SOC 21-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Clergy 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): Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

Level I across metros$23,920 – $61,444Aguadilla, PR to Los Angeles, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$71,032Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Clergy?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Clergy (SOC 21-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $23,920 in Aguadilla, PR to $61,444 in Los Angeles, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,032. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $62,213, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 3 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$94,204
San Francisco, CA$94,204
San Jose, CA$96,866
Seattle, WA$96,679
Dallas, TX$75,754
Houston, TX$73,029
Austin, TX$73,986
Chicago, IL$73,757
Boston, MA$84,116
Washington, DC$79,269
Atlanta, GA$75,775
Los Angeles, CA$124,967

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	34,924	41,808	48,693	55,578
Anchorage, AK	38,314	48,298	58,261	68,245
Fairbanks-College, AK	34,944	42,037	49,109	56,202
Anniston-Oxford, AL	41,496	47,861	54,205	60,570
Auburn-Opelika, AL	40,373	47,279	54,205	61,111
Birmingham, AL	40,124	47,466	54,808	62,151
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,661	46,135	49,588	53,061
Decatur, AL	46,176	50,024	53,852	57,700
Dothan, AL	41,871	46,343	50,815	55,287
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	46,093	50,108	54,143	58,157
Gadsden, AL	41,496	47,861	54,205	60,570
Huntsville, AL	47,549	52,063	56,556	61,069
Mobile, AL	40,706	46,613	52,500	58,407
Montgomery, AL	36,255	44,492	52,708	60,944
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,343	49,858	53,373	56,888
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,162	48,568	54,954	61,360
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,165	45,199	50,232	55,266
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,701	48,381	53,082	57,762
Tuscaloosa, AL	41,413	48,360	55,308	62,255
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,919	46,676	55,432	64,189
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,528	45,781	57,055	68,308
Fort Smith, AR-OK	39,188	47,258	55,349	63,420
Hot Springs, AR	35,069	44,076	53,082	62,088
Jonesboro, AR	41,434	49,255	57,096	64,917
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,216	44,034	53,831	63,648
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,743	39,250	47,778	56,285
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,068	44,679	53,269	61,880
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	39,791	45,781	51,751	57,741
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	46,655	57,450	68,224	79,020
Flagstaff, AZ	45,053	54,351	63,628	72,925
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	45,053	54,351	63,628	72,925
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,196	58,136	69,077	80,018
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	46,988	57,845	68,724	79,581
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	43,909	53,956	63,981	74,028
Tucson, AZ	46,530	57,055	67,580	78,104
Yuma, AZ	46,863	57,679	68,516	79,332
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	47,570	59,239	70,928	82,597
Chico, CA	42,474	55,536	68,599	81,661
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,213	70,200	78,167	86,154
El Centro, CA	49,255	63,420	77,564	91,728
Fresno, CA	45,053	59,031	73,008	86,986
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	45,324	58,864	72,384	85,925
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	61,444	82,618	103,792	124,967
Merced, CA	42,890	58,989	75,068	91,167
Modesto, CA	45,095	57,928	70,741	83,575
Napa, CA	50,669	64,148	77,605	91,084
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,381	71,344	81,328	91,292
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,612	60,362	73,092	85,842
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	48,381	60,965	73,549	86,133
Redding, CA	39,500	52,832	66,144	79,477
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55,412	66,852	78,292	89,732
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	50,253	62,962	75,650	88,359
Salinas, CA	50,690	62,026	73,341	84,677
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	46,052	61,818	77,605	93,372
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,416	66,352	80,268	94,204
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	39,604	58,698	77,772	96,866
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	40,748	56,098	71,428	86,778
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	39,271	52,208	65,167	78,104
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	49,858	64,480	79,124	93,746
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	53,103	69,119	85,135	101,151
Stockton-Lodi, CA	49,026	61,444	73,882	86,300
Vallejo, CA	43,202	59,447	75,712	91,957
Visalia, CA	44,117	56,514	68,911	81,308
Yuba City, CA	48,090	61,007	73,903	86,820
Boulder, CO	60,258	64,896	69,556	74,194
Colorado Springs, CO	54,268	59,592	64,938	70,263
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,396	58,511	64,647	70,762
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,250	58,428	64,605	70,783
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	53,269	61,984	70,679	79,394
Grand Junction, CO	52,500	61,069	69,660	78,229
Greeley, CO	53,165	59,551	65,957	72,343
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	53,061	59,863	66,664	73,466
Pueblo, CO	52,312	58,469	64,647	70,804
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,396	58,844	65,271	71,719
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	55,412	64,522	73,653	82,764
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,565	50,503	63,420	76,357
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,743	58,261	72,800	87,319
New Haven, CT	49,837	62,671	75,525	88,359
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,244	57,471	71,698	85,925
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	46,364	56,119	65,853	75,608
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	42,328	54,642	66,956	79,269
Dover, DE	39,541	51,376	63,212	75,047
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	53,394	57,679	61,943	66,228
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,271	49,400	59,530	69,660
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	38,335	46,821	55,328	63,815
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	37,981	47,112	56,244	65,375
Gainesville, FL	36,380	47,924	59,488	71,032
Homosassa Springs, FL	39,354	48,964	58,594	68,204
Jacksonville, FL	37,669	49,588	61,485	73,404
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	37,087	44,741	52,396	60,050
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	36,588	49,400	62,213	75,026
Naples-Marco Island, FL	41,164	50,191	59,197	68,224
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,037	46,925	51,813	56,701
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	38,210	47,799	57,388	66,976
Ocala, FL	35,839	43,285	50,732	58,178
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,250	49,234	59,239	69,223
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40,498	50,128	59,780	69,410
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	40,810	46,967	53,124	59,280
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	36,109	45,906	55,724	65,520
Port St. Lucie, FL	36,234	43,410	50,607	57,783
Punta Gorda, FL	38,168	47,570	56,992	66,394
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	38,605	48,340	58,053	67,788
Sebring, FL	38,626	48,111	57,575	67,060
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,858	41,933	47,029	52,104
Tallahassee, FL	37,336	45,698	54,080	62,442
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,186	49,338	58,469	67,621
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,167	48,756	58,324	67,912
Albany, GA	36,879	46,364	55,828	65,312
Athens-Clarke County, GA	51,522	55,994	60,487	64,959
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,116	55,328	65,562	75,775
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,152	46,072	56,972	67,892
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,236	45,511	55,786	66,061
Columbus, GA-AL	37,794	47,466	57,117	66,789
Dalton, GA	40,373	48,485	56,576	64,688
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,842	41,413	48,964	56,535
Gainesville, GA	43,535	54,060	64,564	75,088
Hinesville, GA	35,776	45,261	54,746	64,231
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,404	44,180	53,935	63,711
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,757	44,138	53,540	62,920
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,608	45,282	53,976	62,650
Rome, GA	43,930	54,101	64,272	74,444
Savannah, GA	38,855	47,695	56,556	65,396
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,922	45,906	55,890	65,874
Valdosta, GA	36,941	46,280	55,620	64,959
Warner Robins, GA	34,632	44,159	53,664	63,191
Guam MSA	21,861	33,925	45,989	58,053
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	50,877	58,178	65,458	72,759
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	47,716	55,932	64,127	72,343
Urban Honolulu, HI	44,596	53,477	62,359	71,240
Ames, IA	49,026	55,183	61,360	67,517
Cedar Rapids, IA	42,162	49,109	56,036	62,983
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	43,119	50,565	58,032	65,479
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	51,210	56,930	62,650	68,370
Dubuque, IA	47,133	53,061	58,968	64,896
Iowa City, IA	46,468	53,415	60,362	67,309
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,279	53,456	59,655	65,832
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,509	53,020	59,509	66,020
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	43,514	50,877	58,220	65,583
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	50,399	56,472	62,525	68,599
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	49,484	55,266	61,048	66,831
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	47,799	54,330	60,882	67,413
Boise City, ID	38,335	49,442	60,570	71,677
Coeur d'Alene, ID	30,722	41,975	53,228	64,480
Idaho Falls, ID	34,383	45,864	57,367	68,848
Lewiston, ID-WA	34,383	45,864	57,367	68,848
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,776	47,279	58,760	70,263
Pocatello, ID	34,383	45,864	57,367	68,848
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	38,397	49,442	60,487	71,532
Twin Falls, ID	37,544	48,880	60,216	71,552
Bloomington, IL	38,688	48,173	57,679	67,164
Champaign-Urbana, IL	39,437	48,943	58,428	67,933
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,098	53,311	63,544	73,757
Decatur, IL	36,608	47,924	59,260	70,575
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,252	51,272	64,272	77,293
Kankakee, IL	42,453	52,895	63,357	73,799
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,895	51,439	62,983	74,527
Peoria, IL	38,917	48,090	57,242	66,415
Rockford, IL	41,788	51,085	60,383	69,680
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,546	49,400	62,255	75,109
Springfield, IL	36,151	46,509	56,888	67,247
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,092	48,028	61,984	75,920
Bloomington, IN	43,805	51,834	59,842	67,871
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,191	47,029	56,888	66,727
Columbus, IN	43,597	51,626	59,676	67,704
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	34,778	44,284	53,810	63,316
Evansville, IN	26,562	38,480	50,378	62,296
Fort Wayne, IN	43,847	51,730	59,592	67,476
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	45,989	53,498	60,986	68,495
Kokomo, IN	42,869	51,148	59,447	67,725
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	51,376	57,117	62,837	68,578
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,016	52,375	62,733	73,092
Muncie, IN	44,637	52,541	60,445	68,349
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,159	39,791	48,423	57,055
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	37,212	47,092	56,951	66,831
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,484	43,764	51,044	58,324
Terre Haute, IN	40,290	48,922	57,575	66,207
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	42,640	47,591	52,541	57,492
Lawrence, KS	37,628	47,008	56,389	65,770
Manhattan, KS	39,416	45,698	51,959	58,240
Topeka, KS	31,221	40,956	50,690	60,424
Wichita, KS	43,722	49,172	54,642	60,092
Bowling Green, KY	41,892	49,608	57,346	65,063
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,394	49,525	58,636	67,767
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,223	49,608	56,015	62,400
Elizabethtown, KY	43,306	50,316	57,304	64,314
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,351	50,648	59,967	69,264
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	44,117	50,815	57,512	64,210
Owensboro, KY	39,666	49,588	59,530	69,452
Paducah, KY-IL	36,359	48,152	59,925	71,719
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,743	50,461	57,159	63,877
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,306	50,295	57,284	64,272
Alexandria, LA	36,338	46,197	56,056	65,916
Baton Rouge, LA	38,855	47,965	57,076	66,186
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,504	45,490	54,476	63,461
Hammond, LA	37,669	46,925	56,202	65,458
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	37,378	46,863	56,368	65,853
Lafayette, LA	36,962	43,660	50,378	57,076
Lake Charles, LA	35,132	42,557	49,983	57,408
Monroe, LA	34,903	42,599	50,316	58,012
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	38,730	48,756	58,760	68,786
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,839	45,157	54,476	63,794
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,047	46,780	57,512	68,245
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	37,066	46,343	55,640	64,917
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,088	44,450	52,791	61,152
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	52,375	62,088	71,802	81,516
Barnstable Town, MA	48,340	59,364	70,388	81,412
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54,996	64,709	74,402	84,116
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	49,026	59,884	70,741	81,599
Pittsfield, MA	48,735	59,592	70,429	81,287
Springfield, MA	47,466	56,472	65,458	74,464
Worcester, MA	56,077	64,584	73,092	81,599
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	37,586	48,735	59,904	71,053
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	42,349	56,701	71,053	85,405
Lexington Park, MD	40,685	52,728	64,792	76,836
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,792	50,711	62,650	74,568
Salisbury, MD	46,655	57,720	68,765	79,831
Bangor, ME	52,021	57,949	63,877	69,805
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	51,959	58,573	65,188	71,802
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	52,021	57,949	63,877	69,805
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,796	56,805	63,815	70,824
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	50,940	57,492	64,023	70,575
Ann Arbor, MI	38,210	47,404	56,576	65,770
Battle Creek, MI	37,420	45,927	54,413	62,920
Bay City, MI	36,900	43,992	51,064	58,157
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	42,703	51,272	59,842	68,412
Flint, MI	31,679	41,060	50,440	59,821
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	37,212	44,824	52,416	60,029
Jackson, MI	36,567	45,095	53,644	62,172
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	43,306	53,956	64,605	75,255
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,583	48,277	56,951	65,645
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,357	45,220	53,061	60,924
Midland, MI	38,855	44,637	50,440	56,223
Monroe, MI	41,288	49,941	58,573	67,226
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	40,477	47,840	55,183	62,546
Niles, MI	36,567	45,282	53,976	62,692
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,197	40,394	47,591	54,788
Saginaw, MI	45,823	52,895	59,967	67,039
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,192	44,096	52,021	59,925
Traverse City, MI	35,756	45,240	54,725	64,210
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,925	43,514	53,124	62,712
Duluth, MN-WI	41,933	48,340	54,725	61,132
Mankato, MN	44,845	53,789	62,754	71,698
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	46,010	54,600	63,191	71,781
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	45,012	53,581	62,172	70,741
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,620	50,482	58,344	66,207
Rochester, MN	50,544	57,887	65,250	72,592
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,973	54,704	66,436	78,167
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,445	41,996	49,525	57,076
St. Cloud, MN	41,725	53,311	64,896	76,482
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,812	49,296	58,760	68,245
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,975	50,565	59,135	67,725
Columbia, MO	48,964	56,140	63,316	70,492
Jefferson City, MO	44,221	51,293	58,344	65,416
Joplin, MO-KS	40,082	46,218	52,375	58,511
Kansas City, MO-KS	39,063	48,860	58,677	68,474
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,389	51,792	60,196	68,599
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,120	48,277	54,455	60,612
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,813	47,820	56,805	65,812
Springfield, MO	37,981	45,677	53,352	61,048
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,812	48,672	57,554	66,415
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,258	54,600	61,964	69,306
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,900	46,114	55,349	64,564
Hattiesburg, MS	43,015	48,464	53,914	59,364
Jackson, MS	45,240	54,746	64,272	73,778
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,850	38,501	48,132	57,783
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,980	47,404	55,848	64,272
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,204	49,192	56,181	63,170
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,850	49,920	57,991	66,061
Billings, MT	35,714	50,066	64,418	78,770
Bozeman, MT	51,314	67,413	83,492	99,591
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,311	46,072	51,855	57,616
Great Falls, MT	42,183	51,252	60,341	69,410
Helena, MT	36,463	52,229	67,975	83,741
Missoula, MT	40,020	52,666	65,292	77,938
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,948	43,556	54,143	64,751
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,338	48,818	61,277	73,757
Asheville, NC	41,288	51,460	61,652	71,823
Burlington, NC	43,223	52,812	62,421	72,010
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,549	57,388	67,205	77,044
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	44,471	53,831	63,170	72,530
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,727	52,645	64,584	76,503
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,151	54,850	60,549	66,248
Fayetteville, NC	42,952	50,108	57,284	64,439
Goldsboro, NC	45,636	53,685	61,756	69,805
Greensboro-High Point, NC	43,098	50,004	56,930	63,836
Greenville, NC	43,160	49,026	54,912	60,778
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	41,226	49,213	57,221	65,208
Jacksonville, NC	46,821	53,332	59,842	66,352
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	42,016	51,668	61,340	70,991
Raleigh-Cary, NC	43,805	52,021	60,237	68,453
Rocky Mount, NC	45,760	53,748	61,756	69,743
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,066	57,991	65,936	73,861
Wilmington, NC	42,162	50,045	57,928	65,812
Winston-Salem, NC	39,832	49,068	58,324	67,559
Bismarck, ND	40,311	55,224	70,159	85,072
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,876	53,997	69,140	84,261
Fargo, ND-MN	45,594	57,928	70,242	82,576
Grand Forks, ND-MN	39,853	50,170	60,466	70,783
Minot, ND	41,039	55,474	69,909	84,344
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	38,397	52,562	66,748	80,912
Grand Island, NE	42,828	48,236	53,623	59,031
Lincoln, NE	48,173	52,874	57,575	62,276
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,181	47,528	51,855	56,202
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,348	48,319	53,311	58,282
Omaha, NE-IA	50,648	55,391	60,154	64,896
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,828	48,132	53,456	58,760
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,704	64,210	73,736	83,242
Manchester-Nashua, NH	54,476	64,044	73,591	83,159
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	54,996	64,584	74,194	83,783
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	52,728	60,300	67,850	75,421
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43,930	59,821	75,733	91,624
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	43,181	54,559	65,936	77,314
Vineland, NJ	39,333	51,418	63,524	75,608
Albuquerque, NM	51,896	60,632	69,389	78,125
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	45,698	52,936	60,175	67,413
Farmington, NM	51,855	60,237	68,640	77,023
Las Cruces, NM	45,594	52,749	59,904	67,060
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	51,210	58,885	66,540	74,215
Santa Fe, NM	51,460	60,008	68,557	77,106
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	53,831	62,608	71,407	80,184
Carson City, NV	52,853	61,756	70,679	79,581
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	54,268	62,920	71,552	80,205
Reno, NV	52,853	61,756	70,679	79,581
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	38,460	47,965	57,492	66,997
Binghamton, NY	40,228	46,967	53,706	60,445
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,848	51,543	60,237	68,932
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,792	48,069	57,346	66,623
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	42,308	53,810	65,333	76,836
Elmira, NY	46,904	54,621	62,317	70,034
Glens Falls, NY	40,144	52,208	64,293	76,357
Ithaca, NY	44,804	54,143	63,503	72,842
Kingston, NY	40,644	52,645	64,626	76,628
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	44,720	56,327	67,912	79,519
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,720	61,215	77,709	94,204
Rochester, NY	41,829	53,373	64,938	76,482
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,749	49,941	60,154	70,346
Syracuse, NY	44,658	51,668	58,656	65,666
Utica-Rome, NY	43,784	51,543	59,301	67,060
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	42,557	50,316	58,095	65,853
Akron, OH	37,108	46,821	56,535	66,248
Canton-Massillon, OH	38,168	46,572	54,996	63,399
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,064	48,839	59,634	70,408
Cleveland, OH	39,541	50,087	60,632	71,178
Columbus, OH	43,514	51,688	59,884	68,058
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,853	49,671	59,468	69,285
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,650	47,216	57,804	68,370
Lima, OH	32,719	40,727	48,735	56,743
Mansfield, OH	41,496	50,336	59,156	67,996
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	34,258	44,284	54,309	64,335
Sandusky, OH	38,168	48,194	58,240	68,266
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,636	53,269	60,903	68,536
Springfield, OH	38,813	48,194	57,596	66,976
Toledo, OH	38,876	46,988	55,100	63,212
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	32,573	39,957	47,341	54,725
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40,976	50,524	60,092	69,639
Enid, OK	44,034	53,872	63,732	73,570
Lawton, OK	43,535	53,352	63,149	72,967
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,018	48,672	56,306	63,960
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	43,992	52,895	61,818	70,720
Oklahoma City, OK	43,805	54,018	64,231	74,444
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	48,402	53,124	57,845	62,567
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,408	53,144	61,880	70,616
Tulsa, OK	43,389	50,856	58,344	65,812
Albany, OR	40,685	52,895	65,125	77,335
Bend, OR	42,391	52,125	61,880	71,615
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	51,085	60,695	70,325	79,935
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,074	55,079	65,104	75,109
Corvallis, OR	48,319	58,968	69,639	80,288
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,740	54,330	62,941	71,532
Eugene-Springfield, OR	49,068	57,471	65,853	74,256
Grants Pass, OR	37,399	51,688	65,999	80,288
Medford, OR	45,594	56,972	68,349	79,727
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,472	56,618	69,764	82,909
Salem, OR	45,407	58,781	72,176	85,551
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	37,544	47,216	56,909	66,581
Altoona, PA	34,674	43,805	52,957	62,088
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,349	51,272	60,196	69,119
Chambersburg, PA	35,631	46,010	56,389	66,768
Erie, PA	33,156	40,373	47,570	54,788
Gettysburg, PA	30,868	42,328	53,810	65,271
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	33,197	44,596	56,015	67,413
Johnstown, PA	27,311	36,296	45,303	54,288
Lancaster, PA	38,917	49,816	60,695	71,594
Lebanon, PA	30,077	42,724	55,349	67,996
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,060	49,442	57,804	66,186
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	37,232	45,074	52,916	60,757
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39,042	51,148	63,274	75,380
Pittsburgh, PA	35,818	46,010	56,181	66,373
Reading, PA	39,250	48,964	58,656	68,370
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,344	42,703	53,040	63,399
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,840	44,596	54,330	64,085
State College, PA	38,189	47,362	56,514	65,687
Williamsport, PA	40,415	49,109	57,783	66,477
York-Hanover, PA	28,996	39,687	50,399	61,090
Aguadilla, PR	23,920	26,500	29,100	31,679
Arecibo, PR	24,919	28,725	32,532	36,338
Guayama, PR	25,480	29,432	33,405	37,357
Mayaguez, PR	24,544	26,895	29,245	31,596
Ponce, PR	25,002	28,642	32,303	35,943
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	24,648	28,164	31,658	35,173
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	25,397	29,453	33,488	37,544
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	37,752	48,652	59,551	70,450
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,410	52,479	61,527	70,596
Columbia, SC	44,325	51,938	59,530	67,143
Florence, SC	44,700	53,228	61,776	70,304
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	46,468	52,250	58,032	63,815
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	42,536	50,524	58,511	66,498
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	44,367	50,940	57,533	64,106
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,159	53,165	62,192	71,199
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,348	51,917	60,466	69,036
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,184	50,170	59,176	68,162
Spartanburg, SC	43,909	49,421	54,933	60,445
Sumter, SC	44,700	53,228	61,776	70,304
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,162	50,628	59,093	67,559
Rapid City, SD	42,786	51,439	60,092	68,744
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	42,079	51,064	60,029	69,015
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,556	51,688	59,842	67,975
Chattanooga, TN-GA	45,864	52,416	58,989	65,541
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,847	51,772	59,676	67,600
Cleveland, TN	44,055	50,232	56,389	62,567
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,576	49,796	55,994	62,213
Jackson, TN	44,159	48,984	53,789	58,615
Johnson City, TN	36,837	48,527	60,237	71,927
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	40,935	47,508	54,060	60,632
Knoxville, TN	45,012	50,773	56,514	62,276
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,698	52,916	60,154	67,372
Morristown, TN	43,618	48,964	54,309	59,655
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,095	53,040	60,965	68,911
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,117	51,189	58,282	65,354
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,572	52,520	58,448	64,397
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,720	52,167	59,592	67,039
Abilene, TX	40,748	48,444	56,160	63,856
Amarillo, TX	45,802	56,764	67,725	78,687
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	44,949	54,621	64,314	73,986
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	43,036	51,127	59,239	67,330
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,952	51,730	60,528	69,306
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	41,600	48,943	56,264	63,607
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,952	49,421	55,911	62,380
College Station-Bryan, TX	43,888	52,770	61,672	70,554
Corpus Christi, TX	45,615	54,205	62,796	71,386
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	42,120	53,332	64,543	75,754
Eagle Pass, TX	43,639	52,375	61,111	69,847
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,812	47,196	54,600	61,984
El Paso, TX	43,306	50,794	58,261	65,749
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,607	45,386	53,186	60,965
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,448	54,642	63,836	73,029
Killeen-Temple, TX	43,826	53,893	63,940	74,007
Laredo, TX	43,285	51,127	58,968	66,810
Longview, TX	41,829	49,421	57,034	64,626
Lubbock, TX	40,581	49,983	59,364	68,765
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	40,748	47,653	54,559	61,464
Midland, TX	42,994	52,479	61,943	71,428
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,031	52,437	58,864	65,271
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,476	49,754	58,032	66,311
Odessa, TX	42,994	52,479	61,943	71,428
San Angelo, TX	50,482	58,698	66,935	75,151
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,845	54,039	63,212	72,405
Sherman-Denison, TX	42,308	53,144	63,981	74,818
Texarkana, TX-AR	43,285	50,024	56,743	63,482
Tyler, TX	37,856	45,636	53,394	61,173
Victoria, TX	42,724	49,234	55,744	62,255
Waco, TX	49,317	62,608	75,879	89,170
Wichita Falls, TX	44,596	51,543	58,490	65,437
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,717	46,530	59,364	72,176
Logan, UT-ID	31,741	43,493	55,245	66,997
Ogden, UT	42,162	54,455	66,727	79,020
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,162	54,455	66,727	79,020
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	42,162	54,455	66,727	79,020
St. George, UT	42,162	54,455	66,727	79,020
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,877	51,293	64,709	78,125
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	33,280	42,391	51,501	60,612
Charlottesville, VA	44,949	53,103	61,256	69,410
Harrisonburg, VA	39,396	49,192	59,010	68,807
Lynchburg, VA	34,383	41,808	49,213	56,639
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,416	51,293	63,149	75,026
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,436	52,042	63,628	75,234
Richmond, VA	39,708	49,692	59,655	69,639
Roanoke, VA	34,133	43,826	53,540	63,232
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,444	43,264	51,085	58,906
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,258	42,952	51,668	60,362
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	39,396	49,192	59,010	68,807
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	33,530	43,888	54,268	64,626
Winchester, VA-WV	41,580	53,893	66,207	78,520
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,162	54,455	66,727	79,020
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,620	61,652	67,663	73,695
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,266	61,880	68,474	75,088
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,266	61,880	68,474	75,088
Bellingham, WA	50,212	60,404	70,596	80,788
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	59,988	71,948	83,887	95,847
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,988	60,591	74,215	87,818
Kennewick-Richland, WA	55,328	65,063	74,776	84,511
Longview-Kelso, WA	43,535	56,618	69,722	82,805
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	59,156	71,095	83,055	94,994
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	60,112	72,010	83,887	95,784
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	61,340	73,112	84,906	96,679
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	54,684	64,626	74,548	84,490
Walla Walla, WA	53,040	62,775	72,530	82,264
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	60,216	72,072	83,908	95,764
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,972	54,808	65,645	76,482
Yakima, WA	46,634	60,341	74,069	87,776
Appleton, WI	49,962	56,805	63,648	70,492
Eau Claire, WI	50,544	58,386	66,248	74,090
Fond du Lac, WI	48,964	56,119	63,295	70,450
Green Bay, WI	53,436	59,904	66,373	72,842
Janesville-Beloit, WI	52,708	59,010	65,312	71,615
Kenosha, WI	50,898	58,074	65,250	72,426
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	38,522	46,842	55,162	63,482
Madison, WI	54,288	60,570	66,831	73,112
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,026	56,202	63,378	70,554
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50,815	57,492	64,148	70,824
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	44,866	52,104	59,322	66,560
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,484	56,389	63,316	70,221
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	49,380	56,556	63,752	70,928
Sheboygan, WI	48,381	55,516	62,629	69,764
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,879	56,389	62,920	69,431
Wausau, WI	48,652	55,141	61,610	68,100
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,800	55,016	63,212	71,428
Beckley, WV	35,901	43,327	50,732	58,157
Charleston, WV	36,338	42,100	47,882	53,644
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,661	49,296	55,911	62,546
Morgantown, WV	41,205	50,274	59,364	68,432
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,192	43,098	49,983	56,888
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	35,527	43,743	51,980	60,196
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,648	45,282	52,895	60,528
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,527	43,264	50,981	58,719
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,920	38,896	40,852	42,828
Casper, WY	39,500	48,548	57,575	66,623
Cheyenne, WY	40,394	50,773	61,132	71,511
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40,810	51,168	61,548	71,906
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,500	48,548	57,575	66,623

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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