SOC 19-2031 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Chemists prevailing wage by city

Level I–IV H-1B prevailing wages in all 530 U.S. wage areas, from official DOL data.

What this job covers (DOL definition): Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.

Level I across metros$36,151 – $101,255Ponce, PR to Lexington Park, MD

Median Level IV, major metros$110,469Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Chemists (SOC 19-2031) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $36,151 in Ponce, PR to $101,255 in Lexington Park, MD, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $110,469. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $94,349, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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$113,589
San Francisco, CA$154,732
San Jose, CA$142,543
Seattle, WA$118,623
Dallas, TX$111,197
Houston, TX$142,418
Austin, TX$103,626
Chicago, IL$117,624
Boston, MA$156,874
Washington, DC$169,063
Atlanta, GA$120,557
Los Angeles, CA$116,210

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	69,992	87,048	104,104	121,160
Anchorage, AK	69,140	84,989	100,818	116,668
Fairbanks-College, AK	70,325	87,340	104,354	121,368
Anniston-Oxford, AL	63,440	82,077	100,735	119,372
Auburn-Opelika, AL	54,496	69,181	83,845	98,530
Birmingham, AL	62,858	81,848	100,860	119,850
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	71,781	86,716	101,671	116,605
Decatur, AL	78,000	96,284	114,546	132,829
Dothan, AL	64,980	83,263	101,525	119,808
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	70,242	90,688	111,114	131,560
Gadsden, AL	63,440	82,077	100,735	119,372
Huntsville, AL	71,407	91,749	112,112	132,455
Mobile, AL	69,597	83,741	97,906	112,050
Montgomery, AL	56,722	72,988	89,253	105,519
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	64,460	83,429	102,420	121,389
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	63,503	82,972	102,440	121,909
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	59,260	75,650	92,020	108,410
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	90,896	100,048	109,221	118,373
Tuscaloosa, AL	63,399	82,077	100,735	119,413
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,335	69,223	87,111	104,999
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	53,082	68,391	83,679	98,988
Fort Smith, AR-OK	55,100	69,847	84,594	99,341
Hot Springs, AR	46,052	57,720	69,410	81,079
Jonesboro, AR	54,704	70,096	85,488	100,880
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,532	55,058	64,584	74,111
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	61,111	77,127	93,143	109,159
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	62,484	84,802	107,141	129,460
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,524	68,682	86,820	104,978
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	56,576	74,444	92,290	110,157
Flagstaff, AZ	56,410	74,173	91,936	109,700
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	56,410	74,173	91,936	109,700
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	55,453	70,908	86,341	101,796
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	55,370	70,804	86,237	101,671
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	65,749	85,925	106,122	126,298
Tucson, AZ	56,701	74,610	92,519	110,428
Yuma, AZ	56,784	74,693	92,623	110,532
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	64,168	84,802	105,415	126,048
Chico, CA	67,621	81,266	94,890	108,535
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,028	77,168	93,330	109,471
El Centro, CA	63,607	81,162	98,717	116,272
Fresno, CA	55,349	67,496	79,644	91,791
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	59,842	77,605	95,389	113,152
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	64,501	81,744	98,967	116,210
Merced, CA	67,808	89,253	110,698	132,143
Modesto, CA	55,807	71,656	87,485	103,335
Napa, CA	66,560	83,575	100,568	117,583
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,338	75,608	88,900	102,170
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,130	78,000	93,871	109,741
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	61,152	76,420	91,687	106,954
Redding, CA	66,290	86,445	106,621	126,776
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	62,900	77,647	92,394	107,141
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	61,901	78,125	94,349	110,573
Salinas, CA	69,764	87,256	104,749	122,242
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	63,981	82,535	101,068	119,621
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	82,410	106,517	130,624	154,732
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78,312	99,716	121,140	142,543
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	61,839	76,752	91,666	106,580
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	65,021	81,162	97,303	113,444
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	60,591	77,772	94,973	112,154
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	70,263	85,280	100,277	115,295
Stockton-Lodi, CA	62,005	76,607	91,188	105,789
Vallejo, CA	57,824	74,839	91,832	108,847
Visalia, CA	57,887	73,632	89,399	105,144
Yuba City, CA	62,255	78,312	94,391	110,448
Boulder, CO	71,968	90,480	109,013	127,525
Colorado Springs, CO	58,802	76,773	94,765	112,736
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	69,431	89,981	110,552	131,103
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	68,224	88,005	107,765	127,546
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	56,244	77,127	98,010	118,893
Grand Junction, CO	58,053	72,114	86,154	100,215
Greeley, CO	64,356	82,514	100,693	118,852
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	67,580	87,631	107,682	127,733
Pueblo, CO	64,335	80,101	95,868	111,634
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	68,016	87,714	107,432	127,130
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	75,608	90,688	105,768	120,848
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	68,557	84,740	100,922	117,104
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	59,821	75,733	91,666	107,578
New Haven, CT	72,551	90,709	108,847	127,005
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	82,639	99,487	116,314	133,162
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	61,360	75,567	89,794	104,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	94,786	119,538	144,311	169,063
Dover, DE	65,229	75,234	85,218	95,223
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	67,164	79,040	90,917	102,794
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	61,984	84,448	106,933	129,397
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	87,839	105,768	123,698	141,628
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	51,522	73,216	94,911	116,605
Gainesville, FL	50,836	74,527	98,197	121,888
Homosassa Springs, FL	49,442	66,623	83,783	100,964
Jacksonville, FL	50,898	72,717	94,557	116,376
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	56,888	75,088	93,288	111,488
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56,306	73,757	91,188	108,639
Naples-Marco Island, FL	56,639	74,464	92,269	110,095
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	50,128	71,199	92,290	113,360
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	61,236	78,354	95,493	112,612
Ocala, FL	51,543	69,597	87,631	105,685
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	51,314	65,853	80,392	94,932
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	76,940	97,448	117,936	138,445
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	65,000	86,632	108,285	129,917
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	60,757	82,493	104,229	125,965
Port St. Lucie, FL	56,722	74,360	91,999	109,637
Punta Gorda, FL	61,340	80,413	99,487	118,560
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	55,204	73,861	92,519	111,176
Sebring, FL	53,519	69,244	84,989	100,714
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	53,831	71,116	88,380	105,664
Tallahassee, FL	47,861	54,621	61,360	68,120
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	49,109	64,876	80,663	96,429
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	50,940	67,018	83,096	99,175
Albany, GA	56,660	69,743	82,805	95,888
Athens-Clarke County, GA	74,776	93,184	111,572	129,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	64,543	83,221	101,879	120,557
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	55,994	69,660	83,346	97,012
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	43,410	57,471	71,532	85,592
Columbus, GA-AL	63,024	81,120	99,196	117,292
Dalton, GA	57,325	72,655	88,005	103,335
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,597	74,028	91,479	108,909
Gainesville, GA	73,279	85,634	97,968	110,324
Hinesville, GA	50,669	67,226	83,783	100,340
Macon-Bibb County, GA	64,522	82,826	101,130	119,434
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	62,442	80,309	98,176	116,044
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	53,560	65,500	77,460	89,399
Rome, GA	63,586	81,994	100,402	118,810
Savannah, GA	67,351	83,242	99,154	115,045
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,261	70,845	83,450	96,034
Valdosta, GA	58,802	71,136	83,492	95,826
Warner Robins, GA	63,940	76,357	88,775	101,192
Guam MSA	61,943	81,100	100,256	119,413
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	65,396	77,647	89,898	102,149
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	65,396	77,647	89,898	102,149
Urban Honolulu, HI	65,978	78,666	91,354	104,042
Ames, IA	59,239	75,692	92,144	108,597
Cedar Rapids, IA	68,391	82,639	96,908	111,156
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	68,224	85,530	102,815	120,120
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	67,288	81,911	96,554	111,176
Dubuque, IA	65,645	81,412	97,199	112,965
Iowa City, IA	64,210	69,805	75,400	80,996
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,644	84,656	102,669	120,682
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,692	78,791	94,911	111,010
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	55,412	67,392	79,352	91,333
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	64,106	78,541	92,956	107,391
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,484	77,064	91,624	106,205
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	64,980	80,746	96,492	112,258
Boise City, ID	43,972	64,460	84,927	105,415
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,133	66,540	85,925	105,332
Idaho Falls, ID	58,324	78,479	98,655	118,810
Lewiston, ID-WA	51,668	64,709	77,730	90,772
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,018	59,322	77,605	95,909
Pocatello, ID	47,133	66,540	85,925	105,332
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,695	67,476	87,277	107,058
Twin Falls, ID	40,269	58,448	76,628	94,807
Bloomington, IL	54,788	73,424	92,061	110,698
Champaign-Urbana, IL	52,936	66,436	79,914	93,413
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	65,604	82,951	100,277	117,624
Decatur, IL	54,663	68,495	82,306	96,138
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	58,885	77,772	96,679	115,565
Kankakee, IL	64,688	82,036	99,404	116,751
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	56,909	73,424	89,960	106,476
Peoria, IL	64,876	90,688	116,501	142,314
Rockford, IL	65,271	82,556	99,861	117,146
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	59,988	79,144	98,322	117,479
Springfield, IL	62,920	74,548	86,196	97,823
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,253	81,224	99,175	117,146
Bloomington, IN	61,464	72,093	82,701	93,330
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	64,252	70,034	75,816	81,599
Columbus, IN	60,258	74,152	88,068	101,962
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	61,797	74,922	88,026	101,151
Evansville, IN	65,978	88,380	110,760	133,162
Fort Wayne, IN	59,072	70,970	82,868	94,765
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	60,840	74,631	88,421	102,212
Kokomo, IN	57,866	72,405	86,965	101,504
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	42,578	58,199	73,799	89,420
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	65,021	82,244	99,466	116,688
Muncie, IN	60,549	74,215	87,901	101,567
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	59,364	73,320	87,298	101,255
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	55,536	67,850	80,164	92,477
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	62,276	79,269	96,263	113,256
Terre Haute, IN	58,532	71,698	84,885	98,052
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	51,980	65,396	78,791	92,207
Lawrence, KS	73,549	86,778	99,986	113,215
Manhattan, KS	51,480	64,210	76,940	89,669
Topeka, KS	56,202	61,652	67,101	72,551
Wichita, KS	58,573	74,360	90,148	105,935
Bowling Green, KY	63,919	77,127	90,314	103,522
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	62,900	77,460	91,999	106,559
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	58,261	73,279	88,276	103,293
Elizabethtown, KY	59,842	74,756	89,648	104,562
Lexington-Fayette, KY	57,388	66,103	74,818	83,533
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	60,154	74,922	89,711	104,479
Owensboro, KY	63,628	76,420	89,232	102,024
Paducah, KY-IL	62,421	76,004	89,607	103,189
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	60,404	75,317	90,252	105,165
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	61,028	75,588	90,127	104,687
Alexandria, LA	65,000	85,800	106,600	127,400
Baton Rouge, LA	69,992	92,186	114,400	136,594
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	68,183	89,794	111,405	133,016
Hammond, LA	64,148	84,968	105,768	126,589
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	64,044	85,052	106,060	127,068
Lafayette, LA	68,932	91,208	113,464	135,741
Lake Charles, LA	87,818	107,141	126,464	145,788
Monroe, LA	65,000	85,800	106,600	127,400
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	60,653	78,957	97,261	115,565
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	67,164	88,338	109,492	130,666
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	64,272	75,525	86,799	98,052
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	58,136	76,087	94,037	111,988
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	61,714	83,242	104,770	126,298
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	66,560	88,504	110,469	132,413
Barnstable Town, MA	76,628	102,711	128,773	154,856
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	77,002	103,626	130,250	156,874
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	74,964	100,860	126,756	152,652
Pittsfield, MA	76,565	93,476	110,407	127,317
Springfield, MA	66,228	88,213	110,199	132,184
Worcester, MA	64,647	87,548	110,469	133,370
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	74,880	98,280	121,660	145,060
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	64,168	77,023	89,898	102,752
Lexington Park, MD	101,255	116,792	132,309	147,847
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	54,580	66,373	78,146	89,940
Salisbury, MD	63,732	85,634	107,557	129,460
Bangor, ME	52,541	59,301	66,061	72,821
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	51,418	60,965	70,492	80,039
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	52,541	59,301	66,061	72,821
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,104	64,772	77,439	90,106
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	51,834	61,256	70,658	80,080
Ann Arbor, MI	56,909	69,868	82,847	95,805
Battle Creek, MI	57,762	75,858	93,954	112,050
Bay City, MI	101,088	120,391	139,714	159,016
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	63,544	82,098	100,672	119,226
Flint, MI	61,610	81,245	100,860	120,495
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	59,696	74,548	89,399	104,250
Jackson, MI	59,426	77,959	96,492	115,024
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	68,391	85,925	103,460	120,994
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	47,008	58,178	69,368	80,538
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,631	77,772	106,912	136,053
Midland, MI	83,741	102,004	120,266	138,528
Monroe, MI	61,693	80,351	99,008	117,666
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	63,087	81,432	99,757	118,103
Niles, MI	59,405	79,124	98,821	118,540
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,322	68,079	89,815	111,572
Saginaw, MI	63,607	88,380	113,152	137,925
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	62,525	82,992	103,460	123,927
Traverse City, MI	51,023	67,975	84,927	101,879
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,088	75,192	101,296	127,400
Duluth, MN-WI	71,823	87,319	102,794	118,290
Mankato, MN	66,082	84,469	102,836	121,223
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	67,039	85,322	103,584	121,868
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	66,207	84,490	102,794	121,077
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,264	59,780	76,295	92,810
Rochester, MN	49,525	66,498	83,492	100,464
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,991	64,688	84,407	104,104
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,938	83,221	101,484	119,767
St. Cloud, MN	65,812	84,178	102,524	120,890
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	60,029	70,908	81,765	92,644
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,533	75,588	93,642	111,696
Columbia, MO	51,751	65,978	80,205	94,432
Jefferson City, MO	51,106	67,455	83,804	100,152
Joplin, MO-KS	49,380	61,964	74,527	87,111
Kansas City, MO-KS	57,325	73,196	89,087	104,957
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,741	75,692	93,642	111,592
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,760	77,917	97,095	116,252
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,724	71,490	87,236	103,002
Springfield, MO	50,253	66,436	82,597	98,780
St. Joseph, MO-KS	56,826	69,056	81,308	93,538
St. Louis, MO-IL	59,884	79,311	98,717	118,144
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	52,167	70,138	88,088	106,060
Hattiesburg, MS	60,549	77,522	94,516	111,488
Jackson, MS	55,786	71,178	86,591	101,983
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,556	72,634	88,733	104,812
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	56,244	71,511	86,799	102,066
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	52,479	67,892	83,325	98,738
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	54,704	70,658	86,591	102,544
Billings, MT	47,216	56,660	66,103	75,546
Bozeman, MT	52,999	61,693	70,388	79,082
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,610	60,653	72,717	84,760
Great Falls, MT	56,410	68,141	79,872	91,604
Helena, MT	55,079	66,020	76,960	87,901
Missoula, MT	48,631	61,943	75,276	88,588
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,464	60,196	71,948	83,679
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,648	63,232	75,796	88,380
Asheville, NC	42,848	58,823	74,776	90,751
Burlington, NC	65,645	80,559	95,493	110,407
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,666	80,060	94,453	108,847
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	61,652	77,730	93,829	109,908
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	65,874	80,600	95,348	110,074
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,896	76,773	88,650	100,527
Fayetteville, NC	69,306	80,725	92,165	103,584
Goldsboro, NC	63,440	77,439	91,437	105,436
Greensboro-High Point, NC	67,205	82,202	97,220	112,216
Greenville, NC	57,180	68,412	79,623	90,855
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	57,991	70,804	83,637	96,450
Jacksonville, NC	58,428	70,928	83,429	95,930
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	65,957	80,725	95,514	110,282
Raleigh-Cary, NC	62,983	77,210	91,416	105,644
Rocky Mount, NC	62,380	76,274	90,168	104,063
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	53,768	67,268	80,767	94,266
Wilmington, NC	57,596	70,034	82,472	94,911
Winston-Salem, NC	62,234	80,288	98,364	116,418
Bismarck, ND	70,263	86,466	102,648	118,852
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,791	71,885	90,959	110,053
Fargo, ND-MN	50,815	64,813	78,791	92,789
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,135	64,127	82,098	100,090
Minot, ND	61,464	82,306	103,168	124,010
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,733	83,242	103,730	124,239
Grand Island, NE	64,335	83,200	102,087	120,952
Lincoln, NE	61,901	73,216	84,532	95,847
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	60,508	72,530	84,552	96,575
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	61,381	71,532	81,661	91,812
Omaha, NE-IA	61,111	74,173	87,256	100,319
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	64,439	85,551	106,684	127,796
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,559	67,164	79,789	92,394
Manchester-Nashua, NH	68,599	85,218	101,858	118,477
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	76,503	89,648	102,794	115,940
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,874	81,474	97,074	112,674
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	68,432	89,773	111,114	132,455
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	64,168	81,661	99,175	116,668
Vineland, NJ	62,900	82,951	103,023	123,074
Albuquerque, NM	64,293	95,639	126,984	158,330
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	64,938	95,431	125,903	156,396
Farmington, NM	64,938	97,428	129,896	162,386
Las Cruces, NM	64,480	84,864	105,269	125,653
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	65,500	96,117	126,756	157,373
Santa Fe, NM	65,458	97,594	129,730	161,866
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	52,978	69,951	86,944	103,917
Carson City, NV	54,538	70,159	85,780	101,400
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	52,188	69,992	87,818	105,623
Reno, NV	55,058	72,364	89,669	106,975
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	79,165	100,589	121,992	143,416
Binghamton, NY	55,724	71,656	87,589	103,522
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	62,671	78,375	94,079	109,783
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	66,477	87,818	109,138	130,479
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	54,143	67,767	81,412	95,036
Elmira, NY	64,397	83,762	103,127	122,492
Glens Falls, NY	77,917	99,508	121,077	142,668
Ithaca, NY	61,860	77,751	93,621	109,512
Kingston, NY	57,221	71,220	85,239	99,237
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	65,812	79,685	93,580	107,453
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	66,186	81,994	97,781	113,589
Rochester, NY	66,997	82,389	97,802	113,194
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	66,852	85,364	103,896	122,408
Syracuse, NY	60,716	78,562	96,408	114,255
Utica-Rome, NY	55,994	72,343	88,712	105,061
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	61,152	78,271	95,410	112,528
Akron, OH	57,596	72,031	86,466	100,901
Canton-Massillon, OH	56,972	69,493	81,994	94,516
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	64,501	80,871	97,240	113,610
Cleveland, OH	65,791	79,456	93,143	106,808
Columbus, OH	63,586	80,143	96,679	113,236
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	70,159	89,815	109,450	129,106
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	58,552	72,613	86,674	100,735
Lima, OH	54,101	67,517	80,912	94,328
Mansfield, OH	63,420	79,602	95,764	111,946
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	64,605	76,898	89,191	101,484
Sandusky, OH	63,856	77,584	91,312	105,040
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	63,170	77,751	92,311	106,892
Springfield, OH	63,794	80,954	98,114	115,274
Toledo, OH	58,116	71,240	84,344	97,469
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,162	69,618	84,074	98,530
Youngstown-Warren, OH	49,816	59,759	69,722	79,664
Enid, OK	52,770	64,668	76,586	88,484
Lawton, OK	52,208	64,418	76,628	88,837
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	62,276	76,544	90,813	105,082
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	50,461	65,021	79,560	94,120
Oklahoma City, OK	53,144	64,564	75,962	87,381
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	59,863	73,716	87,589	101,442
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,437	65,292	78,146	91,000
Tulsa, OK	53,103	70,616	88,130	105,644
Albany, OR	73,757	87,797	101,858	115,898
Bend, OR	78,624	89,648	100,693	111,717
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	70,284	86,466	102,648	118,831
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	69,909	86,154	102,420	118,664
Corvallis, OR	71,428	84,781	98,135	111,488
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	76,149	87,652	99,175	110,677
Eugene-Springfield, OR	76,732	91,957	107,204	122,429
Grants Pass, OR	74,152	92,644	111,135	129,626
Medford, OR	74,152	92,644	111,135	129,626
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	68,661	85,780	102,919	120,037
Salem, OR	69,868	85,925	102,004	118,061
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	56,244	75,442	94,661	113,860
Altoona, PA	55,474	69,264	83,055	96,845
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	62,983	81,370	99,736	118,124
Chambersburg, PA	57,200	71,282	85,384	99,466
Erie, PA	61,319	74,360	87,402	100,444
Gettysburg, PA	57,055	72,093	87,132	102,170
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	54,850	66,248	77,626	89,024
Johnstown, PA	49,005	55,079	61,132	67,205
Lancaster, PA	57,596	75,920	94,224	112,549
Lebanon, PA	50,149	60,570	71,012	81,432
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,392	68,620	82,847	97,074
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,981	77,647	91,292	104,957
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,900	82,888	102,898	122,887
Pittsburgh, PA	54,642	70,284	85,904	101,546
Reading, PA	65,500	79,706	93,912	108,119
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	61,860	83,096	104,333	125,570
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,058	70,596	86,133	101,671
State College, PA	74,631	87,984	101,338	114,692
Williamsport, PA	61,298	77,418	93,517	109,637
York-Hanover, PA	62,504	79,623	96,741	113,860
Aguadilla, PR	41,392	50,586	59,759	68,952
Arecibo, PR	47,508	63,981	80,434	96,908
Guayama, PR	48,090	64,584	81,100	97,594
Mayaguez, PR	45,615	62,005	78,396	94,786
Ponce, PR	36,151	45,448	54,725	64,023
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	45,719	62,109	78,479	94,869
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	48,589	65,354	82,140	98,904
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	71,303	89,128	106,975	124,800
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	63,378	79,976	96,575	113,173
Columbia, SC	58,511	68,807	79,124	89,420
Florence, SC	56,868	68,224	79,560	90,917
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	61,672	76,045	90,397	104,770
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	58,240	74,111	89,960	105,831
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	58,240	74,111	89,960	105,831
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,551	75,088	90,626	106,164
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,904	75,941	91,957	107,994
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	58,677	71,802	84,948	98,072
Spartanburg, SC	70,034	95,264	120,474	145,704
Sumter, SC	56,868	68,224	79,560	90,917
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,690	59,176	67,642	76,128
Rapid City, SD	53,373	63,024	72,655	82,306
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	63,503	73,133	82,743	92,373
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,375	61,111	69,847	78,583
Chattanooga, TN-GA	63,836	81,973	100,111	118,248
Clarksville, TN-KY	46,031	56,514	66,997	77,480
Cleveland, TN	65,541	84,240	102,960	121,660
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	76,066	90,772	105,456	120,162
Jackson, TN	51,314	69,764	88,213	106,663
Johnson City, TN	51,314	69,764	88,213	106,663
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	75,900	90,439	104,957	119,496
Knoxville, TN	72,197	84,948	97,719	110,469
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	52,749	68,536	84,324	100,111
Morristown, TN	81,807	94,848	107,869	120,911
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,448	53,124	60,799	68,474
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50,503	69,431	88,359	107,287
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,948	56,514	67,101	77,668
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,314	69,764	88,213	106,663
Abilene, TX	57,138	76,316	95,472	114,650
Amarillo, TX	56,951	75,900	94,828	113,776
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	58,261	73,383	88,504	103,626
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	66,727	86,362	105,976	125,612
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,692	84,802	106,892	129,002
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	67,517	90,210	112,882	135,575
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,687	89,295	112,882	136,490
College Station-Bryan, TX	54,996	66,373	77,772	89,149
Corpus Christi, TX	66,644	83,679	100,735	117,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	60,258	77,231	94,224	111,197
Eagle Pass, TX	62,317	84,469	106,600	128,752
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	68,370	92,415	116,480	140,525
El Paso, TX	52,645	67,704	82,784	97,844
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,100	74,568	94,058	113,527
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	69,306	93,684	118,040	142,418
Killeen-Temple, TX	56,119	71,261	86,383	101,525
Laredo, TX	78,000	99,362	120,703	142,064
Longview, TX	60,424	84,012	107,578	131,165
Lubbock, TX	42,932	60,799	78,645	96,512
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	67,517	90,210	112,882	135,575
Midland, TX	85,884	107,432	128,960	150,509
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,389	73,924	91,458	108,992
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,922	81,890	101,837	121,805
Odessa, TX	66,706	89,898	113,111	136,303
San Angelo, TX	58,823	78,333	97,823	117,333
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	58,698	79,103	99,528	119,933
Sherman-Denison, TX	60,112	77,064	94,016	110,968
Texarkana, TX-AR	57,637	78,874	100,111	121,348
Tyler, TX	57,575	76,607	95,618	114,650
Victoria, TX	79,664	100,652	121,660	142,647
Waco, TX	49,525	59,592	69,680	79,748
Wichita Falls, TX	58,095	76,898	95,722	114,525
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	74,444	92,706	110,948	129,210
Logan, UT-ID	61,943	80,018	98,114	116,189
Ogden, UT	59,156	76,648	94,120	111,613
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	54,143	67,559	80,954	94,370
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	59,280	71,365	83,471	95,556
St. George, UT	54,039	75,317	96,616	117,895
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	58,344	72,114	85,884	99,653
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	62,442	82,181	101,900	121,639
Charlottesville, VA	58,927	79,415	99,882	120,370
Harrisonburg, VA	55,703	77,460	99,196	120,952
Lynchburg, VA	51,376	62,879	74,402	85,904
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,324	81,120	103,896	126,693
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,324	81,120	103,896	126,693
Richmond, VA	56,576	76,440	96,325	116,189
Roanoke, VA	52,645	71,157	89,648	108,160
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,839	76,399	90,980	105,540
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,093	88,588	105,082	121,576
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	55,703	77,460	99,196	120,952
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	57,720	73,196	88,650	104,125
Winchester, VA-WV	58,324	81,120	103,896	126,693
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	61,943	81,100	100,256	119,413
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	71,053	81,224	91,416	101,588
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	69,223	80,912	92,623	104,312
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	69,223	80,912	92,623	104,312
Bellingham, WA	58,927	71,344	83,741	96,159
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	74,922	90,626	106,309	122,013
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	65,728	77,293	88,837	100,402
Kennewick-Richland, WA	80,871	101,068	121,244	141,440
Longview-Kelso, WA	67,975	84,781	101,567	118,373
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	57,492	71,448	85,426	99,383
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	65,895	85,738	105,602	125,445
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	69,680	85,988	102,316	118,623
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	59,156	72,384	85,592	98,821
Walla Walla, WA	84,303	104,354	124,426	144,477
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	68,932	84,948	100,964	116,980
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	67,434	83,991	100,527	117,084
Yakima, WA	55,724	67,559	79,415	91,250
Appleton, WI	61,444	73,716	86,008	98,280
Eau Claire, WI	58,885	70,658	82,431	94,204
Fond du Lac, WI	61,444	73,404	85,384	97,344
Green Bay, WI	54,912	66,061	77,189	88,338
Janesville-Beloit, WI	64,376	78,604	92,852	107,079
Kenosha, WI	70,616	80,517	90,397	100,298
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	56,285	70,679	85,052	99,445
Madison, WI	56,972	68,391	79,831	91,250
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	60,508	72,488	84,448	96,429
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,967	73,924	87,880	101,837
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	62,172	76,295	90,418	104,541
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	61,527	72,364	83,221	94,058
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	60,071	69,826	79,581	89,336
Sheboygan, WI	67,330	80,143	92,956	105,768
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	63,295	73,986	84,677	95,368
Wausau, WI	61,340	73,570	85,821	98,052
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,548	77,917	94,308	110,677
Beckley, WV	51,751	70,159	88,567	106,975
Charleston, WV	52,333	70,533	88,712	106,912
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	55,620	67,850	80,080	92,311
Morgantown, WV	63,066	76,420	89,752	103,106
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	72,280	82,660	93,018	103,397
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	74,548	86,320	98,093	109,866
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,140	71,448	86,778	102,087
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	56,868	70,804	84,740	98,676
Wheeling, WV-OH	61,631	75,005	88,380	101,754
Casper, WY	62,130	80,663	99,175	117,708
Cheyenne, WY	60,757	74,568	88,400	102,212
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	64,148	81,453	98,780	116,085
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	76,711	94,474	112,237	130,000

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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