SOC 19-3092 · DOL wage year 2026–27

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 nature and use of areas of the Earth's surface, relating and interpreting interactions of physical and cultural phenomena. Conduct research on physical aspects of a region, including land forms, climates, soils, plants, and animals, and conduct research on the spatial implications of human activities within a given area, including social characteristics, economic activities, and political organization, as well as researching interdependence between regions at scales ranging from local to global.

Level I across metros$63,877 – $97,927Bloomington, IL to Los Angeles, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$117,437Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Geographers (SOC 19-3092) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $63,877 in Bloomington, IL to $97,927 in Los Angeles, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $117,437. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $102,191, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 6 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 15. 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$114,296
San Francisco, CA$126,048
San Jose, CA$127,317
Seattle, WA$128,877
Dallas, TX$94,453
Houston, TX$94,453
Austin, TX$85,551
Chicago, IL$106,080
Boston, MA$114,296
Washington, DC$129,688
Atlanta, GA$117,437
Los Angeles, CA$129,252

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Anchorage, AK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fairbanks-College, AK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Anniston-Oxford, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Auburn-Opelika, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Birmingham, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Decatur, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Dothan, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Gadsden, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Huntsville, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Mobile, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Montgomery, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Tuscaloosa, AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fort Smith, AR-OK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hot Springs, AR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Jonesboro, AR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Flagstaff, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Tucson, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Yuma, AZ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Chico, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
El Centro, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Fresno, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	97,927	108,368	118,810	129,252
Merced, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Modesto, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Napa, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Redding, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	97,864	106,434	115,004	123,573
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Salinas, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	78,728	94,495	110,282	126,048
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Stockton-Lodi, CA	79,706	95,576	111,426	127,296
Vallejo, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Visalia, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Yuba City, CA	87,901	101,047	114,172	127,317
Boulder, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Colorado Springs, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Grand Junction, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Greeley, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Pueblo, CO	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
New Haven, CT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	84,677	99,674	114,692	129,688
Dover, DE	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Gainesville, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Homosassa Springs, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Jacksonville, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Naples-Marco Island, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Ocala, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Port St. Lucie, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Punta Gorda, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sebring, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Tallahassee, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Albany, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Athens-Clarke County, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Columbus, GA-AL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Dalton, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Gainesville, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hinesville, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Macon-Bibb County, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Rome, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Savannah, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Valdosta, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Warner Robins, GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Guam MSA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Urban Honolulu, HI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Ames, IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cedar Rapids, IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Dubuque, IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Iowa City, IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Boise City, ID	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Coeur d'Alene, ID	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Idaho Falls, ID	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lewiston, ID-WA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Pocatello, ID	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Twin Falls, ID	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bloomington, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Champaign-Urbana, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Decatur, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	64,584	77,543	90,501	103,460
Kankakee, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Peoria, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Rockford, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
Springfield, IL	63,877	77,938	92,020	106,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	66,997	80,642	94,266	107,911
Bloomington, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Columbus, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Evansville, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fort Wayne, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kokomo, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Muncie, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Terre Haute, IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lawrence, KS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Manhattan, KS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Topeka, KS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Wichita, KS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bowling Green, KY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Elizabethtown, KY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lexington-Fayette, KY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Owensboro, KY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Paducah, KY-IL	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Alexandria, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Baton Rouge, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hammond, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lafayette, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lake Charles, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Monroe, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Barnstable Town, MA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	67,580	83,159	98,717	114,296
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Pittsfield, MA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Springfield, MA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Worcester, MA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	72,405	88,192	103,980	119,767
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	84,511	99,528	114,567	129,584
Lexington Park, MD	83,180	98,509	113,818	129,148
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	69,327	84,719	100,090	115,482
Salisbury, MD	79,061	94,370	109,658	124,967
Bangor, ME	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Portland-South Portland, ME	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Ann Arbor, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Battle Creek, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bay City, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Flint, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Jackson, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Midland, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Monroe, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Niles, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Saginaw, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Traverse City, MI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Duluth, MN-WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Mankato, MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Rochester, MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
St. Cloud, MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	78,645	90,314	101,983	113,652
Columbia, MO	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
Jefferson City, MO	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
Joplin, MO-KS	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
Kansas City, MO-KS	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	80,080	91,416	102,773	114,109
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	76,066	86,757	97,448	108,140
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
Springfield, MO	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
St. Joseph, MO-KS	77,272	89,066	100,860	112,653
St. Louis, MO-IL	78,042	88,109	98,156	108,223
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hattiesburg, MS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Jackson, MS	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Billings, MT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bozeman, MT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Great Falls, MT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Helena, MT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Missoula, MT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Asheville, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Burlington, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	65,229	77,314	89,378	101,463
Fayetteville, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Goldsboro, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Greensboro-High Point, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Greenville, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Jacksonville, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Raleigh-Cary, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Rocky Mount, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Wilmington, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Winston-Salem, NC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bismarck, ND	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fargo, ND-MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Grand Forks, ND-MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Minot, ND	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Grand Island, NE	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lincoln, NE	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Omaha, NE-IA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	64,168	79,186	94,224	109,242
Manchester-Nashua, NH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	64,460	79,706	94,973	110,220
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	67,621	82,888	98,156	113,423
Vineland, NJ	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Albuquerque, NM	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Farmington, NM	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Las Cruces, NM	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Santa Fe, NM	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Carson City, NV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Reno, NV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Binghamton, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Elmira, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Glens Falls, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Ithaca, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kingston, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	68,308	83,637	98,967	114,296
Rochester, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Syracuse, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Utica-Rome, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Akron, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Canton-Massillon, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cleveland, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Columbus, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lima, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Mansfield, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sandusky, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Springfield, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Toledo, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Youngstown-Warren, OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Enid, OK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lawton, OK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Oklahoma City, OK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Tulsa, OK	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Albany, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bend, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Corvallis, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eugene-Springfield, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Grants Pass, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Medford, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Salem, OR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	69,264	84,677	100,111	115,524
Altoona, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Chambersburg, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Erie, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Gettysburg, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Johnstown, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lancaster, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Lebanon, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	70,325	86,632	102,940	119,247
Pittsburgh, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Reading, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
State College, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Williamsport, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
York-Hanover, PA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Aguadilla, PR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Arecibo, PR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Guayama, PR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Mayaguez, PR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Ponce, PR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Columbia, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Florence, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Spartanburg, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sumter, SC	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Rapid City, SD	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Chattanooga, TN-GA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Clarksville, TN-KY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cleveland, TN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Jackson, TN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Johnson City, TN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Knoxville, TN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Morristown, TN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Abilene, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Amarillo, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	64,688	71,636	78,604	85,551
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,812	74,277	82,764	91,229
College Station-Bryan, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Corpus Christi, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Eagle Pass, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
El Paso, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,876	74,631	84,407	94,162
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Killeen-Temple, TX	64,855	72,031	79,186	86,362
Laredo, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Longview, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Lubbock, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Midland, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Odessa, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
San Angelo, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	65,312	73,424	81,557	89,669
Sherman-Denison, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Texarkana, TX-AR	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Tyler, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Victoria, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Waco, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
Wichita Falls, TX	65,271	75,005	84,719	94,453
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Logan, UT-ID	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Ogden, UT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
St. George, UT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Charlottesville, VA	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Harrisonburg, VA	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Lynchburg, VA	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	80,018	96,325	112,632	128,940
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	83,076	98,384	113,693	129,002
Richmond, VA	80,018	96,325	112,632	128,940
Roanoke, VA	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	76,004	93,954	111,925	129,876
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	66,082	82,431	98,759	115,108
Winchester, VA-WV	84,448	99,487	114,525	129,564
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Bellingham, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	82,868	96,596	110,324	124,052
Kennewick-Richland, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Longview-Kelso, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Walla Walla, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	82,036	97,656	113,256	128,877
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	82,680	93,850	105,020	116,189
Yakima, WA	81,079	94,703	108,306	121,930
Appleton, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eau Claire, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Fond du Lac, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Green Bay, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Janesville-Beloit, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Kenosha, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Madison, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Sheboygan, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Wausau, WI	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Beckley, WV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Charleston, WV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Morgantown, WV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Wheeling, WV-OH	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Casper, WY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Cheyenne, WY	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	71,719	86,965	102,191	117,437

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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