SOC 19-1029 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Biological Scientists, All Other 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): All biological scientists not listed separately.

Level I across metros$39,978 – $92,956Monroe, LA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$110,844Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Biological Scientists, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Biological Scientists, All Other (SOC 19-1029) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $39,978 in Monroe, LA to $92,956 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $110,844. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $96,783, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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$143,936
San Francisco, CA$175,136
San Jose, CA$170,020
Seattle, WA$139,797
Dallas, TX$101,234
Houston, TX$111,925
Austin, TX$87,381
Chicago, IL$109,866
Boston, MA$147,015
Washington, DC$147,410
Atlanta, GA$109,013
Los Angeles, CA$122,970

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	81,495	95,764	110,032	124,301
Anchorage, AK	79,436	92,456	105,498	118,519
Fairbanks-College, AK	77,480	91,687	105,872	120,079
Anniston-Oxford, AL	67,725	82,056	96,367	110,698
Auburn-Opelika, AL	62,941	76,440	89,940	103,439
Birmingham, AL	70,616	84,740	98,863	112,986
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	67,996	79,623	91,229	102,856
Decatur, AL	54,996	71,095	87,173	103,272
Dothan, AL	62,151	76,004	89,877	103,730
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	55,058	71,532	87,984	104,458
Gadsden, AL	67,725	82,056	96,367	110,698
Huntsville, AL	54,767	71,324	87,860	104,416
Mobile, AL	71,719	84,428	97,116	109,824
Montgomery, AL	66,893	80,122	93,372	106,600
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	61,048	76,794	92,519	108,264
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	67,621	81,391	95,140	108,909
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	62,088	74,672	87,236	99,820
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	68,911	81,453	93,996	106,538
Tuscaloosa, AL	68,328	81,391	94,474	107,536
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,548	65,458	82,389	99,300
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	48,360	59,530	70,679	81,848
Fort Smith, AR-OK	50,378	61,402	72,426	83,450
Hot Springs, AR	51,189	64,876	78,541	92,228
Jonesboro, AR	43,514	57,055	70,596	84,136
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	52,520	67,767	82,992	98,239
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,092	59,946	72,780	85,634
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	58,802	77,896	97,012	116,106
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,247	65,624	77,023	88,400
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	62,941	73,799	84,636	95,493
Flagstaff, AZ	64,584	75,172	85,780	96,367
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	63,732	74,360	84,968	95,597
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	74,340	86,591	98,842	111,093
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	70,575	82,410	94,245	106,080
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	64,709	84,719	104,708	124,717
Tucson, AZ	66,311	93,434	120,578	147,701
Yuma, AZ	58,989	69,119	79,269	89,399
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	56,930	76,378	95,826	115,274
Chico, CA	50,149	66,269	82,410	98,530
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,044	75,047	86,029	97,032
El Centro, CA	68,370	81,536	94,724	107,890
Fresno, CA	66,020	78,812	91,583	104,375
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	61,589	79,124	96,658	114,192
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	68,807	86,861	104,916	122,970
Merced, CA	74,735	101,234	127,733	154,232
Modesto, CA	63,482	80,684	97,906	115,108
Napa, CA	66,560	84,116	101,692	119,247
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,202	72,280	88,380	104,458
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,656	69,119	79,581	90,044
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	66,290	85,759	105,228	124,696
Redding, CA	57,533	71,116	84,719	98,301
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	65,188	82,306	99,424	116,543
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	67,621	84,428	101,234	118,040
Salinas, CA	74,860	92,415	109,970	127,525
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	75,796	95,930	116,085	136,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	92,956	120,349	147,743	175,136
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	86,029	114,026	142,023	170,020
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	59,634	81,412	103,189	124,967
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	62,962	84,032	105,082	126,152
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	75,650	99,112	122,596	146,058
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	73,736	95,535	117,312	139,111
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,855	85,239	105,602	125,986
Vallejo, CA	63,752	85,634	107,495	129,376
Visalia, CA	61,381	76,253	91,125	105,997
Yuba City, CA	63,607	80,184	96,741	113,319
Boulder, CO	82,327	89,919	97,511	105,103
Colorado Springs, CO	69,056	82,930	96,783	110,656
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	68,474	86,445	104,416	122,388
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,314	63,794	76,253	88,733
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	66,228	81,536	96,824	112,133
Grand Junction, CO	65,104	74,797	84,490	94,183
Greeley, CO	69,847	84,448	99,050	113,652
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	65,167	73,237	81,287	89,357
Pueblo, CO	62,733	75,400	88,047	100,714
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,980	75,088	85,197	95,306
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	78,000	99,528	121,056	142,584
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	71,282	90,335	109,367	128,420
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	69,140	85,343	101,567	117,770
New Haven, CT	81,578	104,936	128,295	151,653
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	70,367	89,752	109,159	128,544
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	74,610	94,557	114,484	134,431
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	75,671	99,591	123,490	147,410
Dover, DE	73,175	92,207	111,218	130,250
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	70,824	91,978	113,111	134,264
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	57,596	70,991	84,365	97,760
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,234	71,199	93,143	115,108
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,109	68,079	87,048	106,018
Gainesville, FL	43,119	57,471	71,802	86,154
Homosassa Springs, FL	44,450	62,296	80,164	98,010
Jacksonville, FL	47,944	67,746	87,568	107,370
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	47,424	66,664	85,904	105,144
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	57,180	74,984	92,810	110,615
Naples-Marco Island, FL	55,183	73,029	90,876	108,722
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,095	60,820	76,565	92,290
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	44,762	63,440	82,140	100,818
Ocala, FL	45,220	61,256	77,272	93,309
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	68,682	83,117	97,552	111,988
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,898	70,637	90,356	110,095
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	48,194	66,498	84,781	103,085
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	47,112	65,770	84,407	103,064
Port St. Lucie, FL	48,111	66,644	85,176	103,709
Punta Gorda, FL	46,447	61,860	77,252	92,664
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	53,935	71,927	89,898	107,890
Sebring, FL	48,132	65,687	83,242	100,797
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	48,922	63,108	77,293	91,479
Tallahassee, FL	46,613	55,432	64,252	73,071
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45,532	65,770	85,988	106,226
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	46,696	66,768	86,840	106,912
Albany, GA	53,311	71,469	89,648	107,807
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,162	61,860	81,557	101,255
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	74,922	86,279	97,656	109,013
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	61,277	76,607	91,916	107,245
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	54,392	70,845	87,298	103,751
Columbus, GA-AL	73,258	85,114	96,991	108,847
Dalton, GA	52,936	63,628	74,298	84,989
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,436	68,557	83,700	98,821
Gainesville, GA	73,965	85,447	96,928	108,410
Hinesville, GA	58,116	71,781	85,447	99,112
Macon-Bibb County, GA	74,069	85,613	97,157	108,701
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	71,885	84,012	96,159	108,285
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,655	68,724	77,772	86,840
Rome, GA	73,279	84,948	96,616	108,285
Savannah, GA	63,045	74,381	85,696	97,032
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,469	74,589	90,730	106,850
Valdosta, GA	47,924	69,743	91,583	113,402
Warner Robins, GA	56,348	69,951	83,533	97,136
Guam MSA	56,784	67,559	78,312	89,087
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	66,186	78,666	91,167	103,647
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	74,485	86,445	98,426	110,386
Urban Honolulu, HI	76,960	88,733	100,527	112,300
Ames, IA	72,509	83,076	93,663	104,229
Cedar Rapids, IA	56,805	71,136	85,488	99,820
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	66,644	76,295	85,946	95,597
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	64,480	79,935	95,368	110,823
Dubuque, IA	54,122	70,159	86,175	102,212
Iowa City, IA	59,988	72,010	84,012	96,034
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,880	76,232	90,564	104,916
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,836	68,266	85,676	103,106
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	49,276	61,111	72,967	84,802
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,631	65,666	82,722	99,757
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	61,340	75,588	89,836	104,084
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	53,560	70,533	87,527	104,500
Boise City, ID	59,072	71,740	84,386	97,053
Coeur d'Alene, ID	61,901	73,716	85,551	97,365
Idaho Falls, ID	51,002	63,960	76,940	89,898
Lewiston, ID-WA	61,964	75,338	88,733	102,108
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	60,237	72,904	85,572	98,239
Pocatello, ID	52,271	70,804	89,336	107,869
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,653	63,815	79,956	96,117
Twin Falls, ID	57,284	70,637	83,970	97,324
Bloomington, IL	49,213	69,056	88,900	108,743
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,780	66,103	85,405	104,728
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	61,901	77,896	93,871	109,866
Decatur, IL	48,610	66,623	84,636	102,648
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,669	68,661	86,674	104,666
Kankakee, IL	58,948	75,629	92,290	108,972
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,360	77,272	93,184	109,096
Peoria, IL	60,258	75,296	90,314	105,352
Rockford, IL	61,381	77,314	93,247	109,180
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,901	60,216	71,552	82,868
Springfield, IL	51,751	69,805	87,880	105,935
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,244	73,653	91,084	108,493
Bloomington, IN	69,972	92,519	115,045	137,592
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	61,714	83,908	106,122	128,316
Columbus, IN	68,661	91,604	114,525	137,468
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	55,952	74,839	93,704	112,591
Evansville, IN	59,842	82,410	104,978	127,546
Fort Wayne, IN	59,842	82,410	104,978	127,546
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	73,632	96,679	119,746	142,792
Kokomo, IN	61,839	84,927	107,994	131,082
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	51,980	58,719	65,479	72,218
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	61,360	77,314	93,247	109,200
Muncie, IN	69,764	93,122	116,460	139,818
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	58,261	74,381	90,480	106,600
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	55,432	74,839	94,266	113,672
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	68,516	89,752	110,989	132,226
Terre Haute, IN	51,480	61,444	71,407	81,370
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	51,231	65,396	79,540	93,704
Lawrence, KS	50,212	65,728	81,224	96,741
Manhattan, KS	60,133	75,796	91,458	107,120
Topeka, KS	50,420	66,082	81,765	97,428
Wichita, KS	52,895	67,517	82,140	96,762
Bowling Green, KY	54,684	64,938	75,172	85,426
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,586	61,402	72,197	83,013
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,871	66,664	78,437	90,231
Elizabethtown, KY	59,260	70,304	81,349	92,394
Lexington-Fayette, KY	59,509	69,576	79,623	89,690
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	67,164	77,376	87,589	97,802
Owensboro, KY	55,952	67,892	79,810	91,749
Paducah, KY-IL	50,815	61,215	71,615	82,015
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,247	66,207	78,188	90,148
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	56,784	67,996	79,186	90,397
Alexandria, LA	52,229	63,815	75,380	86,965
Baton Rouge, LA	45,968	58,594	71,240	83,866
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,757	59,738	71,740	83,720
Hammond, LA	48,360	61,381	74,402	87,423
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	48,714	62,442	76,191	89,919
Lafayette, LA	48,714	60,882	73,029	85,197
Lake Charles, LA	47,632	58,885	70,159	81,412
Monroe, LA	39,978	50,960	61,922	72,904
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	49,359	63,940	78,520	93,101
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,344	57,866	70,367	82,888
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	49,047	61,090	73,154	85,197
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,312	60,466	68,599	76,752
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	48,568	60,404	72,218	84,053
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	59,364	72,426	85,509	98,572
Barnstable Town, MA	87,922	102,440	116,938	131,456
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	77,626	100,756	123,885	147,015
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	76,253	98,904	121,576	144,228
Pittsfield, MA	61,860	77,127	92,394	107,661
Springfield, MA	63,960	82,348	100,714	119,101
Worcester, MA	65,895	86,092	106,268	126,464
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	76,607	96,284	115,981	135,658
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	75,068	99,008	122,970	146,911
Lexington Park, MD	75,276	98,676	122,096	145,496
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	73,279	92,623	111,946	131,290
Salisbury, MD	61,194	75,629	90,064	104,500
Bangor, ME	73,965	89,212	104,479	119,725
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	73,965	93,871	113,776	133,682
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	73,965	89,212	104,479	119,725
Portland-South Portland, ME	90,792	108,826	126,860	144,893
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	60,237	75,796	91,333	106,892
Ann Arbor, MI	57,762	72,676	87,568	102,482
Battle Creek, MI	60,008	74,069	88,151	102,212
Bay City, MI	55,703	72,093	88,504	104,895
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54,268	71,698	89,108	106,538
Flint, MI	53,852	71,511	89,149	106,808
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	61,277	84,178	107,100	130,000
Jackson, MI	56,930	71,365	85,821	100,256
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	56,639	79,165	101,671	124,197
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	61,340	70,949	80,538	90,148
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,367	72,884	88,421	103,938
Midland, MI	55,703	72,093	88,504	104,895
Monroe, MI	54,621	71,552	88,504	105,436
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	57,284	80,413	103,564	126,693
Niles, MI	55,703	72,093	88,504	104,895
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	57,117	71,760	86,404	101,047
Saginaw, MI	60,237	70,908	81,599	92,269
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,869	75,109	94,370	113,610
Traverse City, MI	59,863	73,674	87,485	101,296
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,384	75,026	90,668	106,309
Duluth, MN-WI	62,650	76,274	89,919	103,543
Mankato, MN	50,565	66,020	81,474	96,928
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	51,564	67,268	82,972	98,676
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,978	68,162	83,325	98,509
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,951	67,996	79,061	90,106
Rochester, MN	49,255	61,194	73,112	85,052
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,586	65,645	80,704	95,764
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,898	65,978	81,058	96,138
St. Cloud, MN	51,501	66,727	81,973	97,199
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	50,919	62,567	74,215	85,863
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,176	70,762	82,348	93,933
Columbia, MO	58,490	70,200	81,932	93,642
Jefferson City, MO	49,192	55,828	62,442	69,077
Joplin, MO-KS	51,730	65,416	79,082	92,768
Kansas City, MO-KS	49,608	65,188	80,788	96,367
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,087	65,645	81,183	96,741
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	56,992	68,412	79,852	91,271
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,004	65,125	80,268	95,389
Springfield, MO	53,810	65,396	76,981	88,567
St. Joseph, MO-KS	49,400	64,688	79,956	95,244
St. Louis, MO-IL	51,335	69,826	88,317	106,808
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	59,280	77,543	95,784	114,047
Hattiesburg, MS	57,471	79,082	100,714	122,325
Jackson, MS	51,647	69,951	88,276	106,580
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,223	75,920	95,618	115,316
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	59,239	81,453	103,647	125,861
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,708	68,266	83,845	99,404
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60,362	78,354	96,367	114,359
Billings, MT	73,591	83,180	92,748	102,336
Bozeman, MT	69,764	83,596	97,407	111,239
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,733	75,879	89,024	102,170
Great Falls, MT	61,360	73,300	85,218	97,157
Helena, MT	77,564	86,320	95,077	103,834
Missoula, MT	57,471	68,911	80,372	91,812
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,047	75,088	88,130	101,172
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,754	77,543	92,352	107,141
Asheville, NC	65,687	81,370	97,032	112,716
Burlington, NC	69,285	86,092	102,919	119,725
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	70,970	88,276	105,560	122,866
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	71,282	88,692	106,122	123,532
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	69,202	85,863	102,524	119,184
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	74,194	89,399	104,604	119,808
Fayetteville, NC	61,922	81,100	100,277	119,455
Goldsboro, NC	74,797	93,143	111,509	129,855
Greensboro-High Point, NC	78,749	90,980	103,189	115,420
Greenville, NC	74,277	89,357	104,437	119,517
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	68,328	85,364	102,378	119,413
Jacksonville, NC	70,117	85,634	101,172	116,688
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	69,160	85,821	102,461	119,122
Raleigh-Cary, NC	75,692	94,349	113,007	131,664
Rocky Mount, NC	74,714	92,976	111,239	129,501
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,279	72,717	85,156	97,594
Wilmington, NC	68,016	84,303	100,568	116,855
Winston-Salem, NC	71,781	87,756	103,751	119,725
Bismarck, ND	61,714	73,487	85,280	97,053
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,160	66,498	76,815	87,152
Fargo, ND-MN	50,232	65,271	80,288	95,327
Grand Forks, ND-MN	56,701	66,956	77,231	87,485
Minot, ND	61,298	73,300	85,280	97,282
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,839	73,320	84,823	96,304
Grand Island, NE	54,975	71,261	87,568	103,855
Lincoln, NE	57,304	72,447	87,589	102,732
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,746	69,992	85,260	100,506
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	52,021	68,349	84,698	101,026
Omaha, NE-IA	62,733	74,340	85,946	97,552
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	59,488	78,125	96,783	115,420
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	76,232	99,050	121,868	144,685
Manchester-Nashua, NH	77,272	100,256	123,240	146,224
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,063	78,853	92,644	106,434
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	66,477	79,706	92,935	106,164
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	78,624	98,717	118,789	138,882
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	78,645	98,717	118,789	138,861
Vineland, NJ	73,258	92,186	111,093	130,021
Albuquerque, NM	61,048	74,069	87,090	100,111
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,762	69,140	80,538	91,916
Farmington, NM	60,632	73,445	86,237	99,050
Las Cruces, NM	56,348	69,348	82,327	95,327
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	62,754	74,194	85,634	97,074
Santa Fe, NM	62,192	74,984	87,776	100,568
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	64,501	73,279	82,056	90,834
Carson City, NV	55,453	64,668	73,903	83,117
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	58,760	72,280	85,780	99,300
Reno, NV	54,621	61,423	68,224	75,026
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	68,058	82,327	96,575	110,844
Binghamton, NY	69,056	83,949	98,842	113,735
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	68,287	87,360	106,455	125,528
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	63,191	77,044	90,876	104,728
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	69,223	79,935	90,626	101,338
Elmira, NY	71,282	83,076	94,869	106,663
Glens Falls, NY	67,184	82,160	97,116	112,092
Ithaca, NY	70,450	85,322	100,194	115,066
Kingston, NY	74,776	96,284	117,791	139,298
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	81,474	102,004	122,554	143,084
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	82,077	102,690	123,324	143,936
Rochester, NY	74,568	94,349	114,109	133,890
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	73,861	80,975	88,109	95,223
Syracuse, NY	73,840	82,431	91,021	99,612
Utica-Rome, NY	58,968	72,176	85,364	98,572
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	70,720	81,994	93,268	104,541
Akron, OH	53,768	68,412	83,034	97,677
Canton-Massillon, OH	50,108	64,668	79,207	93,767
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	70,575	91,000	111,405	131,831
Cleveland, OH	53,644	68,349	83,055	97,760
Columbus, OH	56,493	70,658	84,823	98,988
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	82,140	104,042	125,944	147,847
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,496	69,077	83,679	98,260
Lima, OH	57,200	77,106	96,991	116,896
Mansfield, OH	56,285	70,512	84,719	98,946
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	52,978	67,434	81,911	96,367
Sandusky, OH	54,164	68,391	82,597	96,824
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,048	80,330	99,632	118,914
Springfield, OH	57,034	76,087	95,140	114,192
Toledo, OH	57,200	77,106	96,991	116,896
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,799	81,120	101,421	121,743
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,039	69,264	84,511	99,736
Enid, OK	52,416	71,053	89,690	108,327
Lawton, OK	57,492	74,048	90,626	107,183
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,080	67,725	81,370	95,015
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,154	64,938	82,743	100,527
Oklahoma City, OK	55,682	74,568	93,455	112,341
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,484	60,736	72,010	83,263
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,874	68,724	84,573	100,423
Tulsa, OK	59,280	70,450	81,640	92,810
Albany, OR	61,090	73,591	86,092	98,592
Bend, OR	56,431	68,370	80,309	92,248
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,327	67,850	79,394	90,917
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,704	66,997	79,290	91,583
Corvallis, OR	72,988	85,114	97,261	109,388
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,589	72,072	82,556	93,039
Eugene-Springfield, OR	58,968	69,660	80,330	91,021
Grants Pass, OR	54,892	68,328	81,786	95,223
Medford, OR	55,474	68,120	80,767	93,413
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	70,200	85,655	101,130	116,584
Salem, OR	64,293	78,687	93,060	107,453
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	62,026	73,757	85,468	97,199
Altoona, PA	51,231	66,997	82,764	98,530
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	58,428	72,863	87,319	101,754
Chambersburg, PA	62,525	78,084	93,621	109,180
Erie, PA	42,432	59,239	76,024	92,831
Gettysburg, PA	67,559	84,864	102,170	119,476
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	70,117	84,469	98,800	113,152
Johnstown, PA	60,258	74,548	88,858	103,148
Lancaster, PA	72,114	90,980	109,824	128,690
Lebanon, PA	62,546	76,690	90,813	104,957
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,996	68,682	82,348	96,034
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,100	58,282	74,464	90,647
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	73,383	92,352	111,322	130,292
Pittsburgh, PA	66,103	79,207	92,290	105,394
Reading, PA	71,240	90,044	108,826	127,629
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	60,695	73,092	85,509	97,906
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,444	75,546	89,669	103,772
State College, PA	75,712	85,530	95,368	105,186
Williamsport, PA	50,919	65,375	79,852	94,308
York-Hanover, PA	66,082	82,327	98,592	114,837
Aguadilla, PR	54,184	70,908	87,610	104,333
Arecibo, PR	40,768	56,348	71,927	87,506
Guayama, PR	40,664	56,056	71,469	86,861
Mayaguez, PR	59,301	74,423	89,524	104,645
Ponce, PR	41,538	57,887	74,215	90,564
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	41,517	57,887	74,236	90,605
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	40,831	56,285	71,760	87,215
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	77,314	94,640	111,967	129,293
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	71,095	86,903	102,690	118,498
Columbia, SC	66,852	84,823	102,815	120,786
Florence, SC	61,423	77,252	93,060	108,888
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	64,106	82,597	101,109	119,600
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	66,415	82,493	98,551	114,629
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	66,415	82,493	98,551	114,629
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,557	85,384	102,212	119,039
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,287	85,676	103,044	120,432
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	68,536	83,741	98,925	114,130
Spartanburg, SC	68,620	86,300	104,000	121,680
Sumter, SC	61,423	77,252	93,060	108,888
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,293	62,151	73,029	83,887
Rapid City, SD	59,218	70,471	81,703	92,956
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	47,445	57,533	67,642	77,730
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	56,077	67,912	79,748	91,583
Chattanooga, TN-GA	51,231	64,813	78,375	91,957
Clarksville, TN-KY	56,868	68,557	80,268	91,957
Cleveland, TN	50,940	65,437	79,914	94,412
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,271	67,288	82,306	97,324
Jackson, TN	50,940	65,437	79,914	94,412
Johnson City, TN	50,940	65,437	79,914	94,412
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	53,893	68,994	84,116	99,216
Knoxville, TN	55,308	69,244	83,159	97,095
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	50,108	67,413	84,698	102,004
Morristown, TN	55,120	69,909	84,719	99,508
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	59,239	70,700	82,181	93,642
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,474	68,869	82,244	95,639
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,077	68,620	81,141	93,684
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,141	68,204	81,245	94,308
Abilene, TX	46,530	56,368	66,207	76,045
Amarillo, TX	54,829	71,074	87,298	103,543
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	47,882	61,048	74,215	87,381
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	64,460	80,101	95,722	111,364
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,188	68,994	85,780	102,586
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	61,007	73,799	86,612	99,404
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	52,416	65,250	78,084	90,917
College Station-Bryan, TX	52,333	68,994	85,655	102,316
Corpus Christi, TX	54,829	71,074	87,298	103,543
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	66,124	77,834	89,524	101,234
Eagle Pass, TX	76,045	86,008	95,992	105,956
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,426	75,858	92,269	108,701
El Paso, TX	72,759	84,303	95,847	107,391
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,552	56,098	66,623	77,168
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	66,124	81,391	96,658	111,925
Killeen-Temple, TX	46,842	60,175	73,487	86,820
Laredo, TX	67,247	79,519	91,770	104,042
Longview, TX	47,154	63,295	79,415	95,556
Lubbock, TX	54,829	71,074	87,298	103,543
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	69,618	80,476	91,354	102,212
Midland, TX	48,132	56,264	64,397	72,530
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,181	70,304	84,448	98,572
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,277	63,732	79,207	94,661
Odessa, TX	48,132	56,264	64,397	72,530
San Angelo, TX	46,821	56,743	66,644	76,565
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	59,114	78,104	97,074	116,064
Sherman-Denison, TX	64,460	76,482	88,525	100,548
Texarkana, TX-AR	54,808	72,884	90,959	109,034
Tyler, TX	46,925	62,733	78,541	94,349
Victoria, TX	50,898	64,168	77,439	90,709
Waco, TX	58,885	72,592	86,279	99,986
Wichita Falls, TX	46,946	56,160	65,396	74,610
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,863	72,156	84,469	96,762
Logan, UT-ID	54,850	72,197	89,524	106,871
Ogden, UT	71,968	86,528	101,068	115,628
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	58,781	78,000	97,220	116,439
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	72,863	86,549	100,256	113,943
St. George, UT	67,101	82,140	97,199	112,237
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	66,997	82,119	97,261	112,383
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	64,293	78,000	91,708	105,415
Charlottesville, VA	71,407	81,495	91,562	101,650
Harrisonburg, VA	66,228	78,500	90,751	103,023
Lynchburg, VA	65,812	79,477	93,164	106,829
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	93,476	108,410	123,324	138,258
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	74,568	98,384	122,180	145,996
Richmond, VA	64,293	75,255	86,196	97,157
Roanoke, VA	61,839	76,024	90,189	104,375
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,397	76,212	88,005	99,820
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,151	76,544	90,959	105,352
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	66,228	78,500	90,751	103,023
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	64,376	75,754	87,152	98,530
Winchester, VA-WV	70,138	86,466	102,815	119,143
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	65,146	85,634	106,143	126,631
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	53,228	65,479	77,751	90,002
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	52,167	65,624	79,103	92,560
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	57,596	71,136	84,677	98,218
Bellingham, WA	67,600	82,618	97,636	112,653
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	77,668	91,479	105,269	119,080
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	64,252	78,479	92,706	106,933
Kennewick-Richland, WA	71,615	87,880	104,167	120,432
Longview-Kelso, WA	69,847	85,156	100,464	115,773
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	77,439	97,095	116,751	136,407
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	80,018	91,063	102,108	113,152
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	79,664	99,716	119,746	139,797
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	76,336	90,709	105,082	119,455
Walla Walla, WA	68,224	82,535	96,824	111,135
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	67,039	76,669	86,300	95,930
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	84,053	95,327	106,621	117,895
Yakima, WA	76,565	95,992	115,399	134,826
Appleton, WI	57,346	68,287	79,228	90,168
Eau Claire, WI	61,548	71,344	81,141	90,938
Fond du Lac, WI	59,488	70,408	81,349	92,269
Green Bay, WI	58,532	71,282	84,053	96,804
Janesville-Beloit, WI	63,357	73,570	83,783	93,996
Kenosha, WI	62,130	72,634	83,138	93,642
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	59,800	69,743	79,664	89,607
Madison, WI	63,919	74,007	84,095	94,183
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	64,480	75,151	85,842	96,512
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,005	72,551	83,076	93,621
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,340	73,549	85,759	97,968
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	57,159	64,980	72,800	80,621
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	61,236	72,551	83,845	95,160
Sheboygan, WI	59,904	71,157	82,410	93,663
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,192	72,676	83,180	93,663
Wausau, WI	58,324	69,847	81,391	92,914
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	56,888	70,013	83,117	96,242
Beckley, WV	46,842	61,901	76,960	92,020
Charleston, WV	54,018	66,352	78,687	91,021
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,021	64,959	77,876	90,813
Morgantown, WV	59,301	72,364	85,405	98,468
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,560	64,085	74,610	85,135
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	52,895	63,544	74,173	84,823
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	54,018	66,352	78,687	91,021
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	50,628	64,938	79,269	93,580
Wheeling, WV-OH	50,066	61,901	73,757	85,592
Casper, WY	66,061	76,669	87,277	97,885
Cheyenne, WY	64,023	75,317	86,612	97,906
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	60,216	72,405	84,615	96,804
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	65,312	75,754	86,216	96,658

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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