SOC 19-4021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Biological 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): Assist biological and medical scientists. Set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment, monitor experiments, collect data and samples, make observations, and calculate and record results. May analyze organic substances, such as blood, food, and drugs.

Level I across metros$25,460 – $60,653College Station, TX to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$64,772Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Biological Technicians (SOC 19-4021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,460 in College Station, TX to $60,653 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $64,772. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $57,845, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 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$74,485
San Francisco, CA$118,685
San Jose, CA$91,312
Seattle, WA$70,700
Dallas, TX$55,973
Houston, TX$60,799
Austin, TX$65,562
Chicago, IL$68,162
Boston, MA$76,274
Washington, DC$74,756
Atlanta, GA$60,799
Los Angeles, CA$81,932

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	45,407	51,709	58,012	64,314
Anchorage, AK	45,365	52,167	58,948	65,749
Fairbanks-College, AK	44,804	49,192	53,560	57,949
Anniston-Oxford, AL	40,727	46,156	51,584	57,013
Auburn-Opelika, AL	40,831	46,842	52,832	58,844
Birmingham, AL	39,957	45,032	50,128	55,204
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	31,325	37,378	43,431	49,484
Decatur, AL	38,189	43,244	48,298	53,352
Dothan, AL	37,232	43,056	48,880	54,704
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	38,064	43,244	48,423	53,602
Gadsden, AL	40,727	46,156	51,584	57,013
Huntsville, AL	38,688	43,556	48,444	53,311
Mobile, AL	31,325	37,378	43,431	49,484
Montgomery, AL	40,768	46,717	52,645	58,594
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,479	45,136	50,815	56,472
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,103	45,532	50,940	56,368
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,372	47,320	53,269	59,218
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,653	40,976	47,300	53,623
Tuscaloosa, AL	42,786	47,653	52,541	57,408
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,274	44,096	50,898	57,720
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,429	48,527	52,624	56,722
Fort Smith, AR-OK	41,184	46,322	51,480	56,618
Hot Springs, AR	35,797	41,788	47,778	53,768
Jonesboro, AR	39,416	45,615	51,813	58,012
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,485	41,205	46,946	52,666
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,420	43,597	49,754	55,932
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,354	48,693	58,053	67,392
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,357	43,909	50,461	57,013
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,292	43,618	47,965	52,292
Flagstaff, AZ	40,394	44,408	48,402	52,416
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	40,311	44,575	48,818	53,082
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	48,069	55,141	62,192	69,264
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	46,384	53,311	60,216	67,143
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,391	47,778	53,165	58,552
Tucson, AZ	43,597	49,213	54,829	60,445
Yuma, AZ	46,052	52,999	59,946	66,893
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	46,884	57,804	68,703	79,623
Chico, CA	44,304	51,293	58,282	65,271
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40,768	44,138	47,487	50,856
El Centro, CA	49,400	59,176	68,932	78,708
Fresno, CA	38,272	46,010	53,727	61,464
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,500	47,320	55,141	62,962
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	49,151	60,071	71,012	81,932
Merced, CA	48,568	61,007	73,466	85,904
Modesto, CA	56,452	74,735	93,039	111,322
Napa, CA	47,320	57,804	68,287	78,770
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	46,842	57,325	67,808	78,292
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,284	49,421	54,538	59,676
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	43,660	52,728	61,818	70,887
Redding, CA	42,890	47,695	52,479	57,284
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	44,554	54,975	65,375	75,796
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	47,861	58,428	68,994	79,560
Salinas, CA	42,911	52,957	62,983	73,029
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	49,983	59,613	69,223	78,853
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	60,653	79,997	99,341	118,685
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	53,623	66,186	78,749	91,312
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,074	54,725	64,356	74,007
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	48,256	57,450	66,644	75,837
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	49,400	58,012	66,644	75,255
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	50,004	64,023	78,021	92,040
Stockton-Lodi, CA	48,069	53,436	58,781	64,148
Vallejo, CA	49,983	58,636	67,288	75,941
Visalia, CA	39,749	41,829	43,909	45,989
Yuba City, CA	47,383	57,824	68,245	78,687
Boulder, CO	45,490	61,797	78,084	94,391
Colorado Springs, CO	36,962	44,180	51,397	58,615
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	48,880	56,389	63,919	71,428
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,173	55,640	63,087	70,554
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,407	52,146	58,864	65,604
Grand Junction, CO	39,853	45,844	51,855	57,845
Greeley, CO	48,048	55,973	63,898	71,823
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,757	55,640	63,524	71,407
Pueblo, CO	38,751	44,700	50,669	56,618
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,903	55,349	62,775	70,221
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	48,860	59,800	70,720	81,661
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,200	53,540	62,858	72,197
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	44,304	51,896	59,468	67,060
New Haven, CT	49,400	58,344	67,309	76,253
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	50,087	58,719	67,330	75,962
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	49,192	58,157	67,122	76,087
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,738	56,077	65,416	74,756
Dover, DE	47,237	54,808	62,400	69,972
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	45,906	52,645	59,364	66,103
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	36,525	43,140	49,775	56,389
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	33,884	39,146	44,408	49,671
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,652	42,391	49,130	55,869
Gainesville, FL	36,608	44,596	52,583	60,570
Homosassa Springs, FL	36,816	44,388	51,959	59,530
Jacksonville, FL	38,148	45,636	53,103	60,591
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,903	38,626	42,349	46,072
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,730	46,988	55,266	63,524
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,264	51,855	60,445	69,036
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	32,844	37,586	42,308	47,050
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	39,125	45,365	51,605	57,845
Ocala, FL	35,298	41,933	48,568	55,204
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35,693	42,224	48,735	55,266
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,756	42,162	48,568	54,975
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,029	39,479	44,928	50,378
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,279	39,021	43,784	48,527
Port St. Lucie, FL	44,887	53,956	63,004	72,072
Punta Gorda, FL	37,357	44,242	51,148	58,032
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	36,172	43,493	50,836	58,157
Sebring, FL	35,319	41,663	47,986	54,330
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,130	44,242	52,333	60,445
Tallahassee, FL	33,322	39,562	45,823	52,063
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	36,983	44,554	52,104	59,676
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	36,172	43,202	50,212	57,242
Albany, GA	43,056	49,234	55,391	61,568
Athens-Clarke County, GA	49,879	57,304	64,751	72,176
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,448	50,565	55,682	60,799
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,453	48,340	54,226	60,112
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	40,768	43,701	46,613	49,546
Columbus, GA-AL	44,575	50,108	55,640	61,173
Dalton, GA	43,618	47,944	52,271	56,597
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,826	50,274	56,743	63,191
Gainesville, GA	46,738	50,773	54,808	58,844
Hinesville, GA	41,933	47,487	53,061	58,615
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,450	49,837	55,224	60,612
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,076	49,567	55,079	60,570
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,074	50,524	55,973	61,423
Rome, GA	44,908	50,045	55,204	60,341
Savannah, GA	43,576	49,026	54,496	59,946
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,328	48,818	55,287	61,776
Valdosta, GA	42,100	48,444	54,767	61,111
Warner Robins, GA	40,311	46,072	51,855	57,616
Guam MSA	36,192	41,684	47,154	52,645
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,026	42,536	49,068	55,578
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,088	40,831	45,594	50,336
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,170	43,576	49,983	56,389
Ames, IA	42,204	49,525	56,847	64,168
Cedar Rapids, IA	44,720	49,005	53,269	57,554
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	39,146	48,132	57,096	66,082
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	42,682	50,149	57,616	65,084
Dubuque, IA	43,930	49,172	54,434	59,676
Iowa City, IA	45,012	49,213	53,415	57,616
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	41,912	49,317	56,743	64,148
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,328	49,775	57,221	64,668
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,959	42,973	46,967	50,981
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,034	49,296	54,559	59,821
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,477	47,549	54,642	61,714
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	43,930	49,172	54,434	59,676
Boise City, ID	37,669	41,580	45,469	49,380
Coeur d'Alene, ID	36,068	39,645	43,202	46,780
Idaho Falls, ID	36,192	39,104	42,016	44,928
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,122	47,882	54,663	61,423
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,504	43,660	50,815	57,970
Pocatello, ID	35,423	41,559	47,716	53,852
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,212	43,660	50,128	56,576
Twin Falls, ID	35,714	40,706	45,677	50,669
Bloomington, IL	45,407	53,498	61,610	69,701
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,904	53,623	60,320	67,039
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	40,332	49,608	58,885	68,162
Decatur, IL	44,596	51,751	58,885	66,040
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,775	45,656	54,538	63,420
Kankakee, IL	40,893	49,858	58,844	67,808
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,040	49,359	58,698	68,016
Peoria, IL	47,653	56,992	66,311	75,650
Rockford, IL	39,687	48,964	58,220	67,496
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,239	35,256	37,295
Springfield, IL	42,266	50,024	57,804	65,562
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,143	49,858	58,594	67,309
Bloomington, IN	49,213	59,551	69,909	80,247
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,666	48,485	57,325	66,144
Columbus, IN	47,965	56,535	65,125	73,695
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	44,554	49,816	55,100	60,362
Evansville, IN	45,740	53,415	61,111	68,786
Fort Wayne, IN	43,077	46,904	50,752	54,580
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	49,047	57,720	66,415	75,088
Kokomo, IN	48,277	57,180	66,061	74,964
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	46,884	56,639	66,415	76,170
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,477	49,380	58,261	67,164
Muncie, IN	48,527	57,200	65,895	74,568
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,580	50,586	59,613	68,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,535	49,234	54,933	60,632
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,167	47,716	56,285	64,834
Terre Haute, IN	44,928	55,120	65,312	75,504
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,640	50,877	59,093	67,330
Lawrence, KS	42,682	51,356	60,050	68,724
Manhattan, KS	39,042	47,279	55,536	63,773
Topeka, KS	42,079	50,794	59,530	68,245
Wichita, KS	39,624	46,488	53,373	60,237
Bowling Green, KY	37,336	44,887	52,458	60,008
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,100	59,842	64,605	69,348
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,732	47,882	58,012	68,162
Elizabethtown, KY	38,356	45,220	52,063	58,927
Lexington-Fayette, KY	43,826	50,815	57,824	64,813
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	39,250	44,658	50,066	55,474
Owensboro, KY	37,336	44,887	52,458	60,008
Paducah, KY-IL	31,159	33,447	35,735	38,023
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,794	45,740	53,685	61,631
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,775	44,076	51,376	58,677
Alexandria, LA	33,343	41,517	49,692	57,866
Baton Rouge, LA	33,613	41,538	49,463	57,388
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,677	41,205	49,733	58,261
Hammond, LA	33,655	42,141	50,628	59,114
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,237	40,269	46,322	52,354
Lafayette, LA	32,927	41,226	49,525	57,824
Lake Charles, LA	38,356	45,573	52,770	59,988
Monroe, LA	33,343	41,517	49,692	57,866
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	37,295	45,677	54,080	62,463
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,656	40,020	47,404	54,767
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	33,343	41,517	49,692	57,866
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	33,988	42,765	51,522	60,300
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,239	40,831	48,444	56,036
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,535	49,775	56,015	62,255
Barnstable Town, MA	49,421	57,596	65,770	73,944
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,962	58,740	67,496	76,274
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	49,421	58,344	67,288	76,212
Pittsfield, MA	43,556	49,671	55,786	61,901
Springfield, MA	43,015	48,839	54,663	60,487
Worcester, MA	47,175	57,824	68,474	79,124
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40,436	48,028	55,620	63,212
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,029	50,524	54,039	57,533
Lexington Park, MD	43,036	51,335	59,655	67,954
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,869	47,466	52,063	56,660
Salisbury, MD	43,327	48,818	54,309	59,800
Bangor, ME	46,780	53,207	59,613	66,040
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	46,301	52,208	58,136	64,044
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,780	53,207	59,613	66,040
Portland-South Portland, ME	48,256	53,935	59,613	65,292
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,914	46,322	51,730	57,138
Ann Arbor, MI	41,580	48,194	54,829	61,444
Battle Creek, MI	45,802	51,106	56,431	61,735
Bay City, MI	36,359	42,557	48,756	54,954
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,028	41,788	48,527	55,287
Flint, MI	35,194	41,746	48,298	54,850
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	45,448	50,420	55,412	60,383
Jackson, MI	39,250	46,031	52,832	59,613
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	44,596	49,671	54,725	59,800
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	48,880	53,789	58,677	63,586
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,253	42,620	47,986	53,352
Midland, MI	36,359	42,557	48,756	54,954
Monroe, MI	37,628	44,512	51,376	58,261
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,015	48,236	53,477	58,698
Niles, MI	41,788	47,466	53,144	58,823
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,352	46,176	52,000	57,824
Saginaw, MI	41,122	47,965	54,808	61,652
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,287	48,818	55,328	61,860
Traverse City, MI	39,084	44,596	50,108	55,620
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,938	44,284	49,650	54,996
Duluth, MN-WI	40,165	44,367	48,589	52,791
Mankato, MN	43,306	50,357	57,388	64,439
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	44,928	52,312	59,676	67,060
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,119	50,170	57,200	64,252
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	43,868	48,506	53,124
Rochester, MN	44,221	48,714	53,228	57,720
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,456	47,861	55,287	62,692
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,690	41,808	45,948	50,066
St. Cloud, MN	42,828	49,754	56,680	63,607
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,200	34,591	37,981	41,372
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,461	58,511	66,560
Columbia, MO	38,647	45,989	53,311	60,653
Jefferson City, MO	38,668	45,324	52,000	58,656
Joplin, MO-KS	41,767	49,234	56,680	64,148
Kansas City, MO-KS	44,117	52,770	61,402	70,055
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,160	51,480	59,821	68,141
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,476	48,589	55,724	62,837
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,098	51,272	59,447	67,621
Springfield, MO	39,084	43,098	47,112	51,127
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,159	52,770	61,381	69,992
St. Louis, MO-IL	42,744	50,503	58,240	65,999
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	49,546	53,186	56,847	60,487
Hattiesburg, MS	47,861	53,103	58,365	63,607
Jackson, MS	52,645	56,181	59,717	63,253
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,658	51,231	57,824	64,397
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,597	50,773	57,970	65,146
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,264	50,856	58,448	66,040
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,728	47,944	56,160	64,376
Billings, MT	41,600	45,927	50,274	54,600
Bozeman, MT	47,424	50,212	52,978	55,765
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,848	46,780	50,711	54,642
Great Falls, MT	43,202	46,738	50,295	53,831
Helena, MT	46,821	48,527	50,232	51,938
Missoula, MT	48,610	53,373	58,136	62,900
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,200	48,256	52,312	56,368
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	41,808	46,613	51,439	56,244
Asheville, NC	43,743	50,316	56,868	63,440
Burlington, NC	40,040	47,882	55,744	63,586
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,194	54,767	61,340	67,912
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,280	55,224	64,168	73,112
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,722	51,148	58,594	66,020
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,740	53,290	60,840	68,391
Fayetteville, NC	39,416	47,050	54,704	62,338
Goldsboro, NC	48,485	56,244	63,981	71,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,386	52,708	60,008	67,330
Greenville, NC	45,490	52,978	60,487	67,975
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44,034	48,256	52,458	56,680
Jacksonville, NC	45,324	52,853	60,383	67,912
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	44,096	51,460	58,844	66,207
Raleigh-Cary, NC	51,168	58,760	66,373	73,965
Rocky Mount, NC	47,612	55,536	63,482	71,407
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,076	50,565	57,076	63,565
Wilmington, NC	50,108	56,743	63,399	70,034
Winston-Salem, NC	47,341	54,080	60,820	67,559
Bismarck, ND	37,877	45,615	53,373	61,111
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	47,071	51,772	56,493	61,194
Fargo, ND-MN	45,677	51,023	56,389	61,735
Grand Forks, ND-MN	44,284	47,175	50,045	52,936
Minot, ND	45,677	50,940	56,202	61,464
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,498	47,570	54,621	61,693
Grand Island, NE	40,644	46,842	53,020	59,218
Lincoln, NE	39,562	45,573	51,584	57,596
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,500	45,511	51,522	57,533
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,061	46,260	52,458	58,656
Omaha, NE-IA	38,876	45,074	51,252	57,450
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	41,538	47,487	53,415	59,364
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,796	58,511	67,226	75,941
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,925	51,772	56,597	61,444
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,263	50,981	57,700	64,418
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,346	50,690	57,013	63,357
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,093	55,079	64,044	73,029
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	54,704	64,668	74,610	84,573
Vineland, NJ	47,092	54,704	62,338	69,951
Albuquerque, NM	45,469	48,735	51,980	55,245
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,911	47,175	51,418	55,682
Farmington, NM	42,432	46,322	50,191	54,080
Las Cruces, NM	44,346	49,650	54,933	60,237
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,328	46,301	50,253	54,226
Santa Fe, NM	42,453	46,364	50,274	54,184
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	40,956	47,383	53,831	60,258
Carson City, NV	40,893	47,736	54,580	61,423
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,976	47,237	53,498	59,759
Reno, NV	38,647	46,322	53,997	61,672
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	46,967	56,285	65,624	74,943
Binghamton, NY	38,584	45,885	53,165	60,466
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	41,101	48,984	56,888	64,772
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,680	53,061	62,442	71,823
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,106	42,495	46,904	51,293
Elmira, NY	40,186	47,528	54,871	62,213
Glens Falls, NY	45,261	54,850	64,418	74,007
Ithaca, NY	40,165	47,528	54,871	62,234
Kingston, NY	38,210	43,015	47,840	52,645
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	45,719	55,162	64,626	74,069
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	46,301	55,703	65,084	74,485
Rochester, NY	39,000	45,199	51,376	57,575
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	40,144	47,279	54,392	61,527
Syracuse, NY	44,367	52,312	60,279	68,224
Utica-Rome, NY	38,023	44,242	50,482	56,701
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	40,623	48,797	56,951	65,125
Akron, OH	37,836	44,512	51,210	57,887
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,501	45,261	52,021	58,781
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	35,173	42,079	48,984	55,890
Cleveland, OH	42,869	52,188	61,527	70,845
Columbus, OH	46,093	53,352	60,591	67,850
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,208	46,946	54,684	62,421
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,621	49,317	57,034	64,730
Lima, OH	36,900	46,280	55,661	65,042
Mansfield, OH	43,639	51,044	58,469	65,874
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	41,746	50,170	58,573	66,997
Sandusky, OH	42,037	50,794	59,572	68,328
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,445	40,956	47,487	53,997
Springfield, OH	43,514	51,356	59,176	67,018
Toledo, OH	39,375	46,530	53,664	60,820
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,440	45,344	53,269	61,173
Youngstown-Warren, OH	41,434	49,962	58,490	67,018
Enid, OK	39,749	45,906	52,084	58,240
Lawton, OK	40,207	45,740	51,293	56,826
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,957	45,573	51,189	56,805
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,922	45,157	54,372	63,607
Oklahoma City, OK	40,436	46,093	51,730	57,388
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,832	45,428	51,044	56,639
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,375	45,407	51,460	57,492
Tulsa, OK	42,828	47,445	52,084	56,701
Albany, OR	42,703	50,004	57,284	64,584
Bend, OR	42,932	49,172	55,391	61,631
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,143	45,781	50,420	55,058
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,500	44,658	49,837	54,996
Corvallis, OR	39,708	47,487	55,287	63,066
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,644	46,093	51,543	56,992
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,989	50,898	55,786	60,695
Grants Pass, OR	40,352	45,240	50,108	54,996
Medford, OR	42,516	46,322	50,149	53,956
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46,135	52,354	58,552	64,772
Salem, OR	45,760	51,106	56,452	61,797
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,394	46,343	52,271	58,220
Altoona, PA	47,008	54,018	61,007	68,016
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,119	50,378	57,658	64,917
Chambersburg, PA	41,184	49,941	58,677	67,434
Erie, PA	44,492	52,021	59,551	67,080
Gettysburg, PA	40,040	49,421	58,781	68,162
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,101	50,856	60,612	70,367
Johnstown, PA	41,455	46,592	51,751	56,888
Lancaster, PA	46,696	54,413	62,109	69,826
Lebanon, PA	41,621	50,191	58,740	67,309
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,365	51,356	57,325	63,316
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,140	49,234	55,328	61,423
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,258	54,850	62,463	70,055
Pittsburgh, PA	41,101	46,093	51,106	56,098
Reading, PA	41,143	45,469	49,775	54,101
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	44,658	49,151	53,664	58,157
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,432	48,548	54,663	60,778
State College, PA	48,381	55,744	63,108	70,471
Williamsport, PA	45,303	51,106	56,909	62,712
York-Hanover, PA	40,914	50,565	60,237	69,888
Aguadilla, PR	35,568	40,394	45,220	50,045
Arecibo, PR	32,968	39,999	47,008	54,039
Guayama, PR	32,677	40,103	47,528	54,954
Mayaguez, PR	35,693	40,436	45,199	49,941
Ponce, PR	32,698	40,144	47,591	55,037
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	42,391	44,783	47,175	49,567
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,074	39,874	47,674	55,474
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	43,722	51,231	58,719	66,228
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	44,679	52,312	59,946	67,580
Columbia, SC	44,908	51,064	57,200	63,357
Florence, SC	45,157	49,900	54,621	59,364
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	35,714	43,098	50,482	57,866
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	41,871	48,277	54,663	61,069
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	41,871	48,277	54,663	61,069
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,949	51,272	57,596	63,919
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,392	48,860	56,306	63,773
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,015	49,088	55,141	61,215
Spartanburg, SC	41,434	48,964	56,472	64,002
Sumter, SC	45,157	49,900	54,621	59,364
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,210	41,455	44,720	47,965
Rapid City, SD	40,394	43,826	47,258	50,690
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,314	42,204	46,072	49,962
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,978	42,516	45,032	47,570
Chattanooga, TN-GA	40,207	44,887	49,588	54,268
Clarksville, TN-KY	44,055	50,940	57,845	64,730
Cleveland, TN	40,082	45,781	51,501	57,200
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,202	52,853	62,504	72,156
Jackson, TN	44,055	50,940	57,845	64,730
Johnson City, TN	44,055	50,940	57,845	64,730
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	42,079	51,917	61,735	71,573
Knoxville, TN	43,722	53,976	64,231	74,485
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	39,208	45,490	51,772	58,053
Morristown, TN	45,053	55,890	66,706	77,543
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	44,055	50,940	57,845	64,730
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,063	43,951	48,818	53,706
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,884	52,458	58,012	63,586
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,596	50,378	56,160	61,943
Abilene, TX	35,672	45,199	54,725	64,252
Amarillo, TX	34,237	41,330	48,444	55,536
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	43,368	50,773	58,157	65,562
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,396	46,509	53,623	60,736
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,376	45,407	52,437	59,468
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,343	37,316	41,288	45,261
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,125	46,301	53,456	60,632
College Station-Bryan, TX	25,460	32,740	40,040	47,320
Corpus Christi, TX	37,503	44,949	52,396	59,842
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,044	44,013	50,004	55,973
Eagle Pass, TX	37,503	44,949	52,396	59,842
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,312	46,509	53,685	60,882
El Paso, TX	34,716	40,061	45,428	50,773
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,023	45,407	52,770	60,154
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	39,416	46,551	53,664	60,799
Killeen-Temple, TX	41,580	49,380	57,180	64,980
Laredo, TX	36,712	38,501	40,269	42,058
Longview, TX	39,562	50,212	60,840	71,490
Lubbock, TX	33,946	41,559	49,192	56,805
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	36,213	42,453	48,693	54,933
Midland, TX	37,503	44,949	52,396	59,842
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,877	45,220	52,583	59,925
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,570	42,557	50,565	58,552
Odessa, TX	37,503	44,949	52,396	59,842
San Angelo, TX	34,903	43,764	52,604	61,464
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	41,767	48,527	55,287	62,047
Sherman-Denison, TX	37,960	44,200	50,440	56,680
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,648	47,404	57,180	66,935
Tyler, TX	46,468	56,056	65,666	75,255
Victoria, TX	37,503	44,949	52,396	59,842
Waco, TX	32,178	39,999	47,840	55,661
Wichita Falls, TX	34,445	41,912	49,359	56,826
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	40,332	43,972	47,632	51,272
Logan, UT-ID	34,383	40,893	47,383	53,893
Ogden, UT	43,992	51,127	58,282	65,416
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	41,663	49,983	58,282	66,602
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,824	52,645	60,487	68,308
St. George, UT	40,332	43,618	46,884	50,170
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,224	50,170	58,116	66,061
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,312	45,407	51,480	57,575
Charlottesville, VA	50,544	56,556	62,567	68,578
Harrisonburg, VA	46,135	52,936	59,759	66,560
Lynchburg, VA	45,053	52,042	59,031	66,020
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,927	54,725	63,503	72,301
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,480	42,120	45,760	49,400
Richmond, VA	47,279	54,642	62,026	69,389
Roanoke, VA	41,060	49,005	56,951	64,896
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	44,783	52,042	59,322	66,581
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,876	45,386	51,876	58,386
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	46,135	52,936	59,759	66,560
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	39,000	44,533	50,045	55,578
Winchester, VA-WV	46,052	55,224	64,376	73,549
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,410	52,354	61,298	70,242
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,424	51,460	55,495	59,530
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	46,072	50,399	54,725	59,052
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,304	48,256	52,188	56,140
Bellingham, WA	41,434	45,989	50,524	55,079
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,780	55,973	65,167	74,360
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,639	50,170	56,680	63,212
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,596	49,941	55,287	60,632
Longview-Kelso, WA	45,053	50,981	56,930	62,858
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,637	48,256	51,855	55,474
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	46,613	51,023	55,453	59,863
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	49,837	56,784	63,752	70,700
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	41,954	49,380	56,805	64,231
Walla Walla, WA	43,493	49,796	56,119	62,421
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	48,756	55,724	62,692	69,660
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,933	46,530	51,148	55,744
Yakima, WA	41,060	48,652	56,244	63,836
Appleton, WI	39,604	44,949	50,274	55,620
Eau Claire, WI	43,327	46,904	50,503	54,080
Fond du Lac, WI	41,018	46,655	52,271	57,908
Green Bay, WI	39,874	43,077	46,280	49,484
Janesville-Beloit, WI	45,116	50,711	56,327	61,922
Kenosha, WI	43,680	49,380	55,058	60,757
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,680	49,380	55,058	60,757
Madison, WI	45,178	50,773	56,348	61,943
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	40,976	46,572	52,188	57,783
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,394	45,677	50,940	56,223
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,039	45,927	50,794	55,682
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	41,122	46,925	52,708	58,511
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	41,226	46,821	52,437	58,032
Sheboygan, WI	40,914	46,426	51,959	57,471
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,013	49,733	55,453	61,173
Wausau, WI	42,245	47,175	52,104	57,034
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,741	50,690	56,618	62,567
Beckley, WV	40,914	49,234	57,575	65,895
Charleston, WV	43,223	47,320	51,418	55,516
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,879	44,471	52,042	59,634
Morgantown, WV	40,914	49,234	57,575	65,895
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,375	44,304	49,234	54,164
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	40,914	49,234	57,575	65,895
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,223	47,320	51,418	55,516
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,332	47,570	54,829	62,068
Wheeling, WV-OH	40,914	49,234	57,575	65,895
Casper, WY	40,519	45,698	50,898	56,077
Cheyenne, WY	42,204	49,941	57,658	65,396
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,786	50,420	58,074	65,708
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,082	44,096	48,090	52,104

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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