SOC 17-3021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 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): Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

Level I across metros$38,085 – $110,740Oklahoma City, OK to Olympia, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$96,096Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,085 in Oklahoma City, OK to $110,740 in Olympia, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $96,096. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $85,239, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 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

New York, NY$83,554
San Francisco, CA$150,592
San Jose, CA$154,732
Seattle, WA$126,631
Dallas, TX$111,488
Houston, TX$87,964
Austin, TX$88,504
Chicago, IL$80,642
Boston, MA$86,383
Washington, DC$106,413
Atlanta, GA$105,956
Los Angeles, CA$115,648

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	103,335	105,352	107,391	109,408
Anchorage, AK	103,335	105,352	107,391	109,408
Fairbanks-College, AK	103,335	105,352	107,391	109,408
Anniston-Oxford, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Auburn-Opelika, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Birmingham, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Decatur, AL	47,383	60,549	73,695	86,861
Dothan, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	47,612	60,778	73,924	87,090
Gadsden, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Huntsville, AL	45,032	55,640	66,228	76,836
Mobile, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Montgomery, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,967	59,530	72,093	84,656
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,628	66,768	82,930	99,071
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,095	57,263	69,410	81,578
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Fort Smith, AR-OK	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Hot Springs, AR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Jonesboro, AR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	59,509	67,101	74,714	82,306
Flagstaff, AZ	60,050	67,392	74,714	82,056
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	60,050	67,392	74,714	82,056
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	58,157	66,831	75,504	84,178
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	57,741	66,477	75,192	83,928
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	61,444	68,058	74,672	81,287
Tucson, AZ	62,775	69,160	75,546	81,932
Yuma, AZ	60,341	67,850	75,380	82,888
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	73,528	81,848	90,168	98,488
Chico, CA	75,525	91,042	106,580	122,096
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	77,647	90,751	103,855	116,959
El Centro, CA	72,738	86,632	100,506	114,400
Fresno, CA	90,418	113,631	136,864	160,077
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	71,532	80,704	89,877	99,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	76,648	89,648	102,648	115,648
Merced, CA	75,525	91,042	106,580	122,096
Modesto, CA	84,864	109,450	134,015	158,600
Napa, CA	75,525	91,042	106,580	122,096
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	75,525	91,042	106,580	122,096
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	80,975	93,684	106,372	119,080
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	75,733	88,338	100,922	113,527
Redding, CA	75,525	91,042	106,580	122,096
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	91,250	100,839	110,448	120,037
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	74,984	96,908	118,852	140,775
Salinas, CA	87,797	110,573	133,370	156,146
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	69,389	80,975	92,560	104,146
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	83,575	105,914	128,253	150,592
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	82,972	106,892	130,812	154,732
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	72,364	81,204	90,064	98,904
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	84,490	108,847	133,224	157,581
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	72,655	82,285	91,916	101,546
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	73,154	97,698	122,242	146,786
Stockton-Lodi, CA	84,386	107,391	130,396	153,400
Vallejo, CA	75,068	96,908	118,748	140,588
Visalia, CA	72,405	81,016	89,628	98,239
Yuba City, CA	75,525	91,042	106,580	122,096
Boulder, CO	85,655	97,178	108,701	120,224
Colorado Springs, CO	56,909	71,074	85,239	99,404
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	87,964	100,548	113,132	125,716
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	83,887	97,199	110,490	123,802
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	82,202	91,812	101,421	111,031
Grand Junction, CO	82,847	95,036	107,245	119,434
Greeley, CO	85,655	97,178	108,701	120,224
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	85,509	97,116	108,722	120,328
Pueblo, CO	56,909	71,074	85,239	99,404
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	83,616	97,095	110,573	124,052
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	68,245	81,287	94,328	107,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	68,245	81,287	94,328	107,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	73,320	85,613	97,906	110,199
New Haven, CT	68,100	81,308	94,516	107,724
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	73,404	85,530	97,636	109,762
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	68,245	81,287	94,328	107,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	67,580	80,517	93,476	106,413
Dover, DE	62,359	70,284	78,188	86,112
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	51,044	57,741	64,439	71,136
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	64,792	76,420	88,047	99,674
Gainesville, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Homosassa Springs, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Jacksonville, FL	60,341	65,375	70,388	75,421
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	54,600	62,962	71,344	79,706
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	57,554	64,293	71,032	77,772
Naples-Marco Island, FL	57,221	63,940	70,637	77,356
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	55,162	61,236	67,330	73,404
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Ocala, FL	55,349	62,588	69,847	77,085
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	65,208	76,960	88,733	100,485
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	67,392	79,144	90,917	102,669
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	50,919	57,575	64,231	70,887
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Port St. Lucie, FL	57,970	64,605	71,220	77,855
Punta Gorda, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	66,186	77,938	89,690	101,442
Sebring, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	56,098	63,586	71,074	78,562
Tallahassee, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	60,445	71,760	83,055	94,370
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	54,143	62,442	70,741	79,040
Albany, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Athens-Clarke County, GA	95,556	129,064	162,594	196,103
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Columbus, GA-AL	62,088	91,479	120,890	150,280
Dalton, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	64,044	69,452	74,880	80,288
Gainesville, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Hinesville, GA	63,960	69,368	74,776	80,184
Macon-Bibb County, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	61,964	91,188	120,432	149,656
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	92,810	126,860	160,888	194,938
Rome, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Savannah, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Valdosta, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Warner Robins, GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Guam MSA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Urban Honolulu, HI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Ames, IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Cedar Rapids, IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Dubuque, IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Iowa City, IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Boise City, ID	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Coeur d'Alene, ID	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Idaho Falls, ID	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lewiston, ID-WA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Pocatello, ID	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Twin Falls, ID	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Bloomington, IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Champaign-Urbana, IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	65,229	70,367	75,504	80,642
Decatur, IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Kankakee, IL	65,333	70,367	75,400	80,434
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,604	70,492	75,380	80,268
Peoria, IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Rockford, IL	65,604	70,492	75,380	80,268
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Springfield, IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,207	73,653	81,120	88,567
Bloomington, IN	50,420	56,909	63,399	69,888
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,728	60,258	67,767	75,296
Columbus, IN	50,253	56,784	63,316	69,847
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	51,293	57,887	64,501	71,095
Evansville, IN	51,293	57,887	64,501	71,095
Fort Wayne, IN	51,293	57,887	64,501	71,095
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	59,364	63,565	67,788	71,989
Kokomo, IN	58,948	63,336	67,725	72,114
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	62,567	68,266	73,965	79,664
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	63,981	69,431	74,901	80,351
Muncie, IN	59,260	63,482	67,684	71,906
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	61,818	67,704	73,612	79,498
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	51,293	57,887	64,501	71,095
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,770	60,216	67,684	75,130
Terre Haute, IN	51,293	57,887	64,501	71,095
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	58,469	67,184	75,879	84,594
Lawrence, KS	58,532	67,226	75,900	84,594
Manhattan, KS	58,532	67,226	75,900	84,594
Topeka, KS	58,532	67,226	75,900	84,594
Wichita, KS	59,343	67,642	75,941	84,240
Bowling Green, KY	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	60,944	69,472	77,980	86,508
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Elizabethtown, KY	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lexington-Fayette, KY	61,028	69,556	78,084	86,612
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Owensboro, KY	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Paducah, KY-IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Alexandria, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Baton Rouge, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Hammond, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lafayette, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lake Charles, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Monroe, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	70,346	75,692	81,037	86,383
Barnstable Town, MA	68,287	74,402	80,496	86,612
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	70,346	75,692	81,037	86,383
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	68,287	74,402	80,496	86,612
Pittsfield, MA	70,346	75,692	81,037	86,383
Springfield, MA	70,346	75,692	81,037	86,383
Worcester, MA	70,346	75,692	81,037	86,383
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	62,733	75,775	88,837	101,879
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	67,580	80,517	93,476	106,413
Lexington Park, MD	65,957	79,124	92,311	105,477
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	60,716	73,591	86,445	99,320
Salisbury, MD	65,084	78,749	92,436	106,101
Bangor, ME	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Portland-South Portland, ME	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Ann Arbor, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Battle Creek, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Bay City, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Flint, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	63,482	70,845	78,188	85,551
Jackson, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,445	58,594	69,722	80,871
Midland, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Monroe, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Niles, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Saginaw, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Traverse City, MI	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	57,949	69,119	80,268
Duluth, MN-WI	67,871	71,012	74,132	77,272
Mankato, MN	66,997	71,594	76,170	80,767
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	67,268	71,802	76,316	80,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	66,477	71,199	75,900	80,621
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	66,644	71,386	76,128	80,871
Rochester, MN	67,871	71,012	74,132	77,272
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	66,997	71,573	76,128	80,704
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	65,666	70,616	75,588	80,538
St. Cloud, MN	66,498	71,199	75,920	80,621
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,029	70,346	80,642	90,959
Columbia, MO	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Jefferson City, MO	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Joplin, MO-KS	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Kansas City, MO-KS	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,029	70,346	80,642	90,959
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Springfield, MO	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
St. Joseph, MO-KS	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
St. Louis, MO-IL	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	71,781	87,943	104,084	120,245
Hattiesburg, MS	71,781	87,943	104,084	120,245
Jackson, MS	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	69,202	85,863	102,524	119,184
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Billings, MT	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Bozeman, MT	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Great Falls, MT	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Helena, MT	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Missoula, MT	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Asheville, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Burlington, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,098	62,172	68,266	74,340
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,831	63,752	73,695	83,616
Fayetteville, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Goldsboro, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Greensboro-High Point, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Greenville, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Jacksonville, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	56,140	63,565	71,012	78,437
Raleigh-Cary, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Rocky Mount, NC	50,752	58,074	65,375	72,696
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Wilmington, NC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Winston-Salem, NC	56,348	61,506	66,644	71,802
Bismarck, ND	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Fargo, ND-MN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Grand Forks, ND-MN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Minot, ND	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Grand Island, NE	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Lincoln, NE	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Omaha, NE-IA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70,076	75,442	80,829	86,196
Manchester-Nashua, NH	70,076	75,442	80,829	86,196
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	70,076	75,442	80,829	86,196
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	62,213	69,202	76,170	83,159
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	62,213	69,202	76,170	83,159
Vineland, NJ	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Albuquerque, NM	59,176	64,896	70,616	76,336
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,114	64,584	70,076	75,546
Farmington, NM	59,010	64,501	70,013	75,504
Las Cruces, NM	59,010	64,501	70,013	75,504
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,176	64,896	70,616	76,336
Santa Fe, NM	59,010	64,501	70,013	75,504
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	62,380	77,356	92,352	107,328
Carson City, NV	62,983	78,000	93,018	108,036
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	64,501	79,498	94,495	109,492
Reno, NV	62,983	78,000	93,018	108,036
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	56,888	63,066	69,223	75,400
Binghamton, NY	48,610	55,724	62,837	69,951
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	55,869	61,402	66,935	72,468
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	60,820	65,687	70,575	75,442
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	56,888	62,463	68,058	73,632
Elmira, NY	56,888	63,066	69,223	75,400
Glens Falls, NY	56,888	63,066	69,223	75,400
Ithaca, NY	48,610	55,724	62,837	69,951
Kingston, NY	56,888	63,066	69,223	75,400
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	62,442	69,285	76,128	82,972
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	62,608	69,597	76,565	83,554
Rochester, NY	56,264	61,964	67,684	73,383
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	56,431	61,964	67,476	73,008
Syracuse, NY	61,236	66,061	70,887	75,712
Utica-Rome, NY	61,236	66,061	70,887	75,712
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	56,888	63,066	69,223	75,400
Akron, OH	58,116	68,578	79,061	89,524
Canton-Massillon, OH	57,013	67,351	77,668	88,005
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	60,965	69,264	77,564	85,863
Cleveland, OH	54,808	62,671	70,533	78,396
Columbus, OH	65,312	74,880	84,428	93,996
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	60,653	71,324	81,973	92,644
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,778	70,554	80,351	90,127
Lima, OH	60,778	70,554	80,351	90,127
Mansfield, OH	60,778	70,554	80,351	90,127
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	57,554	66,560	75,546	84,552
Sandusky, OH	53,956	62,317	70,658	79,020
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	64,647	73,924	83,180	92,456
Springfield, OH	59,717	69,764	79,831	89,877
Toledo, OH	60,778	70,554	80,351	90,127
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,468	68,848	78,208	87,589
Youngstown-Warren, OH	55,973	64,896	73,799	82,722
Enid, OK	38,106	49,546	61,007	72,447
Lawton, OK	38,106	49,546	61,007	72,447
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,895	57,200	74,506	91,812
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,106	49,546	61,007	72,447
Oklahoma City, OK	38,085	49,837	61,610	73,362
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,106	49,546	61,007	72,447
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,106	49,546	61,007	72,447
Tulsa, OK	38,106	49,546	61,007	72,447
Albany, OR	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Bend, OR	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,735	68,682	75,608	82,556
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,167	71,178	77,168	83,180
Corvallis, OR	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Eugene-Springfield, OR	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Grants Pass, OR	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Medford, OR	61,756	68,661	75,546	82,452
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	73,071	76,607	80,122	83,658
Salem, OR	62,484	69,202	75,920	82,639
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	62,130	69,119	76,087	83,076
Altoona, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Chambersburg, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Erie, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Gettysburg, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Johnstown, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Lancaster, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Lebanon, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,602	58,012	62,400	66,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	61,277	71,324	81,349	91,396
Pittsburgh, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Reading, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,226	58,532	62,837	67,143
State College, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Williamsport, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
York-Hanover, PA	55,328	60,757	66,207	71,636
Aguadilla, PR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Arecibo, PR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Guayama, PR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Mayaguez, PR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Ponce, PR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	68,287	74,402	80,496	86,612
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Columbia, SC	48,007	54,788	61,548	68,328
Florence, SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,140	54,288	65,416	76,565
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,240	52,916	60,612	68,287
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,704	53,706	65,728	77,730
Spartanburg, SC	44,845	52,458	60,050	67,663
Sumter, SC	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Rapid City, SD	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Chattanooga, TN-GA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Clarksville, TN-KY	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Cleveland, TN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Jackson, TN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Johnson City, TN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Knoxville, TN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Morristown, TN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Abilene, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Amarillo, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	60,029	69,514	79,020	88,504
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	55,744	66,477	77,189	87,922
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,119	65,520	74,943	84,344
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,224	65,292	75,359	85,426
College Station-Bryan, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Corpus Christi, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	66,768	81,682	96,575	111,488
Eagle Pass, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,016	66,124	77,252	88,359
El Paso, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,823	71,448	84,095	96,720
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	56,140	66,748	77,356	87,964
Killeen-Temple, TX	58,324	68,120	77,917	87,714
Laredo, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Longview, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Lubbock, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Midland, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,215	76,128	91,042	105,956
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,383	58,698	70,034	81,349
Odessa, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
San Angelo, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	61,568	69,992	78,396	86,820
Sherman-Denison, TX	66,186	81,308	96,408	111,530
Texarkana, TX-AR	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Tyler, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Victoria, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
Waco, TX	63,919	77,605	91,312	104,999
Wichita Falls, TX	56,847	69,119	81,391	93,663
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	61,402	72,093	82,784	93,476
Logan, UT-ID	61,402	69,805	78,208	86,612
Ogden, UT	59,884	69,930	79,997	90,044
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	63,544	74,402	85,239	96,096
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	62,109	72,572	83,034	93,496
St. George, UT	61,402	72,093	82,784	93,476
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	61,901	72,447	83,013	93,559
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	64,917	73,570	82,244	90,896
Charlottesville, VA	69,264	77,834	86,424	94,994
Harrisonburg, VA	64,917	73,570	82,244	90,896
Lynchburg, VA	66,644	76,004	85,364	94,724
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	66,248	77,834	89,399	100,984
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	67,330	79,061	90,792	102,524
Richmond, VA	66,685	78,042	89,399	100,756
Roanoke, VA	66,456	76,004	85,530	95,077
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,858	71,844	80,850	89,836
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,917	73,570	82,244	90,896
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	64,917	73,570	82,244	90,896
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	63,004	71,864	80,725	89,586
Winchester, VA-WV	62,671	74,589	86,528	98,447
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Bellingham, WA	109,720	115,336	120,952	126,568
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	110,636	115,960	121,306	126,631
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	104,832	112,008	119,184	126,360
Kennewick-Richland, WA	109,720	115,336	120,952	126,568
Longview-Kelso, WA	73,071	76,607	80,122	83,658
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	110,220	115,669	121,140	126,589
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	110,740	116,044	121,327	126,631
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	110,740	116,044	121,327	126,631
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	109,720	115,336	120,952	126,568
Walla Walla, WA	109,720	115,336	120,952	126,568
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	110,220	115,669	121,140	126,589
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	105,477	112,445	119,434	126,402
Yakima, WA	105,103	112,196	119,268	126,360
Appleton, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Eau Claire, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Fond du Lac, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Green Bay, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Janesville-Beloit, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Kenosha, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Madison, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Sheboygan, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Wausau, WI	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	67,268	71,802	76,316	80,850
Beckley, WV	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Charleston, WV	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	66,352	75,380	84,386	93,413
Morgantown, WV	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Wheeling, WV-OH	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Casper, WY	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Cheyenne, WY	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	61,610	76,399	91,167	105,956

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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