SOC 19-1012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food Scientists and Technologists 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): Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Level I across metros$36,754 – $82,244Hinesville, GA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$109,637Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Food Scientists and Technologists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Food Scientists and Technologists (SOC 19-1012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,754 in Hinesville, GA to $82,244 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $109,637. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $94,037, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 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$129,460
San Francisco, CA$124,551
San Jose, CA$135,346
Seattle, WA$124,218
Dallas, TX$115,940
Houston, TX$103,688
Austin, TX$118,144
Chicago, IL$126,964
Boston, MA$139,506
Washington, DC$135,325
Atlanta, GA$132,434
Los Angeles, CA$111,800

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Anchorage, AK	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Fairbanks-College, AK	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Anniston-Oxford, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Auburn-Opelika, AL	53,810	66,061	78,292	90,543
Birmingham, AL	62,900	77,688	92,498	107,287
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Decatur, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Dothan, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Gadsden, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Huntsville, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Mobile, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Montgomery, AL	63,669	79,144	94,620	110,095
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	66,020	80,517	94,994	109,492
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	62,983	78,874	94,786	110,677
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
Tuscaloosa, AL	69,160	82,660	96,138	109,637
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	59,405	75,941	92,456	108,992
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	59,738	82,077	104,396	126,735
Fort Smith, AR-OK	57,138	79,290	101,421	123,573
Hot Springs, AR	56,784	75,026	93,288	111,530
Jonesboro, AR	63,128	76,586	90,023	103,480
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	58,490	77,085	95,680	114,276
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	58,615	80,143	101,671	123,199
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,370	73,424	91,500	109,554
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	57,304	78,562	99,820	121,077
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	67,268	78,458	89,648	100,839
Flagstaff, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Tucson, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Yuma, AZ	67,600	78,541	89,461	100,402
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,727	69,992	86,237	102,503
Chico, CA	65,624	81,724	97,823	113,922
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,444	76,940	92,456	107,952
El Centro, CA	63,732	78,188	92,644	107,100
Fresno, CA	54,580	72,156	89,752	107,328
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	65,333	73,986	82,660	91,312
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	65,687	81,058	96,429	111,800
Merced, CA	71,074	86,466	101,837	117,229
Modesto, CA	60,216	76,108	92,020	107,911
Napa, CA	67,060	78,084	89,108	100,132
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,002	78,520	93,039	107,557
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	63,815	78,708	93,621	108,514
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	55,536	72,634	89,752	106,850
Redding, CA	65,624	81,724	97,823	113,922
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	63,981	77,938	91,916	105,872
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	67,351	81,848	96,367	110,864
Salinas, CA	59,176	76,045	92,914	109,783
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	63,690	78,999	94,328	109,637
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	82,244	96,346	110,448	124,551
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	79,810	98,322	116,834	135,346
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	56,805	72,010	87,215	102,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	79,228	94,640	110,032	125,445
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	54,413	70,949	87,485	104,021
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	60,612	77,335	94,079	110,802
Stockton-Lodi, CA	62,546	77,626	92,706	107,786
Vallejo, CA	72,842	87,901	102,981	118,040
Visalia, CA	65,125	78,645	92,165	105,685
Yuba City, CA	65,104	79,768	94,412	109,076
Boulder, CO	69,202	87,090	104,978	122,866
Colorado Springs, CO	69,992	87,818	105,664	123,490
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	70,637	88,900	107,183	125,445
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	69,618	87,485	105,352	123,220
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	65,500	81,932	98,364	114,796
Grand Junction, CO	68,682	86,341	104,000	121,660
Greeley, CO	68,932	86,674	104,437	122,180
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	69,244	87,090	104,957	122,804
Pueblo, CO	68,682	86,341	104,000	121,660
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	69,743	87,631	105,540	123,428
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
New Haven, CT	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	68,682	90,896	113,111	135,325
Dover, DE	65,562	81,911	98,280	114,629
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Gainesville, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Homosassa Springs, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Jacksonville, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	54,455	75,733	97,012	118,290
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,676	74,860	103,064	131,248
Naples-Marco Island, FL	54,912	80,642	106,351	132,080
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	64,813	83,034	101,234	119,455
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	53,810	74,298	94,786	115,274
Ocala, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,024	72,468	94,932	117,375
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Port St. Lucie, FL	52,874	79,893	106,912	133,932
Punta Gorda, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Sebring, FL	50,295	73,071	95,847	118,623
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	53,727	76,919	100,090	123,282
Tallahassee, FL	59,301	80,517	101,754	122,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,810	74,298	94,786	115,274
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	54,725	75,546	96,346	117,167
Albany, GA	44,575	53,352	62,109	70,887
Athens-Clarke County, GA	38,917	64,792	90,647	116,522
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	48,672	76,586	104,520	132,434
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	38,730	49,775	60,820	71,864
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	44,055	55,370	66,706	78,021
Columbus, GA-AL	43,951	70,596	97,261	123,906
Dalton, GA	43,431	48,714	53,997	59,280
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,978	49,213	58,448	67,684
Gainesville, GA	40,394	67,351	94,308	121,264
Hinesville, GA	36,754	50,087	63,440	76,773
Macon-Bibb County, GA	48,423	76,045	103,647	131,269
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,812	63,503	87,173	110,864
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,770	65,354	90,938	116,522
Rome, GA	40,186	67,080	93,996	120,890
Savannah, GA	41,268	64,876	88,463	112,071
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	41,268	64,876	88,463	112,071
Valdosta, GA	44,117	54,476	64,834	75,192
Warner Robins, GA	41,268	64,876	88,463	112,071
Guam MSA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Urban Honolulu, HI	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Ames, IA	55,474	68,308	81,141	93,975
Cedar Rapids, IA	61,964	74,506	87,028	99,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	56,722	71,719	86,695	101,692
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	52,583	66,352	80,101	93,871
Dubuque, IA	60,216	73,612	86,986	100,381
Iowa City, IA	60,528	74,069	87,631	101,172
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,093	71,199	83,325	95,431
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	57,679	67,725	77,751	87,797
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	60,882	72,010	83,138	94,266
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,234	75,109	88,005	100,880
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,056	69,764	83,450	97,157
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	61,381	74,090	86,799	99,508
Boise City, ID	42,495	56,805	71,116	85,426
Coeur d'Alene, ID	45,344	59,946	74,527	89,128
Idaho Falls, ID	45,344	59,946	74,527	89,128
Lewiston, ID-WA	45,344	59,946	74,527	89,128
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,552	60,424	75,296	90,168
Pocatello, ID	53,269	65,084	76,898	88,712
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,445	61,194	74,964	88,712
Twin Falls, ID	45,989	60,778	75,588	90,376
Bloomington, IL	57,575	69,597	81,599	93,621
Champaign-Urbana, IL	55,620	65,916	76,232	86,528
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	69,722	88,796	107,890	126,964
Decatur, IL	55,141	65,541	75,920	86,320
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,666	83,575	101,504	119,413
Kankakee, IL	68,328	87,069	105,789	124,530
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,829	86,986	106,143	125,300
Peoria, IL	53,332	69,348	85,384	101,400
Rockford, IL	68,287	87,735	107,183	126,631
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,580	85,988	104,396	122,804
Springfield, IL	68,848	87,714	106,580	125,445
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	67,309	86,112	104,936	123,740
Bloomington, IN	45,365	56,618	67,892	79,144
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,466	62,837	78,229	93,600
Columbus, IN	45,282	56,680	68,058	79,456
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	41,018	54,434	67,850	81,266
Evansville, IN	45,220	52,479	59,738	66,997
Fort Wayne, IN	42,370	58,012	73,653	89,295
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	50,690	61,922	73,133	84,365
Kokomo, IN	47,175	59,301	71,448	83,575
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	65,500	84,656	103,834	122,991
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	67,226	86,549	105,852	125,175
Muncie, IN	51,356	63,212	75,088	86,944
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,125	84,220	103,335	122,429
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	49,151	61,506	73,882	86,237
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,484	65,125	80,746	96,388
Terre Haute, IN	45,594	54,829	64,064	73,300
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	62,068	77,314	92,540	107,786
Lawrence, KS	45,157	57,991	70,824	83,658
Manhattan, KS	59,405	74,090	88,775	103,460
Topeka, KS	59,135	77,688	96,242	114,796
Wichita, KS	58,282	70,908	83,512	96,138
Bowling Green, KY	47,840	69,743	91,666	113,568
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	59,572	76,295	92,997	109,720
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	58,532	77,210	95,888	114,567
Elizabethtown, KY	52,021	71,407	90,792	110,178
Lexington-Fayette, KY	62,463	78,708	94,973	111,218
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	54,642	69,368	84,116	98,842
Owensboro, KY	57,180	75,109	93,039	110,968
Paducah, KY-IL	58,532	77,210	95,888	114,567
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,672	66,623	84,594	102,544
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,416	69,306	86,216	103,106
Alexandria, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Baton Rouge, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Hammond, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Lafayette, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Lake Charles, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Monroe, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	61,672	75,276	88,900	102,503
Barnstable Town, MA	76,732	95,701	114,692	133,661
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	81,016	100,506	120,016	139,506
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	75,650	94,557	113,444	132,351
Pittsfield, MA	76,565	96,575	116,584	136,594
Springfield, MA	76,565	96,575	116,584	136,594
Worcester, MA	78,479	98,010	117,541	137,072
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	63,149	82,140	101,130	120,120
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	69,223	89,128	109,034	128,940
Lexington Park, MD	66,685	85,572	104,437	123,324
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	65,604	82,056	98,488	114,941
Salisbury, MD	78,957	83,367	87,797	92,207
Bangor, ME	59,572	73,757	87,943	102,128
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	59,572	73,757	87,943	102,128
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,572	73,757	87,943	102,128
Portland-South Portland, ME	59,572	73,757	87,943	102,128
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	59,696	73,820	87,943	102,066
Ann Arbor, MI	71,490	85,800	100,132	114,442
Battle Creek, MI	56,660	69,972	83,304	96,616
Bay City, MI	61,277	84,698	108,140	131,560
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	55,578	67,018	78,437	89,877
Flint, MI	56,535	70,533	84,511	98,509
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	57,221	70,679	84,116	97,573
Jackson, MI	56,348	69,389	82,431	95,472
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	54,850	67,808	80,746	93,704
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	60,320	72,135	83,949	95,764
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,076	70,700	84,303	97,927
Midland, MI	61,277	84,698	108,140	131,560
Monroe, MI	55,224	68,037	80,850	93,663
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	58,344	75,068	91,791	108,514
Niles, MI	53,040	60,716	68,391	76,066
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,976	86,612	106,268	125,903
Saginaw, MI	59,260	77,356	95,452	113,548
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	56,972	71,677	86,383	101,088
Traverse City, MI	57,512	71,532	85,551	99,570
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,976	86,612	106,268	125,903
Duluth, MN-WI	68,266	86,029	103,772	121,535
Mankato, MN	68,578	86,570	104,562	122,554
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	75,400	92,602	109,783	126,984
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	74,548	91,791	109,055	126,298
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,989	89,336	106,663	124,010
Rochester, MN	60,820	76,669	92,519	108,368
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,284	73,445	89,607	105,768
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	67,892	86,071	104,250	122,429
St. Cloud, MN	73,008	90,335	107,661	124,988
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	65,978	84,781	103,605	122,408
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	66,207	85,676	105,165	124,634
Columbia, MO	65,978	84,781	103,605	122,408
Jefferson City, MO	65,978	84,781	103,605	122,408
Joplin, MO-KS	58,344	73,508	88,650	103,813
Kansas City, MO-KS	67,268	87,568	107,890	128,191
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	67,725	87,194	106,663	126,132
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	66,040	85,093	104,146	123,199
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,839	81,640	101,421	121,223
Springfield, MO	51,252	68,349	85,447	102,544
St. Joseph, MO-KS	64,314	82,992	101,671	120,349
St. Louis, MO-IL	69,389	88,359	107,349	126,319
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Hattiesburg, MS	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Jackson, MS	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	58,656	69,472	80,268	91,084
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	58,365	70,304	82,244	94,183
Billings, MT	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
Bozeman, MT	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
Great Falls, MT	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
Helena, MT	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
Missoula, MT	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,471	51,106	57,720	64,356
Asheville, NC	56,202	71,428	86,653	101,879
Burlington, NC	50,128	64,210	78,312	92,394
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,476	70,346	86,237	102,108
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50,316	71,053	91,791	112,528
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	57,471	70,159	82,826	95,514
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,032	72,135	86,216	100,319
Fayetteville, NC	56,202	71,428	86,653	101,879
Goldsboro, NC	57,304	70,263	83,221	96,180
Greensboro-High Point, NC	48,652	64,210	79,789	95,348
Greenville, NC	56,202	71,428	86,653	101,879
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	51,730	71,199	90,647	110,116
Jacksonville, NC	56,202	71,428	86,653	101,879
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	56,202	71,428	86,653	101,879
Raleigh-Cary, NC	59,821	71,948	84,053	96,180
Rocky Mount, NC	57,221	69,930	82,618	95,327
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,898	69,431	87,984	106,517
Wilmington, NC	51,397	69,826	88,234	106,663
Winston-Salem, NC	51,252	69,493	87,756	105,997
Bismarck, ND	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,031	74,215	89,420	104,604
Fargo, ND-MN	58,490	74,152	89,815	105,477
Grand Forks, ND-MN	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Minot, ND	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Grand Island, NE	54,351	66,872	79,373	91,895
Lincoln, NE	43,930	52,832	61,756	70,658
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	50,274	64,480	78,666	92,872
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,247	66,311	78,396	90,460
Omaha, NE-IA	57,908	76,420	94,911	113,423
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,184	66,415	78,666	90,896
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	79,748	99,341	118,956	138,549
Manchester-Nashua, NH	79,748	99,341	118,956	138,549
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	80,101	99,695	119,268	138,861
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	69,452	88,296	107,120	125,965
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	69,722	88,567	107,412	126,256
Vineland, NJ	65,791	82,410	99,029	115,648
Albuquerque, NM	54,413	65,188	75,962	86,736
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	54,413	65,188	75,962	86,736
Farmington, NM	54,413	65,188	75,962	86,736
Las Cruces, NM	54,413	65,188	75,962	86,736
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	54,413	65,188	75,962	86,736
Santa Fe, NM	54,413	65,188	75,962	86,736
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	63,024	72,572	82,140	91,687
Carson City, NV	63,669	72,904	82,119	91,354
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	63,669	72,904	82,119	91,354
Reno, NV	63,669	72,904	82,119	91,354
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	68,994	77,751	86,508	95,264
Binghamton, NY	61,360	73,549	85,738	97,927
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	69,077	85,572	102,066	118,560
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	64,293	76,420	88,567	100,693
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	60,653	73,882	87,090	100,319
Elmira, NY	54,850	66,997	79,165	91,312
Glens Falls, NY	67,663	77,272	86,882	96,492
Ithaca, NY	55,744	68,370	81,016	93,642
Kingston, NY	57,221	71,927	86,612	101,317
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	70,034	89,440	108,826	128,232
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	71,074	90,543	109,991	129,460
Rochester, NY	63,336	77,730	92,103	106,496
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	53,664	64,855	76,066	87,256
Syracuse, NY	60,757	75,816	90,896	105,956
Utica-Rome, NY	60,362	76,004	91,624	107,266
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	65,853	81,266	96,700	112,112
Akron, OH	46,551	60,279	73,986	87,714
Canton-Massillon, OH	45,781	59,946	74,111	88,276
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	66,810	81,370	95,930	110,490
Cleveland, OH	47,279	61,381	75,504	89,607
Columbus, OH	48,839	65,437	82,056	98,655
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	53,186	70,263	87,360	104,437
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,570	63,919	80,268	96,616
Lima, OH	48,423	63,544	78,666	93,788
Mansfield, OH	48,444	64,876	81,328	97,760
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,632	62,588	77,522	92,477
Sandusky, OH	47,424	62,380	77,314	92,269
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,037	72,322	89,607	106,892
Springfield, OH	48,340	63,503	78,666	93,829
Toledo, OH	46,759	58,740	70,741	82,722
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	52,770	69,680	86,591	103,501
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,551	60,279	73,986	87,714
Enid, OK	64,876	77,813	90,772	103,709
Lawton, OK	64,876	77,813	90,772	103,709
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	60,445	71,948	83,429	94,932
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	66,311	79,124	91,957	104,770
Oklahoma City, OK	64,876	77,813	90,772	103,709
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,093	70,367	81,661	92,935
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	64,876	77,813	90,772	103,709
Tulsa, OK	64,044	76,274	88,484	100,714
Albany, OR	64,501	75,983	87,444	98,925
Bend, OR	65,645	76,919	88,213	99,487
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,610	73,466	85,322	97,178
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	60,965	72,759	84,552	96,346
Corvallis, OR	62,983	75,421	87,880	100,319
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,506	73,112	84,698	96,304
Eugene-Springfield, OR	62,234	73,944	85,676	97,386
Grants Pass, OR	61,506	73,112	84,698	96,304
Medford, OR	60,820	71,303	81,786	92,269
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,925	71,511	83,096	94,682
Salem, OR	65,791	77,189	88,608	100,007
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	50,586	67,975	85,343	102,732
Altoona, PA	58,594	72,551	86,508	100,464
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,847	71,074	85,301	99,528
Chambersburg, PA	60,300	72,176	84,074	95,951
Erie, PA	58,594	72,551	86,508	100,464
Gettysburg, PA	64,626	75,796	86,944	98,114
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	70,804	81,432	92,061	102,690
Johnstown, PA	60,300	73,757	87,236	100,693
Lancaster, PA	65,042	76,524	88,005	99,487
Lebanon, PA	59,634	72,488	85,364	98,218
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,100	69,639	84,178	98,717
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	58,615	70,928	83,221	95,535
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	65,936	82,348	98,759	115,170
Pittsburgh, PA	62,213	76,045	89,898	103,730
Reading, PA	60,861	76,856	92,852	108,847
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	54,476	68,578	82,680	96,783
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,135	71,303	83,450	95,618
State College, PA	57,284	70,034	82,805	95,556
Williamsport, PA	57,034	69,992	82,951	95,909
York-Hanover, PA	64,834	76,274	87,693	99,133
Aguadilla, PR	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Arecibo, PR	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Guayama, PR	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Mayaguez, PR	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Ponce, PR	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	66,727	77,189	87,631	98,093
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	55,765	83,700	111,634	139,568
Columbia, SC	52,063	75,504	98,925	122,367
Florence, SC	55,765	83,700	111,634	139,568
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	55,765	83,700	111,634	139,568
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	55,765	83,700	111,634	139,568
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	55,765	83,700	111,634	139,568
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,520	78,292	104,042	129,813
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,602	75,130	96,637	118,165
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	61,381	90,168	118,935	147,722
Spartanburg, SC	52,541	74,485	96,429	118,373
Sumter, SC	55,765	83,700	111,634	139,568
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,344	62,421	79,519	96,596
Rapid City, SD	50,856	69,264	87,672	106,080
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	55,141	72,634	90,106	107,599
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,928	62,941	80,954	98,967
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,431	50,669	57,908	65,146
Clarksville, TN-KY	58,927	76,357	93,767	111,197
Cleveland, TN	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
Jackson, TN	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
Johnson City, TN	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
Knoxville, TN	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	59,468	71,719	83,970	96,221
Morristown, TN	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	66,831	77,106	87,402	97,677
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	66,040	75,380	84,740	94,079
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	65,728	75,463	85,176	94,911
Abilene, TX	40,103	51,709	63,316	74,922
Amarillo, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	75,068	89,420	103,792	118,144
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	62,442	76,066	89,669	103,293
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,144	71,615	90,106	108,576
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,277	77,501	93,746	109,970
College Station-Bryan, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Corpus Christi, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	60,008	78,645	97,303	115,940
Eagle Pass, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,674	64,460	81,266	98,052
El Paso, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,412	73,924	92,456	110,968
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	64,064	77,272	90,480	103,688
Killeen-Temple, TX	46,821	67,060	87,298	107,536
Laredo, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Longview, TX	37,503	46,800	56,098	65,396
Lubbock, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Midland, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	50,461	70,284	90,127	109,949
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,685	51,272	61,839	72,426
Odessa, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
San Angelo, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	60,237	79,020	97,823	116,605
Sherman-Denison, TX	55,703	74,984	94,266	113,548
Texarkana, TX-AR	39,604	53,498	67,372	81,266
Tyler, TX	37,794	47,196	56,576	65,978
Victoria, TX	53,581	72,156	90,730	109,304
Waco, TX	52,146	71,927	91,728	111,509
Wichita Falls, TX	38,792	48,236	57,700	67,143
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,050	65,624	84,220	102,794
Logan, UT-ID	54,850	70,596	86,320	102,066
Ogden, UT	57,949	73,383	88,796	104,229
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	57,637	72,988	88,359	103,709
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	63,773	76,960	90,127	103,314
St. George, UT	54,684	70,991	87,298	103,605
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,578	71,656	87,756	103,834
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Charlottesville, VA	61,631	76,149	90,647	105,165
Harrisonburg, VA	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Lynchburg, VA	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Richmond, VA	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Roanoke, VA	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
Winchester, VA-WV	64,751	82,452	100,173	117,874
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Bellingham, WA	69,847	87,527	105,228	122,908
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	64,813	85,426	106,060	126,672
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	61,256	77,418	93,580	109,741
Kennewick-Richland, WA	63,108	77,293	91,458	105,644
Longview-Kelso, WA	60,528	72,967	85,405	97,844
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	66,290	85,447	104,604	123,760
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	64,335	84,656	104,978	125,300
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	63,856	83,970	104,104	124,218
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	59,780	77,959	96,117	114,296
Walla Walla, WA	64,834	77,917	90,980	104,063
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	65,208	83,991	102,752	121,535
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	61,610	78,437	95,285	112,112
Yakima, WA	61,444	77,085	92,748	108,389
Appleton, WI	60,591	75,109	89,648	104,167
Eau Claire, WI	59,197	75,983	92,768	109,554
Fond du Lac, WI	64,772	78,916	93,060	107,204
Green Bay, WI	59,530	72,738	85,946	99,154
Janesville-Beloit, WI	57,970	73,986	90,002	106,018
Kenosha, WI	63,399	79,082	94,744	110,428
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	60,716	76,898	93,080	109,263
Madison, WI	54,767	66,768	78,791	90,792
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	67,600	80,808	94,037	107,245
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	56,660	71,927	87,173	102,440
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,661	72,280	88,879	105,498
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	62,837	77,418	92,020	106,600
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	65,500	79,956	94,391	108,847
Sheboygan, WI	64,709	78,687	92,664	106,642
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,400	78,125	93,829	109,554
Wausau, WI	56,826	73,404	89,960	106,538
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,245	85,613	103,002	120,370
Beckley, WV	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Charleston, WV	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Morgantown, WV	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	56,639	72,759	88,879	104,999
Wheeling, WV-OH	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Casper, WY	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Cheyenne, WY	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	59,447	77,314	95,181	113,048

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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