SOC 19-3033 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 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): Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.

Level I across metros$33,218 – $121,285New Orleans, LA to Salem, OR
Median Level IV, major metros$129,210Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (SOC 19-3033) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $33,218 in New Orleans, LA to $121,285 in Salem, OR, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $129,210. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $108,036, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 48. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area61,86088,816115,794142,751
Anchorage, AK60,94487,672114,421141,149
Fairbanks-College, AK63,50392,706121,930151,133
Anniston-Oxford, AL71,17895,597119,996144,415
Auburn-Opelika, AL54,76775,98397,178118,394
Birmingham, AL62,98385,052107,141129,210
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL62,00585,946109,866133,807
Decatur, AL62,27691,978121,680151,383
Dothan, AL73,59194,432115,295136,136
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL62,27691,978121,680151,383
Gadsden, AL71,17895,597119,996144,415
Huntsville, AL62,00585,946109,866133,807
Mobile, AL62,00585,946109,866133,807
Montgomery, AL63,62885,405107,162128,940
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area61,69385,780109,887133,973
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area64,91787,735110,532133,349
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area62,21381,183100,173119,143
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area64,85586,653108,452130,250
Tuscaloosa, AL62,65076,46190,252104,063
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area53,49867,08080,64294,224
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR65,87471,59477,31483,034
Fort Smith, AR-OK61,58972,67683,78394,869
Hot Springs, AR58,19970,76283,32595,888
Jonesboro, AR51,93866,26980,62194,952
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR58,19970,28482,34894,432
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area58,36569,86881,34992,852
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area57,13868,07979,02089,960
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area60,21670,34680,45590,584
Arizona nonmetropolitan area63,94089,461114,962140,484
Flagstaff, AZ63,94089,461114,983140,504
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ63,94089,461114,983140,504
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ68,51691,146113,756136,386
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ68,99491,708114,421137,135
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ48,27782,888117,479152,090
Tucson, AZ47,32081,994116,647151,320
Yuma, AZ63,35789,024114,712140,380
Bakersfield-Delano, CA54,12284,490114,858145,226
Chico, CA58,61582,992107,391131,768
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area65,04294,620124,176153,754
El Centro, CA58,01285,405112,820140,213
Fresno, CA63,17091,832120,516149,178
Hanford-Corcoran, CA108,535127,920147,306166,692
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA67,41392,269117,146142,002
Merced, CA61,29890,876120,453150,031
Modesto, CA85,301110,220135,138160,056
Napa, CA71,116102,815134,493166,192
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area46,69675,005103,293131,602
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area70,49294,869119,226143,604
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA58,13691,791125,445159,100
Redding, CA71,13692,144113,173134,181
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA70,05591,271112,466133,682
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA78,125109,762141,378173,015
Salinas, CA64,46087,152109,845132,538
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA55,97384,448112,944141,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA93,247123,220153,192183,165
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA59,26089,066118,852148,658
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA95,493130,812166,109201,428
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA64,48092,519120,557148,596
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA57,97085,592113,236140,858
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA65,22996,408127,608158,788
Stockton-Lodi, CA71,490103,959136,448168,917
Vallejo, CA83,575110,261136,927163,613
Visalia, CA50,23277,751105,248132,767
Yuba City, CA73,757105,560137,343169,146
Boulder, CO53,08289,565126,028162,511
Colorado Springs, CO70,47194,932119,392143,853
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO59,28081,453103,626125,799
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area62,58885,946109,284132,642
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO51,93866,04080,14394,245
Grand Junction, CO78,250103,605128,981154,336
Greeley, CO53,22890,106126,964163,842
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area54,51791,000127,463163,946
Pueblo, CO102,004109,575117,146124,717
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area63,98187,236110,469133,724
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT85,967114,858143,749172,640
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area80,226116,980153,733190,487
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT80,392115,815151,258186,680
New Haven, CT86,861108,660130,437152,236
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT80,330121,285162,240203,196
Waterbury-Shelton, CT75,10994,640114,172133,703
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV60,63288,172115,732143,271
Dover, DE59,05279,581100,132120,661
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area65,08485,114105,124125,154
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL70,70086,944103,210119,455
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL73,86194,037114,213134,389
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL60,98689,586118,207146,807
Gainesville, FL56,57679,727102,877126,028
Homosassa Springs, FL64,66875,04785,40595,784
Jacksonville, FL62,56786,404110,261134,098
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL68,68287,360106,018124,696
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL53,37382,036110,698139,360
Naples-Marco Island, FL73,61289,087104,562120,037
North Florida nonmetropolitan area57,78379,144100,485121,847
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL81,037101,088121,160141,212
Ocala, FL60,98689,586118,207146,807
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL60,98689,586118,207146,807
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL61,42380,37299,341118,290
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL59,11479,727100,340120,952
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL60,07178,31296,533114,775
Port St. Lucie, FL64,93888,296111,634134,992
Punta Gorda, FL71,05390,813110,594130,354
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL60,98689,586118,207146,807
Sebring, FL60,98689,586118,207146,807
South Florida nonmetropolitan area61,73592,352122,949153,567
Tallahassee, FL53,31166,64479,99793,330
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL67,47676,04584,59493,164
Wildwood-The Villages, FL69,160101,816134,493167,149
Albany, GA67,03986,404105,789125,154
Athens-Clarke County, GA40,26971,573102,898134,202
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA39,02171,448103,855136,282
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC55,14175,33895,514115,711
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA65,29289,066112,861136,636
Columbus, GA-AL67,28882,61897,927113,256
Dalton, GA54,35172,48890,647108,784
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area60,73679,83198,946118,040
Gainesville, GA39,29271,844104,396136,948
Hinesville, GA64,93887,964110,989134,015
Macon-Bibb County, GA39,89571,885103,876135,866
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area42,12072,988103,876134,743
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area43,01572,052101,088130,125
Rome, GA40,85271,469102,108132,725
Savannah, GA45,51174,090102,669131,248
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area65,47982,805100,132117,458
Valdosta, GA67,22688,463109,720130,957
Warner Robins, GA71,26187,693104,146120,578
Guam MSA61,09086,799112,508138,216
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area82,11996,700111,260125,840
Kahului-Wailuku, HI89,648103,460117,292131,103
Urban Honolulu, HI90,855104,437118,020131,602
Ames, IA68,66188,338108,036127,712
Cedar Rapids, IA64,46083,471102,482121,493
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL45,59465,43785,260105,103
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA69,76486,216102,648119,101
Dubuque, IA65,43787,444109,429131,436
Iowa City, IA55,70374,58993,455112,341
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area67,60089,232110,864132,496
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area71,74096,346120,932145,538
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD63,27483,492103,709123,927
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area63,71182,514101,317120,120
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area54,60075,06895,556116,023
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA66,83188,317109,783131,269
Boise City, ID74,06999,404124,717150,052
Coeur d'Alene, ID65,39689,752114,130138,487
Idaho Falls, ID67,18485,967104,728123,511
Lewiston, ID-WA68,18393,164118,144143,125
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area52,93673,46693,975114,504
Pocatello, ID62,92079,95697,012114,047
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area70,05582,97295,909108,826
Twin Falls, ID66,89390,772114,650138,528
Bloomington, IL57,88778,04298,197118,352
Champaign-Urbana, IL62,17278,18894,204110,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN45,07470,65896,263121,847
Decatur, IL54,89274,40293,912113,423
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area57,22177,04496,887116,709
Kankakee, IL45,78171,11696,429121,764
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area45,36570,86696,367121,868
Peoria, IL56,41078,16799,944121,701
Rockford, IL44,24270,22196,200122,180
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area47,86164,25280,64297,032
Springfield, IL39,70863,12886,528109,949
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area68,39189,919111,426132,954
Bloomington, IN58,32472,82187,340101,837
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area66,45676,79487,13297,469
Columbus, IN76,71187,11197,511107,911
Elkhart-Goshen, IN55,93269,82683,70097,594
Evansville, IN60,50873,67486,82099,986
Fort Wayne, IN57,67972,21886,757101,296
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN73,42483,24293,060102,877
Kokomo, IN70,99181,53692,082102,628
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN70,86683,01395,140107,287
Michigan City-La Porte, IN45,36570,63795,909121,181
Muncie, IN60,32075,08889,836104,604
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area56,20269,55682,93096,284
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI54,60071,11687,652104,167
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area59,67683,679107,661131,664
Terre Haute, IN39,79157,72075,67193,600
Kansas nonmetropolitan area45,86459,40572,96786,508
Lawrence, KS54,43473,27992,144110,989
Manhattan, KS47,75761,21574,65288,109
Topeka, KS53,12467,18481,22495,285
Wichita, KS52,39661,94371,51181,058
Bowling Green, KY58,59488,775118,935149,116
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area55,24580,434105,644130,832
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area53,18681,682110,178138,674
Elizabethtown, KY58,65685,072111,488137,904
Lexington-Fayette, KY52,33375,29698,239121,202
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN59,17682,368105,560128,752
Owensboro, KY76,23296,824117,416138,008
Paducah, KY-IL50,71169,49388,296107,079
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area55,03791,250127,484163,696
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area56,99281,807106,600131,415
Alexandria, LA53,81066,60279,37392,165
Baton Rouge, LA51,79271,90691,999112,112
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area58,90668,70378,52088,317
Hammond, LA44,01366,91489,794112,695
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA44,94968,32891,728115,108
Lafayette, LA49,98367,51785,052102,586
Lake Charles, LA53,81066,60279,37392,165
Monroe, LA53,81066,60279,37392,165
New Orleans-Metairie, LA33,21863,85694,495125,133
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area60,21669,03677,85586,674
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA64,52269,32774,13278,936
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA36,69262,00587,319112,632
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area48,02865,54183,055100,568
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA65,04288,754112,445136,157
Barnstable Town, MA64,41880,37296,325112,279
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH70,42998,447126,464154,482
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area68,84895,306121,784148,242
Pittsfield, MA85,052106,954128,877150,780
Springfield, MA70,18094,786119,372143,978
Worcester, MA67,76794,952122,138149,324
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD72,010101,671131,352161,013
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV56,88881,932106,954131,997
Lexington Park, MD72,592103,772134,951166,130
Maryland nonmetropolitan area67,70494,016120,308146,620
Salisbury, MD65,00092,976120,973148,949
Bangor, ME81,557104,520127,484150,447
Lewiston-Auburn, ME88,692114,650140,588166,546
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area81,557104,520127,484150,447
Portland-South Portland, ME61,09086,799112,508138,216
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area61,09086,799112,508138,216
Ann Arbor, MI52,31268,26684,199100,152
Battle Creek, MI65,27180,58095,909111,218
Bay City, MI69,76481,66193,580105,477
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI64,58481,80799,050116,272
Flint, MI66,41582,07797,719113,381
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI66,68582,68098,696114,692
Jackson, MI62,96279,64496,325113,007
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI58,30373,23788,172103,106
Lansing-East Lansing, MI64,29380,33096,346112,383
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area69,78484,07498,364112,653
Midland, MI66,37380,35194,349108,327
Monroe, MI62,87979,49896,096112,716
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI67,51782,84798,197113,527
Niles, MI61,98472,75983,55494,328
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area64,56476,89889,253101,588
Saginaw, MI61,96476,81591,645106,496
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area70,53380,33090,10699,903
Traverse City, MI66,04075,50484,94894,412
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area61,88074,69387,485100,298
Duluth, MN-WI62,83778,52094,183109,866
Mankato, MN68,51689,378110,240131,103
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI68,41289,191109,991130,770
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area67,43488,068108,680129,314
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area68,55789,004109,429129,876
Rochester, MN81,661112,216142,751173,306
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area70,63791,936113,215134,514
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area68,43288,941109,450129,959
St. Cloud, MN70,38891,645112,924134,181
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL49,96266,72783,471100,236
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area43,14066,54089,960113,360
Columbia, MO55,66171,17886,695102,212
Jefferson City, MO78,978105,020131,082157,124
Joplin, MO-KS55,41277,18998,988120,765
Kansas City, MO-KS59,67678,77097,885116,980
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area58,53279,12499,695120,287
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area53,62370,76287,880105,020
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area53,70674,56895,431116,293
Springfield, MO45,01269,99294,952119,933
St. Joseph, MO-KS55,57874,13292,706111,260
St. Louis, MO-IL59,59279,852100,090120,349
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS51,06465,08479,10393,122
Hattiesburg, MS51,77265,93680,12294,287
Jackson, MS55,74467,58079,41591,250
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area52,43767,14381,86996,575
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area52,50066,60280,68494,786
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area50,12865,27180,43495,576
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area51,23165,77080,28894,828
Billings, MT51,93879,332106,704134,098
Bozeman, MT76,60796,200115,815135,408
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area51,93879,332106,704134,098
Great Falls, MT51,93879,332106,704134,098
Helena, MT51,93879,332106,704134,098
Missoula, MT51,93879,332106,704134,098
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area51,91779,456106,996134,535
West Montana nonmetropolitan area51,93879,332106,704134,098
Asheville, NC78,957101,005123,074145,122
Burlington, NC52,72874,75696,783118,810
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area55,37072,03188,712105,373
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC61,88098,301134,722171,143
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC51,85577,418103,002128,565
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area55,12077,792100,444123,116
Fayetteville, NC56,82672,82188,816104,812
Goldsboro, NC67,33082,07796,804111,551
Greensboro-High Point, NC52,74973,75794,786115,794
Greenville, NC62,46382,888103,314123,740
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC66,87280,70494,536108,368
Jacksonville, NC53,37373,59193,788114,005
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC53,45674,77696,096117,416
Raleigh-Cary, NC73,69586,27998,842111,426
Rocky Mount, NC66,60281,62096,637111,655
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area55,10066,22877,37688,504
Wilmington, NC53,37371,32489,253107,204
Winston-Salem, NC58,32473,67489,045104,396
Bismarck, ND69,36889,919110,490131,040
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area71,90689,919107,952125,965
Fargo, ND-MN68,91187,132105,332123,552
Grand Forks, ND-MN72,82191,375109,949128,503
Minot, ND73,23791,312109,388127,463
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area72,09391,188110,303129,397
Grand Island, NE67,28886,237105,186124,135
Lincoln, NE71,03297,032123,012149,012
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area55,76580,892106,018131,144
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area66,83185,114103,376121,660
Omaha, NE-IA48,86069,05689,274109,471
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area72,78088,172103,564118,956
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area65,41693,954122,492151,029
Manchester-Nashua, NH48,86065,31281,74498,197
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area48,54873,38398,218123,053
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area47,21668,37089,524110,677
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ71,38699,903128,399156,916
Trenton-Princeton, NJ82,036103,772125,528147,264
Vineland, NJ71,36598,468125,591152,693
Albuquerque, NM80,808101,026121,264141,482
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area74,27799,944125,591151,258
Farmington, NM79,685102,544125,383148,242
Las Cruces, NM51,58484,240116,876149,532
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area77,085101,026124,946148,887
Santa Fe, NM66,10391,416116,751142,064
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area80,72597,636114,525131,436
Carson City, NV87,797103,917120,037136,157
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV77,77294,932112,092129,252
Reno, NV88,088101,796115,503129,210
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY65,35488,837112,320135,804
Binghamton, NY72,55194,682116,792138,924
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY70,55490,522110,469130,437
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area71,46987,194102,919118,644
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area68,10086,362104,624122,887
Elmira, NY65,68775,00584,34493,663
Glens Falls, NY75,67195,223114,754134,306
Ithaca, NY81,079102,565124,052145,538
Kingston, NY78,832100,007121,181142,356
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY75,775101,317126,839152,381
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ71,428100,256129,106157,935
Rochester, NY62,10983,887105,644127,421
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area66,60284,407102,212120,016
Syracuse, NY64,56487,152109,720132,309
Utica-Rome, NY74,63192,560110,469128,399
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY65,85386,861107,869128,877
Akron, OH53,04078,042103,023128,024
Canton-Massillon, OH62,50480,14397,760115,399
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN61,15286,653112,175137,676
Cleveland, OH67,58085,759103,938122,117
Columbus, OH44,74173,487102,212130,957
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH79,08294,807110,532126,256
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area46,38472,38498,384124,384
Lima, OH65,45887,693109,949132,184
Mansfield, OH42,99470,86698,759126,631
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)44,45059,46874,46489,482
Sandusky, OH60,42479,64498,863118,082
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area49,92074,67299,445124,197
Springfield, OH49,69276,773103,876130,957
Toledo, OH54,30974,90195,493116,085
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area54,22680,122106,018131,914
Youngstown-Warren, OH54,93375,52596,117116,709
Enid, OK58,86478,47998,093117,708
Lawton, OK59,11480,226101,338122,450
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area58,67779,12499,549119,996
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area59,30168,14176,98185,821
Oklahoma City, OK59,11480,164101,234122,284
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area54,58070,94987,340103,709
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area58,32477,31496,284115,274
Tulsa, OK59,34379,997100,631121,285
Albany, OR102,316120,952139,568158,205
Bend, OR90,855110,303129,730149,178
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area90,626110,032129,418148,824
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area90,647110,032129,397148,783
Corvallis, OR103,834122,346140,879159,391
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area87,236106,829126,423146,016
Eugene-Springfield, OR85,197111,280137,364163,447
Grants Pass, OR92,248110,823129,397147,972
Medford, OR92,248110,823129,397147,972
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA90,522107,120123,740140,338
Salem, OR121,285132,704144,144155,564
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ57,76279,124100,506121,868
Altoona, PA65,89579,76893,663107,536
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area59,03172,71786,383100,069
Chambersburg, PA61,00776,50392,020107,516
Erie, PA64,27287,048109,824132,600
Gettysburg, PA61,25681,807102,378122,928
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA62,58881,890101,172120,474
Johnstown, PA67,70484,448101,172117,916
Lancaster, PA54,99677,08599,154121,244
Lebanon, PA59,07277,02394,973112,924
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area64,18984,906105,623126,340
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area70,45085,717101,005116,272
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD71,05398,156125,279152,381
Pittsburgh, PA68,84886,799104,770122,720
Reading, PA66,02086,071106,101126,152
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA67,12287,964108,805129,647
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area67,20580,03992,872105,706
State College, PA64,18975,33886,46697,615
Williamsport, PA68,30882,84797,365111,904
York-Hanover, PA58,86480,309101,733123,178
Aguadilla, PR43,07753,83164,60575,359
Arecibo, PR46,07255,68265,31274,922
Guayama, PR46,48856,07765,66675,255
Mayaguez, PR44,65856,07767,51778,936
Ponce, PR51,85562,29672,73883,180
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area46,17656,30666,43676,565
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR46,44756,05665,66675,276
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA65,87487,568109,284130,978
Charleston-North Charleston, SC62,65069,22375,77582,348
Columbia, SC77,18989,856102,524115,191
Florence, SC71,40785,63499,861114,088
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC81,14194,578108,036121,472
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC59,09372,32285,53098,759
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC48,71464,23179,76895,285
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area58,84489,004119,184149,344
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area63,64894,932126,236157,519
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area60,61274,06987,527100,984
Spartanburg, SC64,62696,034127,421158,829
Sumter, SC71,40785,63499,861114,088
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area63,06676,19189,295102,420
Rapid City, SD62,31771,24080,16489,087
Sioux Falls, SD-MN64,56480,64296,741112,820
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area62,38074,00785,61397,240
Chattanooga, TN-GA55,86971,40786,965102,503
Clarksville, TN-KY50,94065,87480,78895,722
Cleveland, TN53,72767,91282,07796,263
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area50,31666,41582,53598,634
Jackson, TN44,40861,77679,16596,533
Johnson City, TN48,38161,09073,82086,528
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA49,65066,78983,949101,088
Knoxville, TN50,21265,93681,68297,407
Memphis, TN-MS-AR51,02364,43977,87691,292
Morristown, TN49,65064,48079,31194,141
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN56,57672,61388,650104,687
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area63,71180,08096,450112,820
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area55,34971,61587,901104,167
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area52,93668,76584,573100,402
Abilene, TX53,31164,25275,17286,112
Amarillo, TX56,45274,19491,957109,700
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX64,50179,35294,204109,055
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX61,27778,60495,909113,236
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area53,31170,22187,152104,063
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX53,76865,95778,16790,356
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area55,16272,86390,564108,264
College Station-Bryan, TX52,06374,04896,013117,999
Corpus Christi, TX51,37663,46175,56787,652
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX68,16289,628111,072132,538
Eagle Pass, TX56,45274,19491,957109,700
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area59,63476,54493,434110,344
El Paso, TX53,22864,08574,92285,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area52,29265,35478,43791,500
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX60,77878,43796,117113,776
Killeen-Temple, TX83,596106,496129,397152,298
Laredo, TX56,45274,19491,957109,700
Longview, TX59,75975,00590,272105,519
Lubbock, TX57,20067,37277,54387,714
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX55,68266,49877,31488,130
Midland, TX56,45274,19491,957109,700
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area68,64079,43690,252101,047
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area56,03668,26680,49692,727
Odessa, TX56,45274,19491,957109,700
San Angelo, TX63,54473,05082,57692,082
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX53,33270,80488,255105,727
Sherman-Denison, TX68,05889,232110,386131,560
Texarkana, TX-AR62,65072,44782,22392,020
Tyler, TX56,26472,92589,586106,247
Victoria, TX56,45274,19491,957109,700
Waco, TX58,32468,57878,83289,087
Wichita Falls, TX59,07274,50689,919105,352
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area48,17367,66387,132106,621
Logan, UT-ID65,50082,784100,090117,375
Ogden, UT70,94989,191107,453125,695
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT66,10387,922109,762131,581
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT57,24280,559103,896127,213
St. George, UT50,64870,59690,543110,490
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area69,51478,29287,04895,826
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA51,08577,252103,439129,605
Charlottesville, VA50,25370,30490,335110,386
Harrisonburg, VA42,28772,031101,775131,519
Lynchburg, VA48,50672,30196,076119,871
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area57,76283,908110,074136,220
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area56,32782,868109,408135,949
Richmond, VA46,05267,10188,151109,200
Roanoke, VA59,36486,071112,757139,464
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area37,17065,54193,933122,304
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area45,76070,40895,036119,684
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA66,22881,32896,408111,509
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC61,71483,367105,040126,693
Winchester, VA-WV58,82385,780112,736139,693
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA61,09086,799112,508138,216
Burlington-South Burlington, VT76,35796,408116,439136,490
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area63,06674,09085,11496,138
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area54,08073,34192,581111,842
Bellingham, WA86,320103,584120,848138,112
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA87,132116,439145,725175,032
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area84,552101,026117,520133,994
Kennewick-Richland, WA78,77097,344115,898134,472
Longview-Kelso, WA90,480106,933123,386139,839
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA90,917119,122147,306175,511
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA79,16597,012114,858132,704
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA85,925113,756141,586169,416
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA81,37098,551115,711132,892
Walla Walla, WA80,39298,488116,584134,680
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA91,167120,266149,365178,464
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area94,453107,765121,098134,410
Yakima, WA89,732115,004140,296165,568
Appleton, WI76,00499,736123,469147,202
Eau Claire, WI85,800108,764131,706154,669
Fond du Lac, WI77,54397,157116,751136,365
Green Bay, WI92,935121,389149,864178,319
Janesville-Beloit, WI76,17099,487122,824146,141
Kenosha, WI66,41590,938115,482140,005
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN89,274104,125118,976133,828
Madison, WI81,412103,855126,319148,762
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI80,64298,197115,732133,287
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area77,62696,034114,442132,850
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area75,60896,034116,480136,906
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI86,362104,791123,220141,648
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI76,60796,138115,669135,200
Sheboygan, WI79,16597,760116,356134,951
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area60,98686,008111,010136,032
Wausau, WI83,824102,565121,285140,026
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area90,876112,424133,973155,522
Beckley, WV43,01570,03497,074124,093
Charleston, WV50,04569,24488,442107,640
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH47,00865,41683,804102,212
Morgantown, WV53,33274,40295,452116,522
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area51,62670,07688,504106,954
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV49,04768,05887,048106,060
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area53,56076,856100,152123,448
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH48,75666,37383,991101,608
Wheeling, WV-OH51,37671,28291,167111,072
Casper, WY62,75482,701102,669122,616
Cheyenne, WY61,86082,202102,565122,908
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area61,86082,202102,565122,908
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area62,75482,701102,669122,616

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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