SOC 27-1013 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 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): Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

Level I across metros$18,180 – $67,101Abilene, TX to Carson City, NV

Median Level IV, major metros$74,922Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators (SOC 27-1013) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,180 in Abilene, TX to $67,101 in Carson City, NV, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $74,922. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $61,880, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 20 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$106,101
San Francisco, CA$150,343
San Jose, CA$144,290
Seattle, WA$105,269
Dallas, TX$64,688
Houston, TX$60,216
Austin, TX$68,973
Chicago, IL$71,989
Boston, MA$92,664
Washington, DC$75,380
Atlanta, GA$79,789
Los Angeles, CA$143,645

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Anchorage, AK	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Anniston-Oxford, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Auburn-Opelika, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Birmingham, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Decatur, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Dothan, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Gadsden, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Huntsville, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Mobile, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Montgomery, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,949	39,999	48,048	56,098
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	29,037	35,028	41,039	47,029
Fort Smith, AR-OK	29,037	35,028	41,039	47,029
Hot Springs, AR	29,037	35,028	41,039	47,029
Jonesboro, AR	29,037	35,028	41,039	47,029
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29,037	35,028	41,039	47,029
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,287	35,340	41,413	47,466
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,037	35,028	41,039	47,029
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,453	35,610	41,746	47,903
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,380	51,002	65,624	80,247
Flagstaff, AZ	34,237	50,669	67,080	83,512
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,237	50,669	67,080	83,512
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,141	55,620	69,077	82,556
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,796	52,500	68,204	83,908
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	36,317	48,173	60,008	71,864
Tucson, AZ	36,816	48,444	60,092	71,719
Yuma, AZ	38,522	51,730	64,917	78,125
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	36,733	73,445	110,178	146,890
Chico, CA	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
El Centro, CA	35,589	42,266	48,964	55,640
Fresno, CA	37,628	66,810	95,972	125,154
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,754	72,384	108,015	143,645
Merced, CA	37,503	67,018	96,512	126,028
Modesto, CA	41,580	76,565	111,572	146,557
Napa, CA	36,650	57,866	79,061	100,277
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,608	58,760	80,933	103,085
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	37,253	75,983	114,712	153,442
Redding, CA	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	36,650	73,196	109,762	146,308
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	39,791	71,968	104,146	136,324
Salinas, CA	38,730	68,495	98,280	128,045
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,692	73,487	110,261	147,056
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,368	79,020	114,692	150,343
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	40,831	75,317	109,804	144,290
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,485	39,250	42,994	46,759
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	43,597	78,936	114,276	149,615
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	46,988	68,973	90,938	112,924
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	41,413	77,231	113,069	148,887
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,040	73,300	106,580	139,839
Vallejo, CA	39,749	73,154	106,538	139,943
Visalia, CA	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
Yuba City, CA	37,108	70,679	104,229	137,800
Boulder, CO	42,682	54,621	66,581	78,520
Colorado Springs, CO	41,455	51,064	60,695	70,304
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,039	69,452	84,864	100,277
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	40,872	53,706	66,560	79,394
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	42,828	49,400	55,994	62,567
Grand Junction, CO	40,352	44,471	48,610	52,728
Greeley, CO	45,136	58,781	72,447	86,092
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,975	46,343	50,690	55,058
Pueblo, CO	38,772	45,552	52,354	59,135
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	41,080	51,480	61,880	72,280
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	49,712	63,940	78,146	92,373
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	44,533	57,284	70,013	82,764
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	40,581	54,247	67,933	81,599
New Haven, CT	45,407	60,320	75,234	90,148
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	40,519	53,456	66,373	79,311
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	45,053	59,800	74,568	89,316
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	45,948	55,765	65,562	75,380
Dover, DE	31,949	46,884	61,818	76,752
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	39,416	51,917	64,397	76,898
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,525	47,591	58,656	69,722
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	34,300	46,218	58,136	70,055
Gainesville, FL	32,324	42,994	53,685	64,356
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,036	40,061	50,108	60,133
Jacksonville, FL	33,488	43,930	54,372	64,813
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	33,634	44,949	56,285	67,600
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	38,772	58,677	78,583	98,488
Naples-Marco Island, FL	53,040	67,996	82,951	97,906
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,866	41,600	51,335	61,069
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,221	41,226	51,210	61,215
Ocala, FL	33,634	45,719	57,783	69,868
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	36,109	48,402	60,716	73,008
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,090	47,071	59,072	71,053
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	36,338	47,653	58,948	70,263
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,295	47,695	58,095	68,495
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,356	56,930	75,525	94,100
Punta Gorda, FL	33,717	44,388	55,037	65,708
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	36,192	47,903	59,634	71,344
Sebring, FL	34,757	46,218	57,679	69,140
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,964	51,106	66,269	81,412
Tallahassee, FL	34,757	49,151	63,544	77,938
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,346	41,642	51,938	62,234
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	32,948	44,304	55,682	67,039
Albany, GA	46,426	57,284	68,120	78,978
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,404	57,970	68,536	79,103
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	47,300	58,136	68,952	79,789
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	26,000	37,669	49,317	60,986
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	46,426	57,284	68,120	78,978
Columbus, GA-AL	47,133	58,095	69,056	80,018
Dalton, GA	46,426	57,284	68,120	78,978
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,263	53,394	62,525	71,656
Gainesville, GA	47,591	58,136	68,661	79,207
Hinesville, GA	51,376	59,322	67,268	75,213
Macon-Bibb County, GA	47,341	58,012	68,661	79,332
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,466	58,220	68,994	79,748
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,117	55,141	66,144	77,168
Rome, GA	45,261	56,202	67,164	78,104
Savannah, GA	51,460	60,341	69,244	78,125
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	46,426	57,284	68,120	78,978
Valdosta, GA	46,426	57,284	68,120	78,978
Warner Robins, GA	46,426	57,284	68,120	78,978
Guam MSA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Ames, IA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Dubuque, IA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Iowa City, IA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Boise City, ID	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Coeur d'Alene, ID	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Idaho Falls, ID	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Lewiston, ID-WA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Pocatello, ID	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Twin Falls, ID	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Bloomington, IL	40,560	50,586	60,612	70,637
Champaign-Urbana, IL	40,560	50,586	60,612	70,637
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	35,568	47,716	59,842	71,989
Decatur, IL	40,560	50,586	60,612	70,637
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,304	51,376	58,428	65,500
Kankakee, IL	35,776	47,528	59,260	71,012
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,548	47,383	59,239	71,074
Peoria, IL	40,560	50,586	60,612	70,637
Rockford, IL	35,776	48,236	60,716	73,175
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,388	51,813	59,260	66,685
Springfield, IL	44,575	51,543	58,490	65,458
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,794	48,215	58,656	69,077
Bloomington, IN	28,372	38,460	48,568	58,656
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,392	35,714	43,056	50,378
Columbus, IN	29,536	40,415	51,314	62,192
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Evansville, IN	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Fort Wayne, IN	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	28,684	39,084	49,504	59,904
Kokomo, IN	28,642	37,836	47,008	56,202
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	29,557	39,583	49,629	59,655
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	30,764	41,975	53,165	64,376
Muncie, IN	29,224	40,498	51,772	63,045
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,911	39,208	48,527	57,824
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	29,100	32,927	36,754	40,581
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,205	35,860	43,535	51,189
Terre Haute, IN	27,373	31,013	34,632	38,272
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	22,756	31,741	40,706	49,692
Lawrence, KS	23,629	32,199	40,748	49,317
Manhattan, KS	19,303	27,165	35,048	42,911
Topeka, KS	23,484	32,074	40,664	49,255
Wichita, KS	19,303	27,165	35,048	42,911
Bowling Green, KY	24,711	35,069	45,428	55,786
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,541	33,322	40,082	46,863
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,711	35,069	45,428	55,786
Elizabethtown, KY	24,711	35,069	45,428	55,786
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,728	33,821	40,935	48,028
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	27,810	33,447	39,063	44,700
Owensboro, KY	24,711	35,069	45,428	55,786
Paducah, KY-IL	24,711	35,069	45,428	55,786
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,711	35,069	45,428	55,786
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,999	32,823	38,668	44,492
Alexandria, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Baton Rouge, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Hammond, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Lafayette, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Lake Charles, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Monroe, LA	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,674	42,724	50,773	58,823
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	32,324	43,431	54,559	65,666
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34,092	41,850	49,608	57,367
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,239	41,663	50,108	58,532
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Barnstable Town, MA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Pittsfield, MA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Springfield, MA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Worcester, MA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	50,648	58,656	66,644	74,652
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	46,031	55,703	65,354	75,026
Lexington Park, MD	46,863	56,306	65,728	75,172
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,821	48,173	62,504	76,856
Salisbury, MD	49,816	58,844	67,892	76,919
Bangor, ME	38,772	45,552	52,333	59,114
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,626	45,012	51,397	57,783
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,772	45,552	52,333	59,114
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,626	45,012	51,397	57,783
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,772	45,552	52,333	59,114
Ann Arbor, MI	27,893	44,471	61,048	77,626
Battle Creek, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Bay City, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,268	44,928	61,568	78,229
Flint, MI	27,540	43,244	58,968	74,672
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,434	37,336	46,239	55,141
Jackson, MI	28,018	44,554	61,090	77,626
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	27,872	43,992	60,133	76,253
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,373	41,954	56,514	71,095
Midland, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Monroe, MI	27,872	44,616	61,360	78,104
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Niles, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Saginaw, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,517	38,522	48,548	58,552
Traverse City, MI	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,186	41,143	55,079	69,036
Duluth, MN-WI	47,674	58,053	68,432	78,812
Mankato, MN	51,855	61,610	71,365	81,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	52,188	61,964	71,740	81,516
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	48,548	58,968	69,410	79,831
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,045	60,071	70,117	80,143
Rochester, MN	47,674	58,053	68,432	78,812
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	50,877	60,695	70,533	80,351
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	49,733	59,988	70,242	80,496
St. Cloud, MN	49,858	60,008	70,180	80,330
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	36,088	43,951	51,813	59,676
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,946	41,912	49,900	57,866
Columbia, MO	36,088	43,951	51,813	59,676
Jefferson City, MO	36,088	43,951	51,813	59,676
Joplin, MO-KS	36,088	43,951	51,813	59,676
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,261	39,042	45,802	52,583
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	37,253	44,700	52,125	59,572
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	34,674	43,452	52,250	61,028
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,263	38,460	45,677	52,874
Springfield, MO	31,429	38,480	45,511	52,562
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,600	36,317	44,034	51,751
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,039	49,047	57,034	65,042
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Hattiesburg, MS	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Jackson, MS	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Billings, MT	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Bozeman, MT	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Great Falls, MT	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Helena, MT	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Missoula, MT	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Asheville, NC	26,375	62,816	99,237	135,679
Burlington, NC	37,628	46,322	55,037	63,732
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,676	46,925	60,175	73,424
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	33,052	47,466	61,880	76,295
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	32,552	44,845	57,117	69,410
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,930	42,453	53,956	65,479
Fayetteville, NC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Goldsboro, NC	31,991	47,341	62,671	78,021
Greensboro-High Point, NC	37,981	46,946	55,890	64,855
Greenville, NC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	33,780	47,570	61,340	75,130
Jacksonville, NC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	37,586	47,154	56,701	66,269
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Rocky Mount, NC	31,991	47,341	62,671	78,021
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,285	55,287	80,309	105,311
Wilmington, NC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Winston-Salem, NC	33,884	46,780	59,696	72,592
Bismarck, ND	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Fargo, ND-MN	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Grand Forks, ND-MN	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Minot, ND	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Grand Island, NE	31,200	37,607	44,034	50,440
Lincoln, NE	31,200	37,607	44,034	50,440
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,200	37,607	44,034	50,440
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,200	37,607	44,034	50,440
Omaha, NE-IA	31,200	37,607	44,034	50,440
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,200	37,607	44,034	50,440
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	41,455	61,652	81,828	102,024
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	41,642	61,818	82,015	102,191
Vineland, NJ	31,616	46,426	61,236	76,045
Albuquerque, NM	43,119	53,352	63,586	73,820
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,016	52,458	62,920	73,362
Farmington, NM	42,016	52,458	62,920	73,362
Las Cruces, NM	42,016	52,458	62,920	73,362
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	43,119	53,352	63,586	73,820
Santa Fe, NM	45,386	54,143	62,920	71,677
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	41,684	55,037	68,391	81,744
Carson City, NV	67,101	76,711	86,320	95,930
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,583	50,544	61,485	72,447
Reno, NV	41,642	55,037	68,453	81,848
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	59,114	74,776	90,460	106,122
Binghamton, NY	47,112	57,429	67,746	78,063
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	41,725	49,525	57,304	65,104
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	49,983	63,773	77,543	91,333
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	48,028	58,615	69,223	79,810
Elmira, NY	55,724	73,092	90,480	107,848
Glens Falls, NY	52,208	68,661	85,114	101,567
Ithaca, NY	47,196	57,575	67,954	78,333
Kingston, NY	49,733	61,568	73,383	85,218
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	55,599	68,058	80,517	92,976
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	44,221	64,855	85,468	106,101
Rochester, NY	43,743	53,644	63,544	73,445
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	44,159	54,039	63,940	73,820
Syracuse, NY	47,903	58,906	69,930	80,933
Utica-Rome, NY	47,528	58,677	69,805	80,954
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	55,724	73,092	90,480	107,848
Akron, OH	23,276	31,159	39,021	46,904
Canton-Massillon, OH	22,568	29,744	36,900	44,076
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	28,808	35,340	41,892	48,423
Cleveland, OH	24,628	32,532	40,436	48,340
Columbus, OH	28,101	34,258	40,415	46,572
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	24,940	31,991	39,021	46,072
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	22,922	28,892	34,861	40,831
Lima, OH	24,024	30,888	37,752	44,616
Mansfield, OH	26,832	33,509	40,207	46,884
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	24,066	31,055	38,064	45,053
Sandusky, OH	24,877	31,949	39,000	46,072
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,709	32,594	39,458	46,343
Springfield, OH	26,250	33,447	40,623	47,820
Toledo, OH	24,544	29,744	34,944	40,144
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,290	33,946	40,581	47,237
Youngstown-Warren, OH	23,276	31,159	39,021	46,904
Enid, OK	45,781	53,706	61,610	69,535
Lawton, OK	45,781	53,706	61,610	69,535
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,781	53,706	61,610	69,535
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,719	53,831	61,922	70,034
Oklahoma City, OK	45,781	53,706	61,610	69,535
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,970	58,636	72,301	85,967
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	44,783	58,864	72,925	87,007
Tulsa, OK	45,760	53,768	61,776	69,784
Albany, OR	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Bend, OR	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,908	74,735	91,541	108,368
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	59,135	75,588	92,020	108,472
Corvallis, OR	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Eugene-Springfield, OR	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Grants Pass, OR	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Medford, OR	60,612	77,751	94,869	112,008
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	58,740	75,941	93,122	110,324
Salem, OR	57,720	75,296	92,852	110,428
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,748	60,882	81,016	101,151
Altoona, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,060	40,456	52,832	65,229
Chambersburg, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
Erie, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
Gettysburg, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	30,680	43,202	55,744	68,266
Johnstown, PA	27,144	39,916	52,708	65,479
Lancaster, PA	31,928	46,301	60,674	75,047
Lebanon, PA	31,991	44,346	56,722	69,077
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,666	39,063	51,439	63,836
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,186	39,583	52,000	64,397
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	31,949	46,884	61,818	76,752
Pittsburgh, PA	27,082	40,207	53,332	66,456
Reading, PA	32,012	46,322	60,653	74,964
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	26,292	39,312	52,333	65,354
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	27,352	39,832	52,292	64,772
State College, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
Williamsport, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
York-Hanover, PA	29,474	43,181	56,909	70,616
Aguadilla, PR	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Arecibo, PR	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Guayama, PR	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Mayaguez, PR	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Ponce, PR	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Columbia, SC	28,164	42,204	56,264	70,304
Florence, SC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,317	52,416	68,536	84,636
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,269	38,730	50,212	61,672
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,788	43,951	59,135	74,298
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Spartanburg, SC	29,079	44,533	59,988	75,442
Sumter, SC	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Rapid City, SD	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Chattanooga, TN-GA	30,493	38,522	46,551	54,580
Clarksville, TN-KY	30,452	35,215	39,957	44,720
Cleveland, TN	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,999	31,866	36,754	41,621
Jackson, TN	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
Johnson City, TN	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
Knoxville, TN	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
Morristown, TN	28,122	33,634	39,146	44,658
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	29,911	34,882	39,832	44,804
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,370	33,925	38,460	43,015
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,952	34,612	39,250	43,909
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,453	35,298	41,143	46,988
Abilene, TX	18,180	29,848	41,517	53,186
Amarillo, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	31,991	44,325	56,639	68,973
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	29,349	39,687	50,004	60,341
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	16,848	32,740	48,610	64,501
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,248	39,229	51,210	63,191
College Station-Bryan, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Corpus Christi, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,450	42,536	53,602	64,688
Eagle Pass, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,394	37,981	48,589	59,176
El Paso, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,684	40,456	52,229	64,002
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	29,557	39,770	50,004	60,216
Killeen-Temple, TX	25,231	38,127	51,044	63,940
Laredo, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Longview, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Lubbock, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Midland, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,205	40,124	52,021	63,940
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,461	41,080	57,700	74,319
Odessa, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
San Angelo, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	25,293	40,061	54,850	69,618
Sherman-Denison, TX	31,575	42,474	53,352	64,252
Texarkana, TX-AR	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Tyler, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Victoria, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
Waco, TX	28,309	39,895	51,501	63,087
Wichita Falls, TX	28,330	40,810	53,269	65,749
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,316	50,357	63,378	76,420
Logan, UT-ID	36,733	53,644	70,554	87,464
Ogden, UT	39,208	54,829	70,450	86,071
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,106	50,482	62,837	75,213
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	36,858	51,210	65,562	79,914
St. George, UT	37,607	50,648	63,690	76,732
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	37,856	50,877	63,898	76,919
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	32,615	43,098	53,602	64,085
Charlottesville, VA	35,340	46,572	57,783	69,015
Harrisonburg, VA	32,615	43,098	53,602	64,085
Lynchburg, VA	32,615	43,098	53,602	64,085
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,698	44,991	57,284	69,576
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,229	50,399	61,589	72,759
Richmond, VA	39,895	51,564	63,253	74,922
Roanoke, VA	32,615	43,098	53,602	64,085
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,450	41,642	51,855	62,047
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,615	43,098	53,602	64,085
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	32,615	43,098	53,602	64,085
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	29,724	38,168	46,613	55,058
Winchester, VA-WV	44,554	54,725	64,876	75,047
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Bellingham, WA	40,311	58,074	75,816	93,580
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	48,381	66,893	85,384	103,896
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,096	63,045	82,015	100,964
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,311	58,074	75,816	93,580
Longview-Kelso, WA	51,148	70,034	88,941	107,828
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	46,260	64,980	83,720	102,440
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	47,300	65,936	84,552	103,189
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	50,503	68,765	87,007	105,269
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,311	58,074	75,816	93,580
Walla Walla, WA	40,311	58,074	75,816	93,580
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	50,045	68,349	86,653	104,957
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,132	66,956	85,780	104,604
Yakima, WA	50,628	69,077	87,548	105,997
Appleton, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Eau Claire, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Fond du Lac, WI	45,781	54,892	64,002	73,112
Green Bay, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Kenosha, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Madison, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	49,567	57,138	64,688	72,260
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	22,173	37,316	52,458	67,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	45,927	53,976	62,026	70,076
Sheboygan, WI	33,759	46,405	59,072	71,719
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,170	48,236	59,280	70,346
Wausau, WI	37,087	47,612	58,136	68,661
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	42,557	54,684	66,789	78,916
Beckley, WV	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Charleston, WV	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	22,860	25,855	28,850	31,845
Morgantown, WV	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,234	28,975	34,716	40,456
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Casper, WY	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Cheyenne, WY	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,551	53,248	72,967	92,664

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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