SOC 19-4061 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Social Science Research Assistants 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 social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.

Level I across metros$22,256 – $57,866Dubuque, IA to Flagstaff, AZ

Median Level IV, major metros$71,053Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Social Science Research Assistants?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Social Science Research Assistants (SOC 19-4061) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,256 in Dubuque, IA to $57,866 in Flagstaff, AZ, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,053. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $62,172, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 31 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$84,656
San Francisco, CA$106,871
San Jose, CA$97,802
Seattle, WA$63,149
Dallas, TX$97,116
Houston, TX$69,535
Austin, TX$74,901
Chicago, IL$82,202
Boston, MA$71,053
Washington, DC$84,261
Atlanta, GA$109,159
Los Angeles, CA$75,983

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	47,528	57,200	66,872	76,544
Anchorage, AK	46,260	56,098	65,957	75,796
Fairbanks-College, AK	46,780	56,764	66,727	76,711
Anniston-Oxford, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Auburn-Opelika, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Birmingham, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Decatur, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Dothan, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Gadsden, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Huntsville, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Mobile, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Montgomery, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
Tuscaloosa, AL	49,088	50,836	52,583	54,330
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Hot Springs, AR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Jonesboro, AR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	47,050	54,538	62,005	69,493
Flagstaff, AZ	57,866	69,223	80,559	91,916
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	53,248	66,248	79,228	92,228
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,445	55,037	62,650	70,242
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	47,549	55,640	63,752	71,844
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	46,260	52,853	59,468	66,061
Tucson, AZ	46,260	52,812	59,343	65,895
Yuma, AZ	46,967	54,143	61,340	68,516
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	38,148	50,461	62,796	75,109
Chico, CA	36,088	38,917	41,767	44,596
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,421	46,988	57,554	68,120
El Centro, CA	37,919	53,706	69,514	85,301
Fresno, CA	39,416	55,016	70,596	86,196
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	39,479	54,788	70,117	85,426
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	39,666	51,772	63,877	75,983
Merced, CA	39,562	55,640	71,740	87,818
Modesto, CA	44,013	63,482	82,951	102,420
Napa, CA	38,106	49,213	60,300	71,407
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,064	49,005	59,925	70,866
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,212	47,445	57,679	67,912
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,396	51,709	64,044	76,357
Redding, CA	39,479	54,788	70,117	85,426
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,712	44,928	53,165	61,381
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,044	50,544	63,024	75,525
Salinas, CA	37,316	51,813	66,311	80,808
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	39,396	55,703	72,031	88,338
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	46,280	66,477	86,674	106,871
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	44,117	62,005	79,914	97,802
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,170	46,613	56,056	65,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	44,117	63,732	83,325	102,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	39,479	54,788	70,117	85,426
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	43,472	62,796	82,140	101,463
Stockton-Lodi, CA	42,744	61,527	80,309	99,092
Vallejo, CA	42,661	61,256	79,852	98,447
Visalia, CA	39,479	54,788	70,117	85,426
Yuba City, CA	37,045	47,903	58,781	69,639
Boulder, CO	46,551	49,400	52,229	55,079
Colorado Springs, CO	47,112	49,567	52,021	54,476
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	47,216	49,484	51,751	54,018
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	47,112	49,567	52,021	54,476
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,280	49,317	52,333	55,370
Grand Junction, CO	46,280	49,317	52,333	55,370
Greeley, CO	46,759	49,546	52,354	55,141
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,551	49,400	52,229	55,079
Pueblo, CO	46,280	49,317	52,333	55,370
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,884	49,400	51,896	54,413
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	43,098	52,645	62,172	71,719
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	41,080	51,376	61,672	71,968
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	40,831	51,293	61,756	72,218
New Haven, CT	41,996	51,023	60,071	69,098
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,098	52,645	62,172	71,719
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	41,996	51,023	60,071	69,098
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	51,460	62,400	73,320	84,261
Dover, DE	46,301	54,663	63,045	71,407
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	47,279	57,200	67,143	77,064
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,506	45,344	55,183	65,021
Gainesville, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Homosassa Springs, FL	36,858	44,616	52,375	60,133
Jacksonville, FL	35,069	45,615	56,160	66,706
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,968	40,623	48,256	55,911
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,223	51,231	59,260	67,268
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,514	51,688	59,842	68,016
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,501	51,376	64,272	77,148
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	36,192	43,805	51,439	59,052
Ocala, FL	32,615	39,437	46,280	53,103
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	32,448	37,628	42,828	48,007
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,594	38,792	44,991	51,189
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,932	50,960	58,989	67,018
Punta Gorda, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	32,490	37,940	43,410	48,860
Sebring, FL	32,407	37,648	42,869	48,111
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,943	44,887	53,810	62,754
Tallahassee, FL	34,674	44,554	54,434	64,314
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	37,128	44,533	51,917	59,322
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,968	40,644	48,319	55,994
Albany, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
Athens-Clarke County, GA	42,287	50,170	58,074	65,957
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	53,581	72,114	90,626	109,159
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	41,559	53,581	65,583	77,605
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
Columbus, GA-AL	52,312	70,928	89,524	108,140
Dalton, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,685	50,836	60,965	71,116
Gainesville, GA	51,709	70,492	89,295	108,077
Hinesville, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
Macon-Bibb County, GA	53,332	71,906	90,460	109,034
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,544	69,368	88,172	106,996
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	45,448	62,151	78,832	95,535
Rome, GA	51,376	70,159	88,920	107,703
Savannah, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,920	47,840	58,781	69,701
Valdosta, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
Warner Robins, GA	44,804	61,693	78,562	95,452
Guam MSA	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Ames, IA	23,255	28,912	34,549	40,207
Cedar Rapids, IA	23,026	31,076	39,146	47,196
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	26,583	33,280	39,978	46,676
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	33,301	35,943	38,564	41,205
Dubuque, IA	22,256	27,373	32,490	37,607
Iowa City, IA	22,256	30,119	37,960	45,823
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	22,256	29,432	36,608	43,784
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,583	33,280	39,978	46,676
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	34,965	40,893	46,821	52,749
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,354	32,823	39,312	45,781
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,367	38,917	46,468	54,018
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	22,256	29,620	37,004	44,367
Boise City, ID	47,050	56,056	65,084	74,090
Coeur d'Alene, ID	52,021	56,951	61,880	66,810
Idaho Falls, ID	48,672	55,869	63,087	70,284
Lewiston, ID-WA	47,903	52,063	56,244	60,404
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,172	56,431	63,711	70,970
Pocatello, ID	48,672	55,869	63,087	70,284
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	49,130	55,786	62,442	69,098
Twin Falls, ID	49,650	56,264	62,858	69,472
Bloomington, IL	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	40,269	54,247	68,224	82,202
Decatur, IL	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
Kankakee, IL	40,872	55,162	69,431	83,720
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,248	54,122	67,996	81,869
Peoria, IL	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
Rockford, IL	40,311	54,247	68,162	82,098
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
Springfield, IL	40,519	55,141	69,743	84,365
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,268	51,876	62,504	73,112
Bloomington, IN	36,588	51,730	66,893	82,036
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,000	52,271	65,562	78,832
Columbus, IN	36,754	52,104	67,476	82,826
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	33,551	47,924	62,317	76,690
Evansville, IN	33,551	47,924	62,317	76,690
Fort Wayne, IN	33,551	47,924	62,317	76,690
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,922	51,168	66,415	81,661
Kokomo, IN	41,455	53,935	66,394	78,874
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,372	54,538	67,704	80,871
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	40,581	54,184	67,788	81,391
Muncie, IN	36,213	51,252	66,290	81,328
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,167	52,728	66,269	79,831
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	33,551	47,924	62,317	76,690
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,426	61,111	75,816	90,501
Terre Haute, IN	47,653	57,450	67,268	77,064
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	43,868	51,189	58,490	65,812
Lawrence, KS	48,922	54,975	61,007	67,060
Manhattan, KS	38,564	43,951	49,338	54,725
Topeka, KS	48,152	54,268	60,404	66,519
Wichita, KS	49,130	54,850	60,570	66,290
Bowling Green, KY	57,741	72,904	88,047	103,210
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,599	54,330	66,061	77,792
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,807	36,504	43,181	49,879
Elizabethtown, KY	48,381	63,357	78,333	93,309
Lexington-Fayette, KY	45,677	50,919	56,160	61,402
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	48,943	64,002	79,082	94,141
Owensboro, KY	46,759	58,469	70,200	81,911
Paducah, KY-IL	46,759	58,469	70,200	81,911
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,298	63,524	78,770	93,996
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,444	63,752	79,082	94,391
Alexandria, LA	43,784	49,442	55,079	60,736
Baton Rouge, LA	52,021	55,973	59,925	63,877
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,199	50,711	56,223	61,735
Hammond, LA	45,989	51,584	57,180	62,775
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,154	52,666	58,178	63,690
Lafayette, LA	42,952	50,586	58,240	65,874
Lake Charles, LA	43,327	49,567	55,807	62,047
Monroe, LA	43,784	49,442	55,079	60,736
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	42,973	49,234	55,516	61,776
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,216	52,104	56,972	61,860
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,784	49,442	55,079	60,736
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	42,391	47,570	52,770	57,949
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,300	52,500	57,679	62,879
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	44,949	51,813	58,677	65,541
Barnstable Town, MA	48,340	56,015	63,669	71,344
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	48,527	56,036	63,544	71,053
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	48,194	55,828	63,482	71,116
Pittsfield, MA	44,408	51,522	58,656	65,770
Springfield, MA	44,949	51,813	58,677	65,541
Worcester, MA	45,448	52,063	58,698	65,312
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	47,383	58,552	69,743	80,912
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	51,231	62,192	73,154	84,116
Lexington Park, MD	50,919	61,922	72,925	83,928
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	46,072	55,474	64,855	74,256
Salisbury, MD	49,421	61,298	73,196	85,072
Bangor, ME	44,159	50,066	55,994	61,901
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	44,762	50,212	55,640	61,090
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,159	50,066	55,994	61,901
Portland-South Portland, ME	43,888	49,026	54,143	59,280
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,823	51,480	57,159	62,816
Ann Arbor, MI	40,685	45,844	51,002	56,160
Battle Creek, MI	52,708	56,743	60,778	64,813
Bay City, MI	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,767	55,848	69,930	84,012
Flint, MI	41,746	55,890	70,013	84,157
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	52,812	56,868	60,903	64,959
Jackson, MI	44,866	51,938	59,010	66,082
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,951	52,312	60,653	69,015
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	54,330	57,554	60,799	64,023
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	51,044	57,013	63,004	68,973
Midland, MI	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Monroe, MI	39,916	48,714	57,492	66,290
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Niles, MI	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Saginaw, MI	54,184	57,596	60,986	64,397
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,852	46,884	52,916	58,948
Traverse City, MI	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,032	52,708	60,404	68,079
Duluth, MN-WI	39,271	43,826	48,360	52,916
Mankato, MN	39,687	43,722	47,778	51,813
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	39,749	43,784	47,840	51,876
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,354	43,597	47,861	52,104
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,624	43,743	47,882	52,000
Rochester, MN	39,271	43,826	48,360	52,916
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,666	43,930	48,194	52,458
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,855	43,056	47,258	51,460
St. Cloud, MN	39,562	43,639	47,716	51,792
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	43,951	52,708	61,464	70,221
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,117	52,916	61,735	70,533
Columbia, MO	53,165	61,256	69,327	77,418
Jefferson City, MO	50,815	59,322	67,829	76,336
Joplin, MO-KS	43,951	52,708	61,464	70,221
Kansas City, MO-KS	46,842	53,207	59,592	65,957
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,304	53,040	61,776	70,512
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,951	52,708	61,464	70,221
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,031	52,583	59,114	65,666
Springfield, MO	43,951	52,708	61,464	70,221
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,783	51,272	57,783	64,272
St. Louis, MO-IL	43,951	52,708	61,464	70,221
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Hattiesburg, MS	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Jackson, MS	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Billings, MT	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Bozeman, MT	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Great Falls, MT	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Helena, MT	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Missoula, MT	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,772	43,951	49,130	54,309
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,397	43,639	48,860	54,101
Asheville, NC	47,424	53,373	59,301	65,250
Burlington, NC	49,317	57,242	65,188	73,112
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,482	58,199	65,916	73,632
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	51,356	59,551	67,767	75,962
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	51,252	58,906	66,560	74,215
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,112	54,018	60,924	67,829
Fayetteville, NC	49,317	57,242	65,188	73,112
Goldsboro, NC	49,088	55,994	62,900	69,805
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,365	53,789	62,234	70,658
Greenville, NC	45,511	51,668	57,824	63,981
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	49,213	57,325	65,416	73,528
Jacksonville, NC	42,516	47,258	51,980	56,722
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	49,317	57,242	65,188	73,112
Raleigh-Cary, NC	49,400	56,348	63,316	70,263
Rocky Mount, NC	48,964	55,869	62,775	69,680
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,068	56,327	63,565	70,824
Wilmington, NC	43,306	47,300	51,293	55,287
Winston-Salem, NC	48,111	55,765	63,399	71,053
Bismarck, ND	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Fargo, ND-MN	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Minot, ND	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Grand Island, NE	38,792	46,592	54,372	62,172
Lincoln, NE	51,564	56,431	61,298	66,165
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,480	46,301	54,101	61,922
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,792	46,592	54,372	62,172
Omaha, NE-IA	37,336	44,616	51,917	59,197
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,356	46,176	53,997	61,818
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,256	55,890	63,544	71,178
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,277	55,911	63,524	71,157
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,444	56,036	63,628	71,220
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,144	51,772	63,420	75,047
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	44,824	57,346	69,847	82,368
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	40,103	52,708	65,312	77,917
Vineland, NJ	46,280	54,725	63,170	71,615
Albuquerque, NM	40,248	53,269	66,269	79,290
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,248	49,754	59,280	68,786
Farmington, NM	40,248	53,269	66,269	79,290
Las Cruces, NM	40,248	53,269	66,269	79,290
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	40,248	53,269	66,269	79,290
Santa Fe, NM	40,248	53,269	66,269	79,290
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	25,938	29,308	32,677	36,047
Carson City, NV	26,562	30,223	33,904	37,565
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	25,938	29,308	32,677	36,047
Reno, NV	26,562	30,223	33,904	37,565
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	35,776	42,828	49,879	56,930
Binghamton, NY	33,052	42,724	52,396	62,068
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	40,872	53,623	66,373	79,124
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,320	41,205	48,111	54,996
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,261	35,256	38,231	41,226
Elmira, NY	36,837	46,488	56,160	65,812
Glens Falls, NY	35,194	42,058	48,943	55,807
Ithaca, NY	33,468	42,869	52,292	61,693
Kingston, NY	32,261	37,732	43,181	48,652
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	43,930	57,367	70,804	84,240
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,554	57,928	71,282	84,656
Rochester, NY	40,872	53,623	66,373	79,124
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	34,383	40,768	47,175	53,560
Syracuse, NY	32,448	37,690	42,911	48,152
Utica-Rome, NY	32,448	37,690	42,911	48,152
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	33,572	40,644	47,695	54,767
Akron, OH	24,108	33,613	43,098	52,604
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,484	32,490	41,517	50,524
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	41,351	53,914	66,456	79,020
Cleveland, OH	24,773	35,173	45,594	55,994
Columbus, OH	23,983	36,276	48,589	60,882
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	30,764	44,928	59,093	73,258
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,896	37,191	48,464	59,759
Lima, OH	24,357	39,437	54,496	69,576
Mansfield, OH	26,916	39,853	52,791	65,728
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	24,586	37,357	50,108	62,879
Sandusky, OH	24,066	33,031	42,016	50,981
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,224	40,831	52,458	64,064
Springfield, OH	25,772	39,333	52,916	66,477
Toledo, OH	23,775	32,116	40,477	48,818
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,767	43,036	57,284	71,552
Youngstown-Warren, OH	24,108	33,613	43,098	52,604
Enid, OK	47,508	62,837	78,146	93,476
Lawton, OK	50,690	65,375	80,039	94,724
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,084	65,250	78,396	91,562
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,485	62,650	76,815	90,980
Oklahoma City, OK	51,460	66,020	80,559	95,119
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	50,357	64,730	79,124	93,496
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,384	61,735	77,085	92,436
Tulsa, OK	49,338	63,191	77,064	90,917
Albany, OR	46,946	52,520	58,074	63,648
Bend, OR	46,239	51,772	57,284	62,816
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,570	54,247	60,944	67,621
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,716	54,559	61,381	68,224
Corvallis, OR	46,613	52,312	58,012	63,711
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,570	54,351	61,111	67,892
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,760	50,877	55,994	61,111
Grants Pass, OR	47,570	54,351	61,111	67,892
Medford, OR	47,570	54,351	61,111	67,892
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	51,293	58,303	65,292	72,301
Salem, OR	49,858	56,951	64,023	71,116
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	44,783	57,284	69,764	82,264
Altoona, PA	44,866	52,437	59,988	67,559
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,074	51,480	57,908	64,314
Chambersburg, PA	45,698	51,938	58,199	64,439
Erie, PA	44,866	52,437	59,988	67,559
Gettysburg, PA	48,527	53,644	58,740	63,856
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	48,610	53,727	58,864	63,981
Johnstown, PA	42,058	49,317	56,576	63,836
Lancaster, PA	46,405	54,538	62,692	70,824
Lebanon, PA	46,426	51,876	57,325	62,775
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,866	52,437	59,988	67,559
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,559	48,964	56,348	63,752
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,260	54,684	63,108	71,532
Pittsburgh, PA	42,016	49,172	56,327	63,482
Reading, PA	46,156	54,496	62,816	71,157
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	44,866	52,437	59,988	67,559
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,725	49,068	56,389	63,732
State College, PA	44,866	52,437	59,988	67,559
Williamsport, PA	44,866	52,437	59,988	67,559
York-Hanover, PA	47,570	53,352	59,156	64,938
Aguadilla, PR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Arecibo, PR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Guayama, PR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Mayaguez, PR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Ponce, PR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,591	56,140	64,668	73,216
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	46,946	58,885	70,804	82,743
Columbia, SC	39,708	56,202	72,696	89,191
Florence, SC	40,144	56,701	73,279	89,836
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	51,730	61,776	71,844	81,890
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	47,029	60,341	73,653	86,965
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,029	60,341	73,653	86,965
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,261	58,012	70,741	83,492
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,304	56,639	68,994	81,328
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,204	55,162	68,100	81,058
Spartanburg, SC	47,778	59,655	71,511	83,388
Sumter, SC	40,144	56,701	73,279	89,836
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,804	38,148	44,471	50,815
Rapid City, SD	30,493	36,172	41,850	47,528
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,114	39,354	45,594	51,834
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,407	37,981	43,556	49,130
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,484	39,312	42,162	44,991
Clarksville, TN-KY	37,420	43,410	49,400	55,391
Cleveland, TN	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Jackson, TN	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Johnson City, TN	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Knoxville, TN	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Morristown, TN	33,301	40,540	47,799	55,037
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,170	42,890	48,610	54,330
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,629	43,098	49,567	56,036
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,671	42,578	48,506	54,413
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,900	43,431	49,983	56,514
Abilene, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Amarillo, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	42,266	53,144	64,023	74,901
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	40,498	50,066	59,655	69,223
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,892	57,367	72,863	88,338
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,903	51,293	67,663	84,053
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,956	52,520	64,085	75,650
College Station-Bryan, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Corpus Christi, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	44,180	61,818	79,477	97,116
Eagle Pass, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,311	50,232	60,175	70,096
El Paso, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,559	54,642	67,746	80,829
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	40,477	50,170	59,842	69,535
Killeen-Temple, TX	42,016	52,874	63,752	74,610
Laredo, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Longview, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Lubbock, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,903	51,293	67,663	84,053
Midland, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,597	60,840	78,104	95,348
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,799	43,556	52,312	61,069
Odessa, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
San Angelo, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	43,368	59,239	75,130	91,000
Sherman-Denison, TX	44,180	61,631	79,103	96,554
Texarkana, TX-AR	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Tyler, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Victoria, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
Waco, TX	42,432	59,717	76,981	94,266
Wichita Falls, TX	39,895	52,853	65,832	78,791
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Logan, UT-ID	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Ogden, UT	57,284	72,343	87,423	102,482
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	56,077	71,407	86,716	102,045
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
St. George, UT	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	55,932	71,282	86,612	101,962
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	43,160	51,439	59,738	68,016
Charlottesville, VA	44,221	51,397	58,594	65,770
Harrisonburg, VA	43,888	51,314	58,719	66,144
Lynchburg, VA	42,807	50,232	57,679	65,104
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,160	51,439	59,738	68,016
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,160	51,439	59,738	68,016
Richmond, VA	41,018	49,712	58,407	67,101
Roanoke, VA	38,584	44,263	49,941	55,620
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,850	49,837	57,824	65,812
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,397	44,575	50,752	56,930
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	43,888	51,314	58,719	66,144
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,474	49,504	56,556	63,586
Winchester, VA-WV	43,160	51,439	59,738	68,016
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	47,383	50,586	53,768	56,972
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,383	50,586	53,768	56,972
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,404	50,815	54,247	57,658
Bellingham, WA	45,199	48,548	51,896	55,245
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	46,572	52,104	57,616	63,149
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,344	48,527	51,688	54,871
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,845	48,215	51,564	54,933
Longview-Kelso, WA	50,669	57,637	64,605	71,573
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	46,343	51,293	56,223	61,173
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	46,676	52,146	57,596	63,066
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	46,717	52,188	57,679	63,149
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	44,928	48,360	51,792	55,224
Walla Walla, WA	44,845	48,215	51,564	54,933
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,447	51,397	56,327	61,277
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,925	53,082	59,218	65,375
Yakima, WA	46,655	52,375	58,116	63,836
Appleton, WI	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Eau Claire, WI	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Fond du Lac, WI	34,653	41,954	49,255	56,556
Green Bay, WI	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Janesville-Beloit, WI	44,367	50,108	55,848	61,589
Kenosha, WI	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Madison, WI	46,613	51,772	56,930	62,088
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	33,530	40,748	47,944	55,162
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	43,493	49,255	55,037	60,799
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	34,508	41,122	47,757	54,372
Sheboygan, WI	34,404	41,330	48,277	55,204
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,103	46,655	53,207	59,759
Wausau, WI	39,188	45,885	52,604	59,301
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,999	44,512	49,026	53,540
Beckley, WV	31,679	47,404	63,108	78,832
Charleston, WV	29,682	37,045	44,429	51,792
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	29,474	36,941	44,388	51,855
Morgantown, WV	38,980	51,584	64,210	76,815
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,138	42,349	53,560	64,772
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,679	47,404	63,108	78,832
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,682	37,045	44,429	51,792
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,170	31,679	39,208	46,717
Wheeling, WV-OH	28,184	36,088	43,992	51,896
Casper, WY	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Cheyenne, WY	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,328	54,184	66,020	77,876

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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