SOC 21-1094 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Community Health 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): Promote health within a community by assisting individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. Serve as an advocate for the health needs of individuals by assisting community residents in effectively communicating with healthcare providers or social service agencies. Act as liaison or advocate and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve individual and overall community health. May deliver health-related preventive services such as blood pressure, glaucoma, and hearing screenings. May collect data to help identify community health needs.

Level I across metros$22,901 – $59,343Mayaguez, PR to Carson City, NV
Median Level IV, major metros$61,028Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Community Health Workers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Community Health Workers (SOC 21-1094) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,901 in Mayaguez, PR to $59,343 in Carson City, NV, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $61,028. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $54,268, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 49. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

  • Level I
  • Level II
  • Level III
  • Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area41,18447,11253,04058,968
Anchorage, AK39,79148,15256,49364,855
Fairbanks-College, AK41,93348,36054,78861,215
Anniston-Oxford, AL34,02939,52044,99150,482
Auburn-Opelika, AL31,36735,52739,70843,868
Birmingham, AL33,17639,02144,84550,690
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL36,65042,84849,02655,224
Decatur, AL35,44439,74944,05548,360
Dothan, AL34,02939,52044,99150,482
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL35,77640,18644,59649,005
Gadsden, AL34,02939,52044,99150,482
Huntsville, AL35,58939,66643,76447,840
Mobile, AL38,75144,07649,40054,725
Montgomery, AL30,76435,13239,52043,888
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area33,92538,85543,80548,735
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area36,04743,22350,37857,554
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area31,26335,67240,08244,492
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area33,71740,12446,55152,957
Tuscaloosa, AL35,92243,55651,18958,823
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area35,77640,91446,07251,210
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR43,51446,71749,94153,144
Fort Smith, AR-OK43,05651,29359,53067,767
Hot Springs, AR40,22845,19950,17055,141
Jonesboro, AR33,55138,64743,76448,860
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR39,14644,20049,23454,288
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area40,18644,92849,69254,434
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area38,70941,35144,01346,655
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area40,33245,17850,00454,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area37,37842,86948,36053,852
Flagstaff, AZ42,51648,44454,39260,320
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ37,87743,90949,96255,994
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ41,97548,81855,68262,525
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ41,24748,04854,82961,631
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ37,96043,43148,88054,351
Tucson, AZ38,58444,18049,77555,370
Yuma, AZ36,35941,08045,82350,544
Bakersfield-Delano, CA45,19950,10855,03759,946
Chico, CA38,29342,55746,80051,064
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area39,10445,92752,74959,572
El Centro, CA44,40850,91957,42963,940
Fresno, CA45,30351,37657,42963,503
Hanford-Corcoran, CA45,61552,43759,28066,103
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA47,67453,31158,92764,564
Merced, CA49,62958,13666,64475,151
Modesto, CA47,30053,45659,59265,749
Napa, CA46,67653,95661,25668,536
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area45,98950,37854,74659,135
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area43,34850,56557,78365,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA42,20448,13254,08060,008
Redding, CA39,68744,36749,06853,748
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA43,76449,46355,16260,861
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA46,38453,72761,09068,432
Salinas, CA48,73553,60258,46963,336
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA45,17852,66660,17567,663
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA54,55966,95679,35291,749
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA57,07664,85572,65580,434
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA46,80058,30369,82681,328
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA48,83954,97561,13267,268
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA46,07252,16758,24064,335
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA49,75457,20064,62672,072
Stockton-Lodi, CA45,32450,27455,24560,196
Vallejo, CA47,96556,51465,04273,591
Visalia, CA45,96853,68561,42369,140
Yuba City, CA49,94154,49659,07263,628
Boulder, CO50,21258,98967,78876,565
Colorado Springs, CO45,42850,25355,05859,884
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO50,44056,28562,10967,954
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area40,47745,44850,44055,412
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO46,50951,89657,26362,650
Grand Junction, CO40,70646,82152,93659,052
Greeley, CO38,43942,95247,44551,959
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area44,34650,02455,68261,360
Pueblo, CO40,74846,57252,41658,240
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area37,54443,90950,27456,639
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT45,61552,85360,09267,330
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area43,59749,81656,05662,276
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT42,59947,82053,02058,240
New Haven, CT45,34452,14658,94865,749
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT42,72448,29853,89359,468
Waterbury-Shelton, CT43,78450,29556,78463,295
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV43,97252,12560,25868,412
Dover, DE41,51748,65255,78662,920
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area34,17538,79243,43148,048
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL39,06346,09353,14460,175
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL35,61043,30650,98158,677
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL36,94142,26647,57052,895
Gainesville, FL37,33643,18149,00554,850
Homosassa Springs, FL33,63439,99946,38452,749
Jacksonville, FL39,60445,05350,48255,932
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL35,75641,78847,84053,872
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL32,42839,56246,67653,810
Naples-Marco Island, FL33,05240,16547,30054,413
North Florida nonmetropolitan area36,19242,37048,56854,746
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL34,19641,28848,40255,495
Ocala, FL36,06841,16446,23951,335
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL37,75242,53647,32052,104
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL36,13041,33046,55151,751
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL34,30041,03947,75754,496
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL34,30041,03947,75754,496
Port St. Lucie, FL32,57339,74946,92554,101
Punta Gorda, FL41,06048,90156,72264,564
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL37,29542,70348,11153,519
Sebring, FL36,94142,45347,96553,477
South Florida nonmetropolitan area33,84240,60247,34154,101
Tallahassee, FL35,38141,03946,67652,333
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL33,42639,81246,19752,583
Wildwood-The Villages, FL35,04840,70646,36452,021
Albany, GA38,12745,49052,87460,237
Athens-Clarke County, GA39,87447,30054,74662,172
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA40,04047,63255,20462,796
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC39,64544,30448,96453,623
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA38,12745,49052,87460,237
Columbus, GA-AL39,16746,67654,18461,693
Dalton, GA35,63139,70843,80547,882
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area40,12445,07450,00454,954
Gainesville, GA39,91647,38354,87162,338
Hinesville, GA31,61638,12744,63751,148
Macon-Bibb County, GA40,02047,40454,80862,192
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area39,12546,44753,76861,090
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area39,33346,48853,66460,820
Rome, GA39,43746,84254,26861,672
Savannah, GA38,12745,49052,87460,237
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area32,13637,08742,03746,988
Valdosta, GA38,12745,49052,87460,237
Warner Robins, GA38,12745,49052,87460,237
Guam MSA41,22648,67256,11963,565
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area49,83758,46967,12275,754
Kahului-Wailuku, HI43,70151,79259,86367,954
Urban Honolulu, HI40,43648,21555,99463,773
Ames, IA37,89844,36750,85657,325
Cedar Rapids, IA37,94044,49251,02357,575
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL37,29542,57847,84053,124
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA38,75144,63750,50356,389
Dubuque, IA37,25343,61849,96256,327
Iowa City, IA38,35645,55252,74959,946
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,73244,15950,58657,013
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area38,31444,47150,60756,764
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD39,45844,28449,13053,956
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area37,06643,57650,10856,618
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area39,06345,34451,64757,928
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA38,23143,22348,23653,228
Boise City, ID39,68746,98854,26861,568
Coeur d'Alene, ID34,32044,76255,20465,645
Idaho Falls, ID44,26350,44056,61862,796
Lewiston, ID-WA38,48045,22051,95958,698
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area30,57636,15141,70447,279
Pocatello, ID40,68548,83956,99265,146
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area38,95947,84056,74365,624
Twin Falls, ID38,37647,34156,28565,250
Bloomington, IL38,08542,84847,59152,354
Champaign-Urbana, IL38,89642,01645,13648,256
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN43,14048,27753,39458,532
Decatur, IL34,48740,12445,74051,376
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area35,81841,33046,86352,375
Kankakee, IL41,35146,78052,18857,616
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area42,34947,59152,85358,095
Peoria, IL42,34947,42452,52057,596
Rockford, IL41,10147,15453,22859,280
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,92041,78846,63451,501
Springfield, IL40,10345,44850,77356,119
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area36,92042,64048,36054,080
Bloomington, IN39,77045,61551,46057,304
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area34,77840,18645,59451,002
Columbus, IN40,74846,44752,14657,845
Elkhart-Goshen, IN38,77244,49250,19155,911
Evansville, IN38,98043,43147,88252,333
Fort Wayne, IN38,27244,94951,60558,282
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN41,85047,52853,20758,885
Kokomo, IN40,49846,30152,08457,887
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN39,79145,05350,29555,557
Michigan City-La Porte, IN42,66147,86153,04058,240
Muncie, IN41,08046,86352,64558,428
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area37,19142,72448,27753,810
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI40,06145,69851,35656,992
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area39,02144,13849,23454,351
Terre Haute, IN33,21838,31443,43148,527
Kansas nonmetropolitan area35,96440,37344,76249,172
Lawrence, KS41,85047,52853,18658,864
Manhattan, KS36,31740,47744,63748,797
Topeka, KS41,80847,46653,12458,781
Wichita, KS40,18643,43146,65549,900
Bowling Green, KY39,41645,59451,75157,928
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area35,15241,20547,23753,290
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,36537,21242,07946,925
Elizabethtown, KY36,29644,22152,16760,092
Lexington-Fayette, KY37,42045,65653,91462,151
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN42,30850,17058,03265,895
Owensboro, KY32,78139,66646,57253,456
Paducah, KY-IL33,75939,64545,51151,397
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area31,20037,91944,63751,356
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area32,17838,33544,47150,628
Alexandria, LA36,00541,64247,25852,895
Baton Rouge, LA34,84042,55750,29558,012
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area34,71640,49846,30152,084
Hammond, LA38,50144,18049,87955,557
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA36,04741,87147,69553,519
Lafayette, LA34,73641,03947,34153,644
Lake Charles, LA36,00541,64247,25852,895
Monroe, LA36,00541,64247,25852,895
New Orleans-Metairie, LA38,46042,49546,55150,586
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area33,75940,12446,50952,874
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA36,00541,64247,25852,895
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA40,62345,15749,71254,247
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area37,10843,38949,69255,973
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA44,99149,94154,91259,863
Barnstable Town, MA47,71653,95660,17566,415
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH46,28052,91659,53066,165
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area39,85350,29560,71671,157
Pittsfield, MA43,80547,48751,18954,871
Springfield, MA37,81543,20248,56853,956
Worcester, MA42,47447,73652,97858,240
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD39,31247,42455,53663,648
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV35,77641,22646,65552,104
Lexington Park, MD38,81346,36453,89361,444
Maryland nonmetropolitan area34,42440,68546,94653,207
Salisbury, MD38,14842,80747,46652,125
Bangor, ME39,27143,38947,50851,626
Lewiston-Auburn, ME44,45048,19451,91755,661
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area42,70346,13549,56752,999
Portland-South Portland, ME45,59448,23650,89853,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area44,47147,65350,81553,997
Ann Arbor, MI42,39154,22666,08277,917
Battle Creek, MI37,75244,90852,06359,218
Bay City, MI40,10346,15652,18858,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI41,26848,65256,03663,420
Flint, MI42,66148,17353,70659,218
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI39,85347,38354,89262,421
Jackson, MI39,93647,77855,62063,461
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI38,02343,07748,11153,165
Lansing-East Lansing, MI38,70946,21853,74861,256
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area42,34947,98653,62359,260
Midland, MI40,10346,15652,18858,240
Monroe, MI40,18648,23656,28564,335
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI39,66646,69653,70660,736
Niles, MI33,19739,99946,82153,623
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area37,25344,70052,12559,572
Saginaw, MI40,02046,63453,22859,842
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area29,05835,29841,53847,778
Traverse City, MI45,51154,85064,18973,528
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area33,67639,89546,09352,312
Duluth, MN-WI39,33344,36749,38054,413
Mankato, MN44,11748,52752,95757,367
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI44,78349,08853,41557,720
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,39243,36845,34447,320
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area35,48541,26847,05052,832
Rochester, MN43,18148,46453,76859,052
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area41,35146,34351,35656,348
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area40,51944,15947,77851,418
St. Cloud, MN41,72545,84449,96254,080
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL36,44241,45546,46851,480
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,27641,30946,36451,397
Columbia, MO39,52045,82352,14658,448
Jefferson City, MO36,69241,35145,98950,648
Joplin, MO-KS36,06843,34850,64857,928
Kansas City, MO-KS42,95248,69354,43460,175
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,82139,60445,38651,168
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area36,35941,28846,23951,168
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area33,67640,97648,29855,599
Springfield, MO38,54343,38948,23653,082
St. Joseph, MO-KS40,89346,78052,68758,573
St. Louis, MO-IL41,43446,53051,60556,701
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS31,51237,42043,32749,234
Hattiesburg, MS31,34637,39943,43149,484
Jackson, MS33,96741,28848,58955,911
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area30,45237,10843,76450,420
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area31,88737,87743,88849,879
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area32,46938,10643,74349,380
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area32,30335,81839,31242,828
Billings, MT41,82950,48259,11467,767
Bozeman, MT41,20550,12859,03167,954
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area40,12446,15652,16758,199
Great Falls, MT38,62645,84453,04060,258
Helena, MT39,41646,38453,33260,300
Missoula, MT39,50044,86650,25355,620
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area39,66646,71753,78960,840
West Montana nonmetropolitan area41,26846,48851,68856,909
Asheville, NC35,86042,86949,87956,888
Burlington, NC40,74845,57350,42055,245
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area36,38042,20448,02853,852
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC40,45646,80053,16559,509
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC41,80846,44751,08555,724
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area33,15638,95944,74150,544
Fayetteville, NC36,60841,99647,36252,749
Goldsboro, NC36,92043,55650,17056,805
Greensboro-High Point, NC40,06144,40848,73553,082
Greenville, NC35,81843,05650,27457,512
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC35,46440,04044,63749,213
Jacksonville, NC34,27939,83245,38650,940
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC40,43645,17849,90054,642
Raleigh-Cary, NC41,26847,61253,97660,320
Rocky Mount, NC37,25343,68050,08756,514
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area35,77640,91446,07251,210
Wilmington, NC36,83742,16247,48752,812
Winston-Salem, NC39,33345,03250,73256,431
Bismarck, ND45,09552,58360,05067,538
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area42,95248,88054,78860,716
Fargo, ND-MN44,74151,58458,42865,271
Grand Forks, ND-MN42,99447,09251,21055,308
Minot, ND45,09552,58360,05067,538
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area43,88851,89659,88467,892
Grand Island, NE41,41348,17354,95461,714
Lincoln, NE44,42950,48256,53562,588
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area40,45646,82153,18659,551
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area41,41348,17354,95461,714
Omaha, NE-IA41,43448,11154,78861,464
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area40,78947,57054,33061,111
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area46,17652,77059,38465,978
Manchester-Nashua, NH44,82451,43958,05364,668
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area46,21852,83259,42666,040
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area44,40850,69056,97263,253
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ37,94046,11454,30962,484
Trenton-Princeton, NJ41,08049,13057,15965,208
Vineland, NJ41,99649,13056,24463,378
Albuquerque, NM47,96553,85259,71765,604
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area34,34141,10147,88254,642
Farmington, NM43,82650,79457,76264,730
Las Cruces, NM38,85544,49250,14955,786
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area36,08840,91445,76050,586
Santa Fe, NM44,09650,94057,80464,647
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area43,30653,49863,69073,882
Carson City, NV59,34370,30481,24592,207
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV44,32553,29062,27671,240
Reno, NV40,99749,54658,09566,644
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY44,40854,51764,64774,756
Binghamton, NY38,39744,01349,65055,266
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY42,01648,27754,55960,820
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area42,53649,50456,45263,420
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area39,04245,03251,00256,992
Elmira, NY41,68449,35957,05564,730
Glens Falls, NY43,66053,12462,58872,052
Ithaca, NY40,93548,17355,39162,629
Kingston, NY41,85048,11154,37260,632
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY45,24051,02356,80562,588
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ47,44555,55763,66971,781
Rochester, NY43,14048,58954,06059,509
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area42,99451,14859,30167,455
Syracuse, NY43,86851,39758,90666,436
Utica-Rome, NY38,73044,36749,98355,620
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY42,78650,17057,55464,938
Akron, OH39,91646,94653,99761,028
Canton-Massillon, OH40,04045,05350,06655,079
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN39,81247,00854,22661,423
Cleveland, OH38,29344,76251,25257,720
Columbus, OH48,13255,62063,08770,575
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH37,50346,07254,62163,191
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area32,90639,39645,86452,354
Lima, OH35,98441,43446,88452,333
Mansfield, OH44,28452,79161,29869,805
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)34,23740,81047,38353,956
Sandusky, OH36,92043,45250,00456,535
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area32,78140,12447,46654,808
Springfield, OH36,65043,82651,02358,199
Toledo, OH35,79741,37246,96752,541
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area35,79741,55947,32053,082
Youngstown-Warren, OH38,87644,15949,44254,725
Enid, OK34,42442,45350,46158,490
Lawton, OK35,31943,41051,48059,572
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,92438,85542,78646,717
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area31,28437,66944,05550,440
Oklahoma City, OK35,56843,88852,22960,549
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,65339,81244,97050,128
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area34,63241,62148,58955,578
Tulsa, OK42,16247,96553,76859,572
Albany, OR45,36550,71156,05661,402
Bend, OR45,90654,14362,35970,596
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area44,22148,96453,68558,428
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area44,26349,10953,97658,823
Corvallis, OR45,67749,31752,95756,597
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area42,24548,11153,97659,842
Eugene-Springfield, OR44,26347,90351,54355,183
Grants Pass, OR44,38848,71453,02057,346
Medford, OR46,65552,12557,57563,045
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA47,07152,45857,86663,253
Salem, OR46,48852,16757,86663,544
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ42,70351,39760,09268,786
Altoona, PA37,46143,22348,98454,746
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,00048,02857,03466,061
Chambersburg, PA38,75149,73360,71671,698
Erie, PA38,12742,99447,86152,728
Gettysburg, PA39,85352,06364,25276,461
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA40,58153,39466,20779,020
Johnstown, PA39,68745,67751,68857,679
Lancaster, PA41,62149,48457,36765,229
Lebanon, PA38,98050,21261,42372,655
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area40,08247,69555,32862,941
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area39,22945,65652,08458,511
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD42,24549,33856,41063,503
Pittsburgh, PA40,60246,57252,56258,532
Reading, PA41,80849,27656,76464,231
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA38,73044,88751,04457,200
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area36,04742,53649,02655,516
State College, PA39,18845,67752,14658,636
Williamsport, PA39,29246,65553,99761,360
York-Hanover, PA39,95750,87761,77672,696
Aguadilla, PR23,67126,89530,11933,343
Arecibo, PR25,48031,18036,85842,557
Guayama, PR25,68831,49237,29543,098
Mayaguez, PR22,90126,74930,59734,445
Ponce, PR25,29331,01336,71242,432
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area25,14830,70136,27641,829
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR25,98031,82437,64843,493
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA43,45249,75456,07762,380
Charleston-North Charleston, SC44,67950,48256,30662,109
Columbia, SC40,91445,13649,38053,602
Florence, SC36,94142,62048,31953,997
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC41,37248,73556,09863,461
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC39,77046,13552,47958,844
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC38,95948,67258,40768,120
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area37,23240,97644,74148,485
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area40,47746,65552,83259,010
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area40,70646,05251,37656,722
Spartanburg, SC40,54046,71752,87459,052
Sumter, SC38,16842,89047,63252,354
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area39,52044,28449,04753,810
Rapid City, SD43,11945,15747,21649,255
Sioux Falls, SD-MN42,14147,23752,35457,450
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area40,58144,20047,79951,418
Chattanooga, TN-GA33,34337,83642,32846,821
Clarksville, TN-KY34,46639,89545,32450,752
Cleveland, TN34,21638,79243,38947,965
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area33,38438,02342,66147,300
Jackson, TN34,21638,79243,38947,965
Johnson City, TN34,21638,79243,38947,965
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA33,61338,58443,57648,548
Knoxville, TN34,46638,43942,39146,364
Memphis, TN-MS-AR33,30137,27441,22645,199
Morristown, TN33,75937,96042,16246,364
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN36,13041,16446,19751,231
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,06939,99944,90849,837
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area35,00740,06145,11650,170
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area34,32039,18844,03448,901
Abilene, TX34,98642,20449,40056,618
Amarillo, TX35,31939,91644,49249,088
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX43,53548,40253,24858,116
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX40,56046,44752,31258,199
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area40,18645,28250,37855,474
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX28,60033,73838,85543,992
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,39941,60045,82350,024
College Station-Bryan, TX35,21538,56441,89245,240
Corpus Christi, TX34,38339,60444,84550,066
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX42,37048,23654,12259,988
Eagle Pass, TX34,96539,39643,82648,256
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,09341,91250,71159,530
El Paso, TX36,67140,41544,15947,903
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area36,23444,94953,64462,359
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX41,24746,94652,62458,324
Killeen-Temple, TX44,40849,94155,47461,007
Laredo, TX34,88238,73042,55746,405
Longview, TX35,81841,80847,79953,789
Lubbock, TX41,26845,05348,83952,624
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX22,96429,01635,06941,122
Midland, TX35,69343,05650,39957,762
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area34,71641,43448,17354,892
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area33,96741,01848,06955,120
Odessa, TX35,69343,05650,39957,762
San Angelo, TX35,42342,68249,94157,200
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX43,03647,44551,83456,244
Sherman-Denison, TX41,68447,73653,76859,821
Texarkana, TX-AR36,81641,41346,01050,607
Tyler, TX38,52242,20445,90649,588
Victoria, TX36,81641,01845,24049,442
Waco, TX40,08245,86451,62657,408
Wichita Falls, TX29,12034,86140,58146,322
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area34,25840,54046,80053,082
Logan, UT-ID38,12745,57352,99960,445
Ogden, UT36,83743,03649,25555,453
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT34,77841,18447,61254,018
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT40,68549,52558,38667,226
St. George, UT34,67440,91447,15453,394
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area38,56447,30056,05664,792
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA36,13042,49548,83955,204
Charlottesville, VA39,37545,82352,27158,719
Harrisonburg, VA35,86040,87245,86450,877
Lynchburg, VA35,34041,01846,67652,354
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area42,32850,46158,59466,727
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area43,11951,18959,23967,309
Richmond, VA41,08047,92454,76761,610
Roanoke, VA37,37843,01548,67254,309
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,27643,03649,81656,576
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area36,44242,34948,25654,164
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA35,86040,87245,86450,877
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC32,36539,00045,63652,271
Winchester, VA-WV42,12050,39958,65666,935
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA41,22648,67256,11963,565
Burlington-South Burlington, VT44,22148,75653,31157,845
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area44,49248,42352,33356,264
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area47,36250,91954,45558,012
Bellingham, WA44,38852,12559,84267,580
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA45,63650,83656,01561,215
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area42,59948,92255,24561,568
Kennewick-Richland, WA43,72248,50653,26958,053
Longview-Kelso, WA42,10048,79755,49562,192
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA45,36554,37263,35772,364
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA43,53552,10460,65369,223
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA49,56756,76463,96071,157
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA42,97347,92452,89557,845
Walla Walla, WA42,97348,58954,22659,842
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA48,44455,91163,35770,824
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area42,30849,60856,90964,210
Yakima, WA40,56046,55152,54158,532
Appleton, WI42,28748,34054,39260,445
Eau Claire, WI46,34356,09865,85375,608
Fond du Lac, WI42,03747,36252,70858,032
Green Bay, WI41,60047,65353,70659,759
Janesville-Beloit, WI43,82649,54655,28761,007
Kenosha, WI42,93249,17255,43261,672
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN42,51648,09053,68559,260
Madison, WI44,53350,17055,80761,444
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI42,14146,92551,73056,514
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area44,05549,44254,80860,196
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area41,49648,19454,87161,568
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI42,03748,42354,82961,215
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI42,32847,57052,83258,074
Sheboygan, WI42,16247,32052,47957,637
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area44,76250,81556,84762,900
Wausau, WI43,55649,06854,60060,112
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area45,53250,37855,24560,092
Beckley, WV29,64033,63437,62841,621
Charleston, WV31,55435,36039,18842,994
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH31,13837,96044,78351,605
Morgantown, WV30,32734,86139,39643,930
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area29,14133,75938,39743,015
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV29,72434,27938,85543,410
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area27,83130,74333,65536,567
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH35,15240,97646,82152,645
Wheeling, WV-OH31,49237,25343,01548,776
Casper, WY42,64050,31657,97065,645
Cheyenne, WY45,98952,43758,88565,333
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area43,16050,69058,24065,770
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area41,01848,31955,64062,941

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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