SOC 19-1023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 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): Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management. May collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.

Level I across metros$38,272 – $78,916Jacksonville, FL to Santa Cruz, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$89,399Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists (SOC 19-1023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,272 in Jacksonville, FL to $78,916 in Santa Cruz, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $89,399. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $79,456, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 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$108,618
San Francisco, CA$122,991
San Jose, CA$131,644
Seattle, WA$122,450
Dallas, TX$71,074
Houston, TX$70,492
Austin, TX$92,456
Chicago, IL$94,349
Boston, MA$99,071
Washington, DC$134,514
Atlanta, GA$93,912
Los Angeles, CA$102,420

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	66,103	80,164	94,245	108,306
Anchorage, AK	62,775	75,359	87,922	100,506
Fairbanks-College, AK	61,922	74,860	87,818	100,756
Anniston-Oxford, AL	55,141	65,978	76,836	87,672
Auburn-Opelika, AL	56,119	66,352	76,607	86,840
Birmingham, AL	53,831	64,460	75,088	85,717
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	52,853	65,375	77,896	90,418
Decatur, AL	50,773	60,736	70,720	80,684
Dothan, AL	51,709	62,858	74,007	85,156
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	51,709	61,776	71,864	81,932
Gadsden, AL	55,141	65,978	76,836	87,672
Huntsville, AL	50,544	60,695	70,824	80,975
Mobile, AL	55,058	67,496	79,935	92,373
Montgomery, AL	57,824	68,640	79,436	90,252
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,954	65,520	76,087	86,653
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,829	63,586	72,322	81,079
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,704	65,728	76,732	87,756
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,767	65,770	76,773	87,776
Tuscaloosa, AL	52,749	61,984	71,240	80,476
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,954	63,503	72,031	80,580
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	65,229	72,530	79,852	87,152
Fort Smith, AR-OK	52,458	61,984	71,490	81,016
Hot Springs, AR	54,080	62,317	70,533	78,770
Jonesboro, AR	57,616	66,332	75,068	83,783
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,234	57,346	65,479	73,591
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	57,367	65,271	73,154	81,058
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	50,607	60,986	71,365	81,744
Flagstaff, AZ	53,165	63,544	73,903	84,282
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	50,212	60,591	70,991	81,370
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	50,628	61,069	71,511	81,952
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	50,399	60,840	71,282	81,724
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	49,317	59,967	70,596	81,245
Tucson, AZ	49,005	60,029	71,032	82,056
Yuma, AZ	50,316	60,944	71,594	82,223
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	57,533	76,482	95,431	114,380
Chico, CA	57,450	68,682	79,893	91,125
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,864	77,376	95,909	114,421
El Centro, CA	60,820	77,876	94,932	111,988
Fresno, CA	58,136	77,564	96,970	116,397
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	55,890	78,396	100,901	123,407
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	58,781	73,320	87,880	102,420
Merced, CA	58,823	79,436	100,048	120,661
Modesto, CA	66,144	84,968	103,792	122,616
Napa, CA	62,151	76,773	91,375	105,997
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	66,290	79,332	92,373	105,415
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	68,370	77,002	85,655	94,287
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	56,972	75,879	94,765	113,672
Redding, CA	65,416	75,442	85,488	95,514
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	58,324	71,760	85,218	98,655
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	61,152	75,421	89,690	103,959
Salinas, CA	56,327	71,095	85,884	100,652
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	61,360	78,978	96,575	114,192
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	68,786	86,861	104,916	122,991
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	57,720	82,368	106,996	131,644
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	56,223	79,935	103,668	127,380
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	78,916	100,672	122,450	144,207
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	54,829	79,103	103,397	127,671
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	59,988	76,253	92,519	108,784
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,980	82,639	100,298	117,957
Vallejo, CA	64,917	81,661	98,384	115,128
Visalia, CA	56,618	82,244	107,848	133,474
Yuba City, CA	59,800	73,050	86,320	99,570
Boulder, CO	68,869	79,290	89,711	100,132
Colorado Springs, CO	56,805	67,101	77,376	87,672
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	61,984	74,048	86,092	98,156
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	62,650	73,591	84,552	95,493
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	62,047	76,399	90,730	105,082
Grand Junction, CO	61,464	72,946	84,407	95,888
Greeley, CO	63,711	75,941	88,172	100,402
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	68,578	76,191	83,824	91,437
Pueblo, CO	63,420	73,341	83,242	93,164
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,460	75,296	86,154	96,991
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	59,717	72,863	85,988	99,133
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	60,133	71,407	82,660	93,933
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	56,389	67,184	77,959	88,754
New Haven, CT	55,183	68,204	81,204	94,224
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	61,319	72,426	83,554	94,661
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	57,928	69,805	81,682	93,559
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	76,399	95,764	115,149	134,514
Dover, DE	50,544	65,687	80,829	95,972
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,389	49,941	56,472	63,024
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	42,204	50,461	58,698	66,956
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	40,498	48,506	56,493	64,501
Gainesville, FL	43,452	52,375	61,319	70,242
Homosassa Springs, FL	41,559	50,919	60,279	69,639
Jacksonville, FL	38,272	45,532	52,791	60,050
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	42,266	47,487	52,708	57,928
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41,663	56,202	70,741	85,280
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,637	51,896	59,156	66,415
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,175	52,520	57,887
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,517	50,316	59,135	67,933
Ocala, FL	43,202	51,168	59,114	67,080
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	49,941	61,256	72,551	83,866
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40,165	47,653	55,162	62,650
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	43,514	57,866	72,218	86,570
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	42,224	49,484	56,764	64,023
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,474	55,308	68,141	80,975
Punta Gorda, FL	43,056	49,338	55,599	61,880
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	44,221	53,810	63,399	72,988
Sebring, FL	43,826	51,397	58,948	66,519
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,314	57,512	63,732
Tallahassee, FL	46,696	52,271	57,845	63,420
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,935	51,210	61,485	71,760
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,684	51,148	60,632	70,096
Albany, GA	54,850	64,314	73,778	83,242
Athens-Clarke County, GA	55,204	68,765	82,306	95,868
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	54,101	67,372	80,642	93,912
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	57,200	68,224	79,228	90,252
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	54,850	64,314	73,778	83,242
Columbus, GA-AL	54,704	66,394	78,063	89,752
Dalton, GA	50,524	63,170	75,796	88,442
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,928	67,996	78,063	88,130
Gainesville, GA	54,496	67,413	80,330	93,247
Hinesville, GA	54,850	64,314	73,778	83,242
Macon-Bibb County, GA	54,392	65,749	77,106	88,463
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,746	65,416	76,108	86,778
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,664	66,124	78,604	91,063
Rome, GA	52,687	65,562	78,458	91,333
Savannah, GA	54,850	64,314	73,778	83,242
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,413	60,653	66,893	73,133
Valdosta, GA	54,850	64,314	73,778	83,242
Warner Robins, GA	54,850	64,314	73,778	83,242
Guam MSA	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	66,810	79,477	92,124	104,791
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	66,810	79,477	92,124	104,791
Urban Honolulu, HI	68,640	82,348	96,034	109,741
Ames, IA	67,288	74,298	81,328	88,338
Cedar Rapids, IA	63,690	71,324	78,936	86,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,183	65,853	76,524	87,194
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	65,479	72,946	80,392	87,860
Dubuque, IA	62,317	70,679	79,040	87,402
Iowa City, IA	65,333	72,696	80,039	87,402
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,727	74,340	81,932	89,544
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,061	73,924	81,807	89,669
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55,287	62,671	70,034	77,418
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	64,460	72,364	80,268	88,172
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	63,045	71,116	79,186	87,256
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	62,754	70,949	79,144	87,340
Boise City, ID	55,932	67,455	78,957	90,480
Coeur d'Alene, ID	56,576	65,520	74,485	83,429
Idaho Falls, ID	55,287	64,314	73,320	82,348
Lewiston, ID-WA	59,468	67,996	76,524	85,052
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	54,101	64,210	74,340	84,448
Pocatello, ID	55,141	65,021	74,901	84,781
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	54,247	64,168	74,090	84,012
Twin Falls, ID	55,328	65,791	76,274	86,736
Bloomington, IL	56,472	69,285	82,077	94,890
Champaign-Urbana, IL	56,472	69,285	82,077	94,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	57,055	69,493	81,911	94,349
Decatur, IL	56,472	69,285	82,077	94,890
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,639	70,512	84,386	98,260
Kankakee, IL	56,618	69,660	82,701	95,743
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,389	68,911	81,453	93,975
Peoria, IL	56,472	69,285	82,077	94,890
Rockford, IL	56,972	69,431	81,911	94,370
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,994	66,540	77,064	87,610
Springfield, IL	56,098	65,687	75,255	84,844
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,556	69,452	82,348	95,244
Bloomington, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,261	53,748	62,255	70,741
Columbus, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Evansville, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Fort Wayne, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Kokomo, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	54,164	67,122	80,101	93,060
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	54,039	66,872	79,685	92,519
Muncie, IN	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,791	65,437	78,104	90,751
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	44,304	51,210	58,095	65,000
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	45,012	52,999	61,007	68,994
Terre Haute, IN	44,408	51,834	59,280	66,706
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	57,055	61,277	65,500	69,722
Lawrence, KS	57,720	62,900	68,058	73,237
Manhattan, KS	57,471	62,816	68,141	73,487
Topeka, KS	57,866	63,815	69,743	75,692
Wichita, KS	57,242	61,423	65,624	69,805
Bowling Green, KY	48,568	57,180	65,812	74,423
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,104	59,031	65,936	72,863
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,375	59,384	66,415	73,424
Elizabethtown, KY	45,594	53,207	60,820	68,432
Lexington-Fayette, KY	52,728	61,402	70,055	78,728
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	46,405	53,914	61,444	68,952
Owensboro, KY	48,568	56,722	64,896	73,050
Paducah, KY-IL	48,069	58,261	68,432	78,624
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,882	55,536	63,212	70,866
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,760	53,623	61,464	69,327
Alexandria, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Baton Rouge, LA	68,495	78,042	87,589	97,136
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	70,200	80,642	91,104	101,546
Hammond, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Lafayette, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Lake Charles, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Monroe, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	68,869	79,311	89,773	100,215
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	69,784	78,749	87,693	96,658
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	57,866	72,260	86,653	101,047
Barnstable Town, MA	57,284	75,692	94,079	112,487
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,421	65,978	82,514	99,071
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	58,386	75,816	93,268	110,698
Pittsfield, MA	42,224	59,676	77,148	94,599
Springfield, MA	61,319	74,548	87,756	100,984
Worcester, MA	72,218	82,722	93,226	103,730
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	67,788	82,389	97,012	111,613
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	73,695	92,831	111,967	131,103
Lexington Park, MD	72,738	90,834	108,951	127,047
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	62,567	77,418	92,269	107,120
Salisbury, MD	67,164	85,655	104,125	122,616
Bangor, ME	58,989	70,138	81,287	92,436
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	55,037	64,917	74,797	84,677
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	64,522	73,799	83,055	92,332
Portland-South Portland, ME	51,168	64,314	77,439	90,584
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	57,679	65,396	73,112	80,829
Ann Arbor, MI	57,429	66,498	75,588	84,656
Battle Creek, MI	58,552	65,624	72,696	79,768
Bay City, MI	58,615	69,036	79,477	89,898
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	59,613	68,557	77,480	86,424
Flint, MI	58,760	68,890	79,020	89,149
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	58,532	66,706	74,880	83,055
Jackson, MI	57,367	66,415	75,484	84,532
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	58,615	69,036	79,477	89,898
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	59,010	65,895	72,759	79,644
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,572	69,597	79,602	89,628
Midland, MI	58,615	69,036	79,477	89,898
Monroe, MI	56,056	67,621	79,207	90,772
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	58,615	69,036	79,477	89,898
Niles, MI	58,615	69,036	79,477	89,898
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	61,880	72,613	83,367	94,100
Saginaw, MI	58,989	66,748	74,527	82,285
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,919	63,690	76,482	89,253
Traverse City, MI	63,066	73,820	84,594	95,348
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,269	76,711	87,173	97,615
Duluth, MN-WI	49,276	60,258	71,220	82,202
Mankato, MN	46,655	57,616	68,557	79,519
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	45,532	55,869	66,186	76,524
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,712	71,344	79,956	88,588
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,224	66,124	77,023	87,922
Rochester, MN	57,783	67,954	78,125	88,296
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,160	66,664	77,148	87,652
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	63,544	71,698	79,852	88,005
St. Cloud, MN	48,464	59,676	70,866	82,077
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	59,052	71,053	83,034	95,036
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,904	71,116	82,327	93,538
Columbia, MO	62,504	72,988	83,492	93,975
Jefferson City, MO	62,504	72,988	83,492	93,975
Joplin, MO-KS	57,221	62,400	67,559	72,738
Kansas City, MO-KS	57,949	63,877	69,826	75,754
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,092	70,866	81,661	92,436
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,511	70,824	83,138	95,452
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,882	72,135	83,388	94,640
Springfield, MO	59,052	71,053	83,034	95,036
St. Joseph, MO-KS	57,720	63,128	68,557	73,965
St. Louis, MO-IL	56,826	67,580	78,333	89,087
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,007	74,797	101,608	128,399
Hattiesburg, MS	56,722	80,330	103,959	127,567
Jackson, MS	58,469	75,692	92,893	110,116
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,805	75,671	94,557	113,423
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,052	75,879	92,685	109,512
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,100	69,493	83,908	98,301
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,119	71,823	87,506	103,210
Billings, MT	63,524	71,053	78,583	86,112
Bozeman, MT	59,135	72,384	85,655	98,904
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	64,584	69,784	74,964	80,164
Great Falls, MT	64,335	71,719	79,124	86,508
Helena, MT	65,957	73,029	80,080	87,152
Missoula, MT	55,328	66,228	77,106	88,005
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	66,040	77,293	88,525	99,778
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,466	68,640	76,794	84,968
Asheville, NC	52,791	63,191	73,591	83,991
Burlington, NC	54,704	64,168	73,632	83,096
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,834	63,711	75,588	87,464
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	54,226	63,108	71,968	80,850
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	57,949	69,410	80,871	92,332
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,415	66,269	79,124	91,978
Fayetteville, NC	53,560	62,047	70,533	79,020
Goldsboro, NC	53,560	65,708	77,834	89,981
Greensboro-High Point, NC	52,624	62,463	72,301	82,140
Greenville, NC	53,394	65,936	78,479	91,021
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	51,584	58,615	65,645	72,676
Jacksonville, NC	51,127	63,586	76,066	88,525
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	55,349	65,562	75,796	86,008
Raleigh-Cary, NC	52,125	66,623	81,100	95,597
Rocky Mount, NC	52,728	64,813	76,898	88,983
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,768	60,279	66,768	73,279
Wilmington, NC	52,208	63,586	74,984	86,362
Winston-Salem, NC	51,647	58,261	64,876	71,490
Bismarck, ND	56,576	69,119	81,640	94,183
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	60,008	70,180	80,351	90,522
Fargo, ND-MN	55,100	66,228	77,376	88,504
Grand Forks, ND-MN	56,493	66,914	77,356	87,776
Minot, ND	57,117	68,100	79,103	90,085
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,316	72,655	81,994	91,333
Grand Island, NE	47,986	53,956	59,946	65,916
Lincoln, NE	47,778	53,644	59,488	65,354
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	48,236	54,538	60,820	67,122
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,799	53,644	59,488	65,333
Omaha, NE-IA	48,652	55,703	62,775	69,826
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,632	53,165	58,677	64,210
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,588	65,292	81,016	96,720
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,213	64,959	80,704	96,450
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,940	66,519	82,098	97,677
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,420	62,546	74,672	86,799
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	62,068	76,628	91,188	105,748
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	62,380	77,668	92,935	108,223
Vineland, NJ	54,080	68,349	82,618	96,887
Albuquerque, NM	56,930	67,496	78,042	88,608
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	56,868	66,061	75,255	84,448
Farmington, NM	57,408	67,101	76,773	86,466
Las Cruces, NM	56,472	65,167	73,861	82,556
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,221	65,250	73,300	81,328
Santa Fe, NM	58,157	62,296	66,415	70,554
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	57,284	64,959	72,634	80,309
Carson City, NV	58,906	69,639	80,392	91,125
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	49,172	63,877	78,604	93,309
Reno, NV	62,983	75,296	87,610	99,924
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	65,624	76,357	87,069	97,802
Binghamton, NY	64,460	72,676	80,892	89,108
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	64,980	73,861	82,764	91,645
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	64,293	73,591	82,868	92,165
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	62,920	70,512	78,125	85,717
Elmira, NY	68,370	77,813	87,256	96,700
Glens Falls, NY	63,253	74,236	85,239	96,221
Ithaca, NY	65,770	74,381	82,972	91,583
Kingston, NY	62,359	70,242	78,104	85,988
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	64,439	77,335	90,231	103,127
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	65,188	79,664	94,141	108,618
Rochester, NY	64,272	72,738	81,183	89,648
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	64,772	73,404	82,056	90,688
Syracuse, NY	63,212	71,344	79,456	87,589
Utica-Rome, NY	63,461	71,781	80,101	88,421
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	63,295	71,760	80,247	88,712
Akron, OH	54,455	67,122	79,789	92,456
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,295	62,775	75,234	87,714
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	48,048	57,637	67,205	76,794
Cleveland, OH	59,488	70,637	81,765	92,914
Columbus, OH	50,357	63,482	76,607	89,732
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	50,149	62,296	74,444	86,591
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	49,837	61,652	73,445	85,260
Lima, OH	50,773	63,274	75,775	88,276
Mansfield, OH	49,026	61,756	74,506	87,236
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	50,711	63,524	76,316	89,128
Sandusky, OH	54,060	66,581	79,124	91,645
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,877	62,941	75,026	87,090
Springfield, OH	49,962	62,463	74,964	87,464
Toledo, OH	49,192	61,236	73,279	85,322
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	50,004	62,338	74,652	86,986
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,455	67,122	79,789	92,456
Enid, OK	52,042	57,908	63,752	69,618
Lawton, OK	52,229	58,157	64,106	70,034
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	50,045	56,909	63,752	70,616
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,104	58,095	64,085	70,076
Oklahoma City, OK	51,855	57,492	63,128	68,765
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	50,357	57,367	64,376	71,386
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,229	58,989	65,728	72,488
Tulsa, OK	50,295	57,450	64,584	71,740
Albany, OR	62,484	74,236	85,988	97,740
Bend, OR	62,775	73,029	83,284	93,538
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,860	72,197	82,535	92,872
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	66,872	77,564	88,255	98,946
Corvallis, OR	62,005	73,612	85,239	96,845
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	64,293	73,050	81,786	90,543
Eugene-Springfield, OR	61,548	72,634	83,720	94,807
Grants Pass, OR	65,208	75,879	86,570	97,240
Medford, OR	57,554	68,328	79,082	89,856
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	64,605	78,084	91,562	105,040
Salem, OR	65,063	77,896	90,751	103,584
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60,632	75,296	89,940	104,604
Altoona, PA	59,010	70,554	82,098	93,642
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,786	67,767	79,727	91,708
Chambersburg, PA	56,597	69,431	82,244	95,077
Erie, PA	53,228	65,874	78,541	91,188
Gettysburg, PA	55,973	68,661	81,370	94,058
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	55,952	67,954	79,935	91,936
Johnstown, PA	52,999	64,501	76,024	87,527
Lancaster, PA	52,520	65,437	78,354	91,271
Lebanon, PA	55,058	67,060	79,061	91,063
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,516	67,205	78,895	90,584
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,744	67,517	79,269	91,042
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,400	77,272	92,124	106,996
Pittsburgh, PA	52,999	64,501	76,024	87,527
Reading, PA	50,004	64,293	78,604	92,893
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	52,292	65,520	78,749	91,978
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,807	68,328	80,829	93,351
State College, PA	59,738	71,552	83,346	95,160
Williamsport, PA	60,362	71,136	81,890	92,664
York-Hanover, PA	53,186	65,853	78,500	91,167
Aguadilla, PR	42,536	51,751	60,944	70,159
Arecibo, PR	44,762	54,351	63,919	73,508
Guayama, PR	43,743	52,583	61,402	70,242
Mayaguez, PR	42,536	51,751	60,944	70,159
Ponce, PR	42,744	51,189	59,613	68,058
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	42,869	52,354	61,818	71,303
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	43,223	51,792	60,383	68,952
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	70,700	83,284	95,847	108,431
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	47,258	55,432	63,607	71,781
Columbia, SC	57,824	69,452	81,058	92,685
Florence, SC	56,514	67,413	78,312	89,212
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	50,024	60,175	70,346	80,496
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	50,024	60,175	70,346	80,496
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	50,024	60,175	70,346	80,496
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,359	59,072	68,786	78,500
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,621	65,500	76,378	87,256
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,671	59,696	69,701	79,727
Spartanburg, SC	54,496	65,604	76,690	87,797
Sumter, SC	56,514	67,413	78,312	89,212
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,285	64,252	72,197	80,164
Rapid City, SD	56,597	63,316	70,034	76,752
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	57,575	65,458	73,362	81,245
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,498	61,048	68,578	76,128
Chattanooga, TN-GA	56,452	67,184	77,896	88,629
Clarksville, TN-KY	53,623	64,480	75,359	86,216
Cleveland, TN	52,500	65,208	77,938	90,647
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,628	62,837	75,047	87,256
Jackson, TN	68,308	74,818	81,349	87,860
Johnson City, TN	52,000	63,628	75,234	86,861
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	51,418	63,024	74,631	86,237
Knoxville, TN	46,759	58,032	69,327	80,600
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	58,989	69,992	80,975	91,978
Morristown, TN	48,652	60,612	72,551	84,511
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	54,351	66,040	77,709	89,399
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	62,172	71,469	80,746	90,044
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,119	66,540	76,960	87,381
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,535	66,706	76,856	87,028
Abilene, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Amarillo, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	48,735	63,316	77,876	92,456
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,184	51,002	60,799	70,616
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,551	60,258	73,986	87,693
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,077	54,996	66,893	78,812
College Station-Bryan, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Corpus Christi, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,000	49,692	60,383	71,074
Eagle Pass, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,226	51,252	61,256	71,282
El Paso, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,727	52,188	63,669	75,130
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	41,309	51,044	60,757	70,492
Killeen-Temple, TX	48,839	63,170	77,522	91,853
Laredo, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Longview, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Lubbock, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Midland, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,980	50,024	61,090	72,135
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,236	63,794	79,373	94,932
Odessa, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
San Angelo, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	47,216	61,236	75,255	89,274
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,980	49,484	60,008	70,512
Texarkana, TX-AR	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Tyler, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Victoria, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
Waco, TX	39,063	50,191	61,340	72,468
Wichita Falls, TX	40,935	52,728	64,501	76,295
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	54,684	63,524	72,384	81,224
Logan, UT-ID	54,663	64,605	74,568	84,511
Ogden, UT	56,181	66,581	77,002	87,402
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	56,056	64,023	71,989	79,956
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	55,183	64,584	73,965	83,367
St. George, UT	55,370	64,085	72,821	81,536
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	54,413	63,960	73,487	83,034
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,023	61,693	72,343	83,013
Charlottesville, VA	58,760	68,557	78,354	88,151
Harrisonburg, VA	53,581	65,125	76,669	88,213
Lynchburg, VA	53,581	65,125	76,669	88,213
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,879	81,037	99,196	117,354
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,581	65,125	76,669	88,213
Richmond, VA	57,720	67,996	78,271	88,546
Roanoke, VA	53,082	63,960	74,818	85,696
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,578	66,082	76,607	87,111
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,853	62,962	73,050	83,159
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	53,581	65,125	76,669	88,213
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	55,016	66,020	77,044	88,047
Winchester, VA-WV	53,581	65,125	76,669	88,213
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	67,892	75,068	82,244	89,420
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	67,954	75,109	82,244	89,399
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	67,184	74,069	80,975	87,860
Bellingham, WA	61,236	70,076	78,895	87,735
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	63,815	79,456	95,077	110,719
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	62,317	70,616	78,895	87,194
Kennewick-Richland, WA	67,996	81,370	94,724	108,098
Longview-Kelso, WA	62,546	75,213	87,901	100,568
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	61,776	70,138	78,479	86,840
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	64,397	74,485	84,573	94,661
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	70,013	87,485	104,978	122,450
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	60,050	68,765	77,480	86,196
Walla Walla, WA	63,108	72,884	82,680	92,456
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	65,208	77,564	89,898	102,253
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	60,570	69,660	78,728	87,818
Yakima, WA	60,840	71,448	82,056	92,664
Appleton, WI	50,274	59,197	68,120	77,044
Eau Claire, WI	56,888	63,378	69,888	76,378
Fond du Lac, WI	52,167	61,485	70,783	80,101
Green Bay, WI	51,335	60,424	69,535	78,624
Janesville-Beloit, WI	50,336	60,362	70,367	80,392
Kenosha, WI	52,167	61,485	70,783	80,101
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56,992	68,370	79,748	91,125
Madison, WI	49,442	60,092	70,762	81,412
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	52,167	61,485	70,783	80,101
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,676	54,684	62,712	70,720
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	63,149	69,056	74,964	80,871
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	52,167	61,485	70,783	80,101
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	52,167	61,485	70,783	80,101
Sheboygan, WI	48,444	56,847	65,229	73,632
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,815	60,362	69,888	79,436
Wausau, WI	52,666	59,592	66,498	73,424
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,133	57,741	68,328	78,936
Beckley, WV	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Charleston, WV	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,922	57,200	65,479	73,757
Morgantown, WV	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,650	59,156	68,661	78,167
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,810	68,349	82,868	97,407
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	56,140	61,319	66,498	71,677
Wheeling, WV-OH	45,012	53,581	62,130	70,700
Casper, WY	55,932	62,546	69,140	75,754
Cheyenne, WY	56,805	65,479	74,132	82,805
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	56,639	65,396	74,173	82,930
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	64,148	70,325	76,524	82,701

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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