SOC 19-4042 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 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): Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Level I across metros$25,813 – $61,340Mayaguez, PR to Redding, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$67,101Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health (SOC 19-4042) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $25,813 in Mayaguez, PR to $61,340 in Redding, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $67,101. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $59,343, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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$81,349
San Francisco, CA$103,044
San Jose, CA$87,548
Seattle, WA$71,303
Dallas, TX$65,396
Houston, TX$64,272
Austin, TX$64,605
Chicago, IL$77,668
Boston, MA$66,581
Washington, DC$67,434
Atlanta, GA$59,218
Los Angeles, CA$77,252

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40,061	53,186	66,332	79,456
Anchorage, AK	40,664	51,709	62,775	73,820
Fairbanks-College, AK	46,447	58,261	70,076	81,890
Anniston-Oxford, AL	38,480	45,116	51,730	58,365
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,380	42,557	48,756	54,933
Birmingham, AL	38,522	45,053	51,584	58,116
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	37,586	41,496	45,428	49,338
Decatur, AL	37,149	43,514	49,900	56,264
Dothan, AL	37,378	42,973	48,589	54,184
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	37,503	43,660	49,837	55,994
Gadsden, AL	38,480	45,116	51,730	58,365
Huntsville, AL	40,165	46,655	53,124	59,613
Mobile, AL	39,063	43,140	47,196	51,272
Montgomery, AL	37,274	43,327	49,380	55,432
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,440	43,743	50,024	56,327
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,607	43,784	49,983	56,160
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,296	41,871	47,445	53,020
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	37,732	43,348	48,943	54,559
Tuscaloosa, AL	37,544	43,535	49,525	55,516
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,932	47,840	52,770	57,679
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	44,575	48,672	52,770	56,868
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,442	42,994	49,525	56,077
Hot Springs, AR	42,973	46,613	50,232	53,872
Jonesboro, AR	42,682	48,111	53,540	58,968
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	44,408	47,653	50,898	54,143
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,952	48,090	53,207	58,344
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,725	47,341	52,957	58,573
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,514	47,612	51,688	55,786
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	46,488	54,372	62,234	70,117
Flagstaff, AZ	48,964	53,914	58,844	63,794
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	48,964	53,914	58,844	63,794
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,549	56,244	64,959	73,653
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	47,653	55,973	64,272	72,592
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,786	48,028	53,290	58,532
Tucson, AZ	42,328	47,341	52,375	57,388
Yuma, AZ	46,343	54,413	62,484	70,554
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	44,887	54,892	64,917	74,922
Chico, CA	51,834	65,770	79,706	93,642
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,890	55,266	67,663	80,039
El Centro, CA	39,375	50,565	61,776	72,967
Fresno, CA	52,063	64,855	77,626	90,418
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	48,860	61,485	74,111	86,736
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	45,428	56,036	66,644	77,252
Merced, CA	49,463	62,837	76,232	89,607
Modesto, CA	45,157	59,821	74,485	89,149
Napa, CA	44,762	55,828	66,914	77,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,575	55,661	66,768	77,855
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	44,596	56,119	67,642	79,165
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	45,282	56,077	66,893	77,688
Redding, CA	61,340	78,520	95,680	112,861
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,688	49,629	60,570	71,511
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	43,472	53,415	63,336	73,279
Salinas, CA	50,586	63,752	76,898	90,064
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	40,207	51,543	62,858	74,194
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	54,434	70,637	86,840	103,044
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	49,192	61,984	74,756	87,548
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	57,096	72,239	87,360	102,503
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	52,791	65,978	79,186	92,373
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	46,093	58,823	71,573	84,303
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	49,733	64,772	79,789	94,828
Stockton-Lodi, CA	47,736	62,192	76,669	91,125
Vallejo, CA	50,212	61,756	73,300	84,844
Visalia, CA	57,554	67,808	78,084	88,338
Yuba City, CA	43,951	54,600	65,250	75,900
Boulder, CO	48,693	57,013	65,354	73,674
Colorado Springs, CO	52,458	60,216	67,975	75,733
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	48,152	56,119	64,064	72,031
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,172	57,076	65,000	72,904
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	48,631	55,287	61,964	68,620
Grand Junction, CO	48,444	57,908	67,351	76,815
Greeley, CO	52,375	59,239	66,124	72,988
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	53,394	64,106	74,839	85,551
Pueblo, CO	51,231	58,802	66,394	73,965
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,356	59,343	67,330	75,317
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	51,855	62,130	72,426	82,701
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	49,837	63,045	76,274	89,482
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	48,152	56,660	65,146	73,653
New Haven, CT	51,647	59,946	68,266	76,565
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	49,234	62,712	76,191	89,669
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	49,900	59,509	69,119	78,728
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	43,743	51,647	59,530	67,434
Dover, DE	42,412	52,645	62,900	73,133
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,882	39,479	44,055	48,652
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	37,877	43,888	49,879	55,890
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,999	46,717	53,456	60,175
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,396	45,074	50,773	56,452
Gainesville, FL	40,103	46,863	53,644	60,404
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,020	47,570	55,120	62,671
Jacksonville, FL	41,538	46,655	51,751	56,868
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,311	45,948	51,584	57,221
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,328	48,818	55,287	61,776
Naples-Marco Island, FL	42,037	48,444	54,829	61,236
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,895	46,405	52,895	59,405
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,642	47,050	52,458	57,866
Ocala, FL	38,751	44,783	50,836	56,868
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	38,938	44,242	49,525	54,829
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	43,660	48,277	52,874	57,492
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	41,018	46,800	52,583	58,365
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,082	44,970	49,858	54,746
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,210	45,386	52,541	59,717
Punta Gorda, FL	39,375	45,095	50,815	56,535
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,375	44,887	50,378	55,890
Sebring, FL	39,021	44,367	49,712	55,058
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,644	47,112	53,560	60,029
Tallahassee, FL	37,544	45,636	53,748	61,839
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,311	47,965	55,640	63,295
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,437	45,968	52,500	59,031
Albany, GA	35,589	41,580	47,591	53,581
Athens-Clarke County, GA	41,434	47,466	53,498	59,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	41,954	47,716	53,456	59,218
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	40,623	56,805	72,988	89,170
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	31,616	40,436	49,234	58,053
Columbus, GA-AL	40,248	46,759	53,269	59,780
Dalton, GA	37,420	46,301	55,162	64,044
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,255	47,549	58,864	70,159
Gainesville, GA	41,580	47,591	53,581	59,592
Hinesville, GA	33,717	41,725	49,754	57,762
Macon-Bibb County, GA	41,600	47,757	53,935	60,092
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,682	52,895	63,087	73,300
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,914	48,360	55,807	63,253
Rome, GA	41,309	47,279	53,269	59,239
Savannah, GA	37,503	42,807	48,132	53,436
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,471	40,581	49,671	58,781
Valdosta, GA	31,616	40,332	49,047	57,762
Warner Robins, GA	39,042	48,319	57,616	66,893
Guam MSA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	46,863	51,792	56,722	61,652
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	44,325	49,983	55,640	61,298
Urban Honolulu, HI	43,056	48,610	54,143	59,696
Ames, IA	36,588	44,408	52,208	60,029
Cedar Rapids, IA	41,164	49,442	57,720	65,999
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	39,874	49,026	58,157	67,309
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,773	45,885	53,997	62,109
Dubuque, IA	36,837	46,031	55,204	64,397
Iowa City, IA	46,925	53,560	60,216	66,852
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,756	44,096	52,437	60,778
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,568	40,477	45,386	50,295
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	34,404	40,935	47,466	53,997
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,687	48,090	56,472	64,876
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,066	45,636	54,205	62,775
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	37,274	46,260	55,224	64,210
Boise City, ID	50,690	65,978	81,245	96,533
Coeur d'Alene, ID	35,444	49,983	64,522	79,061
Idaho Falls, ID	35,444	49,983	64,522	79,061
Lewiston, ID-WA	30,992	38,543	46,072	53,623
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	30,805	34,258	37,711	41,164
Pocatello, ID	35,444	49,983	64,522	79,061
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,317	51,272	66,228	81,183
Twin Falls, ID	36,296	51,855	67,392	82,951
Bloomington, IL	44,783	53,352	61,922	70,492
Champaign-Urbana, IL	48,090	53,498	58,906	64,314
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,055	55,266	66,456	77,668
Decatur, IL	45,032	54,996	64,959	74,922
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,344	52,708	60,092	67,455
Kankakee, IL	44,180	55,037	65,895	76,752
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,576	54,725	65,853	77,002
Peoria, IL	39,479	46,696	53,914	61,132
Rockford, IL	44,034	55,287	66,560	77,813
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,538	48,672	55,828	62,962
Springfield, IL	44,159	52,437	60,695	68,973
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,719	60,757	75,796	90,834
Bloomington, IN	37,586	45,407	53,228	61,048
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,338	43,847	51,356	58,864
Columbus, IN	37,690	45,823	53,956	62,088
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	36,962	44,887	52,812	60,736
Evansville, IN	34,508	41,351	48,173	55,016
Fort Wayne, IN	45,032	52,916	60,778	68,661
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,314	46,322	54,330	62,338
Kokomo, IN	37,399	45,469	53,519	61,589
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,954	52,874	63,815	74,735
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,682	53,748	64,792	75,858
Muncie, IN	37,690	45,760	53,831	61,901
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,296	43,992	51,668	59,364
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,645	47,903	56,160	64,418
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,252	46,052	53,872	61,672
Terre Haute, IN	38,064	42,952	47,861	52,749
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	38,564	45,802	53,020	60,258
Lawrence, KS	40,061	46,010	51,980	57,928
Manhattan, KS	39,437	45,885	52,333	58,781
Topeka, KS	40,124	45,989	51,834	57,700
Wichita, KS	37,565	44,637	51,730	58,802
Bowling Green, KY	38,668	44,887	51,085	57,304
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,752	48,527	59,322	70,096
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	35,610	44,637	53,685	62,712
Elizabethtown, KY	38,148	45,760	53,394	61,007
Lexington-Fayette, KY	37,274	45,136	53,020	60,882
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	39,104	46,904	54,684	62,484
Owensboro, KY	39,021	44,783	50,544	56,306
Paducah, KY-IL	38,626	43,410	48,173	52,957
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,482	45,719	53,976	62,213
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,000	44,284	49,546	54,829
Alexandria, LA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
Baton Rouge, LA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,552	48,277	63,981	79,706
Hammond, LA	43,660	58,740	73,799	88,879
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	44,117	58,885	73,674	88,442
Lafayette, LA	43,348	58,989	74,652	90,293
Lake Charles, LA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
Monroe, LA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,908	58,511	72,114	85,717
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,532	47,944	63,357	78,770
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	43,868	58,199	72,530	86,861
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	42,432	58,636	74,860	91,063
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	43,951	51,168	58,386	65,604
Barnstable Town, MA	46,280	54,600	62,920	71,240
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	44,866	52,104	59,343	66,581
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	45,636	53,852	62,088	70,304
Pittsfield, MA	45,948	52,416	58,906	65,375
Springfield, MA	45,490	51,730	57,949	64,189
Worcester, MA	42,516	50,274	58,012	65,770
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,663	53,020	64,397	75,754
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	41,746	50,149	58,552	66,956
Lexington Park, MD	41,184	50,524	59,842	69,181
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,232	46,093	54,954	63,815
Salisbury, MD	36,900	46,114	55,308	64,522
Bangor, ME	35,589	41,455	47,341	53,207
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,351	48,839	56,327	63,815
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	35,589	41,455	47,341	53,207
Portland-South Portland, ME	47,674	55,682	63,711	71,719
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,463	42,162	47,840	53,540
Ann Arbor, MI	42,308	49,796	57,263	64,751
Battle Creek, MI	44,575	51,460	58,324	65,208
Bay City, MI	39,999	48,631	57,263	65,895
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,476	47,944	54,413	60,882
Flint, MI	41,871	49,192	56,493	63,815
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	42,848	48,173	53,498	58,823
Jackson, MI	42,308	49,359	56,389	63,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,938	56,722	61,485	66,269
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	44,679	52,520	60,341	68,183
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,058	48,714	55,370	62,026
Midland, MI	39,999	48,631	57,263	65,895
Monroe, MI	41,538	48,568	55,620	62,650
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,306	50,690	58,053	65,437
Niles, MI	37,232	45,324	53,394	61,485
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	43,264	50,004	56,764	63,503
Saginaw, MI	42,453	50,482	58,511	66,540
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,266	50,004	57,762	65,500
Traverse City, MI	43,348	48,485	53,623	58,760
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,812	45,324	50,836	56,348
Duluth, MN-WI	57,845	68,620	79,415	90,189
Mankato, MN	44,492	58,719	72,925	87,152
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	44,928	59,301	73,653	88,026
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,052	60,175	74,277	88,400
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	46,218	59,447	72,696	85,925
Rochester, MN	53,498	63,732	73,986	84,220
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	44,991	58,906	72,800	86,716
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	43,826	58,885	73,924	88,983
St. Cloud, MN	45,303	60,279	75,255	90,231
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	44,512	52,728	60,944	69,160
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,184	47,570	53,976	60,362
Columbia, MO	41,101	49,608	58,116	66,623
Jefferson City, MO	41,101	49,608	58,116	66,623
Joplin, MO-KS	37,752	44,928	52,084	59,260
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,602	46,093	51,564	57,055
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,538	47,882	54,247	60,591
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,264	49,151	55,058	60,944
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,207	45,802	51,397	56,992
Springfield, MO	40,436	46,218	51,980	57,762
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,916	45,948	51,959	57,991
St. Louis, MO-IL	45,074	50,752	56,410	62,088
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,140	37,981	45,844	53,685
Hattiesburg, MS	28,871	31,242	33,592	35,964
Jackson, MS	28,871	35,984	43,098	50,212
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,871	34,362	39,832	45,324
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,871	32,989	37,087	41,205
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,098	47,778	52,437	57,117
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,037	47,383	52,708	58,053
Billings, MT	46,384	53,935	61,506	69,056
Bozeman, MT	45,615	54,143	62,692	71,220
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,384	53,935	61,506	69,056
Great Falls, MT	46,384	53,935	61,506	69,056
Helena, MT	46,301	55,183	64,085	72,967
Missoula, MT	46,384	53,935	61,506	69,056
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	46,572	54,143	61,693	69,264
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,469	50,565	55,682	60,778
Asheville, NC	38,855	44,928	51,023	57,096
Burlington, NC	41,725	50,024	58,303	66,602
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,082	48,860	57,637	66,415
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,077	49,962	56,826	63,711
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	45,781	53,519	61,277	69,015
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,605	42,703	46,800	50,898
Fayetteville, NC	39,375	47,570	55,786	63,981
Goldsboro, NC	40,623	48,236	55,848	63,461
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,418	45,324	52,250	59,156
Greenville, NC	38,584	42,744	46,925	51,085
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	42,183	49,068	55,973	62,858
Jacksonville, NC	38,647	43,680	48,693	53,727
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,559	49,796	58,012	66,248
Raleigh-Cary, NC	43,264	51,210	59,156	67,101
Rocky Mount, NC	40,789	48,319	55,848	63,378
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,120	48,964	55,786	62,629
Wilmington, NC	37,898	43,618	49,317	55,037
Winston-Salem, NC	44,013	50,336	56,639	62,962
Bismarck, ND	53,456	59,821	66,165	72,530
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,016	49,816	57,616	65,416
Fargo, ND-MN	41,933	54,413	66,872	79,352
Grand Forks, ND-MN	41,829	53,269	64,730	76,170
Minot, ND	43,410	51,917	60,424	68,932
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,700	53,810	62,900	72,010
Grand Island, NE	45,032	55,516	65,999	76,482
Lincoln, NE	43,119	51,064	58,989	66,935
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,207	50,711	61,215	71,719
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,032	55,516	65,999	76,482
Omaha, NE-IA	43,223	53,332	63,420	73,528
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,535	53,914	64,314	74,693
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,242	51,564	58,885	66,207
Manchester-Nashua, NH	44,200	51,501	58,823	66,124
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,221	51,418	58,615	65,812
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,268	48,964	56,639	64,335
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	36,296	40,893	45,511	50,108
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	44,845	53,456	62,047	70,658
Vineland, NJ	42,349	52,853	63,336	73,840
Albuquerque, NM	51,834	65,354	78,874	92,394
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,892	50,711	59,530	68,349
Farmington, NM	49,692	63,128	76,544	89,981
Las Cruces, NM	41,975	50,440	58,906	67,372
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,556	56,951	70,325	83,720
Santa Fe, NM	48,589	62,442	76,316	90,168
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	58,220	66,477	74,756	83,013
Carson City, NV	48,714	60,632	72,572	84,490
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	44,284	51,876	59,447	67,039
Reno, NV	43,140	55,266	67,372	79,498
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	44,138	55,079	66,020	76,960
Binghamton, NY	49,213	57,554	65,895	74,236
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,148	46,676	55,183	63,711
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	40,852	50,544	60,237	69,930
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,621	52,333	63,045	73,757
Elmira, NY	48,880	57,616	66,352	75,088
Glens Falls, NY	43,244	53,664	64,085	74,506
Ithaca, NY	47,944	57,096	66,228	75,380
Kingston, NY	44,679	58,677	72,655	86,653
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	48,984	62,941	76,919	90,876
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,908	57,055	69,202	81,349
Rochester, NY	39,437	49,359	59,280	69,202
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	47,466	56,992	66,519	76,045
Syracuse, NY	37,919	46,759	55,620	64,460
Utica-Rome, NY	38,730	47,674	56,618	65,562
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	38,356	46,925	55,474	64,044
Akron, OH	46,135	52,999	59,863	66,727
Canton-Massillon, OH	44,471	50,149	55,848	61,527
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,244	51,772	60,320	68,848
Cleveland, OH	48,236	56,472	64,730	72,967
Columbus, OH	47,861	52,458	57,034	61,631
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,176	53,332	60,487	67,642
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,205	47,528	53,831	60,154
Lima, OH	39,604	45,490	51,376	57,263
Mansfield, OH	47,362	52,292	57,242	62,172
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,844	52,104	58,344	64,605
Sandusky, OH	47,653	55,848	64,023	72,218
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	43,805	50,898	57,991	65,084
Springfield, OH	45,989	51,605	57,242	62,858
Toledo, OH	42,516	50,752	59,010	67,247
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,575	51,460	58,324	65,208
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,135	52,999	59,863	66,727
Enid, OK	39,146	48,256	57,346	66,456
Lawton, OK	39,458	48,797	58,116	67,455
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,399	45,594	53,789	61,984
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,423	43,576	51,751	59,904
Oklahoma City, OK	39,874	49,026	58,178	67,330
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,551	41,060	48,548	56,056
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,669	46,676	55,703	64,709
Tulsa, OK	37,877	44,180	50,503	56,805
Albany, OR	40,228	49,879	59,509	69,160
Bend, OR	42,328	51,376	60,404	69,452
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,996	52,063	62,130	72,197
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,746	51,959	62,192	72,405
Corvallis, OR	41,434	50,690	59,967	69,223
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,372	51,293	61,215	71,136
Eugene-Springfield, OR	36,359	48,111	59,863	71,615
Grants Pass, OR	46,364	52,541	58,740	64,917
Medford, OR	48,132	54,372	60,591	66,831
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	41,580	52,188	62,775	73,383
Salem, OR	42,245	52,250	62,276	72,280
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,428	53,311	61,215	69,098
Altoona, PA	45,656	53,976	62,296	70,616
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	46,884	55,495	64,085	72,696
Chambersburg, PA	46,010	53,248	60,508	67,746
Erie, PA	47,986	56,119	64,231	72,364
Gettysburg, PA	46,280	53,872	61,444	69,036
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,277	54,684	61,090	67,496
Johnstown, PA	45,282	52,312	59,364	66,394
Lancaster, PA	44,679	54,559	64,439	74,319
Lebanon, PA	46,842	54,080	61,298	68,536
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,258	57,055	66,852	76,648
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,381	56,576	64,772	72,967
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,388	54,808	65,229	75,650
Pittsburgh, PA	45,220	51,460	57,679	63,919
Reading, PA	44,429	54,559	64,688	74,818
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	48,402	60,820	73,237	85,655
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,220	52,271	59,343	66,394
State College, PA	45,615	53,997	62,400	70,783
Williamsport, PA	47,300	55,828	64,356	72,884
York-Hanover, PA	45,303	53,311	61,298	69,306
Aguadilla, PR	26,229	31,346	36,463	41,580
Arecibo, PR	26,812	31,866	36,900	41,954
Guayama, PR	26,812	31,866	36,900	41,954
Mayaguez, PR	25,813	30,472	35,152	39,812
Ponce, PR	26,292	31,076	35,880	40,664
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,229	31,346	36,463	41,580
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	26,770	31,804	36,816	41,850
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	48,818	58,615	68,391	78,188
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	37,607	43,992	50,399	56,784
Columbia, SC	38,023	50,524	63,004	75,504
Florence, SC	37,440	47,612	57,804	67,975
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,834	47,112	55,412	63,690
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,480	49,109	59,717	70,346
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,775	42,037	47,320	52,583
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,754	41,808	46,842	51,896
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,394	51,023	61,652	72,280
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,773	48,444	59,114	69,784
Spartanburg, SC	40,477	49,671	58,844	68,037
Sumter, SC	37,440	47,612	57,804	67,975
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,114	37,773	42,432	47,092
Rapid City, SD	31,741	37,108	42,474	47,840
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,904	40,207	46,509	52,812
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,552	38,335	44,138	49,920
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,229	47,653	56,098	64,522
Clarksville, TN-KY	41,434	48,506	55,578	62,650
Cleveland, TN	45,906	51,751	57,596	63,440
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,452	51,064	58,677	66,290
Jackson, TN	45,906	51,751	57,596	63,440
Johnson City, TN	45,906	51,751	57,596	63,440
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	39,999	48,589	57,159	65,749
Knoxville, TN	44,138	51,876	59,592	67,330
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,868	47,799	51,751	55,682
Morristown, TN	43,202	51,231	59,260	67,288
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	46,530	52,146	57,741	63,357
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,095	51,626	58,157	64,688
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,176	52,229	58,303	64,356
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,511	51,064	56,597	62,151
Abilene, TX	36,796	45,844	54,912	63,960
Amarillo, TX	42,557	49,130	55,724	62,296
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	45,324	51,751	58,178	64,605
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,392	48,007	54,642	61,256
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,911	50,253	57,616	64,959
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	36,380	44,325	52,292	60,237
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,788	49,130	56,493	63,836
College Station-Bryan, TX	39,812	44,471	49,109	53,768
Corpus Christi, TX	39,084	44,720	50,357	55,994
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44,512	51,480	58,428	65,396
Eagle Pass, TX	41,309	48,714	56,119	63,524
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,415	48,111	55,828	63,524
El Paso, TX	39,832	46,176	52,520	58,864
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,981	47,674	57,388	67,080
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	41,496	49,088	56,680	64,272
Killeen-Temple, TX	44,055	50,773	57,492	64,210
Laredo, TX	37,898	47,196	56,472	65,770
Longview, TX	36,484	41,621	46,738	51,876
Lubbock, TX	40,831	48,277	55,703	63,149
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,988	40,165	46,343	52,520
Midland, TX	42,807	51,127	59,468	67,788
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,410	40,540	50,690	60,820
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,708	47,653	55,599	63,544
Odessa, TX	43,368	51,605	59,821	68,058
San Angelo, TX	41,101	49,775	58,469	67,143
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,408	50,960	57,492	64,044
Sherman-Denison, TX	43,576	50,732	57,887	65,042
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,093	42,120	51,148	60,175
Tyler, TX	33,884	42,016	50,170	58,303
Victoria, TX	41,309	48,714	56,119	63,524
Waco, TX	42,640	49,858	57,096	64,314
Wichita Falls, TX	36,130	45,136	54,143	63,149
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,928	51,023	57,138	63,232
Logan, UT-ID	45,573	51,751	57,928	64,106
Ogden, UT	52,375	56,410	60,445	64,480
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	43,244	49,317	55,412	61,485
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	47,924	54,808	61,672	68,557
St. George, UT	47,528	54,060	60,570	67,101
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,508	54,039	60,591	67,122
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	36,463	42,432	48,402	54,372
Charlottesville, VA	48,028	54,621	61,236	67,829
Harrisonburg, VA	47,112	57,512	67,912	78,312
Lynchburg, VA	41,184	52,063	62,920	73,799
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,066	41,871	46,676	51,480
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,088	64,439	79,810	95,160
Richmond, VA	38,688	45,095	51,480	57,887
Roanoke, VA	36,317	41,268	46,197	51,148
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,709	46,592	54,496	62,380
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,775	43,327	49,900	56,452
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	47,112	57,512	67,912	78,312
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	39,416	47,903	56,410	64,896
Winchester, VA-WV	42,391	50,669	58,968	67,247
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	41,205	50,960	60,695	70,450
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	46,488	51,210	55,911	60,632
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,736	53,186	58,615	64,064
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,736	53,186	58,615	64,064
Bellingham, WA	43,992	49,588	55,183	60,778
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	49,192	56,472	63,752	71,032
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,276	52,812	56,348	59,884
Kennewick-Richland, WA	50,544	63,960	77,376	90,792
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,476	51,917	62,380	72,821
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	47,653	54,850	62,047	69,244
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,765	50,253	57,762	65,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	50,108	57,180	64,231	71,303
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	48,568	53,373	58,199	63,004
Walla Walla, WA	50,544	63,960	77,376	90,792
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	48,485	55,536	62,608	69,660
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,242	53,290	62,317	71,365
Yakima, WA	48,381	62,068	75,754	89,440
Appleton, WI	43,285	52,999	62,733	72,447
Eau Claire, WI	40,893	50,253	59,634	68,994
Fond du Lac, WI	43,119	51,564	60,008	68,453
Green Bay, WI	42,328	52,084	61,839	71,594
Janesville-Beloit, WI	42,786	51,085	59,405	67,704
Kenosha, WI	40,498	49,442	58,386	67,330
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,586	60,154	69,701	79,269
Madison, WI	42,266	50,565	58,844	67,143
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,162	50,295	58,448	66,581
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,620	51,418	60,237	69,036
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,015	55,578	68,141	80,704
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40,498	49,442	58,386	67,330
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	42,183	50,191	58,220	66,228
Sheboygan, WI	41,767	50,503	59,260	67,996
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,919	59,426	67,933
Wausau, WI	42,308	51,688	61,048	70,429
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,557	54,496	66,415	78,354
Beckley, WV	43,368	49,608	55,869	62,109
Charleston, WV	43,077	49,796	56,493	63,212
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,922	43,348	50,794	58,220
Morgantown, WV	39,063	45,927	52,791	59,655
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,000	45,802	52,583	59,384
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	38,876	45,511	52,125	58,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,317	42,516	48,693	54,892
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	41,060	47,466	53,893	60,300
Wheeling, WV-OH	37,399	43,327	49,276	55,204
Casper, WY	44,492	49,692	54,912	60,112
Cheyenne, WY	44,284	50,024	55,786	61,527
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	43,680	49,317	54,933	60,570
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,492	49,692	54,912	60,112

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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