SOC 19-1011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Animal Scientists 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): Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.

Level I across metros$42,079 – $141,960Chicago, IL to Fort Smith, AR

Median Level IV, major metros$109,325Across 99 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Animal Scientists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Animal Scientists (SOC 19-1011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $42,079 in Chicago, IL to $141,960 in Fort Smith, AR, and the median Level IV wage across 99 major H-1B metros is $109,325. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $88,151, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 8 of 99 major metros but only Level II or below in 25. 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$118,269
San Francisco, CA$206,503
San Jose, CA$109,325
Seattle, WA$91,354
Dallas, TX$164,716
Houston, TX$164,716
Austin, TX$164,716
Chicago, IL$54,871
Boston, MA$109,325
Washington, DC$112,175
Atlanta, GA$109,325
Los Angeles, CA$109,325

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Anchorage, AK	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Fairbanks-College, AK	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Anniston-Oxford, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Auburn-Opelika, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Birmingham, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Decatur, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Dothan, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Gadsden, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Huntsville, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Mobile, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Montgomery, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	High Wage: no levels published
Fort Smith, AR-OK	141,960	173,368	204,797	236,205
Hot Springs, AR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Jonesboro, AR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	131,540	165,506	199,493	233,460
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	111,509	150,925	190,341	229,757
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Flagstaff, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Tucson, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Yuma, AZ	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Chico, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	79,103	108,930	138,736	168,564
El Centro, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Fresno, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Merced, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Modesto, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Napa, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Redding, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	82,140	115,087	148,013	180,960
Salinas, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	85,156	125,612	166,047	206,503
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Stockton-Lodi, CA	85,509	126,111	166,733	207,335
Vallejo, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Visalia, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Yuba City, CA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Boulder, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Colorado Springs, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Grand Junction, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Greeley, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Pueblo, CO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
New Haven, CT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	63,295	79,581	95,888	112,175
Dover, DE	57,096	69,639	82,181	94,724
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Gainesville, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Homosassa Springs, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Jacksonville, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Naples-Marco Island, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Ocala, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Port St. Lucie, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Punta Gorda, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Sebring, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Tallahassee, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Albany, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Athens-Clarke County, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Columbus, GA-AL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Dalton, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Gainesville, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hinesville, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Macon-Bibb County, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Rome, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Savannah, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Valdosta, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Warner Robins, GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Guam MSA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Urban Honolulu, HI	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Ames, IA	55,370	75,837	96,284	116,751
Cedar Rapids, IA	55,932	78,333	100,714	123,116
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,932	78,333	100,714	123,116
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	54,746	71,344	87,964	104,562
Dubuque, IA	55,932	78,333	100,714	123,116
Iowa City, IA	55,932	78,333	100,714	123,116
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,904	87,922	115,919	143,936
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,277	82,036	102,794	123,552
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	52,312	66,540	80,746	94,973
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,112	65,936	84,740	103,564
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,812	70,284	87,756	105,228
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	55,932	78,333	100,714	123,116
Boise City, ID	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Idaho Falls, ID	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lewiston, ID-WA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Pocatello, ID	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Twin Falls, ID	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bloomington, IL	47,716	54,704	61,693	68,682
Champaign-Urbana, IL	47,320	54,850	62,380	69,909
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42,079	46,343	50,607	54,871
Decatur, IL	48,527	55,370	62,192	69,036
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,570	57,096	66,602	76,128
Kankakee, IL	44,304	48,028	51,730	55,453
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,079	46,343	50,607	54,871
Peoria, IL	42,079	46,343	50,607	54,871
Rockford, IL	42,079	46,343	50,607	54,871
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,079	46,343	50,607	54,871
Springfield, IL	42,079	46,343	50,607	54,871
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,013	48,548	53,103	57,637
Bloomington, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Columbus, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Evansville, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Fort Wayne, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Kokomo, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Muncie, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Terre Haute, IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	59,031	79,248	99,445	119,663
Lawrence, KS	57,741	73,674	89,628	105,560
Manhattan, KS	57,720	73,092	88,484	103,855
Topeka, KS	57,866	73,632	89,378	105,144
Wichita, KS	57,720	73,092	88,484	103,855
Bowling Green, KY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	57,325	73,258	89,170	105,103
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Elizabethtown, KY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lexington-Fayette, KY	57,221	74,090	90,959	107,828
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Owensboro, KY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Paducah, KY-IL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Alexandria, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Baton Rouge, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hammond, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lafayette, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lake Charles, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Monroe, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Barnstable Town, MA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Pittsfield, MA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Springfield, MA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Worcester, MA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	56,098	65,624	75,151	84,677
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	63,378	79,768	96,159	112,549
Lexington Park, MD	61,173	76,357	91,541	106,725
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	56,431	68,287	80,143	91,999
Salisbury, MD	61,527	76,482	91,416	106,372
Bangor, ME	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Portland-South Portland, ME	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Ann Arbor, MI	47,674	54,018	60,383	66,727
Battle Creek, MI	48,444	54,725	61,007	67,288
Bay City, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	45,927	52,479	59,031	65,583
Flint, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	48,194	54,559	60,924	67,288
Jackson, MI	47,653	53,956	60,258	66,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	46,988	53,269	59,530	65,812
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,197	52,791	59,405	65,999
Midland, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Monroe, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Niles, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Saginaw, MI	46,551	52,916	59,280	65,645
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,231	57,180	63,108	69,056
Traverse City, MI	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,237	53,893	60,528	67,184
Duluth, MN-WI	69,119	91,645	114,151	136,677
Mankato, MN	69,015	89,024	109,034	129,044
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	71,469	84,095	96,741	109,367
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	70,408	86,258	102,128	117,978
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,362	78,999	97,656	116,293
Rochester, MN	69,119	91,645	114,151	136,677
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	67,725	87,132	106,517	125,924
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	69,493	90,480	111,468	132,455
St. Cloud, MN	71,677	89,628	107,578	125,528
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	56,805	78,687	100,568	122,450
Columbia, MO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Jefferson City, MO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Joplin, MO-KS	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Kansas City, MO-KS	57,138	70,367	83,575	96,804
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,932	74,298	92,685	111,052
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,364	82,493	105,644	128,773
Springfield, MO	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
St. Joseph, MO-KS	57,720	74,506	91,312	108,098
St. Louis, MO-IL	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hattiesburg, MS	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Jackson, MS	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Billings, MT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bozeman, MT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Great Falls, MT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Helena, MT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Missoula, MT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Asheville, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Burlington, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,298	59,031	69,764	80,496
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,530	57,679	68,848	79,997
Fayetteville, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Goldsboro, NC	46,634	59,364	72,114	84,844
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Greenville, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Jacksonville, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,466	61,652	75,816	90,002
Rocky Mount, NC	46,925	59,384	71,844	84,303
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Wilmington, NC	46,031	52,874	59,738	66,581
Winston-Salem, NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bismarck, ND	48,943	65,479	82,036	98,572
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,903	62,671	77,439	92,207
Fargo, ND-MN	48,943	65,479	82,036	98,572
Grand Forks, ND-MN	48,943	65,479	82,036	98,572
Minot, ND	48,943	65,479	82,036	98,572
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,943	65,479	82,036	98,572
Grand Island, NE	46,031	49,900	53,768	57,637
Lincoln, NE	51,106	66,103	81,120	96,117
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,988	58,927	70,887	82,826
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,948	50,045	54,143	58,240
Omaha, NE-IA	49,296	62,941	76,586	90,231
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,946	58,906	70,866	82,826
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Manchester-Nashua, NH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	60,383	75,525	90,668	105,810
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	60,591	75,421	90,231	105,061
Vineland, NJ	57,117	69,805	82,514	95,202
Albuquerque, NM	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Farmington, NM	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Las Cruces, NM	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Santa Fe, NM	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Carson City, NV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Reno, NV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Binghamton, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,520	62,608	85,676	108,764
Elmira, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Glens Falls, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Ithaca, NY	46,426	67,018	87,589	108,181
Kingston, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	70,055	86,175	102,274	118,394
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	72,821	87,964	103,127	118,269
Rochester, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	52,104	72,447	92,768	113,111
Syracuse, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Utica-Rome, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Akron, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Canton-Massillon, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	62,276	82,556	102,815	123,095
Cleveland, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Columbus, OH	81,890	98,696	115,503	132,309
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	65,333	86,674	108,036	129,376
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	72,738	92,228	111,738	131,228
Lima, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Mansfield, OH	69,202	89,794	110,365	130,957
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	70,117	90,106	110,074	130,063
Sandusky, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	63,212	84,948	106,704	128,440
Springfield, OH	80,663	98,447	116,210	133,994
Toledo, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	66,602	87,152	107,703	128,253
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Enid, OK	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lawton, OK	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Oklahoma City, OK	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Tulsa, OK	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Albany, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bend, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Corvallis, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Grants Pass, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Medford, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Salem, OR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60,820	76,066	91,312	106,559
Altoona, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Chambersburg, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Erie, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Gettysburg, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Johnstown, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Lancaster, PA	58,927	72,676	86,404	100,152
Lebanon, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	57,117	69,805	82,514	95,202
Pittsburgh, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Reading, PA	59,135	73,508	87,860	102,232
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
State College, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Williamsport, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
York-Hanover, PA	61,984	76,212	90,439	104,666
Aguadilla, PR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Arecibo, PR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Guayama, PR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Mayaguez, PR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Ponce, PR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Columbia, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Florence, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Spartanburg, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Sumter, SC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,536	66,706	77,855	89,024
Rapid City, SD	56,909	68,370	79,831	91,292
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	56,597	68,328	80,060	91,791
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,472	68,453	80,455	92,436
Chattanooga, TN-GA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Clarksville, TN-KY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Cleveland, TN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Jackson, TN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Johnson City, TN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Knoxville, TN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Morristown, TN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Abilene, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Amarillo, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
College Station-Bryan, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Corpus Christi, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Eagle Pass, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
El Paso, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Killeen-Temple, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Laredo, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Longview, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Lubbock, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Midland, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Odessa, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
San Angelo, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Sherman-Denison, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Texarkana, TX-AR	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Tyler, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Victoria, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Waco, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
Wichita Falls, TX	59,405	94,516	129,605	164,716
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Logan, UT-ID	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Ogden, UT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
St. George, UT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Charlottesville, VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Harrisonburg, VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Lynchburg, VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,420	80,018	96,637	113,236
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	63,544	80,351	97,157	113,964
Richmond, VA	63,461	80,143	96,845	113,527
Roanoke, VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Winchester, VA-WV	63,378	79,768	96,159	112,549
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Bellingham, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,728	75,421	85,093	94,786
Kennewick-Richland, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Longview-Kelso, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	66,040	74,485	82,909	91,354
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Walla Walla, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Yakima, WA	67,351	76,856	86,341	95,847
Appleton, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Eau Claire, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Fond du Lac, WI	56,119	71,344	86,570	101,796
Green Bay, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Janesville-Beloit, WI	65,021	80,642	96,263	111,884
Kenosha, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	62,941	87,880	112,799	137,738
Madison, WI	65,125	80,455	95,784	111,114
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	63,524	78,978	94,432	109,887
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Sheboygan, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,380	78,063	93,725	109,408
Wausau, WI	62,047	77,647	93,226	108,826
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	65,354	80,476	95,618	110,740
Beckley, WV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Charleston, WV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Morgantown, WV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Wheeling, WV-OH	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Casper, WY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Cheyenne, WY	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	45,781	66,956	88,151	109,325

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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