SOC 17-2199 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Engineers, 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 engineers not listed separately.

Level I across metros$39,687 – $115,856Lincoln, NE to Fairbanks, AK
Median Level IV, major metros$136,282Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Engineers, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $39,687 in Lincoln, NE to $115,856 in Fairbanks, AK, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $136,282. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $116,210, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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 area126,568138,424150,301162,157
Anchorage, AK109,450126,756144,040161,346
Fairbanks-College, AK115,856130,021144,186158,351
Anniston-Oxford, AL57,55479,872102,191124,509
Auburn-Opelika, AL66,91488,088109,242130,416
Birmingham, AL60,57082,847105,124127,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL65,93689,628113,340137,031
Decatur, AL100,236124,904149,552174,221
Dothan, AL72,05289,669107,287124,904
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL100,485125,092149,677174,284
Gadsden, AL57,55479,872102,191124,509
Huntsville, AL101,192125,716150,260174,783
Mobile, AL66,35289,357112,362135,367
Montgomery, AL60,88282,930104,978127,026
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area97,324122,512147,701172,890
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area64,14887,964111,780135,596
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area73,38390,418107,453124,488
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area60,69582,972105,228127,504
Tuscaloosa, AL59,84281,724103,626125,508
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area54,20559,17664,14869,119
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR49,13062,40075,65088,920
Fort Smith, AR-OK58,26174,88091,500108,119
Hot Springs, AR52,41672,50992,581112,674
Jonesboro, AR55,95271,96887,984104,000
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR52,06372,15692,248112,341
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area49,56762,38075,17287,984
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area66,35287,527108,722129,896
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area51,48069,05686,612104,188
Arizona nonmetropolitan area66,14489,212112,279135,346
Flagstaff, AZ54,12275,38096,637117,895
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ54,12275,38096,637117,895
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ66,62390,730114,837138,944
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ65,50089,503113,485137,488
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ66,93586,487106,018125,570
Tucson, AZ66,22886,258106,268126,298
Yuma, AZ74,67293,580112,466131,373
Bakersfield-Delano, CA70,096100,464130,853161,221
Chico, CA82,722103,460124,176144,914
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area69,59793,101116,626140,130
El Centro, CA78,666103,335128,024152,693
Fresno, CA82,847103,834124,842145,829
Hanford-Corcoran, CA71,69897,490123,303149,095
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA77,813101,712125,591149,490
Merced, CA69,14083,42997,740112,029
Modesto, CA71,30389,586107,848126,132
Napa, CA73,34196,596119,871143,125
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area77,66894,786111,884129,002
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area57,72074,00790,293106,580
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA79,872102,212124,572146,911
Redding, CA74,19492,456110,740129,002
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA68,74486,341103,959121,556
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA71,80295,972120,120144,290
Salinas, CA68,49590,148111,821133,474
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA85,197110,698136,178161,679
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA98,052130,146162,261194,356
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA105,664138,237170,831203,404
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA75,83788,816101,796114,775
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA107,037126,839146,661166,463
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA93,871118,311142,772167,212
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA83,679102,628121,597140,546
Stockton-Lodi, CA76,06699,320122,554145,808
Vallejo, CA74,09095,056116,002136,968
Visalia, CA62,56781,370100,152118,956
Yuba City, CA70,74194,765118,768142,792
Boulder, CO94,224119,912145,600171,288
Colorado Springs, CO77,460103,813130,188156,541
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO87,423110,615133,807156,999
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area83,762107,744131,706155,688
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO82,431105,685128,960152,215
Grand Junction, CO79,51997,885116,272134,639
Greeley, CO70,34688,047105,768123,469
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area88,525112,487136,469160,431
Pueblo, CO69,61893,538117,479141,399
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area84,220108,119132,018155,917
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT84,844105,560126,298147,015
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area71,34486,029100,735115,420
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT79,22896,512113,818131,103
New Haven, CT73,25894,266115,274136,282
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT82,556104,520126,464148,429
Waterbury-Shelton, CT71,86491,936112,008132,080
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV91,396118,124144,831171,559
Dover, DE70,38889,794109,200128,607
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area78,91692,768106,600120,453
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL54,66370,05585,468100,860
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL92,061111,135130,229149,303
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL65,54177,91790,272102,648
Gainesville, FL57,61672,38487,152101,920
Homosassa Springs, FL60,96580,16499,341118,540
Jacksonville, FL68,07989,336110,573131,831
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL62,42177,06491,728106,372
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL58,36577,66896,970116,272
Naples-Marco Island, FL57,97077,37696,783116,189
North Florida nonmetropolitan area61,23671,71982,22392,706
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL58,82382,285105,748129,210
Ocala, FL41,53862,83784,136105,436
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL78,02199,404120,765142,148
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL81,453105,269129,106152,922
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL68,72492,352115,981139,610
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL50,46171,71992,997114,255
Port St. Lucie, FL61,25682,389103,522124,655
Punta Gorda, FL56,59777,06497,511117,978
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL78,687101,837124,988148,138
Sebring, FL71,32492,997114,671136,344
South Florida nonmetropolitan area62,52583,325104,146124,946
Tallahassee, FL53,76865,93678,12590,293
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL62,50482,015101,525121,036
Wildwood-The Villages, FL66,33287,693109,055130,416
Albany, GA65,08485,093105,124125,133
Athens-Clarke County, GA72,63493,788114,941136,095
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA73,71694,952116,210137,447
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC83,845109,991136,116162,261
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA50,29570,94991,604112,258
Columbus, GA-AL67,16488,754110,324131,914
Dalton, GA60,65380,850101,047121,244
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area68,45390,480112,508134,535
Gainesville, GA74,40286,59198,759110,948
Hinesville, GA64,14883,866103,605123,324
Macon-Bibb County, GA62,15172,32282,47292,644
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area67,03983,51299,986116,460
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area63,35777,33591,312105,290
Rome, GA71,30392,748114,192135,637
Savannah, GA65,35482,47299,591116,709
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area66,99788,276109,533130,812
Valdosta, GA66,06186,903107,744128,586
Warner Robins, GA80,746102,648124,530146,432
Guam MSA61,38182,077102,773123,469
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area97,594130,999164,424197,829
Kahului-Wailuku, HI91,167111,780132,372152,984
Urban Honolulu, HI90,543109,096127,629146,183
Ames, IA75,27687,31999,362111,405
Cedar Rapids, IA63,31687,111110,927134,722
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL63,29583,554103,813124,072
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA73,15490,210107,245124,301
Dubuque, IA77,87692,207106,538120,869
Iowa City, IA75,90090,501105,082119,684
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area73,07188,484103,896119,309
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area57,11774,11191,104108,098
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD64,64782,909101,151119,413
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area65,50083,242101,005118,748
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area65,54184,032102,524121,015
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA65,47979,60293,704107,828
Boise City, ID94,640117,853141,045164,258
Coeur d'Alene, ID91,312105,020118,727132,434
Idaho Falls, ID82,639102,378122,117141,856
Lewiston, ID-WA88,546109,804131,040152,298
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area91,229113,090134,972156,832
Pocatello, ID88,546109,804131,040152,298
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area86,944109,429131,914154,399
Twin Falls, ID93,476115,440137,426159,391
Bloomington, IL67,10185,426103,730122,055
Champaign-Urbana, IL54,37275,77597,199118,602
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN70,32594,536118,748142,959
Decatur, IL56,88880,684104,479128,274
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area67,22685,197103,189121,160
Kankakee, IL67,95492,394116,855141,295
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area69,16092,269115,357138,466
Peoria, IL82,701100,444118,186135,928
Rockford, IL50,87774,63198,384122,138
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area68,53687,464106,392125,320
Springfield, IL68,82888,109107,412126,693
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area67,66390,189112,716135,242
Bloomington, IN77,14899,612122,055144,519
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area76,60799,112121,597144,103
Columbus, IN79,248100,839122,429144,020
Elkhart-Goshen, IN71,03290,751110,490130,208
Evansville, IN68,10083,42998,738114,068
Fort Wayne, IN69,03688,796108,576128,336
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN82,618100,548118,498136,428
Kokomo, IN72,63492,020111,384130,770
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN68,66192,436116,210139,984
Michigan City-La Porte, IN70,20094,016117,853141,669
Muncie, IN80,45598,738117,000135,284
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area77,29389,149101,005112,861
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI63,85681,72499,612117,479
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area74,631101,359128,108154,836
Terre Haute, IN65,93692,540119,164145,767
Kansas nonmetropolitan area48,92265,12581,30897,511
Lawrence, KS58,53277,70996,908116,085
Manhattan, KS47,67466,72785,759104,812
Topeka, KS51,27265,85380,45595,036
Wichita, KS52,47965,08477,66890,272
Bowling Green, KY65,54179,68593,850107,994
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area64,58481,70398,842115,960
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area55,49575,17294,828114,504
Elizabethtown, KY60,50881,973103,439124,904
Lexington-Fayette, KY77,85590,376102,919115,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN59,98882,597105,186127,796
Owensboro, KY70,99183,97096,949109,928
Paducah, KY-IL67,64285,842104,021122,221
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area60,94481,703102,461123,220
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area59,28079,852100,444121,015
Alexandria, LA64,58480,82997,053113,298
Baton Rouge, LA62,40085,738109,055132,392
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area74,61093,434112,237131,061
Hammond, LA72,09387,964103,813119,684
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA61,67284,074106,496128,898
Lafayette, LA60,57076,48292,394108,306
Lake Charles, LA86,653101,047115,420129,813
Monroe, LA62,67178,08493,476108,888
New Orleans-Metairie, LA72,63493,642114,650135,658
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area71,22088,234105,269122,284
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA65,22983,200101,192119,164
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA72,03194,037116,064138,071
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area66,99783,40899,820116,231
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA79,04097,864116,668135,492
Barnstable Town, MA88,858112,112135,388158,642
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH92,976115,108137,260159,391
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area87,776110,802133,807156,832
Pittsfield, MA88,234108,244128,274148,284
Springfield, MA81,973100,298118,602136,927
Worcester, MA77,06495,015112,965130,916
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD66,45692,456118,477144,477
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV66,06190,397114,733139,069
Lexington Park, MD97,095124,301151,508178,714
Maryland nonmetropolitan area56,88870,40883,90897,428
Salisbury, MD57,80474,19490,605106,996
Bangor, ME83,866101,047118,228135,408
Lewiston-Auburn, ME88,504104,645120,765136,906
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area61,13280,37299,632118,872
Portland-South Portland, ME90,189105,893121,576137,280
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area66,66487,964109,284130,583
Ann Arbor, MI77,50198,093118,706139,298
Battle Creek, MI74,86094,016113,152132,309
Bay City, MI68,91186,112103,335120,536
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI83,512102,690121,888141,066
Flint, MI72,67688,151103,647119,122
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI70,80489,066107,349125,612
Jackson, MI82,264101,608120,973140,317
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI72,30191,583110,885130,167
Lansing-East Lansing, MI69,36885,780102,212118,623
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area63,21280,64298,093115,524
Midland, MI68,91186,112103,335120,536
Monroe, MI74,63190,813107,016123,199
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI63,64876,96090,272103,584
Niles, MI66,56085,176103,813122,429
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area51,64771,19990,730110,282
Saginaw, MI75,02689,856104,708119,538
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area66,35286,840107,328127,816
Traverse City, MI78,93698,613118,311137,988
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area46,82168,28789,773111,239
Duluth, MN-WI78,02186,27994,516102,773
Mankato, MN80,871104,728128,586152,444
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI81,952106,268130,604154,919
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area80,912104,520128,108151,716
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area79,644103,002126,360149,719
Rochester, MN75,75493,080110,407127,733
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area78,85397,095115,316133,557
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area65,97882,43198,904115,357
St. Cloud, MN80,372104,271128,149152,048
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL72,88488,983105,061121,160
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area63,79486,279108,784131,269
Columbia, MO74,36089,752105,165120,557
Jefferson City, MO62,96275,79688,608101,442
Joplin, MO-KS41,06055,68270,28484,906
Kansas City, MO-KS65,35484,511103,647122,804
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area66,56085,551104,520123,511
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area77,89692,020106,143120,266
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area63,02482,556102,108121,639
Springfield, MO55,68275,83796,013116,168
St. Joseph, MO-KS60,17579,37398,572117,770
St. Louis, MO-IL68,57887,548106,517125,487
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS96,991116,522136,074155,605
Hattiesburg, MS63,27491,562119,850148,138
Jackson, MS57,53383,096108,639134,202
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area56,90983,180109,450135,720
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area37,27465,83294,412122,970
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area54,97570,30485,655100,984
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area54,08073,17592,290111,384
Billings, MT65,60480,82996,034111,260
Bozeman, MT66,60284,636102,669120,703
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area71,90685,42698,946112,466
Great Falls, MT82,82694,204105,581116,959
Helena, MT74,48583,09691,708100,319
Missoula, MT68,43283,47198,488113,527
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area69,82684,57399,341114,088
West Montana nonmetropolitan area70,05582,22394,412106,580
Asheville, NC79,12498,821118,540138,237
Burlington, NC80,954102,316123,677145,039
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area84,46998,447112,404126,381
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC78,35498,696119,018139,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC85,447106,476127,525148,554
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area49,67175,068100,444125,840
Fayetteville, NC89,607107,952126,277144,623
Goldsboro, NC67,10188,317109,512130,728
Greensboro-High Point, NC70,30494,557118,810143,063
Greenville, NC74,152101,754129,376156,978
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC81,59999,882118,144136,428
Jacksonville, NC86,008101,567117,146132,704
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC78,666100,527122,367144,228
Raleigh-Cary, NC69,95190,626111,301131,976
Rocky Mount, NC82,78495,826108,868121,909
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area71,86481,64091,396101,172
Wilmington, NC76,46196,159115,877135,575
Winston-Salem, NC61,50682,472103,418124,384
Bismarck, ND63,08777,06491,063105,040
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area67,06084,178101,296118,415
Fargo, ND-MN76,71191,063105,436119,788
Grand Forks, ND-MN74,52791,853109,159126,485
Minot, ND62,65082,285101,941121,576
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area63,25374,58985,94697,282
Grand Island, NE62,67174,44486,19697,968
Lincoln, NE39,68756,74373,79990,855
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area48,54869,51490,480111,447
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area72,90481,93290,95999,986
Omaha, NE-IA57,59681,183104,749128,336
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area74,42382,07789,73297,386
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area98,634114,525130,396146,287
Manchester-Nashua, NH83,159106,080129,023151,944
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area66,22884,636103,064121,472
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area85,426101,608117,791133,973
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ94,890120,828146,744172,682
Trenton-Princeton, NJ86,591106,122125,632145,164
Vineland, NJ71,24092,061112,861133,682
Albuquerque, NM105,373128,524151,695174,845
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area89,274113,984138,674163,384
Farmington, NM108,514132,143155,792179,421
Las Cruces, NM79,95699,944119,912139,901
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area119,247141,565163,863186,181
Santa Fe, NM108,680132,268155,834179,421
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area81,412103,959126,506149,053
Carson City, NV60,36287,568114,775141,981
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV64,41885,634106,829128,045
Reno, NV53,12480,351107,578134,805
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY89,420109,991130,541151,112
Binghamton, NY82,701102,004121,285140,588
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY68,20487,444106,663125,903
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area69,97290,855111,759132,642
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area62,71279,18695,680112,154
Elmira, NY77,39796,554115,732134,888
Glens Falls, NY87,402108,077128,773149,448
Ithaca, NY67,20586,424105,664124,884
Kingston, NY67,91287,839107,744127,671
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY73,48794,141114,816135,471
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ89,170113,943138,716163,488
Rochester, NY67,43486,986106,517126,069
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area75,62994,932114,255133,557
Syracuse, NY87,797105,706123,636141,544
Utica-Rome, NY69,07788,629108,160127,712
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY85,384103,272121,140139,028
Akron, OH75,58893,788111,967130,167
Canton-Massillon, OH59,46879,35299,216119,101
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN78,437101,296124,135146,994
Cleveland, OH81,599102,586123,573144,560
Columbus, OH66,64483,804100,964118,124
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH98,676120,141141,586163,052
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area77,16895,951114,754133,536
Lima, OH77,10690,418103,730117,042
Mansfield, OH65,72882,972100,236117,479
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)60,19676,77393,372109,949
Sandusky, OH72,69694,932117,188139,423
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area86,778104,063121,348138,632
Springfield, OH68,76582,80596,824110,864
Toledo, OH52,14671,98991,853111,696
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area77,68890,626103,564116,501
Youngstown-Warren, OH67,35186,154104,957123,760
Enid, OK80,642100,048119,455138,861
Lawton, OK81,453100,901120,370139,818
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area76,75295,930115,087134,264
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area79,74898,343116,959135,554
Oklahoma City, OK81,204100,693120,183139,672
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area61,25682,826104,375125,944
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area79,51999,175118,852138,508
Tulsa, OK76,29592,020107,724123,448
Albany, OR85,010108,015131,040154,045
Bend, OR60,00883,616107,245130,853
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area82,909104,957127,026149,074
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area78,20894,016109,824125,632
Corvallis, OR75,56793,725111,863130,021
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area61,44488,338115,253142,148
Eugene-Springfield, OR69,24484,656100,069115,482
Grants Pass, OR70,67988,504106,330124,156
Medford, OR71,98993,517115,066136,594
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA86,237108,056129,876151,695
Salem, OR62,33886,570110,781135,013
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ79,519101,484123,428145,392
Altoona, PA62,92077,39791,895106,372
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area70,30483,97097,656111,322
Chambersburg, PA67,08085,384103,688121,992
Erie, PA59,86376,46193,039109,637
Gettysburg, PA64,39784,573104,749124,925
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA67,22688,629110,012131,415
Johnstown, PA69,28589,482109,658129,855
Lancaster, PA60,48781,162101,837122,512
Lebanon, PA67,76787,693107,599127,525
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area57,59679,664101,712123,781
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area65,47976,42087,38198,322
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD70,30489,773109,263128,732
Pittsburgh, PA71,30391,936112,570133,204
Reading, PA75,44295,452115,482135,492
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA62,56780,33098,072115,836
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area65,22976,60787,98499,362
State College, PA64,93879,45693,996108,514
Williamsport, PA62,98378,81294,661110,490
York-Hanover, PA61,79781,120100,444119,767
Aguadilla, PR40,51959,26078,02196,762
Arecibo, PR42,14165,02187,901110,781
Guayama, PR42,30864,89687,506110,095
Mayaguez, PR40,24855,45370,65885,863
Ponce, PR45,69857,15968,64080,101
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area42,26664,00285,717107,453
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR42,07965,02187,964110,906
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA69,47297,386125,320153,234
Charleston-North Charleston, SC84,844104,957125,050145,164
Columbia, SC74,44494,786115,108135,450
Florence, SC56,53575,56794,578113,610
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC79,58197,532115,503133,453
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC76,44097,677118,914140,151
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC76,44097,677118,914140,151
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area78,66699,300119,912140,546
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area77,56498,384119,205140,026
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area80,455102,815125,196147,556
Spartanburg, SC70,80484,42898,052111,676
Sumter, SC72,03193,434114,816136,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area96,658110,844125,008139,194
Rapid City, SD81,59996,346111,093125,840
Sioux Falls, SD-MN74,25691,354108,431125,528
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area88,213103,085117,957132,829
Chattanooga, TN-GA59,92582,223104,541126,839
Clarksville, TN-KY54,30973,86193,434112,986
Cleveland, TN59,21879,20799,175119,164
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area57,32572,67688,005103,356
Jackson, TN67,41383,36799,341115,295
Johnson City, TN50,77369,01587,236105,477
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA62,46382,015101,567121,119
Knoxville, TN65,22984,615104,000123,386
Memphis, TN-MS-AR58,59476,19193,808111,405
Morristown, TN56,43176,77397,095117,437
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN63,75282,743101,712120,703
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area53,26969,86886,466103,064
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area61,09082,639104,188125,736
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area52,87471,24089,628107,994
Abilene, TX64,50184,386104,250124,135
Amarillo, TX76,357104,146131,935159,724
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX83,200101,608120,016138,424
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX90,480103,876117,250130,645
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area79,24898,780118,290137,821
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX83,076102,940122,824142,688
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area89,316115,191141,087166,962
College Station-Bryan, TX77,876104,708131,560158,392
Corpus Christi, TX83,74197,698111,676125,632
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX71,38693,871116,335138,820
Eagle Pass, TX76,21298,946121,660144,394
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area77,730103,376129,023154,669
El Paso, TX67,24786,008104,791123,552
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area64,56486,716108,868131,020
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX78,520105,186131,872158,538
Killeen-Temple, TX71,74091,957112,175132,392
Laredo, TX83,304108,140132,996157,831
Longview, TX71,15787,693104,208120,744
Lubbock, TX60,61276,02491,437106,850
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX57,86679,394100,943122,471
Midland, TX98,780109,388120,016130,624
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area54,87173,86192,831111,821
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area72,46892,061111,676131,269
Odessa, TX68,34985,759103,189120,599
San Angelo, TX70,40890,564110,719130,874
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX81,53699,695117,832135,991
Sherman-Denison, TX70,51292,935115,357137,780
Texarkana, TX-AR59,80079,85299,924119,975
Tyler, TX59,65578,97898,301117,624
Victoria, TX80,060106,288132,517158,746
Waco, TX69,90990,044110,157130,292
Wichita Falls, TX63,71183,388103,064122,741
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area63,56582,264100,943119,642
Logan, UT-ID85,780105,456125,154144,831
Ogden, UT89,544107,224124,925142,605
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT62,67181,807100,922120,058
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT67,24784,844102,440120,037
St. George, UT65,33385,343105,373125,383
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area74,09089,212104,333119,455
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA77,14891,479105,789120,120
Charlottesville, VA114,546133,141151,757170,352
Harrisonburg, VA87,610112,196136,802161,388
Lynchburg, VA71,78196,346120,932145,496
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area99,341125,986152,631179,276
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area89,794116,501143,188169,895
Richmond, VA74,25693,538112,799132,080
Roanoke, VA62,85882,306101,733121,181
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area85,613107,599129,584151,570
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area68,82886,778104,749122,700
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA87,610112,196136,802161,388
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC93,580114,463135,325156,208
Winchester, VA-WV90,792117,520144,228170,956
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA76,128100,610125,092149,573
Burlington-South Burlington, VT81,45397,469113,506129,522
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area77,56493,704109,824125,965
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area85,676106,788127,879148,991
Bellingham, WA93,143114,026134,909155,792
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA111,592128,170144,748161,325
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area88,088111,884135,658159,453
Kennewick-Richland, WA95,680117,208138,716160,244
Longview-Kelso, WA86,466108,160129,834151,528
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA91,500116,293141,066165,860
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA93,060110,781128,482146,204
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA91,749116,688141,628166,567
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA80,72597,178113,652130,104
Walla Walla, WA91,125113,007134,888156,770
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA91,333116,356141,378166,400
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area103,293115,669128,066140,442
Yakima, WA88,629112,466136,282160,119
Appleton, WI75,46392,040108,597125,175
Eau Claire, WI84,532102,087119,621137,176
Fond du Lac, WI77,85593,767109,679125,591
Green Bay, WI76,79493,018109,221125,445
Janesville-Beloit, WI84,13699,383114,629129,876
Kenosha, WI84,34498,052111,780125,487
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN80,97597,677114,380131,082
Madison, WI85,384100,672115,960131,248
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI79,04094,620110,199125,778
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area82,76498,655114,525130,416
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area78,29293,600108,888124,197
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI78,95794,828110,719126,589
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI80,16495,389110,636125,861
Sheboygan, WI76,23292,581108,909125,258
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area83,65897,240110,844124,426
Wausau, WI83,88799,778115,690131,581
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area89,170106,621124,052141,503
Beckley, WV66,16587,964109,762131,560
Charleston, WV65,89588,484111,052133,640
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH51,85572,96794,058115,170
Morgantown, WV84,407106,600128,794150,988
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area79,51996,429113,340130,250
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV79,81097,511115,191132,892
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area64,21085,447106,684127,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH56,24475,75495,285114,796
Wheeling, WV-OH91,500106,018120,536135,055
Casper, WY72,90493,455113,984134,535
Cheyenne, WY83,09696,741110,386124,031
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area68,53683,07697,615112,154
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area72,90493,455113,984134,535

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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