SOC 19-2041 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 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 research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or public health. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Level I across metros$28,101 – $83,658Mayaguez, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$100,298Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health (SOC 19-2041) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $28,101 in Mayaguez, PR to $83,658 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $100,298. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $86,071, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 8 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$110,365
San Francisco, CA$149,365
San Jose, CA$144,269
Seattle, WA$125,632
Dallas, TX$117,936
Houston, TX$125,258
Austin, TX$120,474
Chicago, IL$118,644
Boston, MA$121,493
Washington, DC$139,610
Atlanta, GA$116,855
Los Angeles, CA$128,253

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	64,834	80,871	96,908	112,944
Anchorage, AK	66,768	83,512	100,236	116,980
Fairbanks-College, AK	68,141	84,698	101,234	117,791
Anniston-Oxford, AL	47,965	61,984	75,983	90,002
Auburn-Opelika, AL	46,135	59,634	73,133	86,632
Birmingham, AL	47,882	62,109	76,357	90,584
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	41,164	51,938	62,733	73,508
Decatur, AL	55,432	68,204	80,975	93,746
Dothan, AL	46,197	57,429	68,640	79,872
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	51,647	68,224	84,823	101,400
Gadsden, AL	47,965	61,984	75,983	90,002
Huntsville, AL	52,791	70,284	87,776	105,269
Mobile, AL	50,669	63,690	76,711	89,732
Montgomery, AL	44,783	57,824	70,845	83,887
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,133	61,381	75,608	89,856
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,904	61,340	75,796	90,231
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,698	59,135	72,551	85,988
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,556	57,138	70,700	84,282
Tuscaloosa, AL	45,823	59,509	73,216	86,903
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	49,317	66,394	83,471	100,548
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,117	59,447	74,776	90,106
Fort Smith, AR-OK	41,476	54,725	67,996	81,245
Hot Springs, AR	46,218	62,234	78,271	94,287
Jonesboro, AR	52,188	68,536	84,906	101,255
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,532	62,380	79,248	96,096
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,824	60,778	76,732	92,685
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	48,194	64,834	81,453	98,093
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,365	61,548	77,751	93,933
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	71,448	83,076	94,682	106,309
Flagstaff, AZ	59,072	76,191	93,288	110,407
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	65,229	80,975	96,741	112,487
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	59,988	76,357	92,727	109,096
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	69,576	88,463	107,328	126,215
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	57,804	71,989	86,196	100,381
Tucson, AZ	57,263	70,949	84,615	98,301
Yuma, AZ	64,501	78,229	91,957	105,685
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	54,642	72,176	89,732	107,266
Chico, CA	71,532	87,152	102,794	118,415
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	68,412	86,820	105,207	123,615
El Centro, CA	73,424	84,490	95,535	106,600
Fresno, CA	64,543	80,871	97,178	113,506
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	64,293	80,808	97,303	113,818
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,560	87,132	107,682	128,253
Merced, CA	70,533	89,524	108,535	127,525
Modesto, CA	78,562	94,703	110,864	127,005
Napa, CA	81,412	98,052	114,692	131,332
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	69,847	84,968	100,069	115,191
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	70,991	84,802	98,592	112,404
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	69,056	87,984	106,912	125,840
Redding, CA	75,317	91,271	107,224	123,178
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	67,080	85,135	103,189	121,244
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	77,314	95,348	113,402	131,436
Salinas, CA	73,549	89,524	105,498	121,472
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	69,556	90,002	110,469	130,916
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	82,868	105,040	127,192	149,365
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	83,658	103,855	124,072	144,269
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	73,445	88,712	104,000	119,268
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	71,573	90,876	110,157	129,460
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70,658	88,400	106,164	123,906
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	77,272	95,348	113,402	131,477
Stockton-Lodi, CA	65,208	83,221	101,213	119,226
Vallejo, CA	67,018	84,448	101,858	119,288
Visalia, CA	64,148	77,085	90,044	102,981
Yuba City, CA	71,428	84,573	97,698	110,844
Boulder, CO	65,042	73,237	81,432	89,628
Colorado Springs, CO	73,986	92,727	111,447	130,188
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	70,658	88,359	106,039	123,740
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	70,824	88,567	106,288	124,031
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	72,405	91,978	111,572	131,144
Grand Junction, CO	53,768	67,517	81,245	94,994
Greeley, CO	72,052	84,989	97,906	110,844
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,356	81,100	97,844	114,588
Pueblo, CO	71,885	90,980	110,053	129,148
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	63,128	82,930	102,732	122,533
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	58,074	82,056	106,060	130,042
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	63,981	78,416	92,852	107,287
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	65,520	78,708	91,916	105,103
New Haven, CT	59,634	94,557	129,501	164,424
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	65,125	78,666	92,228	105,768
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,135	73,445	87,776	102,087
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	74,236	96,034	117,812	139,610
Dover, DE	52,396	57,804	63,191	68,599
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	50,170	58,178	66,165	74,173
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	45,740	57,949	70,159	82,368
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	46,010	60,445	74,860	89,295
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,616	51,834	59,072	66,290
Gainesville, FL	41,767	53,207	64,647	76,087
Homosassa Springs, FL	44,720	56,930	69,160	81,370
Jacksonville, FL	45,324	57,408	69,514	81,599
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	42,183	55,994	69,826	83,637
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	47,508	61,714	75,941	90,148
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,970	58,532	72,093	85,655
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,599	53,290	63,981	74,672
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	45,490	55,620	65,770	75,900
Ocala, FL	44,866	57,845	70,804	83,783
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	46,946	61,693	76,461	91,208
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	48,589	62,026	75,442	88,879
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	50,732	61,527	72,322	83,117
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	41,788	49,588	57,408	65,208
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,973	54,892	66,810	78,728
Punta Gorda, FL	45,261	57,575	69,868	82,181
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	40,623	50,690	60,736	70,804
Sebring, FL	45,428	59,634	73,840	88,047
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	44,596	55,557	66,519	77,480
Tallahassee, FL	45,760	52,063	58,344	64,647
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	45,677	57,928	70,180	82,431
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	51,876	65,936	79,976	94,037
Albany, GA	59,260	79,436	99,632	119,808
Athens-Clarke County, GA	52,208	66,664	81,100	95,556
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	62,962	80,933	98,884	116,855
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	53,103	76,794	100,485	124,176
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	62,234	80,434	98,613	116,813
Columbus, GA-AL	59,800	73,612	87,444	101,255
Dalton, GA	66,956	77,876	88,775	99,695
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,428	81,786	105,165	128,524
Gainesville, GA	63,045	81,536	100,007	118,498
Hinesville, GA	61,194	81,952	102,711	123,469
Macon-Bibb County, GA	61,880	79,706	97,552	115,378
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	61,756	79,976	98,176	116,397
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	82,140	113,548	144,976	176,384
Rome, GA	62,130	80,496	98,884	117,250
Savannah, GA	61,319	83,096	104,874	126,652
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	61,631	82,514	103,397	124,280
Valdosta, GA	61,880	82,743	103,605	124,468
Warner Robins, GA	62,504	72,759	83,013	93,268
Guam MSA	46,717	58,594	70,471	82,348
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,349	66,519	77,668	88,837
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	55,224	67,996	80,767	93,538
Urban Honolulu, HI	55,058	67,933	80,788	93,663
Ames, IA	57,388	69,223	81,058	92,893
Cedar Rapids, IA	59,280	73,092	86,882	100,693
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	60,508	75,608	90,709	105,810
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	61,298	72,904	84,511	96,117
Dubuque, IA	58,136	70,180	82,202	94,245
Iowa City, IA	54,164	66,727	79,269	91,832
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,164	63,690	73,196	82,722
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	52,000	61,964	71,906	81,869
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	53,956	64,023	74,111	84,178
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	66,228	76,732	87,256	97,760
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,514	69,472	82,452	95,410
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	57,533	69,826	82,119	94,412
Boise City, ID	60,424	70,804	81,183	91,562
Coeur d'Alene, ID	50,066	59,551	69,036	78,520
Idaho Falls, ID	63,607	75,608	87,631	99,632
Lewiston, ID-WA	54,725	61,007	67,268	73,549
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	50,087	59,572	69,077	78,562
Pocatello, ID	57,013	65,520	74,028	82,535
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,125	65,104	78,104	91,084
Twin Falls, ID	56,036	66,997	77,980	88,941
Bloomington, IL	43,015	58,136	73,258	88,380
Champaign-Urbana, IL	41,808	55,183	68,578	81,952
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	52,250	74,381	96,512	118,644
Decatur, IL	53,311	70,824	88,317	105,831
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,962	60,008	70,076	80,122
Kankakee, IL	50,794	72,239	93,663	115,108
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	52,749	74,319	95,868	117,437
Peoria, IL	54,892	72,280	89,648	107,037
Rockford, IL	52,520	74,589	96,658	118,727
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,277	77,584	93,871	110,178
Springfield, IL	59,592	77,605	95,597	113,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	51,876	69,452	87,007	104,583
Bloomington, IN	52,416	60,549	68,682	76,815
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	51,522	64,460	77,397	90,335
Columbus, IN	51,668	66,852	82,056	97,240
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	46,280	55,807	65,312	74,839
Evansville, IN	47,653	58,573	69,493	80,413
Fort Wayne, IN	39,770	54,164	68,536	82,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	52,832	68,079	83,325	98,572
Kokomo, IN	52,229	67,455	82,680	97,906
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	51,522	73,071	94,599	116,148
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	50,399	71,552	92,727	113,880
Muncie, IN	52,479	67,580	82,701	97,802
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,196	60,050	72,884	85,738
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,634	53,061	59,488	65,916
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,818	67,184	85,572	103,938
Terre Haute, IN	49,088	63,960	78,853	93,725
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	62,255	74,007	85,738	97,490
Lawrence, KS	56,888	70,242	83,596	96,949
Manhattan, KS	60,695	70,783	80,850	90,938
Topeka, KS	55,599	60,778	65,978	71,157
Wichita, KS	58,740	71,781	84,802	97,844
Bowling Green, KY	50,295	60,799	71,282	81,786
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,792	60,196	68,620	77,023
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	51,751	56,847	61,964	67,060
Elizabethtown, KY	50,794	62,504	74,236	85,946
Lexington-Fayette, KY	51,106	66,020	80,933	95,847
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	51,543	63,461	75,380	87,298
Owensboro, KY	49,816	62,234	74,672	87,090
Paducah, KY-IL	51,668	65,687	79,727	93,746
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,815	59,863	68,911	77,959
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,004	61,589	73,154	84,740
Alexandria, LA	59,946	75,608	91,271	106,933
Baton Rouge, LA	53,748	67,268	80,808	94,328
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,144	66,810	80,496	94,162
Hammond, LA	53,228	67,663	82,077	96,512
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	53,519	67,829	82,140	96,450
Lafayette, LA	55,932	67,351	78,749	90,168
Lake Charles, LA	53,935	68,204	82,493	96,762
Monroe, LA	49,837	60,944	72,072	83,180
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	56,036	72,884	89,711	106,559
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,498	67,205	80,933	94,640
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	52,853	70,554	88,234	105,935
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	52,312	68,308	84,303	100,298
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,666	66,020	79,373	92,727
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	63,274	77,148	91,021	104,895
Barnstable Town, MA	64,564	80,309	96,055	111,800
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	71,157	87,943	104,708	121,493
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	70,242	86,965	103,688	120,412
Pittsfield, MA	64,647	81,453	98,280	115,087
Springfield, MA	72,676	87,236	101,775	116,335
Worcester, MA	74,984	90,480	105,997	121,493
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	60,612	75,484	90,356	105,228
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	72,613	94,224	115,815	137,426
Lexington Park, MD	64,543	76,524	88,504	100,485
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	58,532	70,908	83,263	95,639
Salisbury, MD	56,847	68,328	79,831	91,312
Bangor, ME	48,631	55,890	63,128	70,388
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	51,189	61,256	71,324	81,391
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,607	60,279	69,930	79,602
Portland-South Portland, ME	51,231	64,668	78,104	91,541
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	51,252	58,532	65,791	73,071
Ann Arbor, MI	60,861	79,103	97,365	115,607
Battle Creek, MI	58,490	75,172	91,853	108,535
Bay City, MI	61,568	71,864	82,181	92,477
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	56,160	69,951	83,720	97,511
Flint, MI	50,191	58,324	66,456	74,589
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	55,869	68,661	81,474	94,266
Jackson, MI	66,976	79,124	91,271	103,418
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	52,333	60,175	68,016	75,858
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	62,317	72,800	83,284	93,767
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,168	60,008	68,828	77,668
Midland, MI	52,250	62,380	72,509	82,639
Monroe, MI	53,436	71,781	90,127	108,472
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	54,413	66,456	78,500	90,543
Niles, MI	48,236	57,928	67,600	77,293
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,384	69,743	80,080	90,439
Saginaw, MI	57,658	68,724	79,789	90,855
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	55,120	63,690	72,239	80,808
Traverse City, MI	56,576	66,020	75,442	84,885
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,623	65,583	77,543	89,503
Duluth, MN-WI	61,381	73,154	84,948	96,720
Mankato, MN	58,220	70,013	81,828	93,621
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	66,103	81,807	97,511	113,215
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	64,626	79,644	94,640	109,658
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,988	70,284	80,559	90,855
Rochester, MN	64,813	79,103	93,392	107,682
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,010	62,712	79,415	96,117
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,799	62,567	77,335	92,103
St. Cloud, MN	63,669	79,248	94,807	110,386
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	52,936	65,624	78,333	91,021
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,432	61,444	67,455	73,466
Columbia, MO	52,895	57,720	62,567	67,392
Jefferson City, MO	52,916	57,346	61,797	66,228
Joplin, MO-KS	52,957	65,687	78,416	91,146
Kansas City, MO-KS	58,823	73,528	88,255	102,960
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	53,581	63,919	74,256	84,594
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	51,938	58,781	65,645	72,488
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	55,349	68,786	82,202	95,639
Springfield, MO	52,084	56,680	61,256	65,853
St. Joseph, MO-KS	57,221	71,532	85,842	100,152
St. Louis, MO-IL	51,730	59,572	67,413	75,255
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	43,015	60,820	78,645	96,450
Hattiesburg, MS	42,204	50,711	59,218	67,725
Jackson, MS	42,744	53,560	64,356	75,172
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,850	54,663	67,476	80,288
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,684	52,687	63,711	74,714
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,863	63,274	79,706	96,117
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,388	58,552	72,717	86,882
Billings, MT	67,538	85,738	103,938	122,138
Bozeman, MT	70,013	79,269	88,546	97,802
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	64,439	74,776	85,114	95,452
Great Falls, MT	64,376	73,112	81,828	90,564
Helena, MT	64,189	71,532	78,895	86,237
Missoula, MT	59,884	69,930	79,976	90,023
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	63,045	72,946	82,826	92,727
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	63,586	73,549	83,492	93,455
Asheville, NC	56,119	67,892	79,644	91,416
Burlington, NC	54,746	69,514	84,261	99,029
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,319	58,012	67,725	77,418
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	56,909	68,661	80,434	92,186
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	60,112	76,440	92,789	109,117
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,959	60,799	69,639	78,479
Fayetteville, NC	51,480	61,568	71,677	81,765
Goldsboro, NC	55,703	68,640	81,557	94,495
Greensboro-High Point, NC	50,919	64,085	77,231	90,397
Greenville, NC	52,708	61,340	69,972	78,604
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	58,864	65,999	73,112	80,247
Jacksonville, NC	62,192	70,637	79,061	87,506
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	54,288	68,578	82,847	97,136
Raleigh-Cary, NC	58,178	72,218	86,258	100,298
Rocky Mount, NC	55,952	68,724	81,516	94,287
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,045	58,552	67,039	75,546
Wilmington, NC	52,708	62,068	71,407	80,767
Winston-Salem, NC	52,624	63,212	73,778	84,365
Bismarck, ND	61,672	73,924	86,196	98,447
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,885	70,096	81,287	92,498
Fargo, ND-MN	53,664	66,103	78,562	91,000
Grand Forks, ND-MN	59,946	70,138	80,330	90,522
Minot, ND	61,381	72,967	84,532	96,117
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,900	74,048	85,218	96,367
Grand Island, NE	50,773	60,237	69,680	79,144
Lincoln, NE	52,791	61,860	70,928	79,997
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	52,562	63,648	74,735	85,821
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,730	62,816	73,924	85,010
Omaha, NE-IA	53,540	68,349	83,159	97,968
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	51,834	59,384	66,956	74,506
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	61,298	70,845	80,392	89,940
Manchester-Nashua, NH	62,317	79,394	96,492	113,568
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	69,701	85,925	102,149	118,373
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	61,298	73,487	85,676	97,864
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	56,992	70,492	84,012	97,511
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	56,077	69,535	82,992	96,450
Vineland, NJ	57,304	71,136	84,989	98,821
Albuquerque, NM	62,005	75,588	89,191	102,773
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	61,714	76,752	91,812	106,850
Farmington, NM	64,064	78,749	93,413	108,098
Las Cruces, NM	69,784	78,084	86,383	94,682
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	69,160	86,861	104,541	122,242
Santa Fe, NM	71,303	79,623	87,943	96,263
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	75,213	92,207	109,180	126,173
Carson City, NV	60,736	75,796	90,834	105,893
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	58,552	73,175	87,776	102,399
Reno, NV	52,188	68,308	84,407	100,527
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	61,527	72,592	83,679	94,744
Binghamton, NY	55,412	67,892	80,372	92,852
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	58,552	70,076	81,620	93,143
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	59,738	71,012	82,285	93,559
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	58,324	70,887	83,471	96,034
Elmira, NY	61,901	72,613	83,325	94,037
Glens Falls, NY	61,132	72,218	83,304	94,391
Ithaca, NY	65,375	73,445	81,495	89,565
Kingston, NY	67,247	76,066	84,906	93,725
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	62,650	81,869	101,068	120,287
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	60,362	77,023	93,704	110,365
Rochester, NY	57,991	68,058	78,146	88,213
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	63,149	75,088	87,048	98,988
Syracuse, NY	60,778	72,696	84,615	96,533
Utica-Rome, NY	56,472	67,808	79,144	90,480
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	64,501	74,880	85,280	95,660
Akron, OH	53,228	64,564	75,900	87,236
Canton-Massillon, OH	58,844	68,807	78,770	88,733
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	48,652	62,172	75,671	89,191
Cleveland, OH	42,620	59,863	77,127	94,370
Columbus, OH	59,655	71,802	83,970	96,117
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	63,336	73,487	83,637	93,788
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,757	74,298	87,818	101,359
Lima, OH	47,612	59,821	72,010	84,220
Mansfield, OH	59,239	71,490	83,741	95,992
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	50,170	63,024	75,879	88,733
Sandusky, OH	50,274	65,208	80,143	95,077
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	53,956	69,098	84,240	99,383
Springfield, OH	59,800	71,906	83,991	96,096
Toledo, OH	62,317	73,362	84,407	95,452
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	51,522	68,744	85,967	103,189
Youngstown-Warren, OH	49,421	63,087	76,773	90,439
Enid, OK	56,722	68,703	80,663	92,644
Lawton, OK	57,887	69,639	81,391	93,143
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,754	49,005	61,236	73,487
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	53,540	67,600	81,640	95,701
Oklahoma City, OK	59,114	70,325	81,557	92,768
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,762	56,847	68,952	81,037
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	54,080	66,581	79,103	91,604
Tulsa, OK	49,692	66,560	83,450	100,319
Albany, OR	64,002	78,125	92,248	106,372
Bend, OR	65,936	78,749	91,583	104,396
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	70,637	79,956	89,253	98,572
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	61,880	75,484	89,087	102,690
Corvallis, OR	57,512	69,264	80,996	92,748
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	65,999	78,396	90,772	103,168
Eugene-Springfield, OR	64,751	79,893	95,056	110,199
Grants Pass, OR	63,544	75,671	87,776	99,903
Medford, OR	65,957	76,024	86,112	96,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	70,720	84,968	99,216	113,464
Salem, OR	71,428	85,655	99,903	114,130
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	55,994	68,557	81,100	93,663
Altoona, PA	51,439	63,378	75,317	87,256
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,456	67,018	80,600	94,162
Chambersburg, PA	58,552	70,804	83,034	95,285
Erie, PA	48,714	55,620	62,546	69,452
Gettysburg, PA	58,760	71,968	85,197	98,405
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	62,650	73,820	84,989	96,159
Johnstown, PA	50,482	63,440	76,399	89,357
Lancaster, PA	53,290	64,522	75,775	87,007
Lebanon, PA	57,346	69,514	81,682	93,850
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	54,101	66,040	78,000	89,940
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	68,620	77,522	86,424	95,327
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	57,346	71,240	85,135	99,029
Pittsburgh, PA	48,194	61,069	73,924	86,799
Reading, PA	52,916	64,876	76,836	88,796
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	47,508	65,208	82,888	100,589
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	53,103	65,666	78,229	90,792
State College, PA	56,472	68,786	81,120	93,434
Williamsport, PA	59,405	70,908	82,410	93,912
York-Hanover, PA	53,581	71,573	89,565	107,557
Aguadilla, PR	36,380	49,088	61,797	74,506
Arecibo, PR	37,128	49,442	61,776	74,090
Guayama, PR	37,212	49,296	61,381	73,466
Mayaguez, PR	28,101	47,840	67,600	87,340
Ponce, PR	36,359	48,797	61,236	73,674
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	36,359	49,088	61,818	74,548
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	37,149	49,130	61,111	73,092
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	67,559	84,636	101,733	118,810
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	61,402	74,735	88,068	101,400
Columbia, SC	55,640	74,194	92,768	111,322
Florence, SC	51,127	68,890	86,632	104,396
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,072	56,597	67,101	77,626
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	49,879	66,810	83,762	100,693
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	49,879	66,810	83,762	100,693
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,348	69,098	81,869	94,620
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,912	68,328	81,744	95,160
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,493	74,069	91,645	109,221
Spartanburg, SC	55,058	67,788	80,496	93,226
Sumter, SC	51,127	68,890	86,632	104,396
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,407	65,999	73,570	81,162
Rapid City, SD	57,055	65,042	73,008	80,996
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	58,864	66,436	74,007	81,578
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	53,144	61,631	70,138	78,624
Chattanooga, TN-GA	57,492	71,469	85,426	99,404
Clarksville, TN-KY	57,783	71,324	84,885	98,426
Cleveland, TN	57,887	72,592	87,298	102,004
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,263	69,493	81,724	93,954
Jackson, TN	58,511	66,852	75,192	83,533
Johnson City, TN	59,509	68,370	77,231	86,092
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	57,575	67,975	78,375	88,775
Knoxville, TN	57,284	70,159	83,013	95,888
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	53,519	69,784	86,071	102,336
Morristown, TN	57,450	69,847	82,244	94,640
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	59,260	72,946	86,612	100,298
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	53,103	61,506	69,888	78,292
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,428	72,010	85,613	99,196
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,095	71,968	85,821	99,695
Abilene, TX	56,680	77,044	97,407	117,770
Amarillo, TX	51,709	65,458	79,228	92,976
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	67,122	84,906	102,690	120,474
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	60,029	82,972	105,893	128,836
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,528	79,956	99,362	118,789
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	62,213	80,642	99,050	117,479
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	74,298	95,036	115,794	136,532
College Station-Bryan, TX	65,188	86,757	108,327	129,896
Corpus Christi, TX	57,512	73,112	88,692	104,292
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	61,381	80,226	99,092	117,936
Eagle Pass, TX	62,047	81,266	100,506	119,725
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,608	83,159	103,730	124,280
El Paso, TX	58,199	77,980	97,781	117,562
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,512	74,319	91,104	107,911
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	63,461	84,053	104,666	125,258
Killeen-Temple, TX	64,751	78,104	91,458	104,812
Laredo, TX	66,332	85,218	104,104	122,991
Longview, TX	58,240	75,338	92,436	109,533
Lubbock, TX	54,538	69,036	83,512	98,010
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	54,912	67,642	80,351	93,080
Midland, TX	64,168	82,701	101,255	119,788
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	57,845	78,125	98,405	118,685
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,698	81,495	104,271	127,068
Odessa, TX	61,589	81,828	102,045	122,284
San Angelo, TX	56,847	76,960	97,074	117,188
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	60,154	79,332	98,488	117,666
Sherman-Denison, TX	61,256	80,143	99,050	117,936
Texarkana, TX-AR	60,820	77,356	93,892	110,428
Tyler, TX	55,869	73,383	90,917	108,431
Victoria, TX	72,655	93,476	114,317	135,138
Waco, TX	59,426	73,882	88,359	102,815
Wichita Falls, TX	57,824	79,040	100,277	121,493
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	51,127	65,000	78,853	92,727
Logan, UT-ID	56,618	74,860	93,080	111,322
Ogden, UT	58,823	74,402	89,960	105,540
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	50,919	64,647	78,375	92,103
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	65,292	83,804	102,295	120,807
St. George, UT	51,772	65,125	78,479	91,832
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	61,901	79,976	98,031	116,106
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	55,204	67,517	79,831	92,144
Charlottesville, VA	55,432	69,202	82,972	96,741
Harrisonburg, VA	62,525	70,679	78,812	86,965
Lynchburg, VA	55,599	68,599	81,578	94,578
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	68,100	87,714	107,308	126,922
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,148	87,818	111,488	135,159
Richmond, VA	61,901	73,112	84,344	95,556
Roanoke, VA	57,616	67,392	77,189	86,965
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,872	62,567	71,282	79,976
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,036	67,704	79,352	91,021
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	59,052	72,676	86,300	99,924
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	58,365	70,804	83,221	95,660
Winchester, VA-WV	61,215	75,796	90,356	104,936
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	41,517	52,479	63,461	74,423
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	61,860	77,522	93,184	108,847
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,260	67,559	75,879	84,178
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	66,664	78,645	90,647	102,628
Bellingham, WA	69,327	81,661	93,996	106,330
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	74,007	86,882	99,757	112,632
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	66,061	79,436	92,789	106,164
Kennewick-Richland, WA	82,223	102,856	123,490	144,124
Longview-Kelso, WA	69,493	83,450	97,386	111,343
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	68,412	80,039	91,687	103,314
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	66,727	76,544	86,362	96,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	78,188	93,996	109,824	125,632
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	71,032	80,434	89,856	99,258
Walla Walla, WA	76,024	95,639	115,232	134,847
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	66,519	78,749	90,959	103,189
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	64,938	74,922	84,906	94,890
Yakima, WA	65,084	72,863	80,621	88,400
Appleton, WI	52,936	62,920	72,925	82,909
Eau Claire, WI	59,468	71,823	84,178	96,533
Fond du Lac, WI	53,768	66,290	78,812	91,333
Green Bay, WI	45,719	57,949	70,180	82,410
Janesville-Beloit, WI	59,613	70,928	82,244	93,559
Kenosha, WI	59,010	71,948	84,906	97,844
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	58,282	67,351	76,420	85,488
Madison, WI	59,488	71,074	82,660	94,245
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	55,037	67,975	80,912	93,850
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,562	63,170	73,757	84,365
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,372	63,503	72,634	81,765
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	57,159	67,871	78,604	89,316
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	55,620	68,620	81,640	94,640
Sheboygan, WI	52,354	64,855	77,376	89,877
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,138	68,869	80,621	92,352
Wausau, WI	55,744	65,687	75,650	85,592
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	58,844	68,453	78,084	87,693
Beckley, WV	52,936	67,039	81,120	95,223
Charleston, WV	52,354	66,061	79,748	93,455
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	58,656	72,135	85,592	99,071
Morgantown, WV	54,122	66,956	79,768	92,602
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,415	65,604	77,792	89,981
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	53,768	66,290	78,812	91,333
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,415	67,268	81,100	94,952
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	58,719	71,823	84,906	98,010
Wheeling, WV-OH	56,909	71,012	85,114	99,216
Casper, WY	59,592	74,215	88,858	103,480
Cheyenne, WY	61,132	68,682	76,212	83,762
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	57,284	65,520	73,736	81,973
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,647	63,669	75,692	87,714

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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