SOC 19-2042 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 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): Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.

Level I across metros$38,647 – $107,391Visalia, CA to Midland, TX

Median Level IV, major metros$110,927Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers (SOC 19-2042) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $38,647 in Visalia, CA to $107,391 in Midland, TX, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $110,927. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $95,618, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 12 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$120,661
San Francisco, CA$154,004
San Jose, CA$168,376
Seattle, WA$142,272
Dallas, TX$188,864
Houston, TX$225,140
Austin, TX$134,992
Chicago, IL$146,994
Boston, MA$138,778
Washington, DC$162,719
Atlanta, GA$96,138
Los Angeles, CA$124,322

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	91,479	109,991	128,482	146,994
Anchorage, AK	72,904	95,743	118,560	141,399
Fairbanks-College, AK	64,688	80,580	96,450	112,341
Anniston-Oxford, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Auburn-Opelika, AL	51,772	63,524	75,255	87,007
Birmingham, AL	52,978	67,143	81,308	95,472
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Decatur, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Dothan, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Gadsden, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Huntsville, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Mobile, AL	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Montgomery, AL	50,024	64,148	78,250	92,373
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	56,077	72,509	88,962	105,394
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,124	69,868	86,591	103,335
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,183	72,488	89,773	107,079
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	53,540	70,096	86,632	103,189
Tuscaloosa, AL	52,000	69,140	86,300	103,439
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,477	67,101	80,725	94,349
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	54,288	65,500	76,732	87,943
Fort Smith, AR-OK	43,868	76,773	109,658	142,564
Hot Springs, AR	52,333	64,023	75,692	87,381
Jonesboro, AR	54,288	65,500	76,732	87,943
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	51,210	63,399	75,588	87,776
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,228	64,959	76,669	88,400
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,543	63,628	75,733	87,818
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	54,164	65,708	77,231	88,775
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	77,314	88,380	99,445	110,511
Flagstaff, AZ	70,200	82,909	95,639	108,348
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	70,200	82,909	95,639	108,348
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	60,133	74,984	89,815	104,666
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	60,508	75,816	91,125	106,434
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	64,418	78,978	93,517	108,077
Tucson, AZ	58,927	74,319	89,711	105,103
Yuma, AZ	60,050	75,296	90,543	105,789
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	46,364	70,013	93,684	117,333
Chico, CA	58,760	83,720	108,660	133,620
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,084	76,045	100,028	123,989
El Centro, CA	66,415	87,132	107,869	128,586
Fresno, CA	71,636	91,708	111,759	131,831
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,229	60,924	82,597	104,292
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51,751	75,941	100,132	124,322
Merced, CA	80,309	105,560	130,812	156,063
Modesto, CA	84,428	108,410	132,392	156,375
Napa, CA	76,628	96,367	116,127	135,866
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	80,725	99,362	118,020	136,656
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	80,288	98,696	117,125	135,533
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	59,405	83,138	106,871	130,604
Redding, CA	77,751	93,101	108,431	123,781
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	60,924	79,644	98,384	117,104
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	80,663	99,216	117,770	136,324
Salinas, CA	84,053	108,160	132,268	156,375
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	70,304	91,479	112,653	133,828
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	85,904	108,597	131,311	154,004
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	86,632	113,880	141,128	168,376
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	78,292	95,784	113,298	130,791
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	104,063	123,199	142,335	161,471
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	58,760	83,720	108,660	133,620
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	81,932	100,839	119,767	138,674
Stockton-Lodi, CA	82,743	104,437	126,132	147,826
Vallejo, CA	80,060	101,276	122,512	143,728
Visalia, CA	38,647	57,117	75,567	94,037
Yuba City, CA	80,288	98,925	117,541	136,178
Boulder, CO	69,639	100,693	131,748	162,802
Colorado Springs, CO	70,533	83,554	96,575	109,596
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	79,893	108,992	138,092	167,191
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	77,668	106,413	135,159	163,904
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	59,676	82,098	104,500	126,922
Grand Junction, CO	66,664	95,056	123,448	151,840
Greeley, CO	77,480	107,224	136,948	166,692
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,400	104,333	133,266	162,199
Pueblo, CO	69,639	86,591	103,522	120,474
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	76,045	104,063	132,060	160,077
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	60,820	64,189	67,538	70,908
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	60,986	64,480	67,996	71,490
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	60,820	64,189	67,538	70,908
New Haven, CT	60,820	64,189	67,538	70,908
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	60,820	64,189	67,538	70,908
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	61,090	64,772	68,453	72,135
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	84,469	110,552	136,636	162,719
Dover, DE	66,664	80,164	93,642	107,141
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	80,143	86,695	93,268	99,820
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	61,402	82,244	103,085	123,927
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	63,773	84,428	105,103	125,757
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	69,722	91,853	113,984	136,116
Gainesville, FL	66,976	85,322	103,668	122,013
Homosassa Springs, FL	56,909	75,317	93,725	112,133
Jacksonville, FL	67,975	84,428	100,880	117,333
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	57,991	76,482	94,973	113,464
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	64,335	86,071	107,807	129,543
Naples-Marco Island, FL	64,626	86,903	109,180	131,456
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	60,986	77,418	93,850	110,282
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	56,847	75,109	93,351	111,613
Ocala, FL	62,130	83,845	105,581	127,296
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	68,141	87,360	106,600	125,820
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	92,810	119,684	146,536	173,410
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	61,402	82,244	103,085	123,927
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	61,402	82,244	103,085	123,927
Port St. Lucie, FL	64,085	85,800	107,516	129,231
Punta Gorda, FL	64,480	87,402	110,303	133,224
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	73,674	99,861	126,048	152,236
Sebring, FL	63,503	82,909	102,336	121,743
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	60,383	80,413	100,464	120,495
Tallahassee, FL	57,824	65,853	73,882	81,911
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	57,013	75,026	93,018	111,031
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	57,824	76,149	94,453	112,778
Albany, GA	59,468	72,322	85,197	98,052
Athens-Clarke County, GA	59,884	72,551	85,239	97,906
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	59,800	71,906	84,032	96,138
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	49,712	73,612	97,532	121,431
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	59,468	72,322	85,197	98,052
Columbus, GA-AL	59,031	71,032	83,055	95,056
Dalton, GA	56,368	66,914	77,439	87,984
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	58,802	75,109	91,396	107,703
Gainesville, GA	59,821	72,197	84,573	96,949
Hinesville, GA	59,280	73,071	86,882	100,672
Macon-Bibb County, GA	59,488	71,469	83,429	95,410
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,447	71,698	83,928	96,180
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,031	71,490	83,928	96,388
Rome, GA	59,093	70,991	82,888	94,786
Savannah, GA	59,468	72,322	85,197	98,052
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	59,468	72,322	85,197	98,052
Valdosta, GA	59,468	72,322	85,197	98,052
Warner Robins, GA	59,468	72,322	85,197	98,052
Guam MSA	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	80,642	93,309	105,976	118,644
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	80,642	93,309	105,976	118,644
Urban Honolulu, HI	80,746	93,351	105,935	118,540
Ames, IA	63,253	71,428	79,581	87,756
Cedar Rapids, IA	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Dubuque, IA	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Iowa City, IA	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	60,279	65,916	71,532	77,168
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,484	72,218	81,973	91,708
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,775	75,005	87,256	99,487
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	62,276	69,951	77,647	85,322
Boise City, ID	74,194	87,277	100,360	113,444
Coeur d'Alene, ID	69,888	89,565	109,242	128,919
Idaho Falls, ID	73,903	91,500	109,076	126,672
Lewiston, ID-WA	70,512	88,109	105,727	123,324
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	72,759	88,484	104,208	119,933
Pocatello, ID	71,781	88,068	104,375	120,661
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	71,490	87,880	104,271	120,661
Twin Falls, ID	72,738	88,338	103,938	119,538
Bloomington, IL	61,880	75,879	89,877	103,876
Champaign-Urbana, IL	61,714	75,983	90,252	104,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	71,677	96,783	121,888	146,994
Decatur, IL	62,837	76,295	89,732	103,189
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,839	76,024	90,231	104,416
Kankakee, IL	67,975	89,836	111,696	133,557
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	71,199	95,431	119,684	143,916
Peoria, IL	68,287	88,692	109,096	129,501
Rockford, IL	71,552	96,512	121,452	146,412
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,276	76,420	90,564	104,708
Springfield, IL	65,645	77,127	88,588	100,069
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	65,749	84,885	104,042	123,178
Bloomington, IN	56,992	70,180	83,346	96,533
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,767	68,266	81,744	95,244
Columbus, IN	55,162	68,724	82,306	95,868
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	50,378	63,440	76,524	89,586
Evansville, IN	50,378	63,440	76,524	89,586
Fort Wayne, IN	50,378	63,440	76,524	89,586
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	57,492	70,970	84,428	97,906
Kokomo, IN	56,826	69,514	82,202	94,890
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	66,685	91,479	116,252	141,045
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	62,900	88,941	115,004	141,045
Muncie, IN	56,784	70,284	83,804	97,303
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	59,218	84,386	109,533	134,701
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	41,600	51,772	61,943	72,114
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	55,245	69,514	83,804	98,072
Terre Haute, IN	54,268	60,965	67,684	74,381
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	63,378	74,568	85,759	96,949
Lawrence, KS	59,780	73,757	87,756	101,733
Manhattan, KS	55,412	65,416	75,421	85,426
Topeka, KS	59,488	73,424	87,360	101,296
Wichita, KS	64,418	86,736	109,076	131,394
Bowling Green, KY	50,524	65,084	79,664	94,224
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,629	58,698	67,767	76,836
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,000	64,668	77,335	90,002
Elizabethtown, KY	50,524	65,084	79,664	94,224
Lexington-Fayette, KY	50,378	65,687	80,996	96,304
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	50,711	64,106	77,501	90,896
Owensboro, KY	50,524	65,084	79,664	94,224
Paducah, KY-IL	50,524	65,084	79,664	94,224
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,981	64,896	78,791	92,706
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	60,424	74,423	88,400	102,399
Alexandria, LA	55,807	78,292	100,756	123,240
Baton Rouge, LA	50,919	66,540	82,140	97,760
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,040	71,968	90,917	109,845
Hammond, LA	58,615	81,204	103,813	126,402
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	60,050	83,200	106,351	129,501
Lafayette, LA	58,012	75,380	92,748	110,116
Lake Charles, LA	53,581	71,719	89,856	107,994
Monroe, LA	55,807	78,292	100,756	123,240
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	75,837	98,384	120,932	143,479
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	52,583	70,679	88,775	106,871
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	54,413	72,530	90,668	108,784
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	67,580	91,021	114,484	137,925
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	53,540	72,031	90,522	109,013
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	79,748	106,684	133,620	160,556
Barnstable Town, MA	82,410	107,162	131,893	156,645
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	77,356	97,823	118,311	138,778
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	80,746	105,560	130,396	155,210
Pittsfield, MA	79,748	106,684	133,620	160,556
Springfield, MA	79,748	106,684	133,620	160,556
Worcester, MA	74,860	95,244	115,628	136,012
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	62,463	78,791	95,140	111,468
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	84,157	109,991	135,804	161,637
Lexington Park, MD	70,367	94,973	119,580	144,186
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	65,042	79,893	94,724	109,575
Salisbury, MD	66,436	90,210	114,005	137,780
Bangor, ME	73,029	82,306	91,562	100,839
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	71,136	80,975	90,813	100,652
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	73,029	82,306	91,562	100,839
Portland-South Portland, ME	71,136	80,975	90,813	100,652
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	71,594	81,412	91,208	101,026
Ann Arbor, MI	65,146	76,378	87,589	98,821
Battle Creek, MI	64,834	74,880	84,927	94,973
Bay City, MI	63,191	74,756	86,300	97,864
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	63,191	75,172	87,152	99,133
Flint, MI	62,567	74,236	85,904	97,573
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	63,378	73,632	83,887	94,141
Jackson, MI	65,063	76,274	87,464	98,676
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,368	55,994	68,640	81,266
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	66,498	76,586	86,674	96,762
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	64,439	76,399	88,380	100,340
Midland, MI	63,191	74,756	86,300	97,864
Monroe, MI	64,064	75,983	87,922	99,840
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	61,069	71,032	81,016	90,980
Niles, MI	63,191	74,756	86,300	97,864
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	65,333	80,413	95,493	110,573
Saginaw, MI	65,208	75,400	85,572	95,764
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,320	60,882	74,464	88,026
Traverse City, MI	70,304	85,800	101,276	116,772
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	65,333	80,413	95,493	110,573
Duluth, MN-WI	56,784	73,050	89,295	105,560
Mankato, MN	56,077	73,632	91,167	108,722
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	58,656	77,127	95,618	114,088
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,157	76,232	94,328	112,404
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,927	76,690	94,432	112,196
Rochester, MN	49,733	60,570	71,407	82,244
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,994	73,632	91,271	108,909
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,597	72,218	87,818	103,439
St. Cloud, MN	58,407	76,856	95,327	113,776
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	62,567	76,836	91,104	105,373
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,548	76,357	91,167	105,976
Columbia, MO	62,567	76,836	91,104	105,373
Jefferson City, MO	62,567	76,836	91,104	105,373
Joplin, MO-KS	63,336	75,421	87,527	99,612
Kansas City, MO-KS	62,546	78,063	93,600	109,117
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	62,400	77,023	91,666	106,288
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,487	74,880	89,274	103,668
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,965	76,752	92,540	108,327
Springfield, MO	56,764	72,904	89,045	105,186
St. Joseph, MO-KS	62,941	77,376	91,791	106,226
St. Louis, MO-IL	61,797	75,567	89,357	103,127
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	90,834	106,268	121,701	137,135
Hattiesburg, MS	89,586	105,685	121,784	137,884
Jackson, MS	61,132	73,029	84,927	96,824
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	80,559	98,218	115,856	133,516
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	68,599	86,092	103,605	121,098
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	79,332	97,303	115,295	133,266
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	66,852	84,157	101,442	118,748
Billings, MT	63,212	79,831	96,429	113,048
Bozeman, MT	62,629	74,402	86,175	97,948
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	58,636	71,844	85,031	98,239
Great Falls, MT	53,727	68,266	82,805	97,344
Helena, MT	56,597	67,975	79,352	90,730
Missoula, MT	64,522	73,362	82,202	91,042
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	65,063	76,836	88,588	100,360
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,858	67,122	71,407	75,671
Asheville, NC	69,722	86,071	102,440	118,789
Burlington, NC	66,269	84,136	102,004	119,871
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,832	82,680	99,508	116,356
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	66,456	81,287	96,096	110,927
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	68,432	87,444	106,434	125,445
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,834	82,160	99,466	116,792
Fayetteville, NC	65,812	82,909	99,986	117,084
Goldsboro, NC	67,018	83,076	99,154	115,212
Greensboro-High Point, NC	65,999	83,741	101,484	119,226
Greenville, NC	65,812	82,909	99,986	117,084
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	66,415	81,786	97,178	112,549
Jacksonville, NC	65,957	88,068	110,178	132,288
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	65,167	82,992	100,818	118,644
Raleigh-Cary, NC	66,311	81,432	96,575	111,696
Rocky Mount, NC	67,184	83,263	99,341	115,420
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	66,727	82,472	98,239	113,984
Wilmington, NC	61,756	84,864	107,973	131,082
Winston-Salem, NC	65,728	81,224	96,700	112,196
Bismarck, ND	62,775	76,794	90,792	104,812
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,296	79,165	96,055	112,924
Fargo, ND-MN	61,776	76,960	92,144	107,328
Grand Forks, ND-MN	61,776	76,960	92,144	107,328
Minot, ND	61,776	76,960	92,144	107,328
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,629	77,751	92,893	108,015
Grand Island, NE	61,423	74,402	87,381	100,360
Lincoln, NE	63,108	76,024	88,962	101,879
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	61,984	74,964	87,922	100,901
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	61,423	74,402	87,381	100,360
Omaha, NE-IA	63,607	77,564	91,520	105,477
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	62,338	75,276	88,213	101,151
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	74,360	93,767	113,173	132,580
Manchester-Nashua, NH	69,223	82,556	95,909	109,242
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	75,421	95,452	115,503	135,533
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	68,495	82,202	95,888	109,596
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	68,245	83,304	98,384	113,444
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	68,828	82,743	96,637	110,552
Vineland, NJ	66,477	80,039	93,580	107,141
Albuquerque, NM	67,330	79,852	92,373	104,895
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	69,972	85,052	100,152	115,232
Farmington, NM	67,850	80,226	92,623	104,999
Las Cruces, NM	67,850	82,992	98,135	113,277
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	68,037	81,183	94,349	107,495
Santa Fe, NM	67,476	79,456	91,416	103,397
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	86,674	98,800	110,927	123,053
Carson City, NV	78,541	93,767	109,013	124,239
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	70,346	84,989	99,653	114,296
Reno, NV	63,066	84,012	104,936	125,882
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	65,812	79,519	93,205	106,912
Binghamton, NY	66,644	82,140	97,636	113,132
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	66,311	81,911	97,511	113,111
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	64,335	77,397	90,460	103,522
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	62,796	75,484	88,151	100,839
Elmira, NY	66,644	82,140	97,636	113,132
Glens Falls, NY	66,040	79,248	92,436	105,644
Ithaca, NY	66,644	82,140	97,636	113,132
Kingston, NY	66,644	82,140	97,636	113,132
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	69,514	85,967	102,399	118,852
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	70,388	87,152	103,896	120,661
Rochester, NY	61,048	72,072	83,117	94,141
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	62,608	76,253	89,877	103,522
Syracuse, NY	63,274	75,068	86,882	98,676
Utica-Rome, NY	62,296	74,548	86,799	99,050
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	63,628	75,151	86,674	98,197
Akron, OH	57,970	70,554	83,159	95,743
Canton-Massillon, OH	56,743	70,492	84,240	97,989
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	56,764	71,802	86,861	101,900
Cleveland, OH	56,826	71,261	85,717	100,152
Columbus, OH	61,568	74,818	88,047	101,296
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	58,781	73,050	87,340	101,608
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	60,695	74,860	89,004	103,168
Lima, OH	57,679	71,885	86,092	100,298
Mansfield, OH	61,194	74,735	88,255	101,796
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	58,906	72,676	86,445	100,215
Sandusky, OH	57,180	71,906	86,632	101,359
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	59,426	73,404	87,360	101,338
Springfield, OH	60,445	74,090	87,714	101,359
Toledo, OH	57,679	71,885	86,092	100,298
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	58,615	73,154	87,714	102,253
Youngstown-Warren, OH	56,368	70,492	84,615	98,738
Enid, OK	64,605	92,373	120,141	147,909
Lawton, OK	65,458	92,664	119,892	147,098
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	65,957	94,557	123,157	151,757
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	51,501	87,277	123,032	158,808
Oklahoma City, OK	65,604	92,685	119,767	146,848
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,994	57,575	85,135	112,716
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	61,173	89,648	118,124	146,599
Tulsa, OK	67,704	96,284	124,863	153,442
Albany, OR	73,757	85,863	97,989	110,095
Bend, OR	73,549	89,149	104,770	120,370
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	74,298	91,021	107,765	124,488
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	73,882	89,856	105,810	121,784
Corvallis, OR	72,655	81,765	90,896	100,007
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	72,551	87,714	102,898	118,061
Eugene-Springfield, OR	72,405	84,906	97,407	109,908
Grants Pass, OR	72,676	87,901	103,106	118,332
Medford, OR	72,676	87,901	103,106	118,332
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	73,778	90,709	107,661	124,592
Salem, OR	73,570	89,461	105,373	121,264
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	67,725	82,701	97,677	112,653
Altoona, PA	66,040	76,898	87,776	98,634
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	65,208	75,941	86,653	97,386
Chambersburg, PA	64,626	74,839	85,031	95,244
Erie, PA	63,981	75,047	86,133	97,199
Gettysburg, PA	64,168	75,151	86,154	97,136
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	64,002	73,778	83,554	93,330
Johnstown, PA	60,924	76,024	91,125	106,226
Lancaster, PA	65,832	79,061	92,290	105,519
Lebanon, PA	64,460	75,504	86,549	97,594
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	66,165	76,399	86,632	96,866
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	68,848	77,626	86,404	95,181
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	66,436	80,039	93,642	107,245
Pittsburgh, PA	60,008	76,212	92,415	108,618
Reading, PA	66,311	79,976	93,642	107,308
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	63,482	74,964	86,424	97,906
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,402	76,108	90,792	105,498
State College, PA	65,708	76,752	87,818	98,863
Williamsport, PA	65,874	75,692	85,488	95,306
York-Hanover, PA	64,252	75,816	87,381	98,946
Aguadilla, PR	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Arecibo, PR	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Guayama, PR	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Mayaguez, PR	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Ponce, PR	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	89,357	103,959	118,581	133,183
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,488	66,685	86,903	107,100
Columbia, SC	46,842	69,410	91,978	114,546
Florence, SC	51,064	73,882	96,679	119,496
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	62,629	75,650	88,692	101,712
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	52,458	71,698	90,938	110,178
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	52,458	71,698	90,938	110,178
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,348	75,068	93,788	112,508
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	61,173	77,397	93,600	109,824
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	46,176	68,453	90,751	113,028
Spartanburg, SC	61,631	77,605	93,559	109,533
Sumter, SC	51,064	73,882	96,679	119,496
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	60,986	66,540	72,093	77,647
Rapid City, SD	63,711	68,079	72,468	76,836
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	59,988	65,666	71,365	77,044
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,004	67,996	72,988	77,980
Chattanooga, TN-GA	54,580	62,442	70,325	78,188
Clarksville, TN-KY	62,130	75,400	88,650	101,920
Cleveland, TN	54,580	62,442	70,325	78,188
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,928	68,807	79,664	90,543
Jackson, TN	59,135	71,573	84,012	96,450
Johnson City, TN	59,135	71,573	84,012	96,450
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	60,175	72,176	84,178	96,180
Knoxville, TN	60,216	73,237	86,237	99,258
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	59,135	71,573	84,012	96,450
Morristown, TN	60,175	72,384	84,594	96,804
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	62,546	75,858	89,191	102,503
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,823	71,282	83,720	96,180
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,157	70,762	83,346	95,951
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	62,172	75,754	89,357	102,940
Abilene, TX	87,444	127,463	167,482	207,501
Amarillo, TX	102,149	141,836	181,522	221,208
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	66,040	89,024	112,008	134,992
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	85,738	131,810	177,903	223,975
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	66,602	105,519	144,436	183,352
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	54,621	80,642	106,642	132,663
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	73,466	118,332	163,197	208,063
College Station-Bryan, TX	52,146	77,522	102,898	128,274
Corpus Christi, TX	70,887	115,253	159,640	204,007
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	60,903	103,564	146,204	188,864
Eagle Pass, TX	70,887	115,253	159,640	204,007
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	83,804	129,938	176,093	222,228
El Paso, TX	98,634	138,840	179,026	219,232
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	71,386	115,732	160,098	204,444
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	87,548	133,412	179,276	225,140
Killeen-Temple, TX	63,919	87,132	110,344	133,557
Laredo, TX	67,413	105,207	142,980	180,773
Longview, TX	56,264	89,482	122,720	155,938
Lubbock, TX	70,450	113,797	157,144	200,492
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	54,621	80,642	106,642	132,663
Midland, TX	107,391	149,927	192,463	234,999
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,069	102,586	144,103	185,620
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	84,032	128,440	172,848	217,256
Odessa, TX	58,615	102,212	145,829	189,426
San Angelo, TX	88,858	129,668	170,456	211,266
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	55,328	80,954	106,600	132,226
Sherman-Denison, TX	60,986	103,085	145,205	187,304
Texarkana, TX-AR	70,887	115,253	159,640	204,007
Tyler, TX	49,650	70,304	90,980	111,634
Victoria, TX	65,125	103,397	141,648	179,920
Waco, TX	58,927	98,738	138,549	178,360
Wichita Falls, TX	99,320	139,256	179,213	219,149
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	74,548	85,780	96,991	108,223
Logan, UT-ID	70,762	86,300	101,858	117,396
Ogden, UT	74,922	88,712	102,482	116,272
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	72,925	86,612	100,319	114,005
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	75,879	89,690	103,501	117,312
St. George, UT	71,344	81,432	91,500	101,588
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	72,384	86,112	99,840	113,568
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
Charlottesville, VA	60,175	71,220	82,244	93,288
Harrisonburg, VA	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
Lynchburg, VA	57,596	69,576	81,536	93,517
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
Richmond, VA	62,380	74,568	86,736	98,925
Roanoke, VA	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,007	74,152	87,277	100,423
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	64,584	76,919	89,253	101,588
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	63,420	78,999	94,599	110,178
Winchester, VA-WV	66,020	85,468	104,936	124,384
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	63,815	89,856	115,877	141,919
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	60,695	78,042	95,410	112,757
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,290	73,092	92,872	112,674
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,290	73,092	92,872	112,674
Bellingham, WA	65,416	83,159	100,880	118,623
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80,642	100,901	121,160	141,420
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	76,981	95,972	114,962	133,952
Kennewick-Richland, WA	75,109	93,975	112,840	131,706
Longview-Kelso, WA	72,634	90,064	107,495	124,925
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	79,768	100,048	120,308	140,588
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	80,184	100,506	120,807	141,128
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	81,932	102,045	122,159	142,272
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	62,088	74,173	86,258	98,343
Walla Walla, WA	75,088	93,476	111,863	130,250
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	81,391	101,400	121,410	141,420
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	77,501	96,741	116,002	135,242
Yakima, WA	77,855	97,095	116,314	135,554
Appleton, WI	63,295	75,671	88,026	100,402
Eau Claire, WI	63,295	75,671	88,026	100,402
Fond du Lac, WI	69,680	82,431	95,160	107,911
Green Bay, WI	63,295	75,671	88,026	100,402
Janesville-Beloit, WI	69,077	80,080	91,084	102,087
Kenosha, WI	63,295	75,671	88,026	100,402
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49,754	60,508	71,240	81,994
Madison, WI	69,992	81,141	92,311	103,460
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	71,802	83,242	94,682	106,122
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	66,560	77,605	88,650	99,695
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,263	73,029	88,796	104,562
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	63,295	75,671	88,026	100,402
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	71,428	82,410	93,392	104,375
Sheboygan, WI	71,823	83,055	94,287	105,519
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,349	80,247	92,144	104,042
Wausau, WI	63,295	75,671	88,026	100,402
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	60,216	77,376	94,536	111,696
Beckley, WV	55,952	69,410	82,888	96,346
Charleston, WV	58,490	69,784	81,058	92,352
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	52,832	64,647	76,482	88,296
Morgantown, WV	55,952	69,410	82,888	96,346
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,308	67,912	80,517	93,122
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	55,952	69,410	82,888	96,346
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,490	69,784	81,058	92,352
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	60,757	75,005	89,253	103,501
Wheeling, WV-OH	61,776	76,898	92,020	107,141
Casper, WY	48,839	59,052	69,264	79,477
Cheyenne, WY	50,503	62,692	74,860	87,048
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	64,314	80,704	97,116	113,506
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	52,812	62,900	73,008	83,096

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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