SOC 17-3027 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Mechanical Engineering 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): Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Level I across metros$35,444 – $85,280Morgantown, WV to Houma, LA

Median Level IV, major metros$84,490Across 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 Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (SOC 17-3027) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,444 in Morgantown, WV to $85,280 in Houma, LA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $84,490. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $74,028, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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$87,839
San Francisco, CA$117,167
San Jose, CA$118,436
Seattle, WA$98,384
Dallas, TX$84,282
Houston, TX$106,767
Austin, TX$83,388
Chicago, IL$89,690
Boston, MA$78,832
Washington, DC$90,356
Atlanta, GA$89,669
Los Angeles, CA$99,820

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	46,280	68,245	90,231	112,196
Anchorage, AK	44,325	68,245	92,165	116,085
Fairbanks-College, AK	76,607	93,226	109,845	126,464
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,964	56,202	63,440	70,679
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,722	50,794	57,866	64,938
Birmingham, AL	49,026	56,639	64,252	71,864
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	47,716	55,828	63,960	72,072
Decatur, AL	48,485	56,701	64,896	73,112
Dothan, AL	47,716	55,828	63,960	72,072
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	48,402	56,992	65,604	74,194
Gadsden, AL	48,964	56,202	63,440	70,679
Huntsville, AL	49,567	56,660	63,732	70,824
Mobile, AL	47,716	55,828	63,960	72,072
Montgomery, AL	47,216	54,309	61,381	68,474
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,172	55,391	61,589	67,808
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,986	57,221	66,436	75,671
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,164	48,298	55,412	62,546
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,485	56,389	64,293	72,197
Tuscaloosa, AL	48,319	56,244	64,189	72,114
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,040	61,901	70,783	79,644
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Fort Smith, AR-OK	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Hot Springs, AR	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Jonesboro, AR	50,960	59,634	68,308	76,981
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	52,812	62,380	71,948	81,516
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,061	62,775	72,468	82,181
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	59,114	69,680	80,226
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	65,312	71,490	77,647	83,824
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	53,456	62,816	72,197	81,557
Flagstaff, AZ	52,645	62,109	71,594	81,058
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	52,645	62,109	71,594	81,058
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	52,957	64,189	75,400	86,632
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	52,416	63,773	75,130	86,487
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	55,412	61,880	68,328	74,797
Tucson, AZ	55,578	61,964	68,349	74,735
Yuma, AZ	53,727	63,024	72,322	81,620
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	78,853	89,732	100,589	111,468
Chico, CA	61,631	76,524	91,437	106,330
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,188	64,293	76,420	88,525
El Centro, CA	53,727	64,896	76,045	87,215
Fresno, CA	72,135	86,861	101,588	116,314
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	57,013	72,530	88,068	103,584
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	58,469	72,260	86,029	99,820
Merced, CA	73,071	87,589	102,108	116,626
Modesto, CA	75,962	89,669	103,376	117,084
Napa, CA	55,599	68,703	81,807	94,911
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,495	67,912	80,330	92,748
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,124	64,439	75,775	87,090
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	56,431	72,322	88,234	104,125
Redding, CA	61,631	76,524	91,437	106,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	48,610	58,053	67,496	76,940
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	54,954	67,039	79,124	91,208
Salinas, CA	72,072	86,757	101,421	116,106
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	57,741	69,202	80,684	92,144
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	80,018	92,394	104,791	117,167
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	76,232	90,293	104,375	118,436
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	65,645	79,893	94,141	108,389
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	77,730	91,084	104,437	117,791
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	62,296	77,439	92,560	107,703
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	65,708	76,253	86,778	97,324
Stockton-Lodi, CA	53,976	58,844	63,690	68,557
Vallejo, CA	73,466	87,236	101,005	114,775
Visalia, CA	57,845	73,840	89,856	105,852
Yuba City, CA	54,351	65,749	77,148	88,546
Boulder, CO	64,855	78,812	92,789	106,746
Colorado Springs, CO	53,477	61,048	68,640	76,212
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,452	67,392	78,354	89,295
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,600	65,396	76,212	87,007
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	54,288	65,021	75,733	86,466
Grand Junction, CO	55,703	67,413	79,124	90,834
Greeley, CO	56,930	68,932	80,954	92,956
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	56,868	68,848	80,808	92,789
Pueblo, CO	51,772	60,341	68,911	77,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,580	65,208	75,858	86,487
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	54,663	67,496	80,330	93,164
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	54,226	68,328	82,431	96,533
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	52,874	64,938	77,023	89,087
New Haven, CT	56,493	64,397	72,301	80,205
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	77,252	90,501	103,751	117,000
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	44,471	54,268	64,085	73,882
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,863	70,034	80,184	90,356
Dover, DE	53,165	63,628	74,069	84,532
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	58,552	67,226	75,900	84,573
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,336	51,564	65,791	80,018
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	38,335	49,816	61,298	72,780
Gainesville, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Homosassa Springs, FL	38,148	46,821	55,495	64,168
Jacksonville, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	37,711	46,322	54,912	63,524
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Naples-Marco Island, FL	38,231	45,428	52,624	59,821
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,983	48,735	60,466	72,218
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,106	46,738	55,370	64,002
Ocala, FL	37,607	46,384	55,162	63,940
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	37,628	46,197	54,767	63,336
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,210	64,210	77,231	90,231
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,773	52,146	66,498	80,871
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,252	45,906	53,581	61,236
Punta Gorda, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	38,709	50,149	61,568	73,008
Sebring, FL	37,586	46,114	54,621	63,149
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,773	46,093	54,392	62,712
Tallahassee, FL	37,815	48,672	59,551	70,408
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	38,272	46,364	54,476	62,567
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	37,690	46,218	54,746	63,274
Albany, GA	50,836	64,439	78,021	91,624
Athens-Clarke County, GA	50,856	63,128	75,380	87,652
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	51,002	63,898	76,773	89,669
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	61,901	75,920	89,940	103,959
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	50,836	64,439	78,021	91,624
Columbus, GA-AL	49,130	61,610	74,111	86,591
Dalton, GA	50,836	60,175	69,493	78,832
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,824	71,615	85,426	99,216
Gainesville, GA	49,837	62,567	75,276	88,005
Hinesville, GA	50,836	64,439	78,021	91,624
Macon-Bibb County, GA	50,212	63,212	76,191	89,191
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,047	61,589	74,111	86,653
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,269	66,165	79,040	91,936
Rome, GA	50,295	62,400	74,506	86,612
Savannah, GA	50,836	64,439	78,021	91,624
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,620	51,668	60,716	69,764
Valdosta, GA	50,836	64,439	78,021	91,624
Warner Robins, GA	47,508	57,783	68,058	78,333
Guam MSA	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Urban Honolulu, HI	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Ames, IA	56,264	67,600	78,916	90,252
Cedar Rapids, IA	60,362	68,994	77,605	86,237
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	59,551	67,954	76,336	84,740
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	74,381	91,583	108,764	125,965
Dubuque, IA	43,410	60,258	77,085	93,933
Iowa City, IA	57,575	62,712	67,829	72,967
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,359	55,120	60,903	66,664
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,132	54,788	61,444	68,100
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	48,839	56,452	64,085	71,698
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	57,263	60,820	64,356	67,912
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,327	67,580	78,832	90,085
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	55,120	60,965	66,831	72,676
Boise City, ID	55,599	61,984	68,391	74,776
Coeur d'Alene, ID	55,599	61,984	68,391	74,776
Idaho Falls, ID	55,599	61,984	68,391	74,776
Lewiston, ID-WA	54,205	59,759	65,312	70,866
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,599	61,984	68,391	74,776
Pocatello, ID	55,599	61,984	68,391	74,776
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,221	53,644	63,087	72,509
Twin Falls, ID	55,599	61,984	68,391	74,776
Bloomington, IL	55,536	61,610	67,704	73,778
Champaign-Urbana, IL	51,730	59,239	66,748	74,256
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,021	64,584	77,127	89,690
Decatur, IL	47,341	57,450	67,538	77,647
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,516	69,160	82,826	96,471
Kankakee, IL	53,935	67,205	80,476	93,746
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,786	68,328	80,850	93,392
Peoria, IL	71,636	83,658	95,660	107,682
Rockford, IL	58,615	66,040	73,487	80,912
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	57,658	71,698	85,759	99,799
Springfield, IL	56,701	70,845	84,968	99,112
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,013	51,896	59,759	67,642
Bloomington, IN	60,237	70,076	79,914	89,752
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	53,748	65,333	76,940	88,525
Columbus, IN	46,176	63,295	80,413	97,532
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	56,368	65,458	74,568	83,658
Evansville, IN	56,056	63,628	71,220	78,791
Fort Wayne, IN	50,898	59,696	68,495	77,293
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	59,197	68,682	78,188	87,672
Kokomo, IN	55,100	66,394	77,668	88,962
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	47,279	62,317	77,335	92,373
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	52,479	65,687	78,874	92,082
Muncie, IN	62,546	71,885	81,245	90,584
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,639	53,352	63,045	72,759
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	49,338	60,799	72,260	83,720
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,962	60,799	71,615	82,452
Terre Haute, IN	59,800	67,850	75,920	83,970
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	47,528	51,272	55,037	58,781
Lawrence, KS	53,976	69,576	85,197	100,797
Manhattan, KS	47,528	51,709	55,890	60,071
Topeka, KS	53,644	69,160	84,677	100,194
Wichita, KS	45,053	52,624	60,196	67,767
Bowling Green, KY	50,586	59,572	68,578	77,564
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,266	65,812	76,336	86,882
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	53,456	64,106	74,756	85,405
Elizabethtown, KY	52,479	62,400	72,301	82,223
Lexington-Fayette, KY	57,471	67,143	76,794	86,466
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	56,472	65,999	75,504	85,031
Owensboro, KY	54,996	65,604	76,191	86,799
Paducah, KY-IL	54,996	65,604	76,191	86,799
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,183	65,208	75,255	85,280
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,047	59,530	69,992	80,476
Alexandria, LA	58,428	88,941	119,434	149,948
Baton Rouge, LA	81,349	107,516	133,661	159,828
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,316	75,837	101,359	126,880
Hammond, LA	81,890	112,632	143,396	174,138
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	85,280	115,482	145,684	175,885
Lafayette, LA	78,292	103,647	129,023	154,378
Lake Charles, LA	58,428	88,941	119,434	149,948
Monroe, LA	58,428	88,941	119,434	149,948
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	58,428	88,941	119,434	149,948
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,588	75,588	101,567	127,567
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	35,901	48,277	60,674	73,050
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	82,618	117,416	152,215	187,013
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	71,968	98,364	124,780	151,175
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	52,146	59,988	67,829	75,671
Barnstable Town, MA	57,450	64,834	72,197	79,581
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	57,783	64,792	71,823	78,832
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	56,868	64,501	72,135	79,768
Pittsfield, MA	51,896	57,845	63,794	69,743
Springfield, MA	51,314	56,847	62,359	67,892
Worcester, MA	52,396	62,047	71,719	81,370
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	53,623	68,162	82,701	97,240
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	60,216	69,826	79,456	89,066
Lexington Park, MD	54,455	66,768	79,103	91,416
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	53,706	65,916	78,104	90,314
Salisbury, MD	53,228	66,082	78,957	91,812
Bangor, ME	46,031	53,290	60,570	67,829
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	57,096	65,749	74,381	83,034
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,218	54,892	63,544	72,218
Portland-South Portland, ME	57,263	65,874	74,464	83,076
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,018	63,149	72,280	81,412
Ann Arbor, MI	57,908	70,471	83,013	95,576
Battle Creek, MI	44,970	54,788	64,626	74,444
Bay City, MI	54,621	63,378	72,156	80,912
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	50,274	61,672	73,092	84,490
Flint, MI	49,005	58,802	68,578	78,375
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,720	53,394	62,088	70,762
Jackson, MI	46,572	56,244	65,895	75,567
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	49,442	60,903	72,364	83,824
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,058	52,333	62,608	72,884
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,093	55,432	64,751	74,090
Midland, MI	54,621	63,378	72,156	80,912
Monroe, MI	50,378	62,026	73,695	85,343
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	48,194	58,636	69,056	79,498
Niles, MI	48,090	58,178	68,245	78,333
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,085	45,594	53,124	60,632
Saginaw, MI	44,533	53,748	62,962	72,176
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,322	57,637	68,973	80,288
Traverse City, MI	48,797	60,092	71,407	82,701
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,456	49,234	58,032	66,810
Duluth, MN-WI	47,695	56,244	64,813	73,362
Mankato, MN	50,919	60,674	70,408	80,164
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	51,314	60,778	70,221	79,685
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,253	59,551	68,848	78,146
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,125	61,319	70,492	79,685
Rochester, MN	52,104	60,445	68,807	77,148
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,501	61,090	70,679	80,268
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,733	59,468	69,181	78,916
St. Cloud, MN	52,853	62,296	71,740	81,183
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	66,685	79,144	91,624	104,084
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,901	75,879	89,836	103,813
Columbia, MO	60,674	68,807	76,940	85,072
Jefferson City, MO	60,674	68,807	76,940	85,072
Joplin, MO-KS	47,549	51,543	55,516	59,509
Kansas City, MO-KS	64,272	78,021	91,749	105,498
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,444	75,400	89,336	103,293
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,946	73,570	87,194	100,818
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	63,253	77,064	90,876	104,687
Springfield, MO	58,074	70,200	82,327	94,453
St. Joseph, MO-KS	54,309	69,472	84,636	99,799
St. Louis, MO-IL	60,632	74,735	88,816	102,919
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	59,093	66,082	73,050	80,039
Hattiesburg, MS	55,620	62,796	69,972	77,148
Jackson, MS	53,789	60,882	67,954	75,047
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	51,668	60,154	68,640	77,127
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,916	59,967	67,039	74,090
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,274	58,698	67,122	75,546
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,108	58,864	67,621	76,378
Billings, MT	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Bozeman, MT	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Great Falls, MT	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Helena, MT	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Missoula, MT	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Asheville, NC	57,096	62,338	67,580	72,821
Burlington, NC	50,440	58,802	67,184	75,546
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,626	58,428	65,208	72,010
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50,503	60,279	70,055	79,831
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	48,589	56,348	64,106	71,864
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,735	58,511	68,308	78,084
Fayetteville, NC	50,711	57,741	64,772	71,802
Goldsboro, NC	50,482	59,551	68,640	77,709
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,428	53,706	61,984	70,263
Greenville, NC	46,696	53,332	59,967	66,602
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	50,648	57,554	64,460	71,365
Jacksonville, NC	47,404	56,556	65,708	74,860
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	47,320	55,432	63,565	71,677
Raleigh-Cary, NC	51,543	62,047	72,530	83,034
Rocky Mount, NC	50,565	59,800	69,056	78,292
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,104	59,967	67,808	75,671
Wilmington, NC	49,296	57,180	65,063	72,946
Winston-Salem, NC	53,207	58,552	63,919	69,264
Bismarck, ND	67,517	78,624	89,752	100,860
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,581	61,693	69,805	77,917
Fargo, ND-MN	50,981	58,511	66,040	73,570
Grand Forks, ND-MN	57,096	63,960	70,845	77,709
Minot, ND	58,760	68,828	78,895	88,962
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	67,039	77,376	87,735	98,072
Grand Island, NE	59,780	70,408	81,016	91,645
Lincoln, NE	56,493	67,684	78,853	90,044
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,100	63,066	71,012	78,978
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,114	69,951	80,808	91,645
Omaha, NE-IA	50,482	58,573	66,664	74,756
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	66,560	75,941	85,343	94,724
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	57,367	64,501	71,636	78,770
Manchester-Nashua, NH	58,199	64,834	71,448	78,084
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,572	66,872	74,173	81,474
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	56,264	63,711	71,157	78,604
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	50,316	62,317	74,298	86,300
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	50,648	62,671	74,672	86,695
Vineland, NJ	53,103	63,524	73,944	84,365
Albuquerque, NM	59,738	75,463	91,167	106,892
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	60,175	70,533	80,892	91,250
Farmington, NM	66,082	80,642	95,223	109,783
Las Cruces, NM	61,028	70,866	80,684	90,522
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	63,586	78,292	92,997	107,703
Santa Fe, NM	65,853	80,496	95,160	109,804
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	66,061	72,364	78,666	84,968
Carson City, NV	48,215	57,284	66,373	75,442
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	53,810	70,824	87,818	104,832
Reno, NV	46,967	54,684	62,421	70,138
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	57,221	68,848	80,476	92,103
Binghamton, NY	44,616	54,996	65,354	75,733
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	61,714	67,871	74,007	80,164
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	53,394	65,541	77,709	89,856
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	51,626	62,796	73,944	85,114
Elmira, NY	46,426	56,909	67,413	77,896
Glens Falls, NY	55,807	67,725	79,644	91,562
Ithaca, NY	47,050	57,367	67,704	78,021
Kingston, NY	52,978	59,530	66,082	72,634
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	48,402	61,277	74,152	87,028
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	48,152	61,381	74,610	87,839
Rochester, NY	53,956	62,588	71,240	79,872
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	53,664	62,733	71,802	80,871
Syracuse, NY	45,573	55,120	64,668	74,215
Utica-Rome, NY	45,344	55,100	64,876	74,631
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	52,271	63,586	74,922	86,237
Akron, OH	44,845	57,263	69,660	82,077
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,295	58,927	67,580	76,212
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	55,349	66,436	77,501	88,588
Cleveland, OH	56,306	67,122	77,938	88,754
Columbus, OH	54,954	66,186	77,439	88,671
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,988	58,157	69,327	80,496
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,218	71,864	84,511	97,157
Lima, OH	62,588	69,556	76,524	83,492
Mansfield, OH	55,016	65,396	75,796	86,175
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	59,218	65,520	71,844	78,146
Sandusky, OH	57,533	67,039	76,524	86,029
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,292	63,919	75,546	87,173
Springfield, OH	56,202	65,936	75,692	85,426
Toledo, OH	61,173	69,119	77,044	84,989
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	64,293	70,679	77,085	83,471
Youngstown-Warren, OH	52,624	63,108	73,570	84,053
Enid, OK	52,812	59,780	66,727	73,695
Lawton, OK	54,434	64,252	74,090	83,908
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	51,917	59,135	66,352	73,570
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,812	58,095	63,378	68,661
Oklahoma City, OK	53,269	60,757	68,224	75,712
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,312	62,650	72,988	83,325
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,229	61,319	70,408	79,498
Tulsa, OK	52,541	59,052	65,562	72,072
Albany, OR	54,975	64,980	74,984	84,989
Bend, OR	52,624	63,461	74,298	85,135
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,928	69,660	81,391	93,122
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,365	69,722	81,058	92,415
Corvallis, OR	54,496	64,605	74,693	84,802
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,887	68,391	78,874	89,378
Eugene-Springfield, OR	56,472	66,186	75,900	85,613
Grants Pass, OR	57,887	68,391	78,874	89,378
Medford, OR	57,887	68,391	78,874	89,378
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,676	71,324	82,992	94,640
Salem, OR	58,844	70,096	81,349	92,602
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	58,012	66,020	74,028	82,036
Altoona, PA	52,312	60,258	68,183	76,128
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,775	62,192	74,610	87,028
Chambersburg, PA	52,104	62,858	73,612	84,365
Erie, PA	57,991	66,664	75,338	84,012
Gettysburg, PA	52,562	63,544	74,527	85,509
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	54,184	63,108	72,010	80,933
Johnstown, PA	50,420	64,044	77,688	91,312
Lancaster, PA	52,874	61,527	70,159	78,812
Lebanon, PA	53,852	63,087	72,301	81,536
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,898	60,570	70,221	79,893
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,768	61,714	69,639	77,584
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	53,165	63,607	74,048	84,490
Pittsburgh, PA	49,941	65,229	80,517	95,805
Reading, PA	60,799	67,746	74,693	81,640
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	46,260	51,751	57,242	62,733
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,399	63,732	77,064	90,397
State College, PA	51,917	61,693	71,469	81,245
Williamsport, PA	50,461	60,279	70,076	79,893
York-Hanover, PA	52,500	64,335	76,149	87,984
Aguadilla, PR	39,333	47,757	56,202	64,626
Arecibo, PR	38,605	47,092	55,578	64,064
Guayama, PR	38,480	46,759	55,037	63,316
Mayaguez, PR	39,333	47,757	56,202	64,626
Ponce, PR	39,292	47,508	55,744	63,960
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	39,333	47,757	56,202	64,626
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	41,143	48,277	55,391	62,525
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	52,791	65,167	77,543	89,919
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	52,250	62,733	73,237	83,720
Columbia, SC	52,167	62,442	72,696	82,972
Florence, SC	55,620	64,626	73,653	82,660
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	52,666	60,258	67,871	75,463
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	53,560	62,900	72,260	81,599
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	58,532	70,845	83,138	95,452
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,604	75,858	86,112	96,367
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,367	65,416	73,466	81,516
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	55,620	68,141	80,684	93,205
Spartanburg, SC	53,976	61,672	69,389	77,085
Sumter, SC	54,372	65,021	75,650	86,300
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,488	53,373	60,237	67,122
Rapid City, SD	47,341	50,607	53,852	57,117
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,423	57,845	67,268	76,690
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	46,634	52,333	58,053	63,752
Chattanooga, TN-GA	50,752	58,740	66,748	74,735
Clarksville, TN-KY	50,586	60,300	70,013	79,727
Cleveland, TN	51,106	59,031	66,976	74,901
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,677	54,372	63,045	71,740
Jackson, TN	55,162	59,260	63,336	67,434
Johnson City, TN	50,440	57,804	65,146	72,509
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	45,386	53,644	61,901	70,159
Knoxville, TN	45,386	53,352	61,340	69,306
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	53,040	61,652	70,242	78,853
Morristown, TN	45,407	53,602	61,776	69,972
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	55,432	65,458	75,504	85,530
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,757	57,159	66,540	75,941
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,375	61,236	70,076	78,936
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,085	60,237	69,410	78,562
Abilene, TX	46,655	61,423	76,191	90,959
Amarillo, TX	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,255	60,632	72,010	83,388
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	57,616	76,212	94,786	113,381
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,236	62,338	76,461	90,564
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	47,528	58,199	68,848	79,519
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,372	70,221	86,092	101,941
College Station-Bryan, TX	48,984	59,260	69,535	79,810
Corpus Christi, TX	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	50,461	61,735	73,008	84,282
Eagle Pass, TX	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,138	73,528	89,940	106,330
El Paso, TX	49,151	57,949	66,727	75,525
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,352	68,328	83,284	98,260
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	58,407	74,527	90,647	106,767
Killeen-Temple, TX	48,610	59,863	71,116	82,368
Laredo, TX	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
Longview, TX	47,383	60,591	73,820	87,028
Lubbock, TX	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	47,528	58,199	68,848	79,519
Midland, TX	49,317	60,092	70,866	81,640
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,776	60,778	72,780	84,781
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,469	56,431	67,413	78,375
Odessa, TX	49,775	62,837	75,879	88,941
San Angelo, TX	45,823	58,407	71,012	83,596
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,922	61,194	73,487	85,759
Sherman-Denison, TX	50,128	61,548	72,988	84,407
Texarkana, TX-AR	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
Tyler, TX	47,258	60,466	73,674	86,882
Victoria, TX	52,104	66,810	81,516	96,221
Waco, TX	50,066	61,360	72,676	83,970
Wichita Falls, TX	48,506	63,711	78,936	94,141
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	54,288	63,669	73,050	82,431
Logan, UT-ID	51,293	60,695	70,096	79,498
Ogden, UT	51,772	60,279	68,786	77,293
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	50,004	56,826	63,669	70,492
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	48,922	55,287	61,672	68,037
St. George, UT	52,999	58,407	63,836	69,244
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	50,108	57,658	65,229	72,780
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,341	55,391	63,461	71,511
Charlottesville, VA	53,186	62,858	72,530	82,202
Harrisonburg, VA	56,077	64,959	73,861	82,743
Lynchburg, VA	48,506	57,700	66,893	76,087
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,893	65,104	76,336	87,548
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,204	65,916	76,648	87,360
Richmond, VA	53,810	63,524	73,237	82,951
Roanoke, VA	46,884	53,498	60,133	66,748
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,380	59,447	69,535	79,602
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,965	56,098	64,231	72,364
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	56,077	64,959	73,861	82,743
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	46,800	57,928	69,056	80,184
Winchester, VA-WV	57,824	68,183	78,541	88,900
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Bellingham, WA	57,596	66,872	76,170	85,447
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	59,738	72,572	85,405	98,239
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,101	58,989	63,898	68,786
Kennewick-Richland, WA	74,256	93,060	111,884	130,687
Longview-Kelso, WA	58,490	70,346	82,202	94,058
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	59,572	71,532	83,492	95,452
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	59,780	72,509	85,260	97,989
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	60,154	72,904	85,634	98,384
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	59,488	74,610	89,711	104,832
Walla Walla, WA	58,490	74,735	90,959	107,204
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	59,821	71,615	83,388	95,181
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,884	72,176	84,469	96,762
Yakima, WA	59,405	72,821	86,216	99,632
Appleton, WI	58,365	65,458	72,572	79,664
Eau Claire, WI	50,232	60,071	69,909	79,748
Fond du Lac, WI	57,492	64,647	71,823	78,978
Green Bay, WI	49,733	59,634	69,514	79,415
Janesville-Beloit, WI	59,967	69,036	78,084	87,152
Kenosha, WI	47,279	54,413	61,548	68,682
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	54,496	62,962	71,407	79,872
Madison, WI	60,154	69,680	79,207	88,733
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	54,392	62,484	70,554	78,645
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,002	58,386	65,770	73,154
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,796	58,303	66,831	75,338
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	53,914	62,629	71,324	80,039
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	56,036	61,256	66,477	71,698
Sheboygan, WI	59,634	64,647	69,660	74,672
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,111	68,308	75,504	82,701
Wausau, WI	53,373	61,631	69,868	78,125
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,039	62,900	71,740	80,600
Beckley, WV	38,938	47,300	55,661	64,023
Charleston, WV	41,580	47,986	54,372	60,778
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	38,439	47,008	55,578	64,148
Morgantown, WV	35,444	45,823	56,181	66,560
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,104	48,215	57,304	66,415
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,002	46,488	54,975	63,461
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,960	47,133	56,306	65,479
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	46,280	56,368	66,477	76,565
Wheeling, WV-OH	41,538	56,847	72,156	87,464
Casper, WY	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Cheyenne, WY	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,375	64,314	76,253	88,192

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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