SOC 25-4013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Museum Technicians and Conservators 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): Restore, maintain, or prepare objects in museum collections for storage, research, or exhibit. May work with specimens such as fossils, skeletal parts, or botanicals; or artifacts, textiles, or art. May identify and record objects or install and arrange them in exhibits. Includes book or document conservators.

Level I across metros$22,672 – $56,576Asheville, NC to Albany, NY

Median Level IV, major metros$63,295Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Museum Technicians and Conservators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Museum Technicians and Conservators (SOC 25-4013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,672 in Asheville, NC to $56,576 in Albany, NY, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $63,295. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $54,288, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	41,101	50,420	59,717	69,036
Anchorage, AK	39,645	49,400	59,135	68,890
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,101	50,420	59,717	69,036
Anniston-Oxford, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Auburn-Opelika, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Birmingham, AL	40,061	48,485	56,888	65,312
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Decatur, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Dothan, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Gadsden, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Huntsville, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Mobile, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Montgomery, AL	40,748	49,109	57,471	65,832
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,796	31,679	39,583	47,466
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	40,186	47,695	55,204	62,712
Tuscaloosa, AL	24,399	32,968	41,517	50,087
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,765	35,485	41,226	46,946
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,861	41,060	47,237	53,436
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,031	40,872	48,693	56,535
Hot Springs, AR	31,616	37,607	43,618	49,608
Jonesboro, AR	29,869	35,298	40,748	46,176
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	30,348	36,088	41,850	47,591
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,429	37,836	44,242	50,648
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,994	35,860	41,746	47,612
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,970	38,127	44,284	50,440
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,796	43,181	49,588	55,973
Flagstaff, AZ	36,796	43,181	49,588	55,973
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,796	43,181	49,588	55,973
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,816	42,994	49,172	55,349
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,128	43,160	49,213	55,245
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,796	43,181	49,588	55,973
Tucson, AZ	36,733	43,327	49,920	56,514
Yuma, AZ	36,879	43,306	49,733	56,160
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	46,405	54,871	63,316	71,781
Chico, CA	44,471	54,184	63,898	73,612
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,981	48,028	58,053	68,100
El Centro, CA	41,372	50,420	59,447	68,495
Fresno, CA	36,733	40,644	44,533	48,444
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,754	44,887	52,999	61,132
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	48,464	55,973	63,482	70,991
Merced, CA	36,754	44,616	52,500	60,362
Modesto, CA	52,292	62,192	72,114	82,015
Napa, CA	38,647	47,632	56,597	65,583
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,917	47,799	56,680	65,562
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,024	45,781	54,559	63,316
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	47,632	55,474	63,316	71,157
Redding, CA	44,471	54,184	63,898	73,612
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,951	55,453	66,956	78,458
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	42,016	50,815	59,613	68,412
Salinas, CA	38,064	47,799	57,554	67,288
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	40,706	48,485	56,264	64,044
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	55,453	64,876	74,298	83,720
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	46,301	55,204	64,106	73,008
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,448	53,394	61,340	69,285
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	49,941	59,509	69,098	78,666
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	45,095	51,855	58,594	65,354
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	52,645	62,629	72,634	82,618
Stockton-Lodi, CA	50,773	60,716	70,679	80,621
Vallejo, CA	52,583	62,255	71,906	81,578
Visalia, CA	36,484	42,786	49,109	55,412
Yuba City, CA	38,626	47,653	56,701	65,728
Boulder, CO	42,412	50,752	59,072	67,413
Colorado Springs, CO	33,468	39,292	45,136	50,960
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	46,072	54,039	62,026	69,992
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,186	48,860	57,533	66,207
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	35,090	40,831	46,572	52,312
Grand Junction, CO	38,293	47,029	55,744	64,480
Greeley, CO	42,474	50,732	58,968	67,226
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,060	49,546	58,032	66,519
Pueblo, CO	32,698	38,501	44,284	50,087
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,624	48,360	57,096	65,832
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	49,296	60,237	71,178	82,119
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	41,600	48,340	55,079	61,818
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,140	47,716	52,271	56,847
New Haven, CT	46,925	57,575	68,245	78,895
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	40,290	45,698	51,127	56,535
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	45,823	56,514	67,205	77,896
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	47,716	65,084	82,452	99,820
Dover, DE	35,610	44,512	53,415	62,317
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,756	41,101	46,468	51,813
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,791	46,780	53,789	60,778
Gainesville, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Homosassa Springs, FL	33,696	44,450	55,183	65,936
Jacksonville, FL	34,924	42,744	50,586	58,407
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,498	48,756	56,992	65,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,848	49,671	56,472	63,295
Naples-Marco Island, FL	42,703	49,754	56,784	63,836
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,858	45,469	54,080	62,692
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	39,229	48,132	57,013	65,916
Ocala, FL	34,924	42,932	50,940	58,948
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,853	46,800	53,748	60,695
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	39,812	46,988	54,184	61,360
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,578	49,463	56,348	63,232
Punta Gorda, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,247	48,090	54,912	61,756
Sebring, FL	40,831	47,445	54,060	60,674
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	41,684	49,151	56,639	64,106
Tallahassee, FL	40,394	48,152	55,932	63,690
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	39,021	48,069	57,138	66,186
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,749	48,152	56,556	64,959
Albany, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Athens-Clarke County, GA	36,338	47,924	59,488	71,074
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35,901	48,277	60,653	73,029
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Columbus, GA-AL	35,984	48,173	60,362	72,551
Dalton, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,029	42,744	51,439	60,154
Gainesville, GA	35,943	48,236	60,528	72,821
Hinesville, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,716	47,071	59,426	71,781
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	47,341	59,696	72,072
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,570	45,864	57,138	68,432
Rome, GA	34,508	46,696	58,864	71,053
Savannah, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Valdosta, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Warner Robins, GA	34,092	45,885	57,679	69,472
Guam MSA	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,796	40,602	44,388	48,194
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,796	40,602	44,388	48,194
Urban Honolulu, HI	36,754	40,498	44,242	47,986
Ames, IA	36,213	46,634	57,034	67,455
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,296	42,578	48,880	55,162
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,170	46,052	54,912	63,794
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	44,700	55,141	65,583	76,024
Dubuque, IA	37,170	46,052	54,912	63,794
Iowa City, IA	37,170	46,052	54,912	63,794
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,696	39,728	45,781	51,813
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,170	46,052	54,912	63,794
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	37,170	46,052	54,912	63,794
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,272	47,050	55,848	64,626
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,045	46,010	54,954	63,919
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	37,170	46,052	54,912	63,794
Boise City, ID	30,535	37,732	44,908	52,104
Coeur d'Alene, ID	30,535	37,732	44,908	52,104
Idaho Falls, ID	30,535	37,732	44,908	52,104
Lewiston, ID-WA	30,535	37,732	44,908	52,104
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,925	40,498	47,092	53,664
Pocatello, ID	30,535	37,732	44,908	52,104
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,560	35,132	42,703	50,274
Twin Falls, ID	30,535	37,732	44,908	52,104
Bloomington, IL	41,538	50,628	59,717	68,807
Champaign-Urbana, IL	41,538	50,628	59,717	68,807
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42,516	51,959	61,402	70,845
Decatur, IL	41,538	50,628	59,717	68,807
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,205	47,175	53,165	59,135
Kankakee, IL	42,120	51,647	61,173	70,700
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,037	51,522	61,007	70,492
Peoria, IL	41,538	50,628	59,717	68,807
Rockford, IL	42,412	51,876	61,340	70,804
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,456	46,551	52,666	58,760
Springfield, IL	41,268	47,320	53,352	59,405
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,330	48,402	55,495	62,567
Bloomington, IN	34,237	42,640	51,023	59,426
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,320	43,036	51,730	60,445
Columbus, IN	35,568	41,600	47,612	53,644
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	34,196	41,829	49,463	57,096
Evansville, IN	34,196	41,829	49,463	57,096
Fort Wayne, IN	32,594	38,688	44,762	50,856
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,818	41,933	48,028	54,143
Kokomo, IN	35,069	41,247	47,445	53,623
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	40,061	49,671	59,260	68,869
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	41,600	50,877	60,154	69,431
Muncie, IN	35,610	41,642	47,674	53,706
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,415	49,504	58,594	67,684
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	32,864	38,647	44,429	50,212
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,258	43,223	52,188	61,152
Terre Haute, IN	32,968	44,325	55,703	67,060
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	22,672	30,868	39,063	47,258
Lawrence, KS	33,967	42,724	51,480	60,237
Manhattan, KS	26,250	33,613	40,976	48,340
Topeka, KS	33,613	42,224	50,856	59,468
Wichita, KS	26,583	35,132	43,701	52,250
Bowling Green, KY	29,079	38,335	47,612	56,868
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,948	42,744	52,541	62,338
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,079	38,335	47,612	56,868
Elizabethtown, KY	31,221	40,456	49,671	58,906
Lexington-Fayette, KY	34,050	43,847	53,664	63,461
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	32,636	42,204	51,751	61,319
Owensboro, KY	29,079	38,335	47,612	56,868
Paducah, KY-IL	29,079	38,335	47,612	56,868
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,746	37,711	46,655	55,620
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,119	38,730	47,341	55,952
Alexandria, LA	29,807	33,592	37,399	41,184
Baton Rouge, LA	31,096	33,343	35,610	37,856
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,829	32,095	35,360	38,626
Hammond, LA	30,306	34,029	37,752	41,476
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	30,306	34,071	37,815	41,580
Lafayette, LA	28,684	31,575	34,487	37,378
Lake Charles, LA	29,807	33,592	37,399	41,184
Monroe, LA	29,807	33,592	37,399	41,184
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	30,306	34,445	38,564	42,703
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,701	33,239	35,797	38,335
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	29,807	33,592	37,399	41,184
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	30,285	34,362	38,418	42,495
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	28,746	31,616	34,466	37,336
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	41,392	48,756	56,098	63,461
Barnstable Town, MA	42,120	49,151	56,181	63,212
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,213	56,764	64,335	71,885
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	46,052	54,143	62,234	70,325
Pittsfield, MA	46,738	53,165	59,613	66,040
Springfield, MA	43,452	50,482	57,512	64,543
Worcester, MA	44,720	50,960	57,221	63,461
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	41,892	49,712	57,533	65,354
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,570	64,938	82,285	99,653
Lexington Park, MD	46,946	63,981	81,037	98,072
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	37,191	46,634	56,077	65,520
Salisbury, MD	50,149	67,538	84,948	102,336
Bangor, ME	40,394	45,740	51,106	56,452
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	41,455	46,988	52,500	58,032
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,394	45,740	51,106	56,452
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,370	48,381	54,392	60,404
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	40,394	45,740	51,106	56,452
Ann Arbor, MI	33,780	36,567	39,354	42,141
Battle Creek, MI	34,736	40,706	46,676	52,645
Bay City, MI	33,447	39,021	44,616	50,191
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	35,215	42,370	49,525	56,680
Flint, MI	34,612	41,143	47,653	54,184
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,568	41,039	46,530	52,000
Jackson, MI	33,592	39,479	45,344	51,231
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	34,757	40,352	45,927	51,522
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	33,488	39,416	45,344	51,272
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,706	47,092	53,477
Midland, MI	33,447	39,021	44,616	50,191
Monroe, MI	33,488	39,271	45,074	50,856
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	34,175	39,687	45,199	50,711
Niles, MI	33,447	39,021	44,616	50,191
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,804	37,212	42,640	48,048
Saginaw, MI	33,676	38,855	44,034	49,213
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,052	37,690	42,328	46,967
Traverse City, MI	33,447	39,021	44,616	50,191
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,804	37,212	42,640	48,048
Duluth, MN-WI	40,311	46,988	53,644	60,320
Mankato, MN	40,914	47,986	55,058	62,130
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	44,388	51,127	57,845	64,584
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,101	48,173	55,245	62,317
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,936	47,133	54,351	61,548
Rochester, MN	40,311	46,988	53,644	60,320
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,436	47,508	54,580	61,652
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,874	47,008	54,143	61,277
St. Cloud, MN	41,392	48,464	55,536	62,608
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	38,688	45,552	52,437	59,301
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,708	46,260	52,832	59,384
Columbia, MO	38,688	45,552	52,437	59,301
Jefferson City, MO	38,688	45,552	52,437	59,301
Joplin, MO-KS	24,108	31,138	38,189	45,220
Kansas City, MO-KS	37,357	45,823	54,288	62,754
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,290	46,738	53,186	59,634
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,604	45,906	52,229	58,532
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,924	43,576	52,229	60,882
Springfield, MO	28,684	35,464	42,224	49,005
St. Joseph, MO-KS	33,447	42,287	51,127	59,967
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,309	47,196	53,061	58,948
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Hattiesburg, MS	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Jackson, MS	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,660	36,130	41,580	47,050
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,410	35,735	41,039	46,364
Billings, MT	33,821	39,687	45,573	51,439
Bozeman, MT	37,108	40,685	44,263	47,840
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,720	38,148	44,596	51,023
Great Falls, MT	30,160	37,149	44,159	51,148
Helena, MT	33,072	38,876	44,679	50,482
Missoula, MT	35,880	41,080	46,260	51,460
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,176	38,688	44,200	49,712
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,575	38,002	44,408	50,836
Asheville, NC	22,672	30,493	38,314	46,135
Burlington, NC	35,069	39,520	43,951	48,402
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,029	38,709	43,410	48,090
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	35,111	39,895	44,700	49,484
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,820	38,980	43,160	47,320
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,946	36,712	39,458
Fayetteville, NC	32,032	37,357	42,661	47,986
Goldsboro, NC	34,133	37,940	41,746	45,552
Greensboro-High Point, NC	35,007	39,749	44,512	49,255
Greenville, NC	31,200	33,946	36,712	39,458
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	25,085	31,741	38,418	45,074
Jacksonville, NC	30,389	34,591	38,792	42,994
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	35,173	39,999	44,845	49,671
Raleigh-Cary, NC	35,735	39,770	43,826	47,861
Rocky Mount, NC	34,133	37,919	41,725	45,511
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,672	26,063	29,453	32,844
Wilmington, NC	30,493	34,716	38,917	43,140
Winston-Salem, NC	29,141	35,340	41,517	47,716
Bismarck, ND	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Fargo, ND-MN	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Grand Forks, ND-MN	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Minot, ND	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Grand Island, NE	34,799	41,143	47,466	53,810
Lincoln, NE	36,608	43,452	50,295	57,138
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,360	42,224	49,068	55,932
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,799	41,143	47,466	53,810
Omaha, NE-IA	36,484	43,285	50,087	56,888
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,236	41,975	48,735	55,474
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,610	56,285	63,940	71,615
Manchester-Nashua, NH	48,964	56,597	64,210	71,844
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	48,839	56,452	64,044	71,656
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	44,554	58,220	71,864	85,530
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	44,866	58,428	71,968	85,530
Vineland, NJ	35,818	45,220	54,642	64,044
Albuquerque, NM	38,792	46,592	54,413	62,213
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,237	43,140	52,021	60,924
Farmington, NM	32,823	41,184	49,567	57,928
Las Cruces, NM	39,208	47,050	54,871	62,712
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,792	46,592	54,413	62,213
Santa Fe, NM	46,322	51,564	56,805	62,047
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	35,901	47,653	59,384	71,136
Carson City, NV	31,679	45,552	59,426	73,300
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,770	49,567	59,364	69,160
Reno, NV	31,679	45,552	59,426	73,300
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	56,576	63,482	70,408	77,314
Binghamton, NY	35,464	43,930	52,416	60,882
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	38,189	46,738	55,308	63,856
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	44,554	53,540	62,525	71,511
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	42,120	51,480	60,840	70,200
Elmira, NY	35,631	44,221	52,791	61,381
Glens Falls, NY	55,204	62,400	69,576	76,773
Ithaca, NY	34,528	42,994	51,480	59,946
Kingston, NY	39,687	49,858	60,008	70,180
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	48,672	57,970	67,288	76,586
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	51,044	63,815	76,607	89,378
Rochester, NY	41,226	49,151	57,096	65,021
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	37,232	45,844	54,476	63,087
Syracuse, NY	37,253	45,428	53,602	61,776
Utica-Rome, NY	37,108	45,261	53,436	61,589
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	49,754	61,714	73,653	85,613
Akron, OH	35,048	42,640	50,253	57,845
Canton-Massillon, OH	36,026	44,325	52,604	60,903
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	37,253	46,800	56,368	65,916
Cleveland, OH	38,356	45,552	52,770	59,967
Columbus, OH	36,068	42,765	49,442	56,140
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,645	48,943	58,261	67,559
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	33,260	40,165	47,050	53,956
Lima, OH	36,026	44,325	52,604	60,903
Mansfield, OH	34,029	40,706	47,404	54,080
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	34,591	42,058	49,504	56,972
Sandusky, OH	36,484	44,034	51,605	59,156
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,128	45,989	54,850	63,711
Springfield, OH	37,045	45,490	53,935	62,380
Toledo, OH	30,909	38,959	47,008	55,058
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,525	45,344	54,184	63,004
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,048	42,640	50,253	57,845
Enid, OK	32,927	40,810	48,693	56,576
Lawton, OK	31,034	39,312	47,570	55,848
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,533	41,642	51,730	61,839
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,098	39,770	49,421	59,093
Oklahoma City, OK	34,300	42,183	50,045	57,928
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,764	39,666	48,548	57,450
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,554	39,936	48,298	56,680
Tulsa, OK	30,701	41,725	52,770	63,794
Albany, OR	39,708	47,112	54,517	61,922
Bend, OR	35,090	42,599	50,108	57,616
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,756	43,036	50,336	57,616
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,464	42,807	50,149	57,492
Corvallis, OR	37,960	43,909	49,858	55,807
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,047	43,140	50,253	57,346
Eugene-Springfield, OR	34,008	40,020	46,010	52,021
Grants Pass, OR	33,904	37,066	40,228	43,389
Medford, OR	32,324	35,735	39,146	42,557
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40,581	48,132	55,703	63,253
Salem, OR	36,900	43,805	50,711	57,616
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	44,554	58,178	71,823	85,447
Altoona, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,959	48,506	58,074	67,621
Chambersburg, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Erie, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Gettysburg, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	37,856	48,173	58,469	68,786
Johnstown, PA	35,776	40,602	45,428	50,253
Lancaster, PA	36,192	46,072	55,952	65,832
Lebanon, PA	39,500	49,504	59,488	69,493
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,818	40,872	45,906	50,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	35,964	45,532	55,100	64,668
Pittsburgh, PA	36,026	40,831	45,615	50,420
Reading, PA	35,714	45,199	54,684	64,168
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,776	40,602	45,428	50,253
State College, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
Williamsport, PA	35,340	44,096	52,832	61,589
York-Hanover, PA	37,856	48,173	58,469	68,786
Aguadilla, PR	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Arecibo, PR	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Guayama, PR	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Mayaguez, PR	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Ponce, PR	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,778	55,869	63,960	72,052
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	30,826	35,256	39,687	44,117
Columbia, SC	32,407	37,919	43,452	48,964
Florence, SC	31,325	36,650	41,954	47,279
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	31,325	36,650	41,954	47,279
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	31,325	36,650	41,954	47,279
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	31,325	36,650	41,954	47,279
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,282	37,690	43,098	48,506
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,364	38,917	44,450	50,004
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,845	37,461	43,056	48,672
Spartanburg, SC	33,468	39,021	44,554	50,108
Sumter, SC	31,325	36,650	41,954	47,279
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Rapid City, SD	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Chattanooga, TN-GA	31,533	37,482	43,431	49,380
Clarksville, TN-KY	36,317	45,053	53,810	62,546
Cleveland, TN	31,616	39,416	47,196	54,996
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,512	37,253	42,994	48,735
Jackson, TN	31,616	39,416	47,196	54,996
Johnson City, TN	31,616	39,416	47,196	54,996
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	33,197	38,085	42,952	47,840
Knoxville, TN	33,447	38,397	43,368	48,319
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	30,868	36,359	41,871	47,362
Morristown, TN	32,885	38,231	43,556	48,901
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	37,066	45,864	54,663	63,461
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,279	42,287	50,274	58,282
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,402	43,992	52,604	61,194
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,720	40,186	48,631	57,096
Abilene, TX	26,416	33,634	40,831	48,048
Amarillo, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,901	43,431	50,981	58,511
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	27,165	35,860	44,554	53,248
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,796	30,972	38,148	45,324
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,583	35,069	43,576	52,063
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,405	39,624	45,844	52,063
Corpus Christi, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	32,989	43,285	53,602	63,898
Eagle Pass, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,644	35,943	44,242	52,541
El Paso, TX	25,605	33,447	41,288	49,130
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,432	38,709	47,986	57,263
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	28,122	36,941	45,760	54,580
Killeen-Temple, TX	34,216	41,642	49,088	56,514
Laredo, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Longview, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Lubbock, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Midland, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,389	40,040	49,712	59,364
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,165	33,988	40,831	47,653
Odessa, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
San Angelo, TX	25,647	33,114	40,581	48,048
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	24,794	32,240	39,666	47,112
Sherman-Denison, TX	32,927	43,119	53,290	63,482
Texarkana, TX-AR	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Tyler, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Victoria, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
Waco, TX	32,885	42,474	52,084	61,672
Wichita Falls, TX	27,997	37,004	46,010	55,016
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	26,146	32,469	38,772	45,095
Logan, UT-ID	26,936	33,946	40,935	47,944
Ogden, UT	32,240	39,375	46,488	53,623
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	26,396	33,135	39,895	46,634
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	26,396	33,863	41,309	48,776
St. George, UT	26,936	33,946	40,935	47,944
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	26,645	33,863	41,060	48,277
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Charlottesville, VA	36,359	44,346	52,333	60,320
Harrisonburg, VA	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Lynchburg, VA	30,327	38,335	46,343	54,351
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Richmond, VA	41,122	48,672	56,244	63,794
Roanoke, VA	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,253	45,282	53,311	61,340
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	35,236	42,744	50,274	57,783
Winchester, VA-WV	37,960	47,965	57,970	67,975
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Bellingham, WA	41,912	46,884	51,834	56,805
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	45,781	54,205	62,608	71,032
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,327	51,272	59,239	67,184
Kennewick-Richland, WA	44,512	52,479	60,466	68,432
Longview-Kelso, WA	40,706	47,404	54,101	60,799
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,783	52,479	60,196	67,892
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,594	53,477	61,340	69,223
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	46,925	55,016	63,128	71,220
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	44,512	52,479	60,466	68,432
Walla Walla, WA	44,512	52,479	60,466	68,432
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	45,448	53,415	61,360	69,327
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,805	51,917	60,050	68,162
Yakima, WA	44,013	51,917	59,842	67,746
Appleton, WI	26,749	32,719	38,668	44,637
Eau Claire, WI	27,748	33,904	40,082	46,239
Fond du Lac, WI	30,410	36,983	43,576	50,149
Green Bay, WI	27,748	33,904	40,082	46,239
Janesville-Beloit, WI	28,268	34,008	39,749	45,490
Kenosha, WI	27,748	33,904	40,082	46,239
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	27,748	33,904	40,082	46,239
Madison, WI	28,434	34,154	39,853	45,573
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	31,596	37,732	43,868	50,004
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,810	33,509	39,208	44,908
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,514	37,628	44,720	51,834
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	27,748	33,904	40,082	46,239
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	30,202	36,504	42,828	49,130
Sheboygan, WI	30,056	35,922	41,767	47,632
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,122	34,383	40,623	46,884
Wausau, WI	27,748	33,904	40,082	46,239
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,573	40,935	49,276	57,637
Beckley, WV	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Charleston, WV	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Morgantown, WV	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,879	31,367	38,834	46,322
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,380	46,842	57,304	67,767
Casper, WY	36,941	44,117	51,293	58,469
Cheyenne, WY	44,117	49,151	54,184	59,218
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,104	45,781	52,479	59,156
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	36,941	44,117	51,293	58,469

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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