SOC 19-1013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Soil and Plant 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 breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants or trees, shrubs, and nursery stock, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.

Level I across metros$34,092 – $150,010Lafayette, LA to Killeen, TX

Median Level IV, major metros$100,256Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Soil and Plant Scientists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Soil and Plant Scientists (SOC 19-1013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $34,092 in Lafayette, LA to $150,010 in Killeen, TX, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $100,256. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $83,908, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 21 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$108,472
San Francisco, CA$146,848
San Jose, CA$146,765
Seattle, WA$103,917
Dallas, TX$104,708
Houston, TX$104,708
Austin, TX$224,328
Chicago, IL$104,541
Boston, MA$84,490
Washington, DC$124,613
Atlanta, GA$81,474
Los Angeles, CA$101,962

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	73,383	87,735	102,087	116,439
Anchorage, AK	73,383	87,735	102,087	116,439
Fairbanks-College, AK	73,383	87,735	102,087	116,439
Anniston-Oxford, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Auburn-Opelika, AL	49,733	61,839	73,924	86,029
Birmingham, AL	37,212	58,220	79,248	100,256
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Decatur, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Dothan, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Gadsden, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Huntsville, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Mobile, AL	40,540	58,511	76,461	94,432
Montgomery, AL	42,682	60,112	77,522	94,952
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,664	59,613	78,541	97,490
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,730	60,029	81,328	102,628
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,140	58,095	73,050	88,005
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,477	59,093	77,688	96,304
Tuscaloosa, AL	41,476	60,757	80,018	99,300
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,984	68,224	87,444	106,684
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	40,144	55,391	70,616	85,863
Fort Smith, AR-OK	43,098	55,724	68,328	80,954
Hot Springs, AR	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Jonesboro, AR	45,781	65,063	84,365	103,647
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	50,836	71,012	91,208	111,384
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,885	63,877	81,869	99,861
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,471	62,276	80,101	97,906
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,848	62,213	81,578	100,943
Flagstaff, AZ	49,692	67,455	85,197	102,960
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	49,692	67,455	85,197	102,960
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	41,892	61,423	80,954	100,485
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,828	62,317	81,786	101,276
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	50,232	68,495	86,757	105,020
Tucson, AZ	43,285	63,024	82,764	102,503
Yuma, AZ	43,535	63,253	82,951	102,669
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,332	71,053	88,754	106,476
Chico, CA	52,874	69,264	85,655	102,045
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	59,384	78,687	97,968	117,271
El Centro, CA	57,076	74,839	92,623	110,386
Fresno, CA	61,485	80,642	99,799	118,956
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	52,999	73,112	93,226	113,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	54,725	70,471	86,216	101,962
Merced, CA	60,944	82,847	104,770	126,672
Modesto, CA	46,218	68,786	91,354	113,922
Napa, CA	58,615	78,562	98,509	118,456
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,692	80,746	98,821	116,876
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,037	71,781	88,546	105,290
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	68,620	85,696	102,773	119,850
Redding, CA	56,244	73,112	90,002	106,871
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	56,909	77,002	97,074	117,167
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	71,282	87,839	104,396	120,952
Salinas, CA	68,079	89,711	111,343	132,975
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	60,736	76,128	91,541	106,933
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	78,000	100,943	123,906	146,848
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	72,135	97,012	121,888	146,765
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	49,151	68,724	88,296	107,869
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	73,154	96,492	119,850	143,188
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	55,599	74,610	93,642	112,653
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,068	70,429	91,770	113,132
Stockton-Lodi, CA	69,764	90,730	111,717	132,684
Vallejo, CA	68,328	88,172	108,036	127,879
Visalia, CA	53,373	72,572	91,749	110,948
Yuba City, CA	66,748	83,658	100,589	117,500
Boulder, CO	54,621	81,266	107,911	134,556
Colorado Springs, CO	54,767	80,912	107,079	133,224
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	56,992	82,410	107,848	133,266
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,767	80,912	107,079	133,224
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	52,520	78,292	104,063	129,834
Grand Junction, CO	54,767	80,912	107,079	133,224
Greeley, CO	54,018	76,004	97,989	119,975
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,642	80,122	105,623	131,103
Pueblo, CO	53,207	69,389	85,572	101,754
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,055	79,664	102,253	124,863
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	57,263	71,116	84,989	98,842
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	58,760	71,781	84,823	97,844
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	58,386	71,511	84,656	97,781
New Haven, CT	56,660	71,594	86,508	101,442
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	58,719	71,511	84,303	97,095
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	57,596	71,240	84,885	98,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	71,282	89,066	106,829	124,613
Dover, DE	49,088	60,965	72,821	84,698
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	60,445	69,056	77,647	86,258
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	54,101	72,821	91,520	110,240
Gainesville, FL	54,538	68,744	82,972	97,178
Homosassa Springs, FL	50,461	69,743	89,045	108,327
Jacksonville, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	53,436	75,712	98,010	120,287
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	69,015	81,952	94,869	107,807
Naples-Marco Island, FL	67,954	82,472	96,970	111,488
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	55,141	71,448	87,756	104,063
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,429	78,520	99,632	120,724
Ocala, FL	55,204	73,487	91,749	110,032
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,087	72,676	95,244	117,832
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	55,328	76,170	96,991	117,832
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Port St. Lucie, FL	70,783	85,135	99,466	113,818
Punta Gorda, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	62,192	83,263	104,333	125,404
Sebring, FL	55,100	77,189	99,279	121,368
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	63,711	81,308	98,904	116,501
Tallahassee, FL	62,754	80,684	98,634	116,564
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,748	75,567	97,386	119,205
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	48,964	71,511	94,058	116,605
Albany, GA	58,906	73,924	88,941	103,959
Athens-Clarke County, GA	46,863	60,258	73,674	87,069
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,844	57,720	69,597	81,474
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
Columbus, GA-AL	46,800	59,717	72,613	85,530
Dalton, GA	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,412	73,820	92,228	110,636
Gainesville, GA	45,989	58,760	71,532	84,303
Hinesville, GA	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
Macon-Bibb County, GA	46,322	58,490	70,679	82,847
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,216	60,591	73,986	87,360
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,176	59,676	73,175	86,674
Rome, GA	45,157	56,930	68,724	80,496
Savannah, GA	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,581	69,951	86,300	102,669
Valdosta, GA	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
Warner Robins, GA	48,152	62,546	76,960	91,354
Guam MSA	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	63,856	76,628	89,420	102,191
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	63,856	76,628	89,420	102,191
Urban Honolulu, HI	61,652	72,572	83,471	94,391
Ames, IA	51,148	64,813	78,500	92,165
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,349	68,162	93,954	119,767
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	58,116	76,274	94,412	112,570
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	75,983	99,404	122,824	146,245
Dubuque, IA	51,543	70,908	90,272	109,637
Iowa City, IA	59,572	78,853	98,114	117,396
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	55,412	68,828	82,264	95,680
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,298	69,764	91,229	112,695
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	52,479	67,476	82,493	97,490
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,836	69,223	87,589	105,976
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	59,343	81,474	103,584	125,716
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	50,357	68,973	87,568	106,184
Boise City, ID	60,736	78,000	95,285	112,549
Coeur d'Alene, ID	59,010	75,047	91,084	107,120
Idaho Falls, ID	60,092	76,170	92,228	108,306
Lewiston, ID-WA	58,428	70,783	83,159	95,514
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	58,490	74,423	90,335	106,268
Pocatello, ID	54,892	73,612	92,311	111,031
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,197	77,085	94,952	112,840
Twin Falls, ID	60,840	78,458	96,055	113,672
Bloomington, IL	54,767	69,888	85,031	100,152
Champaign-Urbana, IL	53,685	65,354	77,023	88,692
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,541	69,868	87,215	104,541
Decatur, IL	52,916	67,996	83,055	98,135
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	52,728	69,743	86,736	103,751
Kankakee, IL	53,706	70,263	86,820	103,376
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,586	81,744	99,924	118,082
Peoria, IL	60,445	77,980	95,535	113,069
Rockford, IL	53,727	71,573	89,420	107,266
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,173	65,687	83,180	100,693
Springfield, IL	51,023	70,076	89,108	108,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	53,540	70,783	88,005	105,248
Bloomington, IN	58,740	76,378	93,996	111,634
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	59,260	71,532	83,783	96,055
Columbus, IN	59,280	76,794	94,328	111,842
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	54,496	70,741	87,007	103,252
Evansville, IN	57,762	74,007	90,272	106,517
Fort Wayne, IN	58,095	71,740	85,364	99,008
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	59,634	79,352	99,050	118,768
Kokomo, IN	60,466	78,500	96,512	114,546
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	70,700	88,733	106,788	124,821
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	52,812	69,992	87,194	104,375
Muncie, IN	59,530	77,127	94,724	112,320
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	58,157	75,900	93,663	111,405
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	50,586	67,434	84,282	101,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	53,644	70,783	87,943	105,082
Terre Haute, IN	60,924	76,815	92,727	108,618
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	44,679	62,255	79,852	97,428
Lawrence, KS	43,327	61,256	79,186	97,116
Manhattan, KS	51,314	58,573	65,853	73,112
Topeka, KS	44,741	60,757	76,773	92,789
Wichita, KS	40,020	58,240	76,482	94,703
Bowling Green, KY	54,954	65,479	76,004	86,528
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,170	61,631	73,071	84,532
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,954	65,479	76,004	86,528
Elizabethtown, KY	54,954	65,479	76,004	86,528
Lexington-Fayette, KY	57,928	65,500	73,092	80,663
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,917	66,935	81,932	96,949
Owensboro, KY	54,954	65,479	76,004	86,528
Paducah, KY-IL	49,359	66,332	83,325	100,298
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,375	66,061	79,768	93,455
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	53,685	66,061	78,416	90,792
Alexandria, LA	44,117	55,578	67,060	78,520
Baton Rouge, LA	47,050	58,927	70,804	82,680
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,085	49,816	61,527	73,258
Hammond, LA	47,133	59,863	72,592	85,322
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	49,629	61,360	73,071	84,802
Lafayette, LA	34,092	50,253	66,415	82,576
Lake Charles, LA	44,117	55,578	67,060	78,520
Monroe, LA	44,117	55,578	67,060	78,520
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	57,159	67,184	77,189	87,215
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	39,458	49,608	59,738	69,888
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,951	48,964	53,956	58,968
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,458	63,295	74,111	84,948
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,308	54,538	66,789	79,020
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	59,364	66,498	73,612	80,746
Barnstable Town, MA	65,000	71,407	77,834	84,240
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	65,645	71,927	78,208	84,490
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	64,127	70,741	77,335	83,949
Pittsfield, MA	64,543	70,824	77,106	83,388
Springfield, MA	59,364	66,498	73,612	80,746
Worcester, MA	64,626	71,136	77,668	84,178
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	42,432	54,538	66,623	78,728
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	70,429	88,338	106,226	124,135
Lexington Park, MD	63,274	81,952	100,652	119,330
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	47,320	59,052	70,804	82,535
Salisbury, MD	57,388	77,397	97,386	117,396
Bangor, ME	54,600	69,327	84,032	98,759
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	54,600	69,327	84,032	98,759
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,600	69,327	84,032	98,759
Portland-South Portland, ME	54,600	69,327	84,032	98,759
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,600	69,327	84,032	98,759
Ann Arbor, MI	56,576	64,813	73,029	81,266
Battle Creek, MI	54,496	61,922	69,368	76,794
Bay City, MI	54,829	68,682	82,514	96,367
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	53,269	68,578	83,908	99,216
Flint, MI	52,604	69,202	85,780	102,378
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,157	55,100	65,063	75,005
Jackson, MI	56,472	64,647	72,800	80,975
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	46,197	58,532	70,845	83,180
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	60,903	64,730	68,557	72,384
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,749	71,074	89,378	107,703
Midland, MI	54,829	68,682	82,514	96,367
Monroe, MI	51,272	65,853	80,455	95,036
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	47,154	61,069	74,984	88,900
Niles, MI	47,508	64,792	82,077	99,362
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,021	68,557	85,114	101,650
Saginaw, MI	58,948	65,312	71,698	78,063
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,508	59,842	72,156	84,490
Traverse City, MI	53,373	64,231	75,109	85,967
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,021	68,557	85,114	101,650
Duluth, MN-WI	55,932	71,989	88,047	104,104
Mankato, MN	55,120	70,408	85,717	101,005
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	57,887	73,050	88,213	103,376
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,200	72,322	87,444	102,565
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,898	66,311	81,744	97,157
Rochester, MN	52,957	67,642	82,306	96,991
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,000	68,079	84,178	100,256
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,802	60,154	74,527	88,879
St. Cloud, MN	55,162	70,242	85,322	100,402
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	48,215	63,898	79,602	95,285
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,613	64,668	82,722	100,776
Columbia, MO	53,165	69,077	84,968	100,880
Jefferson City, MO	53,165	69,077	84,968	100,880
Joplin, MO-KS	44,076	61,922	79,789	97,636
Kansas City, MO-KS	41,808	61,028	80,268	99,487
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,133	65,791	84,448	103,106
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	48,381	65,999	83,616	101,234
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,058	59,800	77,522	95,264
Springfield, MO	46,135	58,740	71,344	83,949
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,304	62,463	80,621	98,780
St. Louis, MO-IL	50,316	69,556	88,775	108,015
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	47,778	65,167	82,576	99,965
Hattiesburg, MS	47,778	65,167	82,576	99,965
Jackson, MS	57,512	79,748	101,962	124,197
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,100	74,631	94,141	113,672
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	57,720	79,124	100,548	121,951
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,295	71,511	92,727	113,943
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	50,024	69,826	89,607	109,408
Billings, MT	59,717	70,304	80,892	91,479
Bozeman, MT	56,784	63,669	70,575	77,460
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,279	69,431	78,604	87,756
Great Falls, MT	59,863	68,682	77,501	86,320
Helena, MT	58,740	66,976	75,213	83,450
Missoula, MT	63,565	73,196	82,805	92,436
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	59,364	68,765	78,188	87,589
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,133	69,618	79,082	88,567
Asheville, NC	44,242	59,239	74,236	89,232
Burlington, NC	49,754	68,058	86,383	104,687
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,484	63,503	77,501	91,520
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	47,570	66,020	84,469	102,919
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	50,877	70,533	90,168	109,824
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,631	60,196	71,781	83,346
Fayetteville, NC	50,815	66,436	82,077	97,698
Goldsboro, NC	54,330	68,807	83,263	97,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC	49,962	69,306	88,650	107,994
Greenville, NC	49,317	61,194	73,071	84,948
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	46,239	63,357	80,476	97,594
Jacksonville, NC	47,445	65,396	83,367	101,317
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	50,440	68,973	87,485	106,018
Raleigh-Cary, NC	59,072	73,404	87,735	102,066
Rocky Mount, NC	54,226	68,744	83,284	97,802
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,133	65,604	84,095	102,565
Wilmington, NC	48,548	65,500	82,452	99,404
Winston-Salem, NC	47,986	65,812	83,637	101,463
Bismarck, ND	54,892	68,370	81,828	95,306
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,308	70,388	85,488	100,568
Fargo, ND-MN	51,480	61,256	71,053	80,829
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,248	68,599	83,970	99,320
Minot, ND	49,920	68,100	86,279	104,458
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,994	74,402	92,789	111,197
Grand Island, NE	43,992	60,362	76,711	93,080
Lincoln, NE	47,632	61,340	75,047	88,754
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,140	59,988	76,815	93,663
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,199	61,444	77,668	93,912
Omaha, NE-IA	46,010	65,520	85,031	104,541
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,698	61,693	77,709	93,704
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,583	71,948	78,312	84,677
Manchester-Nashua, NH	65,645	71,906	78,167	84,428
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,583	71,968	78,333	84,719
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	54,205	68,495	82,764	97,053
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	55,973	70,866	85,759	100,652
Vineland, NJ	48,568	60,071	71,573	83,076
Albuquerque, NM	52,354	60,424	68,516	76,586
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	56,680	66,519	76,357	86,196
Farmington, NM	56,576	66,394	76,191	86,008
Las Cruces, NM	65,583	73,404	81,245	89,066
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,354	60,424	68,516	76,586
Santa Fe, NM	56,576	66,394	76,191	86,008
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	54,954	65,416	75,858	86,320
Carson City, NV	55,869	64,876	73,882	82,888
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	54,018	66,082	78,167	90,231
Reno, NV	55,495	64,730	73,944	83,180
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Binghamton, NY	59,696	81,453	103,210	124,967
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	55,807	67,455	79,124	90,772
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	55,744	70,554	85,364	100,173
Elmira, NY	59,343	77,792	96,221	114,671
Glens Falls, NY	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Ithaca, NY	58,511	76,024	93,538	111,052
Kingston, NY	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	62,442	77,210	91,999	106,767
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	63,357	78,396	93,434	108,472
Rochester, NY	55,557	66,810	78,063	89,316
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	57,471	74,319	91,188	108,036
Syracuse, NY	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Utica-Rome, NY	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	58,740	74,028	89,336	104,624
Akron, OH	40,436	51,564	62,692	73,820
Canton-Massillon, OH	43,556	55,287	66,997	78,728
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	42,973	56,077	69,160	82,264
Cleveland, OH	39,604	50,316	61,048	71,760
Columbus, OH	41,060	52,562	64,044	75,546
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	43,847	53,997	64,127	74,277
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,474	54,122	65,791	77,439
Lima, OH	47,632	54,080	60,549	66,997
Mansfield, OH	40,997	53,040	65,084	77,127
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,143	51,605	62,068	72,530
Sandusky, OH	39,312	50,607	61,901	73,196
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	42,869	54,580	66,290	78,000
Springfield, OH	44,200	53,332	62,463	71,594
Toledo, OH	42,391	51,855	61,298	70,762
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,591	53,103	58,615	64,127
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,436	51,564	62,692	73,820
Enid, OK	38,751	54,704	70,658	86,612
Lawton, OK	37,191	50,794	64,376	77,980
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,026	45,136	54,268	63,378
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,380	49,359	62,338	75,317
Oklahoma City, OK	37,149	50,607	64,064	77,522
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,896	51,564	64,210	76,877
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,056	58,032	73,008	87,984
Tulsa, OK	35,111	41,996	48,901	55,786
Albany, OR	63,066	75,213	87,381	99,528
Bend, OR	64,418	75,172	85,925	96,679
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	67,226	78,541	89,856	101,172
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	66,436	78,375	90,293	102,232
Corvallis, OR	62,359	75,047	87,735	100,423
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	62,900	72,925	82,930	92,956
Eugene-Springfield, OR	62,754	74,194	85,613	97,053
Grants Pass, OR	69,784	78,000	86,216	94,432
Medford, OR	68,037	76,461	84,906	93,330
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	69,368	81,869	94,349	106,850
Salem, OR	65,229	76,836	88,421	100,028
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	54,663	69,098	83,554	97,989
Altoona, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,711	77,584	91,458	105,332
Chambersburg, PA	69,660	82,826	96,013	109,180
Erie, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
Gettysburg, PA	67,184	80,788	94,370	107,973
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	60,341	75,421	90,480	105,560
Johnstown, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
Lancaster, PA	50,253	62,484	74,735	86,965
Lebanon, PA	58,240	72,239	86,237	100,236
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,072	72,156	85,239	98,322
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	56,722	69,389	82,056	94,724
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	48,693	60,071	71,448	82,826
Pittsburgh, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
Reading, PA	49,192	61,464	73,736	86,008
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,183	68,432	81,682	94,932
State College, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
Williamsport, PA	50,004	64,293	78,583	92,872
York-Hanover, PA	58,615	73,279	87,964	102,628
Aguadilla, PR	37,503	41,309	45,095	48,901
Arecibo, PR	37,461	40,248	43,036	45,823
Guayama, PR	37,461	40,248	43,036	45,823
Mayaguez, PR	37,503	41,309	45,095	48,901
Ponce, PR	37,503	41,309	45,136	48,943
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	37,503	41,309	45,136	48,943
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	37,461	40,269	43,077	45,885
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	65,000	71,407	77,834	84,240
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	51,605	67,476	83,325	99,196
Columbia, SC	44,117	62,338	80,559	98,780
Florence, SC	36,796	53,352	69,930	86,487
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	44,471	61,132	77,772	94,432
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	44,471	61,132	77,772	94,432
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	44,471	61,132	77,772	94,432
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,781	63,565	81,370	99,154
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,320	64,938	82,556	100,173
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,370	57,887	73,404	88,920
Spartanburg, SC	47,424	65,021	82,639	100,236
Sumter, SC	36,796	53,352	69,930	86,487
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,244	66,020	75,816	85,592
Rapid City, SD	55,744	69,826	83,928	98,010
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	53,540	67,808	82,077	96,346
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,368	66,789	77,231	87,652
Chattanooga, TN-GA	45,802	60,716	75,608	90,522
Clarksville, TN-KY	49,463	61,194	72,925	84,656
Cleveland, TN	42,120	53,893	65,666	77,439
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,927	56,722	67,517	78,312
Jackson, TN	46,655	59,530	72,426	85,301
Johnson City, TN	46,655	59,530	72,426	85,301
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	46,488	57,304	68,100	78,916
Knoxville, TN	46,842	54,954	63,066	71,178
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,552	62,109	78,687	95,244
Morristown, TN	46,488	55,328	64,168	73,008
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,296	60,154	70,991	81,848
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,592	56,826	67,060	77,293
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,612	60,237	72,863	85,488
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,653	61,194	74,756	88,296
Abilene, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Amarillo, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	113,568	150,488	187,408	224,328
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,197	109,471	159,765	210,039
College Station-Bryan, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Corpus Christi, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Eagle Pass, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
El Paso, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	68,183	109,034	149,864	190,716
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Killeen-Temple, TX	150,010	174,783	199,556	224,328
Laredo, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Longview, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Lubbock, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Midland, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	95,077	112,362	129,626	146,911
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Odessa, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
San Angelo, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	117,500	153,109	188,719	224,328
Sherman-Denison, TX	117,624	127,380	137,156	146,911
Texarkana, TX-AR	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Tyler, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Victoria, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Waco, TX	96,720	113,506	130,312	147,098
Wichita Falls, TX	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,909	55,578	67,268	78,936
Logan, UT-ID	52,063	70,242	88,442	106,621
Ogden, UT	43,826	53,997	64,148	74,319
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	43,722	55,058	66,394	77,730
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	43,743	50,919	58,074	65,250
St. George, UT	43,909	55,578	67,268	78,936
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,055	55,890	67,704	79,540
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Charlottesville, VA	56,431	66,186	75,920	85,676
Harrisonburg, VA	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Lynchburg, VA	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Richmond, VA	60,736	68,911	77,064	85,239
Roanoke, VA	55,328	67,309	79,290	91,271
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,250	62,588	72,946	83,284
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	50,399	60,986	71,594	82,181
Winchester, VA-WV	54,850	66,623	78,396	90,168
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	58,032	62,151	66,248	70,367
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	58,199	60,487	62,775	65,063
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	58,199	61,402	64,605	67,808
Bellingham, WA	59,696	71,552	83,429	95,285
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	71,407	81,932	92,436	102,960
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,864	69,472	80,080	90,688
Kennewick-Richland, WA	75,255	89,960	104,645	119,351
Longview-Kelso, WA	68,162	80,933	93,725	106,496
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	62,692	75,109	87,548	99,965
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	69,847	80,226	90,584	100,964
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	74,360	84,220	94,058	103,917
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	59,509	70,200	80,871	91,562
Walla Walla, WA	59,925	72,676	85,426	98,176
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	63,024	75,276	87,506	99,757
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	69,514	81,432	93,351	105,269
Yakima, WA	65,562	78,250	90,959	103,647
Appleton, WI	56,660	63,232	69,826	76,399
Eau Claire, WI	51,834	58,324	64,792	71,282
Fond du Lac, WI	48,880	57,221	65,562	73,903
Green Bay, WI	40,290	47,778	55,287	62,775
Janesville-Beloit, WI	53,997	63,960	73,944	83,908
Kenosha, WI	42,765	54,704	66,644	78,583
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,298	61,672	75,068	88,442
Madison, WI	57,533	66,415	75,317	84,199
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	50,232	56,389	62,525	68,682
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,346	65,604	73,882	82,140
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,768	61,901	70,055	78,188
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	48,090	58,407	68,703	79,020
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	47,341	55,682	64,023	72,364
Sheboygan, WI	52,125	59,488	66,872	74,236
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,724	56,015	69,285	82,576
Wausau, WI	48,776	59,114	69,472	79,810
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	55,828	68,224	80,600	92,997
Beckley, WV	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Charleston, WV	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	44,284	56,202	68,141	80,060
Morgantown, WV	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,284	52,167	60,029	67,912
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	44,408	61,548	78,687	95,826
Wheeling, WV-OH	53,228	70,388	87,548	104,708
Casper, WY	48,423	57,450	66,477	75,504
Cheyenne, WY	48,672	59,010	69,327	79,664
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,672	59,010	69,327	79,664
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	48,423	57,450	66,477	75,504

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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