SOC 19-1032 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Foresters 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 public and private forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts for procurement. May determine how to conserve wildlife habitats, creek beds, water quality, and soil stability, and how best to comply with environmental regulations. May devise plans for planting and growing new trees, monitor trees for healthy growth, and determine optimal harvesting schedules.

Level I across metros$34,612 – $97,074Baltimore, MD to Santa Cruz, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$88,733Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Foresters?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Foresters (SOC 19-1032) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $34,612 in Baltimore, MD to $97,074 in Santa Cruz, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $88,733. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $78,479, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. 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$79,394
San Francisco, CA$131,165
San Jose, CA$130,208
Seattle, WA$107,765
Dallas, TX$93,538
Houston, TX$96,200
Austin, TX$91,520
Chicago, IL$99,716
Boston, MA$93,018
Washington, DC$92,706
Atlanta, GA$99,924
Los Angeles, CA$132,517

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	67,080	76,461	85,842	95,223
Anchorage, AK	69,077	77,751	86,445	95,119
Fairbanks-College, AK	65,916	75,650	85,364	95,098
Anniston-Oxford, AL	57,991	70,200	82,410	94,620
Auburn-Opelika, AL	53,498	63,565	73,612	83,679
Birmingham, AL	60,674	74,756	88,858	102,940
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	54,746	63,586	72,405	81,245
Decatur, AL	54,392	64,480	74,589	84,677
Dothan, AL	54,392	64,980	75,546	86,133
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	54,392	64,980	75,546	86,133
Gadsden, AL	57,991	70,200	82,410	94,620
Huntsville, AL	57,034	66,956	76,898	86,820
Mobile, AL	54,746	63,586	72,405	81,245
Montgomery, AL	55,141	66,165	77,189	88,213
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,392	65,791	77,210	88,608
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,287	67,288	79,290	91,292
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,061	62,588	72,093	81,620
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	54,788	63,503	72,218	80,933
Tuscaloosa, AL	54,538	66,103	77,668	89,232
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,068	57,554	66,040	74,527
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	54,954	62,796	70,658	78,500
Fort Smith, AR-OK	53,020	62,421	71,823	81,224
Hot Springs, AR	52,063	61,152	70,263	79,352
Jonesboro, AR	50,856	59,613	68,349	77,106
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,983	58,344	66,685	75,047
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	52,063	60,466	68,890	77,293
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,669	59,655	68,640	77,626
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	57,013	65,229	73,424	81,640
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	55,412	62,504	69,618	76,711
Flagstaff, AZ	59,135	64,564	69,972	75,400
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	59,135	64,564	69,972	75,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	54,392	62,484	70,575	78,666
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	55,620	62,588	69,576	76,544
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	55,412	62,504	69,618	76,711
Tucson, AZ	52,999	61,506	69,992	78,500
Yuma, AZ	53,456	61,714	69,972	78,229
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	84,220	99,050	113,880	128,711
Chico, CA	57,221	73,487	89,752	106,018
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	81,786	96,970	112,133	127,317
El Centro, CA	79,810	92,893	105,976	119,060
Fresno, CA	80,080	93,392	106,684	119,996
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	88,983	102,316	115,669	129,002
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	91,604	105,248	118,872	132,517
Merced, CA	74,069	90,189	106,309	122,429
Modesto, CA	83,346	98,135	112,924	127,712
Napa, CA	78,437	94,516	110,615	126,693
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	70,284	87,860	105,456	123,032
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,456	66,872	80,288	93,704
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	90,168	103,584	117,000	130,416
Redding, CA	57,554	73,591	89,628	105,664
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	80,122	95,223	110,324	125,424
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	88,796	103,605	118,415	133,224
Salinas, CA	93,018	105,935	118,872	131,789
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	73,944	85,946	97,948	109,949
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	94,640	106,808	118,997	131,165
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	92,290	104,936	117,562	130,208
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	78,437	94,516	110,615	126,693
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	97,074	109,221	121,348	133,495
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	92,976	105,020	117,084	129,127
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	92,103	105,082	118,061	131,040
Stockton-Lodi, CA	85,322	100,215	115,087	129,980
Vallejo, CA	92,436	106,330	120,224	134,119
Visalia, CA	71,199	87,340	103,480	119,621
Yuba City, CA	66,623	84,677	102,732	120,786
Boulder, CO	54,080	63,960	73,861	83,741
Colorado Springs, CO	61,298	68,807	76,295	83,804
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	61,922	69,264	76,628	83,970
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	61,464	69,327	77,210	85,072
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	41,018	53,269	65,541	77,792
Grand Junction, CO	62,484	69,015	75,546	82,077
Greeley, CO	53,498	63,628	73,757	83,887
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,495	64,439	73,404	82,348
Pueblo, CO	60,736	68,370	75,983	83,616
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	62,463	68,807	75,172	81,516
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	76,773	81,453	86,112	90,792
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	76,669	81,328	85,967	90,626
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	78,042	82,556	87,090	91,604
New Haven, CT	78,146	82,701	87,256	91,812
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	76,669	81,328	85,967	90,626
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	76,773	81,453	86,112	90,792
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	70,346	77,792	85,260	92,706
Dover, DE	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	50,149	61,007	71,864	82,722
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	50,420	56,972	63,524	70,076
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	51,044	62,088	73,133	84,178
Gainesville, FL	45,802	54,746	63,669	72,613
Homosassa Springs, FL	48,402	59,551	70,700	81,848
Jacksonville, FL	51,709	64,044	76,399	88,733
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	52,583	64,751	76,898	89,066
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	52,208	60,632	69,056	77,480
Naples-Marco Island, FL	52,250	60,133	67,996	75,879
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,213	59,301	69,389	79,477
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	52,250	63,648	75,068	86,466
Ocala, FL	48,776	59,072	69,368	79,664
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	52,375	65,416	78,479	91,520
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	51,335	63,565	75,796	88,026
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	50,856	58,324	65,791	73,258
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	50,149	61,007	71,864	82,722
Port St. Lucie, FL	51,148	60,279	69,389	78,520
Punta Gorda, FL	50,149	61,007	71,864	82,722
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	51,106	63,856	76,607	89,357
Sebring, FL	51,085	63,919	76,752	89,586
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,959	62,858	73,757	84,656
Tallahassee, FL	50,711	59,613	68,536	77,439
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	52,271	63,274	74,256	85,260
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	52,999	64,772	76,565	88,338
Albany, GA	54,850	69,244	83,616	98,010
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,271	57,471	75,692	93,892
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,920	57,928	78,916	99,924
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	53,311	67,226	81,120	95,036
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	54,476	69,036	83,575	98,135
Columbus, GA-AL	50,711	66,477	82,244	98,010
Dalton, GA	40,040	56,514	73,008	89,482
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,940	65,687	80,413	95,160
Gainesville, GA	36,671	56,410	76,170	95,909
Hinesville, GA	54,309	68,682	83,076	97,448
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,346	60,508	76,648	92,810
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,477	67,288	81,079	94,890
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,367	60,570	76,773	92,976
Rome, GA	38,584	57,824	77,085	96,325
Savannah, GA	47,757	63,024	78,271	93,538
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	55,703	70,284	84,844	99,424
Valdosta, GA	54,725	69,389	84,053	98,717
Warner Robins, GA	52,749	63,503	74,256	85,010
Guam MSA	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Urban Honolulu, HI	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Ames, IA	73,508	80,912	88,296	95,701
Cedar Rapids, IA	65,458	71,636	77,834	84,012
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	73,591	79,976	86,341	92,727
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	66,477	74,901	83,304	91,728
Dubuque, IA	66,477	74,901	83,304	91,728
Iowa City, IA	66,477	74,901	83,304	91,728
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	65,541	71,615	77,668	83,741
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,477	74,901	83,304	91,728
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	53,248	61,277	69,306	77,335
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,165	74,672	83,159	91,666
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	68,994	78,167	87,360	96,533
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	66,477	74,901	83,304	91,728
Boise City, ID	52,396	58,927	65,479	72,010
Coeur d'Alene, ID	53,477	58,740	64,023	69,285
Idaho Falls, ID	55,058	61,880	68,682	75,504
Lewiston, ID-WA	53,436	62,005	70,575	79,144
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,357	57,533	64,688	71,864
Pocatello, ID	51,501	58,407	65,292	72,197
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	51,397	58,552	65,687	72,842
Twin Falls, ID	51,148	58,303	65,437	72,592
Bloomington, IL	73,924	82,992	92,040	101,109
Champaign-Urbana, IL	69,410	79,207	89,004	98,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	61,423	74,194	86,944	99,716
Decatur, IL	70,013	80,455	90,876	101,317
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,732	73,175	82,639	92,082
Kankakee, IL	62,983	75,255	87,548	99,820
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,482	75,068	86,653	98,239
Peoria, IL	74,360	80,538	86,695	92,872
Rockford, IL	61,922	74,402	86,903	99,383
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,277	69,764	78,250	86,736
Springfield, IL	61,714	70,908	80,122	89,316
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,733	74,464	86,216	97,948
Bloomington, IN	48,402	57,575	66,727	75,900
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,796	59,031	68,287	77,522
Columbus, IN	48,506	57,616	66,748	75,858
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	48,631	58,324	68,016	77,709
Evansville, IN	47,445	54,226	61,028	67,808
Fort Wayne, IN	48,943	58,199	67,434	76,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	49,962	60,196	70,408	80,642
Kokomo, IN	51,460	60,216	68,973	77,730
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	56,764	69,348	81,911	94,495
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	57,117	70,471	83,804	97,157
Muncie, IN	50,024	60,383	70,741	81,100
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,828	68,349	80,850	93,372
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	51,813	59,988	68,141	76,316
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,237	53,560	59,884	66,207
Terre Haute, IN	49,338	55,828	62,338	68,828
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	58,116	64,896	71,677	78,458
Lawrence, KS	58,656	65,458	72,260	79,061
Manhattan, KS	58,656	65,458	72,260	79,061
Topeka, KS	58,968	65,645	72,343	79,020
Wichita, KS	58,656	65,458	72,260	79,061
Bowling Green, KY	48,485	56,868	65,271	73,653
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,628	55,578	60,508	65,458
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,232	56,639	63,045	69,452
Elizabethtown, KY	48,152	56,285	64,397	72,530
Lexington-Fayette, KY	52,084	59,031	65,957	72,904
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,298	55,141	62,005	68,848
Owensboro, KY	49,941	56,722	63,482	70,263
Paducah, KY-IL	53,976	63,461	72,946	82,431
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,151	55,432	61,714	67,996
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,464	57,346	66,228	75,109
Alexandria, LA	69,680	78,396	87,132	95,847
Baton Rouge, LA	70,388	83,928	97,448	110,989
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	73,279	81,370	89,482	97,573
Hammond, LA	80,642	96,408	112,196	127,962
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Lafayette, LA	73,258	84,573	95,909	107,224
Lake Charles, LA	73,237	83,034	92,852	102,648
Monroe, LA	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	79,664	95,535	111,405	127,276
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	66,186	78,229	90,293	102,336
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	64,980	76,274	87,548	98,842
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	72,093	83,700	95,327	106,933
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	68,536	77,085	85,655	94,204
Barnstable Town, MA	54,413	66,831	79,228	91,645
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	53,602	66,748	79,872	93,018
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	58,261	70,117	81,994	93,850
Pittsfield, MA	70,908	78,874	86,861	94,828
Springfield, MA	69,514	77,730	85,925	94,141
Worcester, MA	58,324	70,076	81,807	93,559
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	34,612	47,050	59,488	71,927
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	68,100	76,108	84,095	92,103
Lexington Park, MD	63,856	72,800	81,724	90,668
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,535	56,660	69,784	82,909
Salisbury, MD	53,124	66,602	80,060	93,538
Bangor, ME	54,621	61,007	67,413	73,799
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	55,328	62,130	68,911	75,712
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,621	61,007	67,413	73,799
Portland-South Portland, ME	55,328	62,130	68,911	75,712
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,412	62,213	69,036	75,837
Ann Arbor, MI	59,530	68,100	76,669	85,239
Battle Creek, MI	58,511	67,476	76,420	85,384
Bay City, MI	59,759	68,578	77,418	86,237
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	60,944	70,138	79,352	88,546
Flint, MI	59,072	69,160	79,248	89,336
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	57,991	66,852	75,692	84,552
Jackson, MI	59,114	67,684	76,232	84,802
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	54,060	62,421	70,762	79,124
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	63,898	70,658	77,418	84,178
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	60,424	69,140	77,855	86,570
Midland, MI	59,759	68,578	77,418	86,237
Monroe, MI	57,138	65,812	74,506	83,180
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	57,949	68,765	79,581	90,397
Niles, MI	52,936	59,301	65,666	72,031
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	62,775	71,053	79,311	87,589
Saginaw, MI	61,298	70,284	79,269	88,255
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,496	64,064	73,632	83,200
Traverse City, MI	60,216	68,557	76,877	85,218
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	58,532	66,560	74,568	82,597
Duluth, MN-WI	60,924	68,328	75,754	83,159
Mankato, MN	58,719	69,306	79,893	90,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	58,677	69,972	81,287	92,581
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,983	70,492	78,021	85,530
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,741	67,372	77,002	86,632
Rochester, MN	61,298	68,245	75,213	82,160
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,989	68,973	78,957	88,941
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,845	68,079	78,312	88,546
St. Cloud, MN	57,741	68,308	78,853	89,420
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	64,210	71,032	77,855	84,677
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,522	60,570	69,618	78,666
Columbia, MO	47,466	55,765	64,085	72,384
Jefferson City, MO	47,466	55,765	64,085	72,384
Joplin, MO-KS	50,004	58,469	66,935	75,400
Kansas City, MO-KS	50,004	58,469	66,935	75,400
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,420	59,384	68,349	77,314
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,007	69,285	77,543	85,821
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,712	68,786	74,880	80,954
Springfield, MO	50,004	58,469	66,935	75,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS	50,004	58,469	66,935	75,400
St. Louis, MO-IL	58,698	68,412	78,146	87,860
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	55,079	71,719	88,338	104,978
Hattiesburg, MS	50,399	68,287	86,196	104,084
Jackson, MS	49,317	66,186	83,055	99,924
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	51,480	66,477	81,453	96,450
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	49,130	66,020	82,888	99,778
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	55,224	70,700	86,196	101,671
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	51,189	66,644	82,077	97,532
Billings, MT	58,240	67,808	77,397	86,965
Bozeman, MT	57,429	64,730	72,010	79,311
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	58,344	65,063	71,802	78,520
Great Falls, MT	53,935	61,943	69,930	77,938
Helena, MT	58,656	64,917	71,157	77,418
Missoula, MT	59,218	65,479	71,740	78,000
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,512	64,688	71,885	79,061
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	61,818	66,436	71,074	75,692
Asheville, NC	58,532	69,951	81,370	92,789
Burlington, NC	47,882	58,282	68,703	79,103
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,048	53,852	59,655	65,458
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	49,962	63,440	76,919	90,397
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,092	56,264	65,458	74,631
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,797	60,133	71,448	82,784
Fayetteville, NC	46,322	52,520	58,719	64,917
Goldsboro, NC	47,175	55,516	63,877	72,218
Greensboro-High Point, NC	47,279	57,221	67,164	77,106
Greenville, NC	49,047	60,466	71,885	83,304
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	54,434	66,186	77,959	89,711
Jacksonville, NC	49,400	60,362	71,303	82,264
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	46,634	56,348	66,082	75,796
Raleigh-Cary, NC	46,800	54,684	62,546	70,429
Rocky Mount, NC	47,154	55,432	63,732	72,010
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	62,026	71,552	81,100	90,626
Wilmington, NC	47,944	56,680	65,416	74,152
Winston-Salem, NC	47,424	59,031	70,616	82,223
Bismarck, ND	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Fargo, ND-MN	58,116	68,245	78,354	88,484
Grand Forks, ND-MN	57,804	67,164	76,503	85,863
Minot, ND	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Grand Island, NE	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Lincoln, NE	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Omaha, NE-IA	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	58,428	70,887	83,325	95,784
Manchester-Nashua, NH	52,000	65,250	78,479	91,728
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,976	66,748	79,498	92,269
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,690	63,066	75,463	87,839
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	66,644	72,301	77,938	83,596
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	66,373	72,405	78,416	84,448
Vineland, NJ	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Albuquerque, NM	57,221	65,104	72,967	80,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	56,847	64,709	72,551	80,413
Farmington, NM	57,284	65,666	74,069	82,452
Las Cruces, NM	57,346	65,084	72,842	80,580
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,221	65,104	72,967	80,850
Santa Fe, NM	57,908	66,082	74,236	82,410
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	47,632	53,935	60,237	66,540
Carson City, NV	48,527	55,640	62,733	69,847
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	47,341	52,791	58,261	63,711
Reno, NV	48,631	52,084	55,557	59,010
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	61,568	72,280	82,992	93,704
Binghamton, NY	55,328	67,039	78,770	90,480
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	53,768	65,333	76,877	88,442
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	61,069	70,637	80,184	89,752
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	58,407	70,200	81,973	93,767
Elmira, NY	62,026	70,762	79,519	88,255
Glens Falls, NY	64,772	74,672	84,552	94,453
Ithaca, NY	55,349	67,205	79,061	90,917
Kingston, NY	57,866	70,117	82,389	94,640
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	64,064	71,199	78,333	85,468
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	68,287	71,989	75,692	79,394
Rochester, NY	55,287	66,976	78,687	90,376
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	55,287	66,976	78,687	90,376
Syracuse, NY	59,572	70,367	81,162	91,957
Utica-Rome, NY	59,426	70,263	81,079	91,916
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	63,128	72,717	82,285	91,874
Akron, OH	55,037	65,292	75,546	85,800
Canton-Massillon, OH	57,949	68,557	79,165	89,773
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	51,293	59,592	67,912	76,212
Cleveland, OH	54,268	64,480	74,672	84,885
Columbus, OH	59,863	66,560	73,237	79,935
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	58,781	67,101	75,421	83,741
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,951	65,271	73,612	81,932
Lima, OH	57,096	66,103	75,088	84,095
Mansfield, OH	57,117	64,148	71,178	78,208
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	56,119	65,063	74,028	82,972
Sandusky, OH	53,456	59,530	65,624	71,698
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	57,658	66,748	75,837	84,927
Springfield, OH	58,927	66,061	73,175	80,309
Toledo, OH	57,096	66,103	75,088	84,095
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	57,450	65,292	73,154	80,996
Youngstown-Warren, OH	55,037	65,292	75,546	85,800
Enid, OK	49,192	53,352	57,533	61,693
Lawton, OK	49,213	53,498	57,762	62,047
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,172	55,869	62,546	69,244
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,546	55,120	60,695	66,269
Oklahoma City, OK	49,192	53,352	57,533	61,693
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,839	54,663	60,487	66,311
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,943	54,413	59,904	65,375
Tulsa, OK	49,400	55,391	61,360	67,351
Albany, OR	62,276	72,135	81,973	91,832
Bend, OR	61,194	71,178	81,141	91,125
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,698	67,476	76,232	85,010
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	59,114	68,932	78,728	88,546
Corvallis, OR	66,144	73,196	80,247	87,298
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	63,274	71,760	80,247	88,733
Eugene-Springfield, OR	59,031	68,682	78,333	87,984
Grants Pass, OR	59,364	68,869	78,354	87,860
Medford, OR	58,261	67,101	75,920	84,760
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	68,162	78,624	89,108	99,570
Salem, OR	64,772	75,588	86,404	97,220
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	63,399	71,469	79,540	87,610
Altoona, PA	55,224	65,936	76,648	87,360
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,887	69,805	81,724	93,642
Chambersburg, PA	60,487	72,676	84,885	97,074
Erie, PA	55,828	65,562	75,317	85,052
Gettysburg, PA	70,304	81,204	92,082	102,981
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	58,490	70,908	83,346	95,764
Johnstown, PA	55,432	65,749	76,045	86,362
Lancaster, PA	61,236	73,570	85,884	98,218
Lebanon, PA	58,448	70,949	83,450	95,951
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,848	67,143	78,437	89,732
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,828	65,562	75,317	85,052
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	56,348	65,333	74,298	83,284
Pittsburgh, PA	55,578	65,853	76,108	86,383
Reading, PA	54,996	67,080	79,165	91,250
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	55,516	68,287	81,058	93,829
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,890	66,644	77,376	88,130
State College, PA	55,744	66,477	77,189	87,922
Williamsport, PA	55,661	66,789	77,917	89,045
York-Hanover, PA	65,000	76,773	88,567	100,340
Aguadilla, PR	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Arecibo, PR	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Guayama, PR	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Mayaguez, PR	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Ponce, PR	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	54,413	66,831	79,228	91,645
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	59,634	72,509	85,405	98,280
Columbia, SC	62,920	74,693	86,487	98,260
Florence, SC	61,485	72,634	83,804	94,952
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	57,221	67,580	77,959	88,317
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	59,488	73,591	87,672	101,775
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	62,255	72,676	83,096	93,517
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,428	71,136	83,824	96,533
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	57,908	67,788	77,647	87,527
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,365	72,884	87,402	101,920
Spartanburg, SC	56,722	68,724	80,704	92,706
Sumter, SC	61,485	72,634	83,804	94,952
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	51,480	57,533	63,607	69,660
Rapid City, SD	53,581	60,487	67,413	74,319
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52,312	60,175	68,037	75,900
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,652	54,996	61,360	67,704
Chattanooga, TN-GA	49,504	61,256	73,029	84,781
Clarksville, TN-KY	53,852	63,004	72,156	81,308
Cleveland, TN	57,408	65,312	73,196	81,100
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,367	64,938	72,509	80,080
Jackson, TN	57,408	65,312	73,196	81,100
Johnson City, TN	57,408	65,312	73,196	81,100
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	57,221	64,272	71,324	78,375
Knoxville, TN	55,432	63,045	70,637	78,250
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	58,032	67,621	77,189	86,778
Morristown, TN	53,976	62,567	71,178	79,768
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	54,892	64,376	73,861	83,346
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	55,807	64,148	72,468	80,808
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,095	66,186	74,256	82,348
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,991	66,269	74,527	82,805
Abilene, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Amarillo, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	61,444	71,469	81,495	91,520
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	63,690	73,840	83,970	94,120
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,612	71,677	82,764	93,829
College Station-Bryan, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Corpus Christi, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	71,448	78,812	86,175	93,538
Eagle Pass, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,085	73,736	83,388	93,039
El Paso, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,210	73,653	83,076	92,519
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	63,648	74,506	85,343	96,200
Killeen-Temple, TX	61,984	72,072	82,181	92,269
Laredo, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Longview, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Lubbock, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Midland, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	67,517	74,756	82,015	89,253
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Odessa, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
San Angelo, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	60,424	70,346	80,288	90,210
Sherman-Denison, TX	70,554	77,501	84,469	91,416
Texarkana, TX-AR	49,837	59,072	68,287	77,522
Tyler, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Victoria, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
Waco, TX	70,180	77,376	84,594	91,791
Wichita Falls, TX	64,376	73,362	82,327	91,312
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	61,964	67,621	73,300	78,957
Logan, UT-ID	58,490	65,832	73,154	80,496
Ogden, UT	63,087	69,140	75,213	81,266
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	63,898	69,826	75,733	81,661
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	63,087	69,140	75,213	81,266
St. George, UT	63,087	69,140	75,213	81,266
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	64,127	70,200	76,274	82,348
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,272	59,364	67,476	75,567
Charlottesville, VA	50,607	61,236	71,844	82,472
Harrisonburg, VA	51,168	63,960	76,732	89,524
Lynchburg, VA	49,296	59,613	69,930	80,247
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,127	73,050	81,994	90,917
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,407	70,804	83,180	95,576
Richmond, VA	50,170	60,508	70,866	81,204
Roanoke, VA	52,188	61,381	70,575	79,768
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,252	58,386	65,541	72,676
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,501	59,447	67,413	75,359
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	51,168	63,960	76,732	89,524
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	51,647	61,652	71,656	81,661
Winchester, VA-WV	64,210	73,320	82,410	91,520
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	55,578	67,309	79,061	90,792
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	63,128	71,760	80,372	89,004
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	61,111	68,037	74,943	81,869
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	66,602	73,903	81,204	88,504
Bellingham, WA	59,988	70,325	80,642	90,980
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	61,652	74,839	88,047	101,234
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	62,276	71,511	80,767	90,002
Kennewick-Richland, WA	61,028	70,117	79,207	88,296
Longview-Kelso, WA	69,160	76,357	83,554	90,751
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	61,901	70,949	80,018	89,066
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	58,719	69,327	79,956	90,564
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	64,543	78,957	93,351	107,765
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	61,090	71,906	82,701	93,517
Walla Walla, WA	61,402	71,095	80,808	90,501
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	63,877	76,128	88,359	100,610
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,136	69,410	80,684	91,957
Yakima, WA	62,900	74,839	86,778	98,717
Appleton, WI	53,976	60,653	67,330	74,007
Eau Claire, WI	54,496	60,944	67,372	73,820
Fond du Lac, WI	54,392	63,752	73,092	82,452
Green Bay, WI	54,455	60,924	67,372	73,840
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,085	59,592	68,100	76,607
Kenosha, WI	50,378	57,991	65,583	73,196
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,752	58,781	66,810	74,839
Madison, WI	50,461	60,341	70,200	80,080
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	57,221	68,037	78,832	89,648
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,664	60,050	66,415	72,800
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,364	64,647	69,909	75,192
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	53,061	60,716	68,349	76,004
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	53,394	63,232	73,050	82,888
Sheboygan, WI	54,268	62,026	69,764	77,522
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,688	58,594	65,479	72,384
Wausau, WI	53,498	60,154	66,789	73,445
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,240	53,831	62,421	71,012
Beckley, WV	47,424	56,472	65,520	74,568
Charleston, WV	46,696	56,264	65,812	75,380
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	49,879	57,783	65,708	73,612
Morgantown, WV	44,720	54,226	63,711	73,216
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,034	54,039	64,064	74,069
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	41,829	51,959	62,068	72,197
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,696	56,264	65,812	75,380
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53,352	62,546	71,760	80,954
Wheeling, WV-OH	46,738	56,431	66,103	75,796
Casper, WY	59,322	64,980	70,616	76,274
Cheyenne, WY	59,842	65,770	71,719	77,647
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	59,842	65,770	71,719	77,647
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	59,322	64,980	70,616	76,274

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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