,775
Napa, CA	78,978	96,679	114,359	132,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	87,007	104,645	122,304	139,943
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	68,204	84,240	100,277	116,314
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	87,568	104,375	121,181	137,988
Redding, CA	73,466	91,229	108,992	126,756
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	74,340	91,541	108,722	125,924
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	88,692	106,122	123,532	140,962
Salinas, CA	79,893	103,938	128,004	152,048
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	86,154	105,186	124,239	143,271
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	110,511	134,493	158,455	182,437
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	117,999	141,836	165,693	189,530
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	74,901	91,146	107,391	123,636
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	98,613	119,101	139,610	160,098
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	90,917	110,428	129,917	149,428
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	81,724	100,818	119,912	139,007
Stockton-Lodi, CA	72,093	93,642	115,212	136,760
Vallejo, CA	79,103	95,327	111,572	127,796
Visalia, CA	64,231	79,685	95,119	110,573
Yuba City, CA	75,359	93,476	111,592	129,709
Boulder, CO	85,925	108,847	131,748	154,669
Colorado Springs, CO	82,077	101,338	120,620	139,880
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	85,010	105,477	125,924	146,391
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	83,928	104,146	124,364	144,581
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	76,898	93,871	110,864	127,837
Grand Junction, CO	67,288	85,072	102,836	120,620
Greeley, CO	83,492	100,215	116,917	133,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	67,476	85,052	102,628	120,204
Pueblo, CO	81,661	93,975	106,268	118,581
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	69,743	89,066	108,410	127,733
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	84,719	101,754	118,768	135,804
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	75,525	87,839	100,152	112,466
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	79,040	95,327	111,613	127,900
New Haven, CT	80,039	95,764	111,488	127,213
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	80,871	95,909	110,927	125,965
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	76,607	90,980	105,373	119,746
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	91,167	112,175	133,162	154,170
Dover, DE	60,300	77,980	95,660	113,340
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	75,879	89,815	103,772	117,708
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	61,652	81,162	100,693	120,204
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	74,402	93,143	111,904	130,645
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	69,535	81,973	94,391	106,829
Gainesville, FL	51,772	67,496	83,221	98,946
Homosassa Springs, FL	69,784	87,298	104,791	122,304
Jacksonville, FL	67,871	86,612	105,373	124,114
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	61,028	78,541	96,034	113,548
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	69,285	87,069	104,874	122,658
Naples-Marco Island, FL	59,072	76,752	94,432	112,112
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	65,645	82,576	99,487	116,418
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	68,100	85,904	103,709	121,514
Ocala, FL	69,680	83,762	97,864	111,946
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	74,964	91,479	108,015	124,530
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	75,879	92,373	108,888	125,383
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	78,146	92,914	107,661	122,429
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	68,328	85,863	103,418	120,952
Port St. Lucie, FL	68,079	86,071	104,084	122,076
Punta Gorda, FL	65,188	81,391	97,594	113,797
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	69,680	89,607	109,512	129,439
Sebring, FL	71,698	89,108	106,496	123,906
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	70,554	88,296	106,018	123,760
Tallahassee, FL	63,440	80,808	98,176	115,544
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	74,818	91,853	108,888	125,924
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	72,800	89,898	107,016	124,114
Albany, GA	71,365	92,186	113,028	133,848
Athens-Clarke County, GA	70,720	84,948	99,196	113,423
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	72,010	92,893	113,776	134,660
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	90,189	113,506	136,802	160,119
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	75,380	88,671	101,941	115,232
Columbus, GA-AL	72,239	90,418	108,618	126,797
Dalton, GA	72,967	87,319	101,650	116,002
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	61,818	75,172	88,504	101,858
Gainesville, GA	72,925	83,200	93,455	103,730
Hinesville, GA	73,383	87,839	102,295	116,751
Macon-Bibb County, GA	74,444	87,548	100,652	113,756
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	74,360	87,527	100,714	113,880
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	71,927	84,927	97,948	110,948
Rome, GA	72,634	92,706	112,757	132,829
Savannah, GA	77,064	91,791	106,496	121,223
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	75,088	88,463	101,858	115,232
Valdosta, GA	73,695	87,069	100,464	113,839
Warner Robins, GA	78,541	92,040	105,560	119,060
Guam MSA	50,170	59,488	68,828	78,146
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	76,336	89,773	103,231	116,668
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	76,336	89,773	103,231	116,668
Urban Honolulu, HI	77,252	90,002	102,732	115,482
Ames, IA	72,072	84,802	97,552	110,282
Cedar Rapids, IA	71,344	83,034	94,744	106,434
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	76,669	91,936	107,204	122,471
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	73,112	84,906	96,720	108,514
Dubuque, IA	75,068	88,525	102,004	115,461
Iowa City, IA	71,053	83,554	96,076	108,576
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,311	76,420	86,549	96,658
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	68,661	78,520	88,380	98,239
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	74,735	86,383	98,010	109,658
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	73,050	84,844	96,658	108,452
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,768	77,751	88,733	99,716
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	70,284	82,930	95,597	108,244
Boise City, ID	67,247	80,996	94,765	108,514
Coeur d'Alene, ID	68,536	83,533	98,509	113,506
Idaho Falls, ID	72,592	87,069	101,567	116,044
Lewiston, ID-WA	72,031	82,972	93,892	104,832
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	69,909	84,968	100,048	115,108
Pocatello, ID	69,805	94,412	118,997	143,604
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	65,749	80,268	94,807	109,325
Twin Falls, ID	67,767	79,186	90,626	102,045
Bloomington, IL	71,032	87,256	103,460	119,684
Champaign-Urbana, IL	71,240	86,799	102,378	117,936
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	74,298	91,853	109,388	126,943
Decatur, IL	68,516	85,488	102,461	119,434
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,272	80,996	97,740	114,463
Kankakee, IL	62,692	76,378	90,044	103,730
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,589	76,316	91,042	105,768
Peoria, IL	94,224	112,300	130,354	148,429
Rockford, IL	73,383	87,922	102,461	117,000
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,584	79,165	93,746	108,327
Springfield, IL	67,912	87,236	106,580	125,903
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,647	77,397	90,127	102,877
Bloomington, IN	72,925	88,359	103,813	119,247
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,520	79,103	92,706	106,288
Columbus, IN	90,896	105,893	120,890	135,887
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	72,426	84,303	96,159	108,036
Evansville, IN	70,866	85,946	101,026	116,106
Fort Wayne, IN	67,621	83,284	98,967	114,629
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	73,071	89,045	105,040	121,015
Kokomo, IN	89,128	101,359	113,610	125,840
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	70,866	88,359	105,831	123,324
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	68,474	83,388	98,280	113,194
Muncie, IN	72,384	82,285	92,207	102,108
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,999	79,581	93,143	106,725
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	63,066	78,583	94,100	109,616
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	80,205	95,348	110,469	125,612
Terre Haute, IN	59,280	73,840	88,380	102,940
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	64,106	75,796	87,506	99,196
Lawrence, KS	76,212	89,877	103,522	117,188
Manhattan, KS	65,250	78,167	91,104	104,021
Topeka, KS	79,644	90,522	101,400	112,279
Wichita, KS	70,845	85,426	99,986	114,567
Bowling Green, KY	68,848	84,116	99,362	114,629
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	75,109	89,024	102,919	116,834
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,573	86,237	100,880	115,544
Elizabethtown, KY	85,239	97,615	109,970	122,346
Lexington-Fayette, KY	73,778	89,919	106,060	122,200
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	68,058	84,594	101,151	117,687
Owensboro, KY	68,100	83,908	99,716	115,524
Paducah, KY-IL	67,704	83,492	99,300	115,087
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,032	85,135	99,258	113,360
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	70,367	85,676	101,005	116,314
Alexandria, LA	72,426	90,751	109,055	127,380
Baton Rouge, LA	87,340	112,029	136,719	161,408
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	74,610	89,045	103,501	117,936
Hammond, LA	79,186	102,940	126,693	150,447
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	71,199	85,488	99,799	114,088
Lafayette, LA	69,015	83,804	98,613	113,402
Lake Charles, LA	80,060	104,229	128,420	152,589
Monroe, LA	50,191	74,111	98,031	121,951
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	77,834	99,341	120,869	142,376
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	75,588	100,984	126,381	151,778
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	71,365	91,437	111,530	131,602
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	75,192	99,986	124,800	149,594
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	65,978	81,266	96,533	111,821
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	77,168	92,997	108,847	124,676
Barnstable Town, MA	86,008	101,775	117,520	133,287
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	86,092	104,042	121,972	139,922
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	72,634	88,754	104,895	121,015
Pittsfield, MA	82,264	97,989	113,735	129,460
Springfield, MA	75,276	89,607	103,938	118,269
Worcester, MA	77,688	95,826	113,943	132,080
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	82,244	102,648	123,032	143,437
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	81,079	96,346	111,634	126,901
Lexington Park, MD	93,559	110,802	128,024	145,268
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	69,639	83,658	97,656	111,676
Salisbury, MD	87,880	105,976	124,052	142,148
Bangor, ME	68,952	84,157	99,362	114,567
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	79,810	93,933	108,056	122,180
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	74,464	85,884	97,282	108,701
Portland-South Portland, ME	81,391	95,618	109,824	124,052
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	76,919	87,652	98,405	109,138
Ann Arbor, MI	82,493	101,088	119,704	138,300
Battle Creek, MI	69,680	85,488	101,296	117,104
Bay City, MI	68,848	82,680	96,533	110,365
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	84,864	100,672	116,460	132,268
Flint, MI	69,493	84,802	100,090	115,399
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	67,538	81,661	95,805	109,928
Jackson, MI	67,600	81,557	95,514	109,471
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	74,340	91,021	107,703	124,384
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	72,613	88,380	104,125	119,892
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,560	79,207	91,832	104,479
Midland, MI	70,908	90,168	109,429	128,690
Monroe, MI	67,912	83,533	99,133	114,754
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	70,908	83,450	95,992	108,535
Niles, MI	77,460	92,040	106,600	121,181
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	64,397	78,063	91,728	105,394
Saginaw, MI	68,536	80,933	93,309	105,706
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	81,661	97,823	113,964	130,125
Traverse City, MI	70,429	85,260	100,090	114,920
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	69,348	81,183	92,997	104,832
Duluth, MN-WI	71,552	83,304	95,036	106,788
Mankato, MN	73,799	89,149	104,479	119,829
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	77,688	93,434	109,159	124,904
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	77,439	88,421	99,383	110,365
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	72,010	82,244	92,477	102,711
Rochester, MN	75,650	89,960	104,250	118,560
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	68,349	81,349	94,370	107,370
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,901	85,301	95,722	106,122
St. Cloud, MN	71,636	83,263	94,890	106,517
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	63,690	79,768	95,847	111,925
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,029	71,282	82,514	93,767
Columbia, MO	65,791	78,021	90,231	102,461
Jefferson City, MO	68,037	80,684	93,351	105,997
Joplin, MO-KS	64,564	79,748	94,952	110,136
Kansas City, MO-KS	77,772	89,960	102,170	114,359
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,364	71,698	84,053	96,388
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,069	73,591	86,133	98,655
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,032	70,304	82,597	94,869
Springfield, MO	62,442	75,837	89,212	102,607
St. Joseph, MO-KS	74,943	87,340	99,736	112,133
St. Louis, MO-IL	70,928	86,674	102,420	118,165
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	69,597	87,132	104,645	122,180
Hattiesburg, MS	63,420	76,919	90,418	103,917
Jackson, MS	61,007	75,400	89,773	104,167
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	61,818	75,005	88,192	101,380
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	76,815	94,204	111,572	128,960
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	62,629	79,519	96,408	113,298
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	71,781	85,988	100,194	114,400
Billings, MT	79,061	95,680	112,300	128,919
Bozeman, MT	68,724	79,602	90,460	101,338
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	78,146	85,343	92,560	99,757
Great Falls, MT	71,365	83,512	95,639	107,786
Helena, MT	70,138	81,848	93,580	105,290
Missoula, MT	69,514	82,119	94,744	107,349
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,677	85,135	98,592	112,050
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,157	83,512	95,847	108,202
Asheville, NC	80,372	100,901	121,410	141,940
Burlington, NC	71,032	84,948	98,884	112,799
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	69,431	84,490	99,528	114,588
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	77,772	93,850	109,949	126,028
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	78,437	94,911	111,384	127,858
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	74,652	86,320	97,968	109,637
Fayetteville, NC	76,253	91,708	107,183	122,637
Goldsboro, NC	67,413	81,890	96,346	110,823
Greensboro-High Point, NC	82,535	96,450	110,365	124,280
Greenville, NC	66,394	86,445	106,496	126,548
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	64,917	80,517	96,138	111,738
Jacksonville, NC	75,005	88,317	101,608	114,920
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	71,365	85,260	99,175	113,069
Raleigh-Cary, NC	69,805	87,298	104,770	122,263
Rocky Mount, NC	74,381	86,799	99,237	111,655
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	74,714	91,666	108,618	125,570
Wilmington, NC	73,965	91,791	109,616	127,442
Winston-Salem, NC	68,578	83,554	98,530	113,506
Bismarck, ND	73,216	87,880	102,565	117,229
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	69,743	81,287	92,852	104,396
Fargo, ND-MN	67,184	80,080	92,997	105,893
Grand Forks, ND-MN	67,788	81,204	94,640	108,056
Minot, ND	62,338	81,412	100,485	119,559
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	65,687	85,093	104,500	123,906
Grand Island, NE	67,101	77,959	88,816	99,674
Lincoln, NE	71,781	90,044	108,285	126,548
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,186	76,295	86,424	96,533
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,709	76,212	87,693	99,196
Omaha, NE-IA	66,768	81,495	96,221	110,948
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,748	78,250	89,732	101,234
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	74,901	87,464	100,048	112,612
Manchester-Nashua, NH	79,748	97,594	115,420	133,266
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	77,959	92,914	107,869	122,824
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	71,012	85,447	99,861	114,296
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	69,431	86,029	102,607	119,205
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	79,228	94,224	109,242	124,239
Vineland, NJ	79,810	91,229	102,648	114,068
Albuquerque, NM	120,620	138,237	155,834	173,452
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	86,944	105,748	124,572	143,375
Farmington, NM	122,388	139,589	156,791	173,992
Las Cruces, NM	70,991	85,114	99,258	113,381
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	132,164	145,704	159,224	172,765
Santa Fe, NM	122,284	139,527	156,770	174,013
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	80,434	95,452	110,469	125,487
Carson City, NV	80,892	96,512	112,112	127,733
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	80,184	96,388	112,591	128,794
Reno, NV	74,381	90,772	107,141	123,532
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	80,101	97,324	114,546	131,768
Binghamton, NY	74,776	87,319	99,840	112,383
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	71,303	85,676	100,069	114,442
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	73,924	90,252	106,559	122,887
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	72,197	85,176	98,176	111,156
Elmira, NY	70,658	82,348	94,058	105,748
Glens Falls, NY	71,428	84,656	97,885	111,114
Ithaca, NY	76,856	92,956	109,076	125,175
Kingston, NY	73,840	85,717	97,615	109,492
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	73,632	89,128	104,645	120,141
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	83,200	100,256	117,333	134,389
Rochester, NY	73,528	87,714	101,920	116,106
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	72,031	86,508	100,964	115,440
Syracuse, NY	79,581	95,285	110,989	126,693
Utica-Rome, NY	67,268	82,077	96,908	111,717
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	73,071	84,864	96,637	108,431
Akron, OH	70,304	83,762	97,220	110,677
Canton-Massillon, OH	72,301	85,717	99,133	112,549
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	75,234	92,477	109,741	126,984
Cleveland, OH	71,157	84,594	98,052	111,488
Columbus, OH	73,029	86,362	99,716	113,048
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	73,133	89,170	105,186	121,223
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	67,309	81,100	94,869	108,660
Lima, OH	68,973	85,156	101,359	117,541
Mansfield, OH	61,901	73,154	84,386	95,639
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	68,890	79,768	90,626	101,504
Sandusky, OH	70,512	82,868	95,244	107,599
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	68,391	81,516	94,620	107,744
Springfield, OH	68,016	80,642	93,288	105,914
Toledo, OH	67,663	87,506	107,349	127,192
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	71,740	83,991	96,242	108,493
Youngstown-Warren, OH	66,124	77,917	89,690	101,484
Enid, OK	75,879	88,775	101,671	114,567
Lawton, OK	76,399	89,960	103,543	117,104
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,655	74,984	90,314	105,644
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	75,172	89,898	104,604	119,330
Oklahoma City, OK	75,879	88,525	101,172	113,818
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	58,698	74,028	89,357	104,687
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	81,079	100,007	118,935	137,863
Tulsa, OK	75,962	92,727	109,471	126,236
Albany, OR	78,063	89,066	100,090	111,093
Bend, OR	79,914	93,060	106,226	119,372
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	84,220	105,976	127,712	149,469
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	75,151	91,624	108,077	124,551
Corvallis, OR	84,157	101,712	119,268	136,823
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	81,120	98,634	116,168	133,682
Eugene-Springfield, OR	72,904	85,322	97,760	110,178
Grants Pass, OR	73,320	88,920	104,520	120,120
Medford, OR	75,276	90,085	104,874	119,684
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	83,970	100,173	116,376	132,580
Salem, OR	74,860	88,359	101,879	115,378
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	75,879	93,101	110,344	127,567
Altoona, PA	63,565	76,191	88,816	101,442
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,608	76,316	90,023	103,730
Chambersburg, PA	71,157	87,839	104,520	121,202
Erie, PA	69,431	88,151	106,850	125,570
Gettysburg, PA	69,868	84,344	98,821	113,298
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	68,869	83,450	98,031	112,612
Johnstown, PA	54,580	68,474	82,368	96,263
Lancaster, PA	69,202	81,557	93,912	106,268
Lebanon, PA	64,293	80,434	96,575	112,716
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	79,290	91,333	103,376	115,420
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,837	74,402	85,988	97,552
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	77,168	94,516	111,842	129,189
Pittsburgh, PA	70,700	86,695	102,711	118,706
Reading, PA	69,597	84,261	98,946	113,610
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	65,021	79,082	93,122	107,183
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,976	81,204	95,452	109,679
State College, PA	72,093	83,159	94,224	105,290
Williamsport, PA	65,063	78,125	91,188	104,250
York-Hanover, PA	70,720	84,615	98,509	112,404
Aguadilla, PR	46,780	60,300	73,840	87,360
Arecibo, PR	48,860	63,607	78,333	93,080
Guayama, PR	49,005	63,752	78,520	93,268
Mayaguez, PR	49,005	60,653	72,301	83,949
Ponce, PR	48,880	63,378	77,855	92,352
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	48,776	63,253	77,751	92,228
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	49,005	63,732	78,479	93,205
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	80,808	100,152	119,476	138,820
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	80,351	97,053	113,776	130,479
Columbia, SC	73,965	90,335	106,704	123,074
Florence, SC	72,884	89,586	106,309	123,012
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	78,416	95,056	111,676	128,316
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	78,583	96,637	114,692	132,746
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	83,492	99,300	115,087	130,895
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,869	79,332	89,773	100,236
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,509	75,608	91,728	107,828
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	70,367	86,986	103,584	120,204
Spartanburg, SC	78,666	93,455	108,264	123,053
Sumter, SC	69,410	86,008	102,586	119,184
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	65,957	78,770	91,583	104,396
Rapid City, SD	73,695	86,778	99,861	112,944
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	69,535	81,141	92,748	104,354
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	69,348	82,597	95,826	109,076
Chattanooga, TN-GA	78,728	95,036	111,364	127,671
Clarksville, TN-KY	56,306	74,090	91,853	109,637
Cleveland, TN	77,210	94,682	112,154	129,626
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	75,421	96,055	116,709	137,343
Jackson, TN	67,101	89,170	111,218	133,287
Johnson City, TN	71,324	85,592	99,882	114,151
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	76,960	91,583	106,184	120,807
Knoxville, TN	67,871	84,948	102,045	119,122
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	75,546	90,938	106,330	121,722
Morristown, TN	65,042	79,061	93,101	107,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	66,311	84,469	102,648	120,807
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,943	76,794	91,645	106,496
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	78,936	93,288	107,640	121,992
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	74,132	93,892	113,631	133,391
Abilene, TX	71,303	89,066	106,808	124,572
Amarillo, TX	74,048	86,986	99,903	112,840
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	77,314	97,885	118,436	139,007
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	83,284	104,000	124,738	145,455
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	75,900	90,668	105,415	120,183
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	71,864	86,653	101,421	116,210
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	76,316	97,573	118,852	140,109
College Station-Bryan, TX	57,554	74,672	91,791	108,909
Corpus Christi, TX	83,263	103,876	124,468	145,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	78,250	96,304	114,359	132,413
Eagle Pass, TX	74,610	91,541	108,493	125,424
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	77,917	97,948	117,957	137,988
El Paso, TX	59,780	78,895	98,031	117,146
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,360	82,056	102,732	123,428
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	86,029	109,408	132,808	156,188
Killeen-Temple, TX	68,287	86,549	104,812	123,074
Laredo, TX	75,733	95,951	116,189	136,407
Longview, TX	72,280	88,629	104,999	121,348
Lubbock, TX	67,392	82,618	97,864	113,090
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	60,424	75,983	91,541	107,100
Midland, TX	86,404	111,405	136,407	161,408
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	73,196	89,357	105,519	121,680
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	75,213	97,220	119,226	141,232
Odessa, TX	79,540	99,549	119,559	139,568
San Angelo, TX	62,504	73,300	84,095	94,890
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	80,788	98,821	116,876	134,909
Sherman-Denison, TX	67,975	87,319	106,663	126,007
Texarkana, TX-AR	69,868	86,383	102,898	119,413
Tyler, TX	83,700	102,378	121,077	139,756
Victoria, TX	77,044	97,698	118,352	139,007
Waco, TX	73,882	90,418	106,954	123,490
Wichita Falls, TX	63,440	78,084	92,748	107,391
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	70,908	87,693	104,479	121,264
Logan, UT-ID	73,716	102,524	131,311	160,119
Ogden, UT	77,002	91,104	105,207	119,309
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	71,240	88,421	105,602	122,783
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	71,428	88,837	106,268	123,677
St. George, UT	63,794	77,023	90,252	103,480
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	73,362	90,480	107,578	124,696
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	67,226	83,471	99,736	115,981
Charlottesville, VA	75,796	94,495	113,215	131,914
Harrisonburg, VA	72,572	86,986	101,421	115,836
Lynchburg, VA	72,052	85,738	99,404	113,090
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	90,792	108,680	126,589	144,477
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	73,695	85,780	97,864	109,949
Richmond, VA	77,564	92,186	106,808	121,431
Roanoke, VA	77,730	89,669	101,629	113,568
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,197	84,428	96,658	108,888
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	65,541	77,002	88,463	99,924
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	69,784	80,642	91,479	102,336
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	76,316	89,357	102,420	115,461
Winchester, VA-WV	55,370	78,312	101,255	124,197
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	76,399	94,911	113,423	131,935
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	86,362	99,757	113,132	126,527
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	79,394	92,228	105,040	117,874
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	83,492	99,716	115,919	132,143
Bellingham, WA	81,828	101,213	120,620	140,005
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80,788	95,410	110,012	124,634
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	86,882	98,759	110,636	122,512
Kennewick-Richland, WA	88,234	108,743	129,252	149,760
Longview-Kelso, WA	78,250	94,391	110,511	126,652
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	86,736	105,540	124,343	143,146
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	73,424	95,764	118,082	140,421
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	88,026	108,223	128,399	148,596
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	74,215	89,232	104,250	119,268
Walla Walla, WA	73,258	89,045	104,832	120,620
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	78,874	97,116	115,336	133,578
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	80,392	93,892	107,412	120,911
Yakima, WA	73,258	85,135	97,032	108,909
Appleton, WI	70,720	82,327	93,954	105,560
Eau Claire, WI	65,021	76,960	88,879	100,818
Fond du Lac, WI	74,527	90,647	106,788	122,908
Green Bay, WI	67,164	80,788	94,412	108,036
Janesville-Beloit, WI	69,368	83,804	98,218	112,653
Kenosha, WI	66,020	79,290	92,581	105,852
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	79,165	93,205	107,266	121,306
Madison, WI	74,776	89,066	103,335	117,624
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	71,428	84,802	98,156	111,530
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,412	79,560	90,730	101,879
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	67,122	77,938	88,754	99,570
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	67,018	78,874	90,709	102,565
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	71,490	82,951	94,412	105,872
Sheboygan, WI	74,007	88,484	102,940	117,416
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,890	80,372	91,874	103,356
Wausau, WI	66,602	77,252	87,901	98,551
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	67,767	78,541	89,336	100,111
Beckley, WV	64,480	81,391	98,301	115,212
Charleston, WV	69,056	88,504	107,952	127,400
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	66,269	81,349	96,450	111,530
Morgantown, WV	67,559	81,890	96,242	110,573
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	76,628	89,149	101,650	114,172
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	77,709	92,623	107,536	122,450
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,821	73,445	87,090	100,714
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	68,807	79,456	90,106	100,756
Wheeling, WV-OH	71,261	85,114	98,946	112,799
Casper, WY	77,376	93,725	110,074	126,423
Cheyenne, WY	87,360	103,460	119,538	135,637
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	78,604	94,412	110,220	126,028
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	98,884	114,172	129,480	144,768

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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