SOC 19-4013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Food Science Technicians 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): Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.

Level I across metros$26,416 – $63,128Arecibo, PR to Virginia Beach, VA

Median Level IV, major metros$62,692Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Food Science Technicians?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Food Science Technicians (SOC 19-4013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,416 in Arecibo, PR to $63,128 in Virginia Beach, VA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $62,692. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $56,452, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Anchorage, AK	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Fairbanks-College, AK	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Anniston-Oxford, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Auburn-Opelika, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Birmingham, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Decatur, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Dothan, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Gadsden, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Huntsville, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Mobile, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Montgomery, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
Tuscaloosa, AL	37,752	40,727	43,680	46,655
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,079	48,485	54,912	61,319
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	46,280	50,524	54,788	59,031
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,183	44,304	46,447	48,568
Hot Springs, AR	42,183	49,837	57,492	65,146
Jonesboro, AR	42,224	47,133	52,021	56,930
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	41,101	47,591	54,101	60,591
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,138	49,858	55,557	61,277
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,101	48,069	55,016	61,984
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,349	47,404	52,458	57,512
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Flagstaff, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Tucson, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Yuma, AZ	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,708	45,240	50,773	56,306
Chico, CA	45,469	50,357	55,245	60,133
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,744	49,005	55,287	61,548
El Centro, CA	43,119	48,652	54,164	59,696
Fresno, CA	41,330	45,844	50,336	54,850
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	40,165	45,469	50,794	56,098
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,535	50,191	56,826	63,482
Merced, CA	44,824	50,586	56,348	62,109
Modesto, CA	43,639	49,754	55,869	61,984
Napa, CA	50,648	56,847	63,066	69,264
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,172	56,244	63,336	70,408
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,634	54,330	62,047	69,743
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,791	46,800	53,810	60,820
Redding, CA	43,576	50,170	56,784	63,378
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,972	49,421	54,871	60,320
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	52,208	59,530	66,852	74,173
Salinas, CA	41,746	48,631	55,536	62,421
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	42,869	48,298	53,748	59,176
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	48,402	55,828	63,274	70,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	49,005	56,181	63,336	70,512
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	44,720	50,607	56,472	62,359
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	47,404	54,850	62,317	69,764
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	41,455	47,591	53,706	59,842
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,442	55,058	60,674	66,290
Stockton-Lodi, CA	45,220	50,440	55,640	60,861
Vallejo, CA	46,696	54,143	61,589	69,036
Visalia, CA	38,085	44,658	51,252	57,824
Yuba City, CA	46,696	54,496	62,276	70,076
Boulder, CO	49,380	57,429	65,479	73,528
Colorado Springs, CO	54,101	57,346	60,591	63,836
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	49,463	56,909	64,376	71,823
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,042	56,368	60,674	65,000
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,525	57,658	65,812	73,944
Grand Junction, CO	51,688	57,388	63,087	68,786
Greeley, CO	51,668	57,346	63,024	68,703
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,317	58,885	68,432	78,000
Pueblo, CO	51,688	57,388	63,087	68,786
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,101	57,346	60,591	63,836
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,661	47,404	52,167	56,909
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	43,036	47,632	52,250	56,847
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	44,471	48,111	51,772	55,412
New Haven, CT	43,660	48,132	52,624	57,096
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	42,661	47,404	52,167	56,909
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	42,661	47,404	52,167	56,909
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50,482	65,666	80,871	96,055
Dover, DE	39,708	45,656	51,584	57,533
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	41,746	55,807	69,888	83,949
Gainesville, FL	53,727	65,000	76,274	87,548
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,768	47,736	54,725	61,693
Jacksonville, FL	57,013	67,268	77,543	87,797
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46,260	51,605	56,930	62,276
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,730	46,613	54,517	62,400
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,250	48,236	57,242	66,228
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,906	59,301	72,676	86,071
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	43,660	49,900	56,140	62,380
Ocala, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,623	48,797	56,992	65,167
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,501	46,800	55,100	63,399
Punta Gorda, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Sebring, FL	42,037	49,463	56,888	64,314
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,290	48,215	56,160	64,085
Tallahassee, FL	40,914	51,522	62,151	72,759
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	41,788	48,028	54,288	60,528
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,871	48,839	55,807	62,775
Albany, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,816	47,570	58,324	69,077
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	36,692	48,069	59,447	70,824
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	36,338	44,200	52,084	59,946
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
Columbus, GA-AL	36,567	47,424	58,282	69,140
Dalton, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	39,167	46,863	54,580	62,276
Gainesville, GA	37,357	48,589	59,842	71,074
Hinesville, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
Macon-Bibb County, GA	36,213	47,487	58,760	70,034
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,192	46,904	57,637	68,349
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,836	48,360	58,906	69,431
Rome, GA	36,775	48,048	59,322	70,596
Savannah, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,944	42,682	50,399	58,136
Valdosta, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
Warner Robins, GA	37,024	47,216	57,429	67,621
Guam MSA	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Ames, IA	42,016	46,925	51,834	56,743
Cedar Rapids, IA	46,551	50,981	55,412	59,842
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,757	52,292	56,826	61,360
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,874	44,471	49,088	53,685
Dubuque, IA	46,280	50,669	55,079	59,468
Iowa City, IA	46,093	51,543	56,972	62,421
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,428	48,714	52,021	55,308
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,655	51,210	55,786	60,341
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,400	42,100	47,778	53,477
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,008	51,480	55,932	60,404
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,413	46,405	51,397	56,389
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	46,135	50,628	55,100	59,592
Boise City, ID	40,519	46,509	52,520	58,511
Coeur d'Alene, ID	40,186	45,386	50,586	55,786
Idaho Falls, ID	39,687	42,765	45,823	48,901
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,744	46,759	50,794	54,808
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,040	45,199	50,378	55,536
Pocatello, ID	39,874	43,202	46,551	49,879
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	39,541	42,349	45,157	47,965
Twin Falls, ID	40,332	46,093	51,855	57,616
Bloomington, IL	47,487	57,928	68,370	78,812
Champaign-Urbana, IL	47,487	57,928	68,370	78,812
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	48,610	59,967	71,324	82,680
Decatur, IL	47,487	57,928	68,370	78,812
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,490	54,788	64,106	73,404
Kankakee, IL	47,778	58,885	69,972	81,079
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	48,402	59,197	70,013	80,808
Peoria, IL	47,487	57,928	68,370	78,812
Rockford, IL	48,568	59,925	71,261	82,618
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,428	55,079	64,709	74,360
Springfield, IL	46,010	55,141	64,272	73,404
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,341	57,575	67,829	78,063
Bloomington, IN	39,791	43,618	47,445	51,272
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,791	46,052	52,312	58,573
Columbus, IN	39,770	43,909	48,028	52,167
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,100	47,424	52,728	58,053
Evansville, IN	39,978	45,760	51,543	57,325
Fort Wayne, IN	48,485	60,695	72,904	85,114
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,916	43,514	47,092	50,690
Kokomo, IN	39,728	43,826	47,924	52,021
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	46,925	58,053	69,181	80,309
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	47,341	58,573	69,805	81,037
Muncie, IN	39,895	43,868	47,861	51,834
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,383	58,282	69,160	80,060
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	46,176	50,232	54,309	58,365
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,978	46,384	52,791	59,197
Terre Haute, IN	39,999	44,304	48,610	52,916
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	35,922	42,516	49,109	55,703
Lawrence, KS	35,340	40,914	46,468	52,042
Manhattan, KS	34,320	38,543	42,765	46,988
Topeka, KS	35,152	40,269	45,407	50,524
Wichita, KS	34,840	42,079	49,338	56,576
Bowling Green, KY	46,551	56,493	66,436	76,378
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,154	56,951	66,727	76,524
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,551	56,493	66,436	76,378
Elizabethtown, KY	47,466	58,116	68,786	79,436
Lexington-Fayette, KY	44,616	54,080	63,544	73,008
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	59,842	68,079	76,316	84,552
Owensboro, KY	46,551	56,493	66,436	76,378
Paducah, KY-IL	46,551	56,493	66,436	76,378
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,444	58,844	69,264	79,664
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,173	58,511	68,828	79,165
Alexandria, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Baton Rouge, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Hammond, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Lafayette, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Lake Charles, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Monroe, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,424	39,416	44,388	49,380
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	44,346	50,399	56,472	62,525
Barnstable Town, MA	42,869	48,672	54,496	60,300
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	52,770	58,116	63,461	68,807
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	42,890	48,693	54,496	60,300
Pittsfield, MA	44,346	50,399	56,472	62,525
Springfield, MA	44,346	50,399	56,472	62,525
Worcester, MA	52,437	57,804	63,170	68,536
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,861	54,580	61,298	68,016
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	53,415	75,920	98,426	120,932
Lexington Park, MD	49,130	65,375	81,620	97,864
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	41,621	48,714	55,828	62,920
Salisbury, MD	46,780	53,664	60,528	67,413
Bangor, ME	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Ann Arbor, MI	41,704	47,445	53,186	58,927
Battle Creek, MI	45,532	50,357	55,204	60,029
Bay City, MI	43,639	49,276	54,912	60,549
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,917	45,573	52,208	58,864
Flint, MI	39,708	47,092	54,455	61,839
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	50,316	54,788	59,260	63,732
Jackson, MI	41,808	47,653	53,477	59,322
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	48,860	53,040	57,221	61,402
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,000	43,660	48,319	52,978
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	41,413	47,944	54,496	61,028
Midland, MI	43,639	49,276	54,912	60,549
Monroe, MI	44,970	50,066	55,162	60,258
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	48,173	53,248	58,303	63,378
Niles, MI	48,672	52,042	55,391	58,760
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,639	49,276	54,912	60,549
Saginaw, MI	39,229	45,261	51,293	57,325
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	49,712	52,687	55,661	58,636
Traverse City, MI	43,639	49,276	54,912	60,549
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,639	49,276	54,912	60,549
Duluth, MN-WI	44,928	50,919	56,888	62,879
Mankato, MN	45,885	51,980	58,074	64,168
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	47,237	53,498	59,738	65,999
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,178	51,668	58,157	64,647
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,997	46,551	52,104	57,658
Rochester, MN	45,324	50,544	55,765	60,986
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,618	49,525	55,432	61,340
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,509	51,605	56,680	61,776
St. Cloud, MN	45,303	51,501	57,679	63,877
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	43,888	52,978	62,088	71,178
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,388	53,623	62,879	72,114
Columbia, MO	43,888	52,978	62,088	71,178
Jefferson City, MO	43,888	52,978	62,088	71,178
Joplin, MO-KS	34,903	39,666	44,408	49,172
Kansas City, MO-KS	35,631	41,642	47,653	53,664
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,055	53,415	62,796	72,156
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,322	56,036	65,728	75,442
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,306	49,255	55,204	61,152
Springfield, MO	43,888	52,978	62,088	71,178
St. Joseph, MO-KS	35,048	41,080	47,092	53,124
St. Louis, MO-IL	46,447	56,701	66,956	77,210
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,525	45,303	54,101	62,879
Hattiesburg, MS	36,525	45,303	54,101	62,879
Jackson, MS	35,943	44,429	52,895	61,381
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,068	45,594	55,100	64,626
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,943	44,429	52,895	61,381
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,370	49,796	57,221	64,647
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,044	46,301	54,538	62,796
Billings, MT	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Bozeman, MT	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Great Falls, MT	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Helena, MT	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Missoula, MT	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Asheville, NC	41,413	46,551	51,688	56,826
Burlington, NC	41,413	46,551	51,688	56,826
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,997	46,842	52,687	58,532
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	38,044	43,181	48,298	53,436
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	46,405	52,333	58,261	64,189
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,213	56,223	63,212
Fayetteville, NC	41,413	46,551	51,688	56,826
Goldsboro, NC	42,349	46,405	50,440	54,496
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,948	52,354	58,760	65,167
Greenville, NC	41,413	46,551	51,688	56,826
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,412	46,530	50,648	54,767
Jacksonville, NC	38,709	41,912	45,136	48,340
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	44,575	51,189	57,824	64,439
Raleigh-Cary, NC	42,349	46,405	50,440	54,496
Rocky Mount, NC	42,349	46,405	50,440	54,496
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,223	47,404	51,584	55,765
Wilmington, NC	38,959	42,952	46,946	50,940
Winston-Salem, NC	43,743	49,837	55,911	62,005
Bismarck, ND	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Fargo, ND-MN	41,850	46,925	52,000	57,076
Grand Forks, ND-MN	41,996	47,237	52,479	57,720
Minot, ND	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Grand Island, NE	46,280	49,359	52,458	55,536
Lincoln, NE	46,800	49,754	52,728	55,682
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,119	47,071	51,002	54,954
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,346	47,840	51,356	54,850
Omaha, NE-IA	47,840	50,357	52,853	55,370
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	46,031	49,525	52,999	56,493
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,416	58,074	63,711	69,368
Manchester-Nashua, NH	52,500	58,157	63,794	69,452
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,312	57,720	63,149	68,557
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	41,559	49,608	57,637	65,687
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	41,288	49,692	58,095	66,498
Vineland, NJ	45,615	48,797	51,959	55,141
Albuquerque, NM	38,002	41,850	45,677	49,525
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,269	43,389	46,530	49,650
Farmington, NM	36,359	40,519	44,679	48,839
Las Cruces, NM	37,544	41,372	45,178	49,005
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,002	41,850	45,677	49,525
Santa Fe, NM	36,359	40,519	44,679	48,839
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	49,047	53,914	58,760	63,628
Carson City, NV	49,359	54,413	59,468	64,522
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	49,484	53,831	58,178	62,525
Reno, NV	49,400	54,392	59,405	64,397
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	45,116	48,860	52,583	56,327
Binghamton, NY	42,183	46,260	50,316	54,392
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	48,444	53,186	57,949	62,692
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	46,634	50,815	54,975	59,156
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,268	45,511	49,754	53,997
Elmira, NY	48,215	51,938	55,640	59,364
Glens Falls, NY	48,880	51,668	54,434	57,221
Ithaca, NY	45,532	49,608	53,664	57,741
Kingston, NY	41,892	46,322	50,773	55,204
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42,932	51,501	60,071	68,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	43,264	52,084	60,903	69,722
Rochester, NY	42,786	49,608	56,452	63,274
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	48,111	52,042	55,952	59,884
Syracuse, NY	45,365	50,024	54,663	59,322
Utica-Rome, NY	44,845	49,900	54,933	59,988
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,132	53,165	58,178	63,212
Akron, OH	48,776	54,288	59,821	65,333
Canton-Massillon, OH	47,716	53,352	59,010	64,647
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	46,925	55,412	63,877	72,364
Cleveland, OH	50,524	56,015	61,485	66,976
Columbus, OH	59,967	69,306	78,645	87,984
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	43,847	55,786	67,704	79,644
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,591	56,680	65,791	74,880
Lima, OH	43,285	52,708	62,130	71,552
Mansfield, OH	50,960	60,736	70,492	80,268
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	48,506	54,746	61,007	67,247
Sandusky, OH	43,160	50,316	57,471	64,626
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,279	57,200	67,101	77,023
Springfield, OH	42,994	57,949	72,884	87,839
Toledo, OH	40,956	51,148	61,360	71,552
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,452	54,455	65,458	76,461
Youngstown-Warren, OH	48,776	54,288	59,821	65,333
Enid, OK	39,708	42,724	45,719	48,735
Lawton, OK	39,042	42,391	45,719	49,068
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,978	42,932	45,885	48,839
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,666	42,848	46,052	49,234
Oklahoma City, OK	39,042	42,391	45,719	49,068
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,957	42,807	45,677	48,527
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,770	42,786	45,802	48,818
Tulsa, OK	39,084	42,432	45,802	49,151
Albany, OR	41,684	46,156	50,607	55,079
Bend, OR	43,140	46,946	50,732	54,538
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,389	47,570	51,751	55,932
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,080	46,800	52,500	58,220
Corvallis, OR	41,351	45,948	50,544	55,141
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,698	48,444	51,189	53,935
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,594	48,964	52,333	55,703
Grants Pass, OR	41,933	46,717	51,522	56,306
Medford, OR	42,037	46,634	51,210	55,807
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	44,970	49,525	54,060	58,615
Salem, OR	39,541	43,452	47,362	51,272
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	42,079	47,300	52,500	57,720
Altoona, PA	37,752	43,056	48,381	53,685
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,064	43,680	49,296	54,912
Chambersburg, PA	38,543	44,013	49,463	54,933
Erie, PA	38,626	42,765	46,904	51,044
Gettysburg, PA	37,648	42,640	47,632	52,624
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,916	45,178	50,461	55,724
Johnstown, PA	37,981	42,911	47,820	52,749
Lancaster, PA	41,080	46,634	52,208	57,762
Lebanon, PA	38,980	44,346	49,692	55,058
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,728	45,178	50,648	56,098
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,544	42,661	47,799	52,916
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39,645	45,636	51,605	57,596
Pittsburgh, PA	39,749	43,472	47,216	50,940
Reading, PA	39,708	45,386	51,044	56,722
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,892	46,904	51,896	56,909
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,711	43,036	48,340	53,664
State College, PA	37,628	42,786	47,924	53,082
Williamsport, PA	38,085	43,181	48,256	53,352
York-Hanover, PA	37,045	40,810	44,554	48,319
Aguadilla, PR	26,562	30,327	34,092	37,856
Arecibo, PR	26,416	30,244	34,092	37,919
Guayama, PR	29,828	32,677	35,548	38,397
Mayaguez, PR	26,562	30,327	34,092	37,856
Ponce, PR	29,869	32,698	35,506	38,335
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,562	30,327	34,092	37,856
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	29,828	32,677	35,548	38,397
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	41,372	44,450	47,549	50,628
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
Columbia, SC	37,024	44,284	51,564	58,823
Florence, SC	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,108	43,348	49,567	55,807
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,356	45,511	52,666	59,821
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
Spartanburg, SC	37,420	43,514	49,608	55,703
Sumter, SC	36,172	40,540	44,908	49,276
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,436	43,972	47,508	51,044
Rapid City, SD	37,440	41,808	46,176	50,544
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	39,770	44,658	49,546	54,434
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,436	43,972	47,508	51,044
Chattanooga, TN-GA	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Clarksville, TN-KY	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Cleveland, TN	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Jackson, TN	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Johnson City, TN	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Knoxville, TN	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	41,330	47,154	52,978	58,802
Morristown, TN	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Abilene, TX	37,877	44,325	50,773	57,221
Amarillo, TX	41,476	47,320	53,144	58,989
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	39,208	47,092	54,975	62,858
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,333	48,984	58,615	68,266
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,623	47,092	53,581	60,050
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	32,844	38,023	43,223	48,402
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,460	47,175	55,911	64,626
College Station-Bryan, TX	35,048	39,084	43,140	47,175
Corpus Christi, TX	37,940	44,637	51,335	58,032
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,228	45,740	51,252	56,764
Eagle Pass, TX	37,940	44,637	51,335	58,032
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,168	46,592	55,037	63,461
El Paso, TX	39,791	46,010	52,229	58,448
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,730	45,469	52,229	58,968
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	39,583	49,338	59,114	68,869
Killeen-Temple, TX	35,672	41,954	48,236	54,517
Laredo, TX	37,940	44,637	51,335	58,032
Longview, TX	36,192	40,748	45,282	49,837
Lubbock, TX	40,519	46,405	52,312	58,199
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	32,844	38,023	43,223	48,402
Midland, TX	41,039	46,800	52,541	58,303
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,922	41,309	46,696	52,084
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,933	47,445	52,936	58,448
Odessa, TX	41,039	46,800	52,541	58,303
San Angelo, TX	41,268	47,133	52,978	58,844
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	40,956	48,610	56,244	63,898
Sherman-Denison, TX	39,104	44,720	50,336	55,952
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,276	41,122	45,989	50,836
Tyler, TX	36,317	40,872	45,448	50,004
Victoria, TX	37,940	44,637	51,335	58,032
Waco, TX	38,252	43,951	49,671	55,370
Wichita Falls, TX	38,002	44,450	50,898	57,346
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	40,976	46,301	51,647	56,972
Logan, UT-ID	39,957	43,493	47,050	50,586
Ogden, UT	41,122	47,508	53,893	60,279
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,703	50,482	58,240	66,020
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	43,909	52,749	61,568	70,408
St. George, UT	40,976	46,301	51,647	56,972
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	41,018	46,946	52,895	58,823
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
Charlottesville, VA	53,540	59,156	64,792	70,408
Harrisonburg, VA	55,994	60,383	64,772	69,160
Lynchburg, VA	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
Richmond, VA	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
Roanoke, VA	46,405	53,186	59,988	66,768
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,602	60,820	68,037	75,255
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	55,994	60,383	64,772	69,160
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	63,128	66,810	70,512	74,194
Winchester, VA-WV	51,085	58,261	65,416	72,592
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	48,589	53,124	57,658	62,192
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,383	52,271	57,159	62,047
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,383	52,271	57,159	62,047
Bellingham, WA	44,616	48,340	52,042	55,765
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	54,039	63,087	72,156	81,204
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,052	49,525	53,020	56,493
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,346	47,029	49,712	52,396
Longview-Kelso, WA	44,970	49,421	53,872	58,324
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	51,834	61,048	70,263	79,477
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	54,268	63,295	72,322	81,349
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	55,037	63,940	72,863	81,765
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	44,304	48,215	52,146	56,056
Walla Walla, WA	44,575	47,549	50,503	53,477
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	52,520	61,693	70,845	80,018
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,780	55,308	63,836	72,364
Yakima, WA	42,328	46,925	51,543	56,140
Appleton, WI	40,477	46,135	51,813	57,471
Eau Claire, WI	45,136	51,688	58,261	64,813
Fond du Lac, WI	45,095	51,376	57,637	63,919
Green Bay, WI	42,120	47,924	53,748	59,551
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,349	48,693	55,058	61,402
Kenosha, WI	45,448	51,480	57,512	63,544
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	44,263	50,232	56,223	62,192
Madison, WI	40,602	45,428	50,274	55,100
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	48,693	55,557	62,400	69,264
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,536	48,485	54,455	60,404
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,013	50,399	56,784	63,170
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	43,743	50,024	56,285	62,567
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	46,280	52,562	58,864	65,146
Sheboygan, WI	43,639	50,212	56,784	63,357
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,282	51,356	57,408	63,482
Wausau, WI	44,034	50,004	55,973	61,943
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,389	48,423	53,477	58,511
Beckley, WV	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Charleston, WV	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Morgantown, WV	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,980	46,072	53,186	60,279
Wheeling, WV-OH	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Casper, WY	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Cheyenne, WY	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,224	49,400	56,597	63,773

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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