SOC 21-1023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 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): Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $71,511Mayaguez, PR to San Luis Obispo, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$69,701Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Mayaguez, PR to $71,511 in San Luis Obispo, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $69,701. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $60,965, 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$103,335
San Francisco, CA$133,516
San Jose, CA$141,711
Seattle, WA$87,319
Dallas, TX$60,237
Houston, TX$67,018
Austin, TX$59,696
Chicago, IL$68,848
Boston, MA$80,101
Washington, DC$95,930
Atlanta, GA$69,431
Los Angeles, CA$105,332

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	49,567	57,429	65,292	73,154
Anchorage, AK	44,408	50,981	57,554	64,127
Fairbanks-College, AK	48,797	52,978	57,138	61,319
Anniston-Oxford, AL	30,951	37,212	43,452	49,712
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,053	37,690	43,306	48,943
Birmingham, AL	31,076	37,440	43,826	50,191
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	32,157	36,879	41,621	46,343
Decatur, AL	33,884	41,600	49,338	57,055
Dothan, AL	30,909	37,461	44,013	50,565
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	34,050	42,308	50,565	58,823
Gadsden, AL	30,951	37,212	43,452	49,712
Huntsville, AL	34,133	41,642	49,130	56,639
Mobile, AL	29,536	37,232	44,928	52,624
Montgomery, AL	35,215	38,855	42,516	46,156
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,824	38,272	44,700	51,148
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,240	39,479	46,738	53,976
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,114	38,418	43,743	49,047
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,194	36,234	37,295	38,335
Tuscaloosa, AL	40,124	48,444	56,764	65,084
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,989	56,493	67,018	77,522
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	56,972	72,634	88,296	103,959
Fort Smith, AR-OK	36,629	47,549	58,448	69,368
Hot Springs, AR	40,373	49,608	58,823	68,058
Jonesboro, AR	51,688	58,552	65,416	72,280
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	40,373	49,380	58,386	67,392
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,725	41,351	53,976	66,602
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,818	45,199	54,600	63,981
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,036	51,626	60,237	68,828
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,671	41,580	46,468	51,376
Flagstaff, AZ	44,117	50,128	56,140	62,151
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	39,666	45,199	50,711	56,244
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,765	46,925	51,106	55,266
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,016	47,175	52,312	57,471
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	38,772	43,244	47,716	52,188
Tucson, AZ	39,188	43,556	47,924	52,292
Yuma, AZ	41,954	46,239	50,503	54,788
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	52,396	68,744	85,114	101,463
Chico, CA	48,423	58,053	67,663	77,293
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,258	77,335	94,391	111,468
El Centro, CA	38,751	51,189	63,607	76,045
Fresno, CA	47,820	64,376	80,954	97,511
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	60,799	76,690	92,581	108,472
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	47,799	66,976	86,154	105,332
Merced, CA	49,504	57,720	65,916	74,132
Modesto, CA	52,728	74,693	96,679	118,644
Napa, CA	48,236	69,556	90,876	112,196
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	50,191	62,276	74,381	86,466
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,688	64,751	77,813	90,876
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	48,797	64,460	80,101	95,764
Redding, CA	49,858	62,442	75,026	87,610
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	54,642	74,444	94,266	114,068
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	54,039	72,613	91,167	109,741
Salinas, CA	57,533	75,629	93,704	111,800
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	52,749	68,391	84,053	99,695
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	60,820	85,052	109,284	133,516
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	66,997	91,895	116,813	141,711
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	71,511	90,168	108,847	127,504
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	53,498	63,482	73,487	83,471
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	54,642	70,076	85,530	100,964
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	60,008	77,168	94,349	111,509
Stockton-Lodi, CA	58,136	73,653	89,191	104,708
Vallejo, CA	66,997	87,610	108,223	128,836
Visalia, CA	54,309	69,847	85,384	100,922
Yuba City, CA	46,010	54,476	62,920	71,386
Boulder, CO	60,736	73,674	86,612	99,549
Colorado Springs, CO	44,741	56,160	67,600	79,020
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,229	61,256	70,263	79,290
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,296	58,677	68,058	77,439
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	54,476	63,045	71,615	80,184
Grand Junction, CO	52,500	63,461	74,423	85,384
Greeley, CO	43,077	49,442	55,828	62,192
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,834	61,340	70,824	80,330
Pueblo, CO	45,552	55,453	65,354	75,255
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,072	53,685	61,277	68,890
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	56,576	67,455	78,333	89,212
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	54,101	64,272	74,444	84,615
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	55,744	68,703	81,640	94,599
New Haven, CT	50,482	61,007	71,532	82,056
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	57,845	69,680	81,495	93,330
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	59,218	68,932	78,666	88,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	58,698	71,116	83,512	95,930
Dover, DE	47,341	51,335	55,349	59,343
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	48,298	53,415	58,552	63,669
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,063	47,092	55,100	63,128
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	39,416	45,220	51,023	56,826
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	34,175	40,373	46,592	52,791
Gainesville, FL	40,664	50,399	60,154	69,888
Homosassa Springs, FL	39,520	47,362	55,204	63,045
Jacksonville, FL	40,831	48,028	55,204	62,400
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	41,725	49,109	56,514	63,898
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	41,600	49,088	56,576	64,064
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,967	53,415	59,884	66,332
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	33,738	38,751	43,784	48,797
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,455	48,631	55,807	62,983
Ocala, FL	37,004	42,869	48,735	54,600
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,165	46,572	52,999	59,405
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,746	48,735	55,744	62,733
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	39,812	49,151	58,469	67,808
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	38,792	43,868	48,943	54,018
Port St. Lucie, FL	37,815	44,949	52,104	59,239
Punta Gorda, FL	40,394	47,965	55,536	63,108
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	39,916	46,696	53,477	60,258
Sebring, FL	40,332	46,967	53,623	60,258
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,602	48,007	55,391	62,796
Tallahassee, FL	39,687	46,592	53,498	60,404
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,708	47,404	55,120	62,816
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,728	46,925	54,122	61,319
Albany, GA	26,604	33,509	40,394	47,300
Athens-Clarke County, GA	40,519	50,108	59,696	69,285
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	40,706	50,274	59,863	69,431
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,880	46,239	56,576	66,935
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,919	43,389	48,839	54,309
Columbus, GA-AL	37,960	47,757	57,575	67,372
Dalton, GA	39,000	45,053	51,106	57,159
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,904	43,140	52,375	61,610
Gainesville, GA	32,532	48,215	63,898	79,581
Hinesville, GA	34,362	41,538	48,714	55,890
Macon-Bibb County, GA	39,666	49,380	59,114	68,828
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,418	48,069	57,741	67,392
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,834	48,340	57,845	67,351
Rome, GA	40,061	49,213	58,386	67,538
Savannah, GA	32,906	41,268	49,650	58,012
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,581	43,805	47,029	50,253
Valdosta, GA	39,749	45,240	50,752	56,244
Warner Robins, GA	31,388	40,727	50,087	59,426
Guam MSA	42,599	55,245	67,912	80,559
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	49,005	58,407	67,829	77,231
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	45,407	53,831	62,276	70,700
Urban Honolulu, HI	44,658	51,917	59,156	66,415
Ames, IA	39,333	47,716	56,077	64,460
Cedar Rapids, IA	38,730	47,528	56,348	65,146
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	41,746	51,522	61,319	71,095
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	41,184	49,255	57,325	65,396
Dubuque, IA	39,874	46,696	53,519	60,341
Iowa City, IA	41,892	55,432	68,994	82,535
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,620	48,090	53,560	59,031
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,703	51,293	59,904	68,495
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	41,060	48,984	56,930	64,855
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,984	43,951	51,938	59,904
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,690	46,052	54,413	62,775
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	41,164	51,335	61,527	71,698
Boise City, ID	44,471	51,085	57,679	64,293
Coeur d'Alene, ID	47,653	60,008	72,384	84,740
Idaho Falls, ID	40,040	45,864	51,688	57,512
Lewiston, ID-WA	46,447	56,535	66,602	76,690
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,743	53,540	63,316	73,112
Pocatello, ID	39,791	45,989	52,208	58,407
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,157	58,116	71,074	84,032
Twin Falls, ID	43,431	52,479	61,527	70,575
Bloomington, IL	40,248	46,821	53,394	59,967
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,207	46,988	53,748	60,528
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	45,220	53,103	60,965	68,848
Decatur, IL	37,503	43,701	49,879	56,077
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,144	46,322	52,479	58,656
Kankakee, IL	44,762	52,645	60,549	68,432
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,564	43,868	49,151	54,455
Peoria, IL	41,642	47,757	53,893	60,008
Rockford, IL	42,557	45,095	47,612	50,149
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,789	49,608	58,407	67,226
Springfield, IL	36,130	41,496	46,842	52,208
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,916	45,844	51,751	57,679
Bloomington, IN	43,431	52,832	62,255	71,656
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,434	48,381	55,349	62,296
Columbus, IN	41,933	45,261	48,610	51,938
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	56,701	62,712	68,724	74,735
Evansville, IN	37,399	43,348	49,317	55,266
Fort Wayne, IN	40,768	50,212	59,676	69,119
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	41,808	48,964	56,140	63,295
Kokomo, IN	41,164	48,236	55,308	62,380
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	38,293	44,429	50,544	56,680
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,679	52,583	60,487	68,391
Muncie, IN	41,600	48,776	55,932	63,108
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,645	46,676	53,706	60,736
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	47,092	55,141	63,212	71,261
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,602	47,133	53,685	60,216
Terre Haute, IN	35,048	37,274	39,520	41,746
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	47,591	51,376	55,141	58,927
Lawrence, KS	46,468	52,583	58,677	64,792
Manhattan, KS	46,655	50,836	54,996	59,176
Topeka, KS	45,552	50,149	54,725	59,322
Wichita, KS	47,944	55,890	63,815	71,760
Bowling Green, KY	36,338	40,269	44,180	48,111
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,196	39,604	45,032	50,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,738	37,773	41,808	45,844
Elizabethtown, KY	35,090	39,874	44,637	49,421
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,647	45,157	51,647	58,157
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	37,420	43,618	49,837	56,036
Owensboro, KY	30,909	35,007	39,084	43,181
Paducah, KY-IL	38,085	46,759	55,432	64,106
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,741	38,688	45,615	52,562
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,133	38,834	43,556	48,256
Alexandria, LA	36,754	45,407	54,060	62,712
Baton Rouge, LA	35,652	47,237	58,823	70,408
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,823	40,852	48,860	56,888
Hammond, LA	35,360	46,447	57,533	68,620
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	35,028	46,197	57,367	68,536
Lafayette, LA	31,533	41,829	52,104	62,400
Lake Charles, LA	29,952	39,146	48,340	57,533
Monroe, LA	33,530	44,055	54,580	65,104
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,736	45,864	56,992	68,120
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,384	41,226	49,047	56,888
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,416	48,776	58,136	67,496
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	35,215	46,072	56,930	67,788
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,074	42,536	53,020	63,482
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	52,042	62,068	72,114	82,140
Barnstable Town, MA	45,261	56,805	68,370	79,914
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	52,624	61,776	70,949	80,101
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	54,060	62,754	71,448	80,143
Pittsfield, MA	46,509	53,956	61,423	68,869
Springfield, MA	48,340	57,804	67,247	76,711
Worcester, MA	49,130	57,034	64,938	72,842
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40,997	55,516	70,055	84,573
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	51,106	61,756	72,384	83,034
Lexington Park, MD	41,372	49,359	57,325	65,312
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	36,754	43,493	50,212	56,951
Salisbury, MD	65,645	72,384	79,103	85,842
Bangor, ME	44,596	54,268	63,940	73,612
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,448	57,346	69,244	81,141
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,221	51,106	57,970	64,855
Portland-South Portland, ME	46,946	56,992	67,039	77,085
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,221	51,917	59,613	67,309
Ann Arbor, MI	49,941	59,093	68,266	77,418
Battle Creek, MI	45,594	55,079	64,543	74,028
Bay City, MI	49,962	57,325	64,668	72,031
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	45,053	53,269	61,485	69,701
Flint, MI	43,327	51,938	60,570	69,181
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,492	52,791	61,069	69,368
Jackson, MI	45,095	54,247	63,420	72,572
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	49,671	56,972	64,272	71,573
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,079	53,976	65,853	77,751
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	53,394	59,759	66,103	72,468
Midland, MI	56,036	60,487	64,917	69,368
Monroe, MI	45,719	54,288	62,837	71,407
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	43,389	51,522	59,676	67,808
Niles, MI	51,044	58,552	66,061	73,570
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	47,383	53,789	60,175	66,581
Saginaw, MI	44,284	53,748	63,232	72,696
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	54,330	61,132	67,912	74,714
Traverse City, MI	45,719	52,874	60,029	67,184
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,093	54,080	62,088	70,076
Duluth, MN-WI	49,775	60,653	71,511	82,389
Mankato, MN	62,733	72,301	81,890	91,458
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	54,933	64,522	74,111	83,700
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,130	59,322	69,493	79,685
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,500	62,005	71,490	80,996
Rochester, MN	55,391	64,772	74,152	83,533
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,906	69,368	79,810	90,272
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,391	67,247	79,103	90,959
St. Cloud, MN	53,685	60,632	67,580	74,527
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,122	48,652	56,202	63,732
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,295	46,696	56,077	65,479
Columbia, MO	43,431	50,149	56,847	63,565
Jefferson City, MO	36,276	43,098	49,900	56,722
Joplin, MO-KS	38,688	43,410	48,152	52,874
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,071	53,872	60,674	67,476
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,938	44,200	49,463	54,725
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,516	48,007	53,498	58,989
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,098	50,461	57,824	65,188
Springfield, MO	39,271	45,199	51,148	57,076
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,885	52,042	58,199	64,356
St. Louis, MO-IL	39,541	46,197	52,874	59,530
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	49,608	56,701	63,794	70,887
Hattiesburg, MS	39,624	48,943	58,240	67,559
Jackson, MS	33,260	43,972	54,704	65,416
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,357	31,304	38,231	45,178
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,240	41,954	51,647	61,360
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,532	40,165	47,778	55,412
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,613	42,037	50,461	58,885
Billings, MT	37,628	42,266	46,884	51,522
Bozeman, MT	41,268	48,714	56,181	63,628
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,794	44,637	51,480	58,324
Great Falls, MT	37,940	44,076	50,232	56,368
Helena, MT	40,456	47,986	55,516	63,045
Missoula, MT	38,460	44,762	51,044	57,346
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,370	46,343	50,295	54,268
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	44,720	55,058	65,396	75,733
Asheville, NC	46,176	55,807	65,416	75,047
Burlington, NC	41,434	53,810	66,186	78,562
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,199	50,940	56,660	62,400
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	41,684	49,421	57,138	64,876
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	46,176	56,535	66,872	77,231
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,578	49,442	56,306	63,170
Fayetteville, NC	34,133	42,765	51,376	60,008
Goldsboro, NC	39,583	47,716	55,848	63,981
Greensboro-High Point, NC	41,746	52,396	63,024	73,674
Greenville, NC	37,378	44,554	51,730	58,906
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	44,138	50,482	56,847	63,191
Jacksonville, NC	41,372	49,234	57,076	64,938
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,306	52,167	61,028	69,888
Raleigh-Cary, NC	44,762	54,808	64,855	74,901
Rocky Mount, NC	48,340	55,349	62,338	69,348
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,308	49,567	56,826	64,085
Wilmington, NC	39,208	48,090	56,972	65,853
Winston-Salem, NC	44,076	53,103	62,130	71,157
Bismarck, ND	44,533	52,375	60,237	68,079
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,983	57,138	64,314	71,469
Fargo, ND-MN	49,296	56,972	64,626	72,301
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,549	54,954	62,359	69,764
Minot, ND	50,087	56,909	63,752	70,575
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	49,629	57,928	66,228	74,527
Grand Island, NE	35,631	40,581	45,532	50,482
Lincoln, NE	34,695	40,768	46,842	52,916
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,610	40,664	45,740	50,794
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,360	38,314	41,268	44,221
Omaha, NE-IA	36,068	41,247	46,447	51,626
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,735	40,394	45,074	49,733
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,084	67,621	83,159	98,696
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,941	58,532	67,101	75,692
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,604	61,880	71,157	80,434
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,232	61,693	73,154	84,615
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	38,522	45,469	52,416	59,364
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	45,032	57,076	69,140	81,183
Vineland, NJ	42,765	50,877	58,968	67,080
Albuquerque, NM	37,440	51,855	66,248	80,663
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,736	59,260	70,762	82,285
Farmington, NM	37,503	51,231	64,980	78,708
Las Cruces, NM	46,904	64,938	82,992	101,026
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,855	48,964	59,093	69,202
Santa Fe, NM	49,671	69,472	89,253	109,055
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	45,968	57,741	69,514	81,287
Carson City, NV	47,591	56,472	65,333	74,215
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,664	51,980	63,295	74,610
Reno, NV	48,298	54,621	60,944	67,268
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	55,391	66,519	77,668	88,796
Binghamton, NY	55,786	64,668	73,528	82,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	52,333	61,901	71,469	81,037
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	51,605	60,632	69,680	78,708
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	53,415	62,567	71,719	80,871
Elmira, NY	58,656	67,996	77,335	86,674
Glens Falls, NY	55,994	64,917	73,861	82,784
Ithaca, NY	63,461	74,589	85,717	96,845
Kingston, NY	59,218	68,744	78,250	87,776
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	57,679	71,740	85,780	99,840
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	59,634	74,194	88,775	103,335
Rochester, NY	47,570	58,095	68,599	79,124
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	51,605	59,988	68,349	76,732
Syracuse, NY	50,024	59,655	69,306	78,936
Utica-Rome, NY	53,373	64,168	74,964	85,759
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	51,792	59,925	68,079	76,212
Akron, OH	37,524	44,866	52,229	59,572
Canton-Massillon, OH	40,935	48,506	56,077	63,648
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	36,047	42,432	48,839	55,224
Cleveland, OH	29,391	37,607	45,844	54,060
Columbus, OH	38,564	49,005	59,426	69,868
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,109	42,682	49,255	55,828
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,276	41,767	47,258	52,749
Lima, OH	34,757	46,114	57,471	68,828
Mansfield, OH	34,799	41,496	48,194	54,892
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	36,255	45,365	54,476	63,586
Sandusky, OH	38,605	49,213	59,821	70,429
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,530	41,808	50,066	58,344
Springfield, OH	38,376	43,618	48,880	54,122
Toledo, OH	39,333	45,927	52,541	59,135
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,024	44,263	51,480	58,719
Youngstown-Warren, OH	34,508	40,581	46,655	52,728
Enid, OK	34,924	39,375	43,847	48,298
Lawton, OK	37,399	41,455	45,490	49,546
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,800	37,836	41,850	45,885
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,538	33,010	37,503	41,975
Oklahoma City, OK	37,940	41,829	45,740	49,629
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,052	37,711	42,349	47,008
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,362	38,896	43,431	47,965
Tulsa, OK	36,733	40,373	43,992	47,632
Albany, OR	56,826	65,500	74,194	82,868
Bend, OR	59,072	64,751	70,450	76,128
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,583	58,802	65,021	71,240
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,376	56,951	62,546	68,120
Corvallis, OR	52,999	63,461	73,944	84,407
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	52,500	57,367	62,213	67,080
Eugene-Springfield, OR	48,880	61,735	74,568	87,423
Grants Pass, OR	57,908	62,816	67,746	72,655
Medford, OR	52,292	59,655	67,039	74,402
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	51,938	62,775	73,632	84,469
Salem, OR	58,365	68,016	77,688	87,340
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,914	49,816	58,719	67,621
Altoona, PA	38,356	43,264	48,173	53,082
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,156	36,754	40,373	43,972
Chambersburg, PA	43,805	50,960	58,136	65,292
Erie, PA	35,298	39,957	44,616	49,276
Gettysburg, PA	40,685	47,362	54,039	60,716
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	41,912	48,860	55,786	62,733
Johnstown, PA	38,792	43,992	49,172	54,372
Lancaster, PA	39,708	45,428	51,127	56,847
Lebanon, PA	39,000	45,261	51,543	57,804
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,383	39,916	45,428	50,960
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,693	40,727	45,781	50,815
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	42,973	51,064	59,156	67,247
Pittsburgh, PA	40,124	45,032	49,941	54,850
Reading, PA	41,496	46,509	51,501	56,514
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36,733	41,517	46,280	51,064
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,444	40,436	45,448	50,440
State College, PA	35,568	40,540	45,490	50,461
Williamsport, PA	34,216	39,520	44,824	50,128
York-Hanover, PA	40,124	44,866	49,629	54,372
Aguadilla, PR	21,882	26,063	30,244	34,424
Arecibo, PR	21,903	26,084	30,285	34,466
Guayama, PR	21,903	26,167	30,410	34,674
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	25,314	28,767	32,240
Ponce, PR	21,882	25,959	30,056	34,133
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,882	26,063	30,244	34,424
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,903	26,042	30,202	34,341
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,674	59,572	71,448	83,346
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	32,490	37,752	43,015	48,277
Columbia, SC	34,716	42,183	49,650	57,117
Florence, SC	33,988	41,122	48,256	55,391
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	30,077	34,861	39,666	44,450
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	31,471	37,607	43,764	49,900
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	29,453	36,130	42,786	49,463
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,002	46,031	54,039	62,068
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,319	43,951	52,604	61,236
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,154	41,580	49,005	56,431
Spartanburg, SC	35,319	43,888	52,458	61,028
Sumter, SC	33,988	41,122	48,256	55,391
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,429	49,608	54,767	59,946
Rapid City, SD	39,416	42,557	45,698	48,839
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,826	51,460	59,114	66,748
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,080	45,968	50,877	55,765
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,583	44,762	49,920	55,100
Clarksville, TN-KY	34,050	38,314	42,578	46,842
Cleveland, TN	40,831	44,949	49,068	53,186
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,231	43,348	48,444	53,560
Jackson, TN	34,487	38,127	41,788	45,428
Johnson City, TN	38,252	42,474	46,717	50,940
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	40,477	46,468	52,458	58,448
Knoxville, TN	39,791	44,408	49,047	53,664
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	41,476	47,196	52,936	58,656
Morristown, TN	40,706	45,178	49,650	54,122
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	42,578	47,965	53,332	58,719
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,866	37,669	43,452	49,255
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,149	42,037	46,904	51,792
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,732	43,036	48,360	53,664
Abilene, TX	35,028	44,159	53,269	62,400
Amarillo, TX	36,712	45,927	55,141	64,356
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	39,541	46,260	52,978	59,696
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	41,912	48,901	55,911	62,900
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,479	46,655	53,852	61,028
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	41,039	44,138	47,258	50,357
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,239	54,101	61,943	69,805
College Station-Bryan, TX	43,868	47,924	51,980	56,036
Corpus Christi, TX	31,679	40,311	48,964	57,596
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	38,335	45,636	52,936	60,237
Eagle Pass, TX	41,663	44,554	47,445	50,336
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,376	50,274	62,192	74,090
El Paso, TX	38,376	43,701	49,047	54,372
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,935	49,151	57,388	65,604
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	37,253	47,175	57,096	67,018
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,780	43,784	53,768	63,773
Laredo, TX	41,621	45,968	50,336	54,684
Longview, TX	30,992	37,253	43,514	49,775
Lubbock, TX	36,192	45,428	54,684	63,919
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	42,599	45,948	49,296	52,645
Midland, TX	36,109	44,180	52,229	60,300
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,858	52,167	67,476	82,784
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,733	44,970	53,207	61,444
Odessa, TX	36,109	44,180	52,229	60,300
San Angelo, TX	48,756	58,116	67,496	76,856
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	38,668	46,426	54,164	61,922
Sherman-Denison, TX	38,252	45,948	53,644	61,340
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,400	49,816	63,212	76,628
Tyler, TX	33,759	44,887	56,015	67,143
Victoria, TX	40,436	47,008	53,602	60,175
Waco, TX	36,837	41,559	46,260	50,981
Wichita Falls, TX	42,058	53,186	64,335	75,463
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,504	42,141	47,799	53,436
Logan, UT-ID	46,572	59,884	73,175	86,487
Ogden, UT	40,269	53,810	67,330	80,871
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	37,316	50,066	62,796	75,546
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	40,706	53,103	65,520	77,917
St. George, UT	38,876	48,464	58,074	67,663
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,832	51,917	63,981	76,066
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	47,716	54,767	61,818	68,869
Charlottesville, VA	53,165	60,820	68,453	76,108
Harrisonburg, VA	51,335	59,426	67,496	75,588
Lynchburg, VA	46,925	54,184	61,464	68,724
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,986	53,373	58,760	64,148
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,364	53,997	61,610	69,244
Richmond, VA	52,000	59,655	67,309	74,964
Roanoke, VA	47,778	55,599	63,420	71,240
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,965	55,079	62,213	69,327
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,341	56,056	64,751	73,466
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	51,439	59,509	67,600	75,671
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	47,965	60,341	72,696	85,072
Winchester, VA-WV	47,237	54,060	60,903	67,725
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,599	55,245	67,912	80,559
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	63,024	69,223	75,421	81,620
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	64,335	71,012	77,688	84,365
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	59,925	68,495	77,044	85,613
Bellingham, WA	46,821	57,720	68,599	79,498
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,069	57,450	66,852	76,232
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,309	61,173	68,058	74,922
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,200	53,436	62,650	71,885
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,826	50,898	57,991	65,063
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50,669	59,592	68,516	77,439
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	48,007	56,680	65,333	74,007
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	53,893	65,042	76,170	87,319
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	46,218	58,469	70,741	82,992
Walla Walla, WA	47,965	56,431	64,876	73,341
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	53,581	64,564	75,525	86,508
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	47,757	56,368	64,959	73,570
Yakima, WA	43,036	51,210	59,364	67,538
Appleton, WI	45,469	53,519	61,548	69,597
Eau Claire, WI	47,216	53,748	60,279	66,810
Fond du Lac, WI	47,882	57,367	66,872	76,357
Green Bay, WI	41,288	49,151	57,013	64,876
Janesville-Beloit, WI	47,986	55,474	62,983	70,471
Kenosha, WI	46,447	54,975	63,524	72,052
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,610	58,095	67,580	77,064
Madison, WI	47,008	56,784	66,540	76,316
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	47,757	57,762	67,746	77,751
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,586	59,717	68,848	77,980
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,196	56,431	65,687	74,922
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,692	58,032	66,394	74,735
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,242	49,005	53,789	58,552
Sheboygan, WI	39,895	47,466	55,016	62,588
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,045	58,927	67,829	76,711
Wausau, WI	43,764	50,815	57,866	64,917
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,925	55,932	64,938	73,944
Beckley, WV	43,556	46,884	50,212	53,540
Charleston, WV	40,373	43,743	47,133	50,503
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	34,508	39,812	45,136	50,440
Morgantown, WV	41,101	46,218	51,335	56,452
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,335	44,159	49,962	55,786
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	40,269	45,885	51,480	57,096
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,461	42,786	48,111	53,436
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	40,165	46,509	52,832	59,176
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,800	40,228	46,676	53,103
Casper, WY	43,972	50,607	57,242	63,877
Cheyenne, WY	51,023	72,405	93,808	115,191
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,231	49,255	60,258	71,282
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,343	53,727	61,090	68,474

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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