SOC 25-4012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Curators 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): Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.

Level I across metros$27,831 – $68,308Dubuque, IA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$83,720Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Curators (SOC 25-4012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $27,831 in Dubuque, IA to $68,308 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $83,720. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $70,325, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 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$121,452
San Francisco, CA$112,924
San Jose, CA$109,013
Seattle, WA$95,431
Dallas, TX$84,095
Houston, TX$73,216
Austin, TX$78,562
Chicago, IL$84,490
Boston, MA$100,319
Washington, DC$110,324
Atlanta, GA$78,333
Los Angeles, CA$98,717

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	57,325	66,748	76,149	85,572
Anchorage, AK	54,164	63,087	71,989	80,912
Fairbanks-College, AK	56,826	66,020	75,234	84,428
Anniston-Oxford, AL	48,776	61,527	74,256	87,007
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,493	53,373	63,253	73,133
Birmingham, AL	51,439	64,605	77,751	90,917
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	42,890	53,644	64,397	75,151
Decatur, AL	42,890	53,644	64,397	75,151
Dothan, AL	42,890	53,644	64,397	75,151
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	42,890	53,644	64,397	75,151
Gadsden, AL	48,776	61,527	74,256	87,007
Huntsville, AL	42,890	53,644	64,397	75,151
Mobile, AL	42,890	53,644	64,397	75,151
Montgomery, AL	43,660	52,479	61,319	70,138
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,639	55,079	66,498	77,938
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,735	60,653	72,572	84,490
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,828	52,520	62,213	71,906
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,431	54,330	65,208	76,108
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,362	60,112	72,884	85,634
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,599	50,544	58,511	66,456
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	49,005	66,623	84,220	101,837
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,994	58,032	73,050	88,088
Hot Springs, AR	43,160	54,996	66,831	78,666
Jonesboro, AR	42,724	51,376	60,029	68,682
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	41,164	47,965	54,767	61,568
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	44,367	57,138	69,888	82,660
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,808	48,527	55,266	61,984
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,140	55,391	67,621	79,872
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,620	56,972	71,344	85,696
Flagstaff, AZ	32,885	46,551	60,196	73,861
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	32,885	46,551	60,196	73,861
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	52,188	66,436	80,663	94,911
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	44,762	59,426	74,069	88,733
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	40,623	53,727	66,810	79,914
Tucson, AZ	41,164	53,228	65,292	77,356
Yuma, AZ	46,759	60,778	74,776	88,796
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	55,474	68,932	82,368	95,826
Chico, CA	58,116	72,156	86,196	100,236
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	52,271	64,522	76,794	89,045
El Centro, CA	60,071	72,468	84,864	97,261
Fresno, CA	53,748	67,954	82,181	96,388
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47,778	62,733	77,709	92,664
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	58,220	71,719	85,218	98,717
Merced, CA	54,642	67,767	80,912	94,037
Modesto, CA	65,749	80,372	94,994	109,616
Napa, CA	56,119	69,576	83,055	96,512
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,226	67,434	80,663	93,871
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	53,020	64,626	76,212	87,818
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	56,909	70,429	83,949	97,469
Redding, CA	58,116	72,156	86,196	100,236
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	52,229	63,752	75,255	86,778
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	62,296	73,549	84,781	96,034
Salinas, CA	54,538	69,181	83,804	98,447
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	64,314	76,253	88,172	100,111
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	68,308	83,180	98,052	112,924
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	63,482	78,666	93,829	109,013
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	50,773	64,023	77,293	90,543
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	66,020	80,996	95,951	110,927
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	51,730	62,151	72,551	82,972
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	64,376	79,935	95,514	111,072
Stockton-Lodi, CA	65,375	79,560	93,725	107,911
Vallejo, CA	65,416	80,247	95,098	109,928
Visalia, CA	45,823	59,093	72,364	85,634
Yuba City, CA	54,808	66,706	78,604	90,501
Boulder, CO	57,325	68,058	78,812	89,544
Colorado Springs, CO	54,912	65,749	76,586	87,423
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	57,949	68,952	79,976	90,980
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,788	65,541	76,274	87,028
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	55,266	65,042	74,818	84,594
Grand Junction, CO	50,232	61,506	72,780	84,053
Greeley, CO	56,514	67,164	77,834	88,484
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	56,410	67,309	78,208	89,108
Pueblo, CO	48,236	57,575	66,914	76,253
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,580	65,520	76,440	87,381
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	49,088	63,024	76,940	90,876
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	47,487	60,050	72,592	85,156
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,175	60,071	72,988	85,884
New Haven, CT	64,647	82,140	99,653	117,146
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	47,071	59,072	71,053	83,055
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	51,397	67,205	82,992	98,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	57,908	75,380	92,852	110,324
Dover, DE	47,528	59,655	71,781	83,908
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	44,284	52,999	61,714	70,429
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,223	54,746	66,269	77,792
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	41,496	54,621	67,746	80,871
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,162	56,868	71,552	86,258
Gainesville, FL	43,264	61,215	79,186	97,136
Homosassa Springs, FL	43,701	54,621	65,541	76,461
Jacksonville, FL	45,844	64,376	82,888	101,421
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	41,455	54,392	67,309	80,247
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,890	56,722	70,533	84,365
Naples-Marco Island, FL	43,264	56,389	69,493	82,618
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	39,666	54,247	68,848	83,429
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	40,664	52,458	64,231	76,024
Ocala, FL	40,248	54,476	68,682	82,909
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	42,432	57,596	72,759	87,922
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,288	54,642	67,996	81,349
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	41,496	54,621	67,746	80,871
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	41,496	54,621	67,746	80,871
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,557	56,202	69,868	83,512
Punta Gorda, FL	40,477	53,124	65,770	78,416
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	42,349	55,682	68,994	82,327
Sebring, FL	39,645	54,080	68,495	82,930
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,079	55,224	68,391	81,536
Tallahassee, FL	41,496	54,621	67,746	80,871
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,908	55,724	66,540	77,356
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	41,559	54,580	67,621	80,642
Albany, GA	41,538	52,396	63,232	74,090
Athens-Clarke County, GA	44,762	55,578	66,394	77,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	45,282	56,306	67,309	78,333
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	39,084	46,696	54,288	61,901
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	41,538	52,396	63,232	74,090
Columbus, GA-AL	42,620	54,122	65,604	77,106
Dalton, GA	41,538	52,396	63,232	74,090
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,964	45,677	55,412	65,125
Gainesville, GA	44,887	55,724	66,560	77,397
Hinesville, GA	35,880	46,010	56,160	66,290
Macon-Bibb County, GA	44,055	55,224	66,394	77,564
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,120	53,290	64,460	75,629
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,141	52,832	63,503	74,194
Rome, GA	42,994	53,706	64,439	75,151
Savannah, GA	41,538	52,396	63,232	74,090
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,031	43,930	54,808	65,708
Valdosta, GA	41,538	52,396	63,232	74,090
Warner Robins, GA	41,538	52,396	63,232	74,090
Guam MSA	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	40,581	50,752	60,903	71,074
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	40,581	50,752	60,903	71,074
Urban Honolulu, HI	40,560	51,418	62,276	73,133
Ames, IA	29,661	40,997	52,312	63,648
Cedar Rapids, IA	31,055	42,474	53,872	65,292
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	30,722	41,538	52,333	63,149
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	36,130	47,695	59,260	70,824
Dubuque, IA	27,831	39,312	50,815	62,296
Iowa City, IA	33,343	44,783	56,244	67,684
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,306	41,517	52,749	63,960
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,204	39,458	49,733	59,988
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	35,672	47,112	58,573	70,013
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,656	44,180	55,682	67,205
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,007	48,028	61,048	74,069
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	28,455	40,207	51,938	63,690
Boise City, ID	41,642	49,920	58,220	66,498
Coeur d'Alene, ID	41,621	49,733	57,845	65,957
Idaho Falls, ID	41,621	49,733	57,845	65,957
Lewiston, ID-WA	41,621	49,733	57,845	65,957
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,684	50,087	58,511	66,914
Pocatello, ID	41,621	49,733	57,845	65,957
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,247	49,359	57,450	65,562
Twin Falls, ID	41,642	49,920	58,220	66,498
Bloomington, IL	34,632	45,760	56,868	67,996
Champaign-Urbana, IL	34,903	46,405	57,928	69,431
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	46,738	59,322	71,906	84,490
Decatur, IL	37,170	50,669	64,189	77,688
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,208	53,664	68,120	82,576
Kankakee, IL	44,908	57,783	70,637	83,512
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,620	55,661	68,682	81,724
Peoria, IL	33,343	43,202	53,040	62,900
Rockford, IL	44,637	57,512	70,408	83,284
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,290	54,704	69,119	83,533
Springfield, IL	40,186	54,330	68,474	82,618
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,599	55,890	69,181	82,472
Bloomington, IN	45,740	55,370	64,980	74,610
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,036	53,498	63,981	74,444
Columbus, IN	46,759	56,660	66,560	76,461
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,352	45,615	50,877	56,140
Evansville, IN	42,724	51,085	59,468	67,829
Fort Wayne, IN	42,016	50,440	58,864	67,288
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	49,608	57,887	66,144	74,423
Kokomo, IN	44,408	53,872	63,336	72,800
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,847	56,556	69,264	81,973
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	44,117	56,701	69,264	81,848
Muncie, IN	46,988	56,992	66,976	76,981
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,556	55,911	68,266	80,621
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	40,332	47,133	53,935	60,736
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,472	54,600	65,749	76,877
Terre Haute, IN	41,517	50,898	60,258	69,639
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,682	37,773	45,885	53,976
Lawrence, KS	36,879	50,919	64,959	78,999
Manhattan, KS	35,506	48,631	61,756	74,880
Topeka, KS	37,149	50,607	64,064	77,522
Wichita, KS	30,847	40,768	50,669	60,591
Bowling Green, KY	38,252	48,880	59,488	70,117
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,484	43,181	49,900	56,597
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,882	42,620	50,336	58,074
Elizabethtown, KY	38,335	50,108	61,860	73,632
Lexington-Fayette, KY	40,103	51,813	63,524	75,234
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	39,375	50,773	62,172	73,570
Owensboro, KY	38,252	48,880	59,488	70,117
Paducah, KY-IL	38,252	48,880	59,488	70,117
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,232	46,863	56,472	66,103
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,356	49,442	60,528	71,615
Alexandria, LA	39,250	52,437	65,604	78,791
Baton Rouge, LA	37,295	47,341	57,388	67,434
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,223	42,744	55,245	67,767
Hammond, LA	44,367	56,639	68,932	81,204
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	44,263	56,368	68,495	80,600
Lafayette, LA	27,852	40,082	52,333	64,564
Lake Charles, LA	39,250	52,437	65,604	78,791
Monroe, LA	39,250	52,437	65,604	78,791
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	48,548	60,820	73,092	85,364
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,600	41,018	53,436	65,853
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,250	52,437	65,604	78,791
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	47,528	60,092	72,634	85,197
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,413	41,309	54,184	67,080
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	47,757	63,836	79,893	95,972
Barnstable Town, MA	49,234	65,396	81,557	97,719
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	50,440	67,060	83,700	100,319
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	49,255	65,333	81,391	97,469
Pittsfield, MA	45,656	62,338	79,020	95,701
Springfield, MA	49,296	65,957	82,618	99,279
Worcester, MA	57,180	70,658	84,157	97,636
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	50,440	58,656	66,893	75,109
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	55,474	72,925	90,376	107,828
Lexington Park, MD	54,538	69,805	85,072	100,340
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	48,735	59,988	71,240	82,493
Salisbury, MD	52,458	63,045	73,653	84,240
Bangor, ME	44,055	50,482	56,888	63,316
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	45,573	52,895	60,237	67,559
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,055	50,482	56,888	63,316
Portland-South Portland, ME	46,114	53,560	61,028	68,474
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	46,031	53,144	60,279	67,392
Ann Arbor, MI	54,101	74,506	94,890	115,295
Battle Creek, MI	43,015	52,916	62,837	72,738
Bay City, MI	40,976	55,266	69,576	83,866
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	41,434	56,576	71,698	86,840
Flint, MI	40,228	54,080	67,912	81,765
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	44,284	54,455	64,626	74,797
Jackson, MI	43,348	60,279	77,189	94,120
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	42,266	51,751	61,215	70,700
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	42,370	57,991	73,591	89,212
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,562	52,250	64,959	77,647
Midland, MI	40,976	55,266	69,576	83,866
Monroe, MI	44,180	61,402	78,624	95,847
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	39,770	50,149	60,549	70,928
Niles, MI	40,976	55,266	69,576	83,866
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,527	43,472	51,439	59,384
Saginaw, MI	38,231	47,612	56,972	66,352
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	44,055	59,280	74,506	89,732
Traverse City, MI	36,858	44,159	51,439	58,740
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	40,976	55,266	69,576	83,866
Duluth, MN-WI	33,239	44,804	56,389	67,954
Mankato, MN	38,397	51,002	63,628	76,232
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	46,655	58,303	69,972	81,620
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,415	52,167	63,919	75,671
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,066	49,213	61,381	73,528
Rochester, MN	35,714	47,279	58,844	70,408
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,439	51,210	64,002	76,773
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	37,752	50,253	62,733	75,234
St. Cloud, MN	38,813	51,231	63,628	76,045
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	40,748	53,872	67,018	80,143
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,476	54,621	67,746	80,892
Columbia, MO	40,748	53,872	67,018	80,143
Jefferson City, MO	40,748	53,872	67,018	80,143
Joplin, MO-KS	30,015	38,418	46,821	55,224
Kansas City, MO-KS	46,343	58,282	70,221	82,160
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,472	56,535	69,597	82,660
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,604	53,290	66,976	80,663
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,770	52,396	65,000	77,626
Springfield, MO	34,965	46,613	58,282	69,930
St. Joseph, MO-KS	35,797	47,861	59,946	72,010
St. Louis, MO-IL	42,349	56,181	70,013	83,845
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,639	37,877	45,116	52,354
Hattiesburg, MS	30,639	37,877	45,116	52,354
Jackson, MS	30,639	37,877	45,116	52,354
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,639	37,877	45,116	52,354
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,639	37,877	45,116	52,354
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,504	46,384	56,285	66,165
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,338	45,802	55,266	64,730
Billings, MT	37,461	45,157	52,874	60,570
Bozeman, MT	40,207	48,194	56,181	64,168
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,170	44,741	52,312	59,884
Great Falls, MT	36,650	42,932	49,234	55,516
Helena, MT	37,524	45,157	52,770	60,404
Missoula, MT	37,856	46,509	55,183	63,836
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,856	46,509	55,183	63,836
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	37,087	44,824	52,562	60,300
Asheville, NC	40,352	47,653	54,954	62,255
Burlington, NC	41,476	49,629	57,804	65,957
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,660	50,773	57,908	65,021
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	43,826	50,919	58,012	65,104
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	38,231	47,757	57,284	66,810
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,748	44,866	48,984	53,103
Fayetteville, NC	43,015	50,212	57,429	64,626
Goldsboro, NC	44,720	51,272	57,824	64,376
Greensboro-High Point, NC	47,404	53,519	59,613	65,728
Greenville, NC	40,581	44,720	48,860	52,999
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	39,229	46,301	53,394	60,466
Jacksonville, NC	41,850	46,509	51,148	55,807
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,912	50,815	59,717	68,620
Raleigh-Cary, NC	47,778	55,391	63,024	70,637
Rocky Mount, NC	45,032	51,688	58,324	64,980
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,956	48,194	55,432	62,671
Wilmington, NC	44,180	48,589	53,020	57,429
Winston-Salem, NC	42,911	49,546	56,160	62,796
Bismarck, ND	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Fargo, ND-MN	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Grand Forks, ND-MN	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Minot, ND	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Grand Island, NE	34,112	41,496	48,880	56,264
Lincoln, NE	47,799	54,434	61,090	67,725
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,959	50,087	61,236	72,364
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,632	42,287	49,941	57,596
Omaha, NE-IA	58,490	67,912	77,335	86,757
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,112	42,620	51,106	59,613
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	49,941	66,415	82,888	99,362
Manchester-Nashua, NH	49,463	66,103	82,764	99,404
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,149	66,664	83,159	99,674
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,757	62,983	78,208	93,434
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	53,436	73,237	93,039	112,840
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,768	73,570	93,351	113,152
Vineland, NJ	47,196	59,426	71,636	83,866
Albuquerque, NM	52,853	57,575	62,317	67,039
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	50,898	56,452	62,005	67,559
Farmington, NM	52,000	57,242	62,484	67,725
Las Cruces, NM	50,544	55,557	60,570	65,583
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	51,751	57,471	63,191	68,911
Santa Fe, NM	53,228	59,135	65,021	70,928
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	46,031	57,658	69,264	80,892
Carson City, NV	48,360	60,154	71,927	83,720
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	45,199	56,098	66,997	77,896
Reno, NV	48,360	60,154	71,927	83,720
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	49,484	65,084	80,663	96,263
Binghamton, NY	41,580	53,852	66,124	78,396
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	42,932	53,789	64,647	75,504
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	43,992	56,493	69,015	81,516
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	41,933	50,919	59,904	68,890
Elmira, NY	40,394	54,330	68,266	82,202
Glens Falls, NY	46,592	60,903	75,234	89,544
Ithaca, NY	40,976	52,812	64,626	76,461
Kingston, NY	41,621	53,602	65,604	77,584
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	44,554	61,007	77,460	93,912
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	56,160	77,917	99,695	121,452
Rochester, NY	43,847	55,058	66,248	77,460
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	42,536	54,122	65,728	77,314
Syracuse, NY	42,245	51,356	60,466	69,576
Utica-Rome, NY	42,536	51,522	60,528	69,514
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	42,932	51,293	59,676	68,037
Akron, OH	43,389	56,868	70,325	83,804
Canton-Massillon, OH	34,029	44,824	55,599	66,394
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,348	56,888	70,450	83,991
Cleveland, OH	48,527	62,005	75,484	88,962
Columbus, OH	41,330	55,620	69,888	84,178
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	53,165	72,364	91,562	110,760
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,343	46,322	59,322	72,301
Lima, OH	39,645	54,704	69,764	84,823
Mansfield, OH	37,295	51,064	64,834	78,604
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	40,706	54,684	68,682	82,660
Sandusky, OH	44,679	58,407	72,156	85,884
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,749	55,453	71,136	86,840
Springfield, OH	41,933	58,615	75,317	91,999
Toledo, OH	47,591	61,132	74,693	88,234
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	41,455	56,452	71,448	86,445
Youngstown-Warren, OH	43,389	56,868	70,325	83,804
Enid, OK	42,536	53,602	64,647	75,712
Lawton, OK	41,392	53,436	65,458	77,501
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,658	54,704	64,772	74,818
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,434	52,437	63,440	74,444
Oklahoma City, OK	45,511	56,160	66,810	77,460
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	40,144	51,210	62,296	73,362
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,416	51,335	63,274	75,192
Tulsa, OK	46,967	56,306	65,645	74,984
Albany, OR	47,632	56,764	65,874	75,005
Bend, OR	42,516	51,480	60,445	69,410
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,639	54,912	66,186	77,460
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,680	55,412	67,122	78,853
Corvallis, OR	44,616	54,559	64,522	74,464
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,268	48,381	55,474	62,588
Eugene-Springfield, OR	42,058	51,168	60,279	69,389
Grants Pass, OR	43,327	54,455	65,583	76,711
Medford, OR	38,772	45,698	52,624	59,551
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	45,157	57,928	70,679	83,450
Salem, OR	44,180	55,848	67,517	79,186
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	44,991	57,096	69,202	81,308
Altoona, PA	44,991	57,096	69,202	81,308
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,724	52,333	61,964	71,573
Chambersburg, PA	43,618	54,309	65,021	75,712
Erie, PA	44,991	57,096	69,202	81,308
Gettysburg, PA	43,805	55,370	66,914	78,479
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	45,594	56,722	67,829	78,957
Johnstown, PA	43,847	55,869	67,912	79,935
Lancaster, PA	41,996	51,064	60,154	69,223
Lebanon, PA	43,036	52,895	62,754	72,613
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	42,744	51,730	60,736	69,722
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,264	54,621	65,999	77,356
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	47,757	60,008	72,280	84,532
Pittsburgh, PA	45,074	57,242	69,431	81,599
Reading, PA	46,031	57,866	69,701	81,536
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	42,807	51,564	60,320	69,077
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,597	55,037	66,477	77,917
State College, PA	44,991	57,096	69,202	81,308
Williamsport, PA	44,991	57,096	69,202	81,308
York-Hanover, PA	43,160	53,935	64,709	75,484
Aguadilla, PR	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Arecibo, PR	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Guayama, PR	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Mayaguez, PR	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Ponce, PR	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	52,604	66,436	80,288	94,120
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	41,143	48,714	56,264	63,836
Columbia, SC	39,250	47,653	56,077	64,480
Florence, SC	38,460	46,842	55,224	63,607
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	38,501	47,029	55,557	64,085
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,501	47,029	55,557	64,085
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	38,501	47,029	55,557	64,085
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,269	48,215	56,181	64,127
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,122	49,088	57,034	65,000
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,396	47,653	55,890	64,148
Spartanburg, SC	41,184	49,276	57,367	65,458
Sumter, SC	38,460	46,842	55,224	63,607
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,194	60,050	71,927	83,783
Rapid City, SD	52,021	63,357	74,693	86,029
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	35,215	47,944	60,695	73,424
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	52,292	63,004	73,695	84,407
Chattanooga, TN-GA	35,381	43,535	51,668	59,821
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,472	55,037	66,623	78,188
Cleveland, TN	33,925	41,892	49,858	57,824
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,296	44,804	53,332	61,839
Jackson, TN	40,186	50,690	61,173	71,677
Johnson City, TN	40,186	50,690	61,173	71,677
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	37,940	46,384	54,850	63,295
Knoxville, TN	37,773	46,343	54,892	63,461
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	44,242	52,978	61,693	70,429
Morristown, TN	37,586	46,197	54,829	63,440
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,615	56,764	67,892	79,040
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,208	50,045	60,861	71,698
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,456	52,104	63,773	75,421
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,284	54,933	65,604	76,253
Abilene, TX	42,516	51,730	60,965	70,180
Amarillo, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	50,732	60,008	69,285	78,562
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	45,261	54,268	63,295	72,301
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	40,623	51,418	62,213	73,008
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	41,600	47,466	53,311	59,176
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,138	54,080	64,002	73,944
College Station-Bryan, TX	42,245	51,543	60,861	70,159
Corpus Christi, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,276	60,882	72,488	84,095
Eagle Pass, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,888	52,999	62,109	71,220
El Paso, TX	41,954	50,524	59,072	67,642
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,407	55,932	66,477	77,002
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,823	54,954	64,085	73,216
Killeen-Temple, TX	47,528	57,221	66,893	76,586
Laredo, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Longview, TX	36,088	43,389	50,669	57,970
Lubbock, TX	44,492	52,604	60,695	68,807
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	41,600	47,466	53,311	59,176
Midland, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,408	55,640	66,893	78,125
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,327	52,271	61,215	70,159
Odessa, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
San Angelo, TX	42,703	51,023	59,322	67,642
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	40,207	52,645	65,084	77,522
Sherman-Denison, TX	47,861	59,468	71,074	82,680
Texarkana, TX-AR	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Tyler, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Victoria, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
Waco, TX	46,509	57,616	68,703	79,810
Wichita Falls, TX	44,138	54,455	64,772	75,088
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	41,268	51,813	62,338	72,884
Logan, UT-ID	41,268	51,813	62,338	72,884
Ogden, UT	49,130	58,636	68,141	77,647
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	42,141	51,397	60,632	69,888
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	41,871	52,936	64,023	75,088
St. George, UT	41,268	51,813	62,338	72,884
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,786	53,144	63,524	73,882
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,125	52,500	65,853	79,228
Charlottesville, VA	37,981	50,898	63,815	76,732
Harrisonburg, VA	35,818	46,176	56,514	66,872
Lynchburg, VA	35,631	44,679	53,706	62,754
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,052	62,796	79,519	96,263
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,301	64,023	81,724	99,445
Richmond, VA	43,909	59,114	74,319	89,524
Roanoke, VA	36,151	43,223	50,316	57,388
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,668	50,711	62,754	74,797
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,189	45,594	52,978	60,383
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	35,818	46,176	56,514	66,872
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	38,168	49,359	60,528	71,719
Winchester, VA-WV	39,125	52,500	65,853	79,228
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,480	48,943	59,405	69,868
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	37,045	47,487	57,928	68,370
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,712	46,925	57,138	67,351
Bellingham, WA	43,244	54,392	65,541	76,690
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	53,415	66,935	80,455	93,975
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	49,255	62,359	75,442	88,546
Kennewick-Richland, WA	50,940	64,085	77,231	90,376
Longview-Kelso, WA	44,388	56,743	69,119	81,474
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	52,416	65,500	78,604	91,687
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	52,437	65,624	78,812	91,999
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	55,100	68,536	81,994	95,431
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	50,940	64,085	77,231	90,376
Walla Walla, WA	50,940	64,085	77,231	90,376
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	54,226	67,517	80,808	94,100
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,756	62,130	75,504	88,879
Yakima, WA	48,818	62,005	75,213	88,400
Appleton, WI	47,487	57,117	66,748	76,378
Eau Claire, WI	48,714	59,780	70,866	81,932
Fond du Lac, WI	49,983	59,572	69,160	78,749
Green Bay, WI	46,364	57,013	67,642	78,292
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,439	62,567	73,674	84,802
Kenosha, WI	48,714	59,780	70,866	81,932
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	35,568	46,405	57,221	68,058
Madison, WI	53,623	64,792	75,941	87,111
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,421	60,112	70,783	81,474
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,463	60,903	72,343	83,783
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,040	51,002	61,984	72,946
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	51,439	58,365	65,312	72,239
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	49,088	59,239	69,368	79,519
Sheboygan, WI	48,152	58,490	68,807	79,144
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,359	59,946	70,554	81,141
Wausau, WI	42,952	55,328	67,704	80,080
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	47,383	59,405	71,448	83,471
Beckley, WV	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Charleston, WV	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	30,618	39,562	48,506	57,450
Morgantown, WV	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	30,140	38,023	45,906	53,789
Wheeling, WV-OH	43,722	57,575	71,428	85,280
Casper, WY	37,524	48,236	58,968	69,680
Cheyenne, WY	45,760	54,538	63,316	72,093
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,804	52,874	60,924	68,994
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	35,818	45,844	55,848	65,874

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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