SOC 19-1031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Conservation 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): Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

Level I across metros$30,036 – $77,064Baton Rouge, LA to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$87,132Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Conservation Scientists (SOC 19-1031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $30,036 in Baton Rouge, LA to $77,064 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $87,132. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $74,901, 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$85,717
San Francisco, CA$113,236
San Jose, CA$139,402
Seattle, WA$104,396
Dallas, TX$79,103
Houston, TX$70,346
Austin, TX$78,604
Chicago, IL$76,836
Boston, MA$93,060
Washington, DC$130,167
Atlanta, GA$95,784
Los Angeles, CA$94,204

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	61,028	77,480	93,933	110,386
Anchorage, AK	58,677	72,988	87,319	101,629
Fairbanks-College, AK	61,152	74,173	87,173	100,194
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,468	56,992	67,538	78,063
Auburn-Opelika, AL	56,535	71,428	86,320	101,213
Birmingham, AL	50,524	62,296	74,069	85,842
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	52,125	66,436	80,725	95,036
Decatur, AL	52,125	66,436	80,725	95,036
Dothan, AL	52,125	66,436	80,725	95,036
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	52,125	66,436	80,725	95,036
Gadsden, AL	46,468	56,992	67,538	78,063
Huntsville, AL	52,125	66,436	80,725	95,036
Mobile, AL	52,125	66,436	80,725	95,036
Montgomery, AL	51,210	64,855	78,500	92,144
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,653	61,797	75,941	90,085
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,924	60,508	73,092	85,676
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,634	73,632	87,610	101,608
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,378	62,920	75,463	88,005
Tuscaloosa, AL	48,340	59,405	70,492	81,557
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,040	64,210	75,400	86,570
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	52,458	63,669	74,880	86,092
Fort Smith, AR-OK	45,365	57,492	69,639	81,765
Hot Springs, AR	56,764	67,496	78,208	88,941
Jonesboro, AR	56,036	66,768	77,522	88,255
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	58,511	69,223	79,914	90,626
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	57,284	67,954	78,624	89,295
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	57,159	68,328	79,477	90,647
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	55,640	66,602	77,543	88,504
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	50,856	63,004	75,151	87,298
Flagstaff, AZ	58,968	70,908	82,826	94,765
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	50,440	63,128	75,816	88,504
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	53,644	63,357	73,050	82,764
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	51,813	63,108	74,381	85,676
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	44,533	56,389	68,245	80,101
Tucson, AZ	42,474	53,248	64,044	74,818
Yuma, AZ	48,444	59,364	70,263	81,183
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	53,186	66,935	80,684	94,432
Chico, CA	57,533	68,204	78,853	89,524
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,997	64,834	75,692	86,528
El Centro, CA	56,389	70,055	83,720	97,386
Fresno, CA	51,376	64,356	77,314	90,293
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56,472	69,368	82,285	95,181
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51,356	65,645	79,914	94,204
Merced, CA	58,823	76,940	95,077	113,194
Modesto, CA	67,455	83,221	98,967	114,733
Napa, CA	57,554	72,821	88,068	103,335
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	56,680	67,871	79,040	90,231
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,242	67,413	77,564	87,735
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	54,413	69,701	84,989	100,277
Redding, CA	56,514	66,623	76,732	86,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	52,812	66,415	79,997	93,600
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	58,760	75,546	92,332	109,117
Salinas, CA	59,343	73,840	88,359	102,856
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	59,364	72,592	85,800	99,029
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	70,492	84,740	98,988	113,236
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	77,064	97,844	118,623	139,402
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	59,634	68,474	77,335	86,175
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	60,133	78,208	96,304	114,380
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	59,405	73,695	87,984	102,274
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	58,511	72,114	85,696	99,300
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,605	80,892	97,199	113,485
Vallejo, CA	64,002	79,519	95,036	110,552
Visalia, CA	53,810	66,248	78,708	91,146
Yuba City, CA	57,991	72,447	86,903	101,359
Boulder, CO	74,319	86,175	98,052	109,908
Colorado Springs, CO	62,754	77,730	92,727	107,703
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	60,965	78,042	95,119	112,196
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	67,413	77,647	87,880	98,114
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	59,800	73,424	87,048	100,672
Grand Junction, CO	62,463	73,175	83,866	94,578
Greeley, CO	60,903	75,380	89,856	104,333
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,922	72,072	82,223	92,373
Pueblo, CO	66,644	77,896	89,149	100,402
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	63,045	73,986	84,906	95,847
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	67,538	71,552	75,588	79,602
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	61,548	70,138	78,708	87,298
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	60,716	72,239	83,762	95,285
New Haven, CT	64,626	73,154	81,661	90,189
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	58,428	69,784	81,162	92,519
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	62,837	71,636	80,413	89,212
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65,312	86,924	108,556	130,167
Dover, DE	42,120	52,208	62,317	72,405
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	51,002	59,405	67,788	76,191
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,653	42,640	50,648	58,636
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,397	50,794	63,212	75,608
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	40,186	50,191	60,216	70,221
Gainesville, FL	42,724	57,741	72,738	87,756
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,810	54,060	67,309	80,559
Jacksonville, FL	42,287	51,272	60,237	69,223
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	39,104	51,709	64,335	76,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41,871	51,148	60,424	69,701
Naples-Marco Island, FL	37,648	47,237	56,826	66,415
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,940	48,610	59,260	69,930
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46,551	57,471	68,391	79,311
Ocala, FL	39,333	50,524	61,714	72,904
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	48,381	58,740	69,119	79,477
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	42,744	54,725	66,727	78,708
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	38,023	49,421	60,799	72,197
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,061	54,642	69,223	83,804
Port St. Lucie, FL	35,672	47,196	58,740	70,263
Punta Gorda, FL	36,068	46,447	56,847	67,226
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	35,943	48,236	60,549	72,842
Sebring, FL	36,005	47,008	58,012	69,015
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,820	42,536	50,232	57,949
Tallahassee, FL	37,607	46,426	55,245	64,064
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,284	58,532	72,800	87,048
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,455	53,893	66,332	78,770
Albany, GA	50,066	62,567	75,047	87,548
Athens-Clarke County, GA	52,583	67,788	82,972	98,176
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	50,856	65,832	80,808	95,784
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	41,122	52,042	62,962	73,882
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,306	56,576	69,868	83,138
Columbus, GA-AL	51,002	65,770	80,559	95,327
Dalton, GA	55,308	66,124	76,960	87,776
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	54,080	67,684	81,266	94,869
Gainesville, GA	51,647	66,560	81,453	96,367
Hinesville, GA	47,445	61,194	74,964	88,712
Macon-Bibb County, GA	50,919	65,479	80,060	94,620
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,044	65,084	79,103	93,143
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	52,583	66,935	81,266	95,618
Rome, GA	51,418	65,936	80,476	94,994
Savannah, GA	51,127	66,040	80,975	95,888
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,135	59,135	72,156	85,156
Valdosta, GA	48,007	60,258	72,530	84,781
Warner Robins, GA	51,189	63,628	76,087	88,525
Guam MSA	50,628	63,815	77,002	90,189
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	57,450	69,722	81,994	94,266
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,952	49,255	55,578	61,880
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,784	63,420	83,055	102,690
Ames, IA	53,311	62,588	71,885	81,162
Cedar Rapids, IA	52,895	61,964	71,053	80,122
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	40,976	55,807	70,658	85,488
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	55,661	65,832	75,983	86,154
Dubuque, IA	52,292	61,423	70,554	79,685
Iowa City, IA	53,040	62,338	71,636	80,933
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,437	61,340	70,263	79,165
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,015	64,792	73,570	82,348
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55,162	64,730	74,277	83,845
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,021	61,402	70,804	80,184
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,981	59,988	68,973	77,980
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	52,375	61,548	70,720	79,893
Boise City, ID	46,572	60,736	74,901	89,066
Coeur d'Alene, ID	57,408	68,204	79,020	89,815
Idaho Falls, ID	54,912	65,520	76,108	86,716
Lewiston, ID-WA	57,741	64,876	72,031	79,165
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	57,242	67,788	78,312	88,858
Pocatello, ID	57,159	68,557	79,935	91,333
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,058	65,645	76,253	86,840
Twin Falls, ID	52,000	64,293	76,565	88,858
Bloomington, IL	52,791	68,058	83,346	98,613
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,868	63,191	82,493	101,816
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	41,476	53,269	65,042	76,836
Decatur, IL	54,954	71,760	88,567	105,373
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,178	71,636	85,072	98,530
Kankakee, IL	43,431	56,909	70,408	83,887
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,160	56,368	69,597	82,805
Peoria, IL	52,645	66,727	80,829	94,911
Rockford, IL	42,100	54,455	66,810	79,165
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,213	63,440	77,647	91,874
Springfield, IL	70,575	87,880	105,186	122,492
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	59,260	71,428	83,616	95,784
Bloomington, IN	43,389	56,992	70,616	84,220
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,908	58,594	72,301	85,988
Columbus, IN	44,346	57,887	71,448	84,989
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,765	54,496	66,248	77,980
Evansville, IN	56,576	70,076	83,575	97,074
Fort Wayne, IN	49,525	62,588	75,629	88,692
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,540	53,103	65,666	78,229
Kokomo, IN	43,472	56,743	70,013	83,284
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,370	54,621	66,852	79,103
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41,372	53,498	65,604	77,730
Muncie, IN	41,808	54,621	67,413	80,226
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	52,541	66,332	80,122	93,912
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,271	51,439	63,607	75,775
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	59,759	72,676	85,572	98,488
Terre Haute, IN	48,797	62,629	76,440	90,272
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	49,775	60,986	72,176	83,388
Lawrence, KS	49,463	60,736	72,010	83,284
Manhattan, KS	49,484	61,173	72,863	84,552
Topeka, KS	49,504	61,111	72,696	84,303
Wichita, KS	49,276	60,112	70,970	81,807
Bowling Green, KY	49,588	62,213	74,839	87,464
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,402	61,340	74,256	87,194
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,508	61,485	75,484	89,461
Elizabethtown, KY	53,581	65,541	77,480	89,440
Lexington-Fayette, KY	47,424	61,090	74,776	88,442
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	52,042	65,312	78,562	91,832
Owensboro, KY	52,624	63,503	74,360	85,239
Paducah, KY-IL	50,295	63,253	76,191	89,149
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,336	63,295	76,274	89,232
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	53,207	63,773	74,319	84,885
Alexandria, LA	40,352	61,048	81,744	102,440
Baton Rouge, LA	30,036	52,687	75,359	98,010
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,554	63,898	83,263	102,607
Hammond, LA	36,151	59,072	81,973	104,895
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,797	58,781	81,744	104,728
Lafayette, LA	41,039	63,128	85,239	107,328
Lake Charles, LA	74,090	87,776	101,484	115,170
Monroe, LA	30,285	47,591	64,876	82,181
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	35,839	59,197	82,535	105,893
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,906	52,458	71,989	91,541
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	57,824	68,120	78,416	88,712
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	50,024	70,720	91,396	112,092
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,621	63,170	84,719	106,268
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	58,906	79,040	99,154	119,288
Barnstable Town, MA	65,791	76,856	87,943	99,008
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	55,391	67,954	80,496	93,060
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	56,743	70,055	83,346	96,658
Pittsfield, MA	57,013	72,842	88,650	104,479
Springfield, MA	59,634	73,903	88,192	102,461
Worcester, MA	64,730	73,237	81,765	90,272
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	58,823	72,676	86,549	100,402
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	61,069	81,786	102,482	123,199
Lexington Park, MD	61,610	80,684	99,757	118,831
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	56,202	67,039	77,876	88,712
Salisbury, MD	55,536	66,124	76,690	87,277
Bangor, ME	50,898	62,234	73,591	84,927
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	51,959	64,772	77,564	90,376
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,004	62,068	74,152	86,216
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,936	66,664	80,392	94,120
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	51,314	61,693	72,052	82,431
Ann Arbor, MI	54,642	68,640	82,660	96,658
Battle Creek, MI	45,282	58,469	71,677	84,864
Bay City, MI	59,592	67,351	75,088	82,847
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,647	51,418	64,168	76,940
Flint, MI	44,284	56,992	69,701	82,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	49,192	60,216	71,240	82,264
Jackson, MI	43,701	57,575	71,428	85,301
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	40,914	52,354	63,773	75,213
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	54,455	66,727	78,999	91,271
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,967	66,872	73,757	80,663
Midland, MI	59,592	67,351	75,088	82,847
Monroe, MI	40,332	53,706	67,101	80,476
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	50,898	61,714	72,551	83,367
Niles, MI	33,884	45,677	57,492	69,285
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,040	60,237	67,455	74,652
Saginaw, MI	56,181	67,268	78,333	89,420
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,820	45,532	56,223	66,935
Traverse City, MI	51,397	60,008	68,599	77,210
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,383	56,847	66,290	75,754
Duluth, MN-WI	52,791	67,226	81,661	96,096
Mankato, MN	44,741	58,864	73,008	87,132
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	46,821	62,068	77,293	92,540
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,005	60,279	71,573	82,847
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,356	64,460	77,564	90,668
Rochester, MN	54,288	65,832	77,376	88,920
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,546	60,092	70,658	81,204
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,594	53,935	62,276	70,616
St. Cloud, MN	45,532	59,904	74,277	88,650
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	53,519	66,082	78,666	91,229
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,293	62,317	73,320	84,344
Columbia, MO	46,468	56,660	66,831	77,023
Jefferson City, MO	44,845	51,980	59,093	66,228
Joplin, MO-KS	49,400	60,424	71,428	82,452
Kansas City, MO-KS	49,255	61,340	73,424	85,509
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,218	56,888	67,580	78,250
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,176	67,954	76,711	85,488
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,023	62,213	73,383	84,573
Springfield, MO	48,028	60,320	72,634	84,927
St. Joseph, MO-KS	50,836	62,463	74,090	85,717
St. Louis, MO-IL	44,783	55,807	66,852	77,876
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	40,061	45,906	51,751	57,596
Hattiesburg, MS	42,328	53,477	64,626	75,775
Jackson, MS	45,719	54,434	63,149	71,864
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,845	56,327	67,788	79,269
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,487	59,031	70,554	82,098
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,716	63,108	78,520	93,912
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,080	68,370	82,660	96,949
Billings, MT	54,746	65,000	75,255	85,509
Bozeman, MT	56,181	67,143	78,084	89,045
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,328	65,354	75,380	85,405
Great Falls, MT	54,392	64,709	75,047	85,364
Helena, MT	55,952	65,125	74,277	83,450
Missoula, MT	58,240	73,653	89,066	104,479
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	51,106	62,005	72,925	83,824
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,426	56,452	66,456	76,482
Asheville, NC	50,004	62,941	75,858	88,796
Burlington, NC	55,620	68,370	81,141	93,892
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,176	58,989	71,823	84,636
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	40,581	48,381	56,181	63,981
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	58,199	76,045	93,912	111,759
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,663	68,932	83,180	97,448
Fayetteville, NC	50,128	60,653	71,157	81,682
Goldsboro, NC	53,810	67,600	81,391	95,181
Greensboro-High Point, NC	54,143	66,519	78,916	91,292
Greenville, NC	54,580	68,682	82,784	96,887
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	41,767	50,378	58,989	67,600
Jacksonville, NC	53,852	66,456	79,040	91,645
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	54,476	67,580	80,704	93,808
Raleigh-Cary, NC	54,996	71,074	87,132	103,210
Rocky Mount, NC	53,893	67,143	80,413	93,663
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,327	54,372	65,437	76,482
Wilmington, NC	52,624	64,668	76,732	88,775
Winston-Salem, NC	42,828	52,000	61,194	70,367
Bismarck, ND	57,908	69,597	81,308	92,997
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,391	67,164	78,957	90,730
Fargo, ND-MN	53,477	66,103	78,749	91,375
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,477	66,144	78,791	91,458
Minot, ND	55,474	66,228	77,002	87,756
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,100	65,125	75,151	85,176
Grand Island, NE	58,178	67,621	77,064	86,508
Lincoln, NE	49,900	65,188	80,476	95,764
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	57,096	67,268	77,418	87,589
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	60,674	69,597	78,500	87,423
Omaha, NE-IA	56,368	64,959	73,528	82,119
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	60,445	69,805	79,186	88,546
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,527	60,882	73,258	85,613
Manchester-Nashua, NH	54,351	66,893	79,415	91,957
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	51,564	62,962	74,381	85,780
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,423	60,404	72,364	84,344
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,800	58,511	70,221	81,932
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	59,634	74,984	90,314	105,664
Vineland, NJ	41,413	52,167	62,920	73,674
Albuquerque, NM	53,540	70,575	87,631	104,666
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	52,208	63,960	75,712	87,464
Farmington, NM	51,688	66,560	81,453	96,325
Las Cruces, NM	53,207	65,936	78,687	91,416
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	48,506	60,404	72,280	84,178
Santa Fe, NM	45,615	58,864	72,114	85,364
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	58,781	69,888	81,016	92,124
Carson City, NV	65,624	76,066	86,528	96,970
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	32,636	44,159	55,682	67,205
Reno, NV	42,308	56,410	70,512	84,615
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	52,250	68,869	85,509	102,128
Binghamton, NY	49,816	64,626	79,456	94,266
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,128	62,463	74,797	87,132
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	49,900	65,333	80,788	96,221
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,919	66,103	81,287	96,471
Elmira, NY	53,394	66,664	79,935	93,205
Glens Falls, NY	53,207	70,866	88,525	106,184
Ithaca, NY	52,396	66,436	80,476	94,516
Kingston, NY	49,775	63,607	77,460	91,292
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	51,272	62,983	74,672	86,383
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	51,501	62,900	74,319	85,717
Rochester, NY	39,167	51,272	63,357	75,463
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	57,783	69,972	82,140	94,328
Syracuse, NY	47,466	58,885	70,325	81,744
Utica-Rome, NY	50,586	64,252	77,896	91,562
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,964	61,256	73,570	85,863
Akron, OH	45,989	54,164	62,317	70,492
Canton-Massillon, OH	44,762	54,351	63,960	73,549
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	45,282	60,112	74,943	89,773
Cleveland, OH	47,008	56,160	65,312	74,464
Columbus, OH	45,698	58,365	71,032	83,700
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	49,255	56,535	63,794	71,074
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,677	57,637	69,597	81,557
Lima, OH	45,053	56,888	68,724	80,559
Mansfield, OH	45,116	57,866	70,596	83,346
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,407	55,973	66,560	77,127
Sandusky, OH	45,948	55,994	66,020	76,066
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,696	58,719	70,741	82,764
Springfield, OH	46,509	58,095	69,660	81,245
Toledo, OH	45,885	58,781	71,656	84,552
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,887	57,034	69,202	81,349
Youngstown-Warren, OH	45,760	54,892	64,044	73,175
Enid, OK	46,821	59,426	72,010	84,615
Lawton, OK	47,549	60,466	73,383	86,300
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,892	54,247	66,581	78,936
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,213	62,109	75,005	87,901
Oklahoma City, OK	45,573	57,720	69,868	82,015
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,468	58,615	70,783	82,930
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	53,789	65,562	77,314	89,087
Tulsa, OK	45,906	58,552	71,178	83,824
Albany, OR	63,274	74,693	86,133	97,552
Bend, OR	69,618	79,020	88,421	97,823
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,797	72,676	83,533	94,412
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	63,732	74,340	84,927	95,535
Corvallis, OR	63,628	76,732	89,836	102,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	60,612	69,930	79,269	88,588
Eugene-Springfield, OR	50,274	57,804	65,333	72,863
Grants Pass, OR	63,170	73,674	84,178	94,682
Medford, OR	63,128	72,239	81,328	90,439
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	68,037	82,597	97,136	111,696
Salem, OR	72,343	83,013	93,663	104,333
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	38,314	51,813	65,312	78,812
Altoona, PA	45,989	55,162	64,356	73,528
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,199	54,101	63,004	71,906
Chambersburg, PA	49,005	60,237	71,490	82,722
Erie, PA	46,676	53,893	61,111	68,328
Gettysburg, PA	52,957	63,773	74,589	85,405
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	47,196	58,074	68,932	79,810
Johnstown, PA	42,432	51,210	59,988	68,765
Lancaster, PA	42,224	50,544	58,864	67,184
Lebanon, PA	44,908	56,348	67,788	79,228
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,967	55,349	63,711	72,093
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,090	54,247	60,424	66,581
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,956	51,148	61,360	71,552
Pittsburgh, PA	39,271	48,818	58,386	67,933
Reading, PA	38,834	49,920	60,986	72,072
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,340	55,120	61,880	68,661
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,036	52,437	61,839	71,240
State College, PA	46,447	55,495	64,522	73,570
Williamsport, PA	46,301	54,455	62,588	70,741
York-Hanover, PA	48,132	59,322	70,492	81,682
Aguadilla, PR	45,989	60,154	74,340	88,504
Arecibo, PR	42,786	57,492	72,218	86,924
Guayama, PR	45,989	60,154	74,340	88,504
Mayaguez, PR	45,989	60,154	74,340	88,504
Ponce, PR	44,325	60,112	75,879	91,666
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	45,989	60,154	74,340	88,504
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	41,642	57,034	72,405	87,797
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	57,096	72,260	87,402	102,565
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	38,002	50,274	62,525	74,797
Columbia, SC	38,688	46,967	55,245	63,524
Florence, SC	38,980	48,256	57,512	66,789
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	42,058	51,439	60,840	70,221
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	39,312	49,733	60,154	70,575
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,312	49,733	60,154	70,575
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,063	48,589	58,116	67,642
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,749	48,693	57,616	66,560
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,708	50,212	60,736	71,240
Spartanburg, SC	39,271	48,028	56,764	65,520
Sumter, SC	38,980	48,256	57,512	66,789
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	54,975	65,624	76,274	86,924
Rapid City, SD	50,045	61,880	73,695	85,530
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	48,256	59,946	71,615	83,304
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	57,658	66,810	75,962	85,114
Chattanooga, TN-GA	54,933	66,415	77,876	89,357
Clarksville, TN-KY	51,647	63,919	76,212	88,484
Cleveland, TN	49,629	62,380	75,130	87,880
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,253	62,858	75,484	88,088
Jackson, TN	44,783	57,533	70,284	83,034
Johnson City, TN	55,516	67,538	79,540	91,562
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	52,895	65,312	77,730	90,148
Knoxville, TN	51,980	64,397	76,836	89,253
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,756	62,400	76,024	89,669
Morristown, TN	51,397	63,711	76,024	88,338
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	60,341	71,157	81,973	92,789
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	53,685	65,812	77,959	90,085
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,752	63,191	75,608	88,047
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,930	56,660	69,368	82,098
Abilene, TX	59,655	68,141	76,648	85,135
Amarillo, TX	53,935	61,028	68,100	75,192
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	54,892	62,796	70,700	78,604
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	53,040	60,196	67,351	74,506
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,701	65,167	73,653	82,119
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	53,727	60,424	67,122	73,820
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,474	65,125	74,776	84,428
College Station-Bryan, TX	57,783	65,479	73,154	80,850
Corpus Christi, TX	56,264	64,543	72,821	81,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52,396	61,298	70,200	79,103
Eagle Pass, TX	57,741	65,292	72,842	80,392
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,364	67,309	75,234	83,180
El Paso, TX	62,255	69,972	77,709	85,426
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,927	66,727	74,527	82,327
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	49,900	56,722	63,524	70,346
Killeen-Temple, TX	55,578	63,628	71,698	79,748
Laredo, TX	56,160	65,167	74,152	83,159
Longview, TX	59,634	67,725	75,816	83,908
Lubbock, TX	56,327	68,599	80,850	93,122
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	54,621	63,877	73,112	82,368
Midland, TX	59,093	67,725	76,336	84,968
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,109	71,532	80,933	90,356
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,650	70,700	78,770	86,820
Odessa, TX	59,093	67,725	76,336	84,968
San Angelo, TX	59,509	67,808	76,128	84,428
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	51,917	59,676	67,434	75,192
Sherman-Denison, TX	54,788	64,543	74,277	84,032
Texarkana, TX-AR	60,362	70,304	80,226	90,168
Tyler, TX	57,616	64,085	70,575	77,044
Victoria, TX	56,098	66,020	75,920	85,842
Waco, TX	55,287	61,236	67,184	73,133
Wichita Falls, TX	62,380	70,928	79,456	88,005
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,780	69,348	78,936	88,504
Logan, UT-ID	56,992	67,434	77,855	88,296
Ogden, UT	57,200	69,972	82,743	95,514
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	56,556	64,917	73,258	81,620
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	57,575	71,448	85,301	99,175
St. George, UT	59,904	69,556	79,207	88,858
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	57,824	69,348	80,892	92,415
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	58,448	66,664	74,901	83,117
Charlottesville, VA	51,980	64,501	77,044	89,565
Harrisonburg, VA	50,399	63,399	76,399	89,399
Lynchburg, VA	54,746	67,143	79,519	91,916
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,896	72,156	92,415	112,674
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,927	79,477	100,048	120,599
Richmond, VA	52,292	64,772	77,272	89,752
Roanoke, VA	58,386	68,266	78,167	88,047
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,565	63,815	77,085	90,335
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	57,679	68,079	78,458	88,858
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	50,399	63,399	76,399	89,399
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	44,616	57,596	70,554	83,533
Winchester, VA-WV	59,904	80,933	101,941	122,970
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,992	48,298	52,624	56,930
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,869	65,895	75,941	85,967
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	54,268	64,522	74,776	85,031
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,082	62,879	72,676	82,472
Bellingham, WA	59,343	69,160	78,978	88,796
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	58,012	66,228	74,464	82,680
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	59,072	64,501	69,909	75,338
Kennewick-Richland, WA	57,866	65,042	72,197	79,373
Longview-Kelso, WA	64,397	78,458	92,498	106,559
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	61,714	70,221	78,708	87,215
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	62,192	71,157	80,122	89,087
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	67,996	80,122	92,269	104,396
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	58,178	66,540	74,901	83,263
Walla Walla, WA	58,698	64,980	71,261	77,543
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	60,965	72,925	84,906	96,866
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	60,029	67,455	74,860	82,285
Yakima, WA	55,224	66,103	76,960	87,839
Appleton, WI	53,623	64,959	76,316	87,652
Eau Claire, WI	58,615	70,034	81,453	92,872
Fond du Lac, WI	45,220	58,885	72,572	86,237
Green Bay, WI	63,399	72,052	80,725	89,378
Janesville-Beloit, WI	54,912	67,829	80,767	93,684
Kenosha, WI	46,426	59,530	72,634	85,738
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56,368	70,055	83,720	97,407
Madison, WI	57,450	70,200	82,972	95,722
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	40,207	54,039	67,871	81,703
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,893	64,647	75,421	86,175
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,261	67,850	77,439	87,028
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	50,316	62,879	75,463	88,026
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,287	56,223	70,180	84,116
Sheboygan, WI	48,256	60,861	73,487	86,092
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,048	60,778	73,528	86,258
Wausau, WI	53,269	64,397	75,525	86,653
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,268	65,188	76,087	87,007
Beckley, WV	43,098	58,968	74,860	90,730
Charleston, WV	49,400	66,394	83,408	100,402
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	46,946	60,320	73,695	87,069
Morgantown, WV	46,738	59,717	72,696	85,676
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,364	59,260	72,156	85,052
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	45,428	58,615	71,823	85,010
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,991	59,613	74,256	88,879
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	47,820	59,135	70,471	81,786
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,031	58,844	71,636	84,448
Casper, WY	56,743	67,892	79,040	90,189
Cheyenne, WY	56,805	69,348	81,890	94,432
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	58,199	69,972	81,744	93,517
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	55,370	65,999	76,607	87,236

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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