SOC 27-1021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Commercial and Industrial Designers 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): Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

Level I across metros$34,612 – $92,269Charleston, SC to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$102,815Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Commercial and Industrial Designers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Commercial and Industrial Designers (SOC 27-1021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $34,612 in Charleston, SC to $92,269 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $102,815. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $88,296, 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$118,415
San Francisco, CA$125,612
San Jose, CA$176,696
Seattle, WA$128,128
Dallas, TX$104,229
Houston, TX$139,860
Austin, TX$131,228
Chicago, IL$117,936
Boston, MA$124,384
Washington, DC$109,492
Atlanta, GA$119,247
Los Angeles, CA$124,863

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Anchorage, AK	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Fairbanks-College, AK	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Anniston-Oxford, AL	49,068	57,887	66,706	75,525
Auburn-Opelika, AL	48,943	59,426	69,930	80,413
Birmingham, AL	48,735	58,303	67,892	77,460
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	50,004	59,218	68,412	77,626
Decatur, AL	50,503	59,114	67,704	76,316
Dothan, AL	50,004	59,218	68,412	77,626
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	51,896	61,028	70,180	79,311
Gadsden, AL	49,068	57,887	66,706	75,525
Huntsville, AL	49,920	59,384	68,828	78,292
Mobile, AL	50,004	59,218	68,412	77,626
Montgomery, AL	47,757	56,909	66,082	75,234
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,837	58,511	67,205	75,879
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,130	57,866	66,602	75,338
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	50,004	59,218	68,412	77,626
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,028	57,679	67,351	77,002
Tuscaloosa, AL	49,234	58,074	66,893	75,733
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,106	63,836	76,544	89,274
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	66,581	83,429	100,277	117,125
Fort Smith, AR-OK	63,191	80,434	97,656	114,900
Hot Springs, AR	66,581	83,429	100,277	117,125
Jonesboro, AR	50,586	61,735	72,863	84,012
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	49,068	66,956	84,844	102,732
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,911	85,280	101,650	118,020
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	50,274	69,722	89,149	108,597
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	68,328	84,719	101,088	117,479
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	52,832	72,800	92,768	112,736
Flagstaff, AZ	53,269	73,050	92,810	112,591
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	53,269	73,050	92,810	112,591
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	58,240	79,082	99,903	120,744
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	57,200	78,125	99,050	119,975
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	53,269	73,050	92,810	112,591
Tucson, AZ	53,165	73,175	93,205	113,215
Yuma, AZ	53,165	73,175	93,205	113,215
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	64,106	83,554	103,023	122,471
Chico, CA	67,517	87,860	108,202	128,544
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	57,804	74,298	90,772	107,266
El Centro, CA	61,964	80,580	99,175	117,791
Fresno, CA	53,706	66,768	79,831	92,893
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	56,639	70,596	84,552	98,509
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	65,541	85,322	105,082	124,863
Merced, CA	77,335	107,328	137,322	167,316
Modesto, CA	78,042	97,989	117,936	137,884
Napa, CA	61,111	77,834	94,557	111,280
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,300	76,586	92,872	109,159
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,261	74,256	90,252	106,247
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	66,914	84,823	102,711	120,620
Redding, CA	67,517	87,860	108,202	128,544
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	57,596	74,652	91,687	108,743
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	58,656	75,941	93,205	110,490
Salinas, CA	77,855	107,807	137,780	167,732
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	66,477	85,364	104,271	123,157
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	76,960	93,184	109,388	125,612
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	92,269	120,412	148,554	176,696
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	59,156	76,503	93,829	111,176
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	79,394	99,341	119,268	139,215
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	61,464	80,912	100,340	119,788
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	76,108	92,477	108,826	125,196
Stockton-Lodi, CA	64,356	78,271	92,186	106,101
Vallejo, CA	73,903	90,688	107,495	124,280
Visalia, CA	55,183	68,536	81,911	95,264
Yuba City, CA	58,282	74,860	91,437	108,015
Boulder, CO	58,116	78,562	99,008	119,455
Colorado Springs, CO	50,628	66,914	83,200	99,487
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,500	70,388	88,296	106,184
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,316	68,349	86,404	104,437
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	46,239	68,308	90,356	112,424
Grand Junction, CO	49,796	69,472	89,128	108,805
Greeley, CO	51,792	70,804	89,836	108,847
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,023	70,325	89,648	108,951
Pueblo, CO	50,232	67,600	84,989	102,357
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,234	67,580	85,904	104,250
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	58,968	75,484	92,020	108,535
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	50,128	65,000	79,893	94,765
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	45,532	59,093	72,655	86,216
New Haven, CT	50,191	64,917	79,623	94,349
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	45,511	59,468	73,445	87,402
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	49,900	64,605	79,311	94,016
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	53,144	71,927	90,709	109,492
Dover, DE	58,906	75,900	92,914	109,908
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	51,917	62,026	72,135	82,244
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	51,876	65,583	79,311	93,018
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	52,895	67,226	81,578	95,909
Gainesville, FL	53,124	68,703	84,303	99,882
Homosassa Springs, FL	57,284	70,180	83,076	95,972
Jacksonville, FL	52,458	68,037	83,616	99,196
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	53,290	67,642	82,015	96,367
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	53,602	66,207	78,791	91,396
Naples-Marco Island, FL	53,685	66,165	78,624	91,104
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	52,770	67,372	81,973	96,575
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	53,831	68,100	82,389	96,658
Ocala, FL	53,415	66,956	80,517	94,058
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	53,664	66,852	80,039	93,226
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,087	67,933	85,759	103,605
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	54,101	68,058	82,036	95,992
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	54,101	67,871	81,640	95,410
Port St. Lucie, FL	53,644	66,186	78,749	91,292
Punta Gorda, FL	52,645	63,940	75,213	86,508
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	53,290	66,914	80,559	94,183
Sebring, FL	53,581	66,623	79,664	92,706
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	54,101	66,893	79,664	92,456
Tallahassee, FL	54,101	71,303	88,484	105,685
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	58,240	70,845	83,471	96,076
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	54,912	68,120	81,308	94,516
Albany, GA	60,716	79,935	99,133	118,352
Athens-Clarke County, GA	62,858	80,933	99,008	117,084
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	64,792	82,951	101,088	119,247
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	46,655	61,381	76,128	90,855
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	60,716	79,935	99,133	118,352
Columbus, GA-AL	63,004	81,932	100,839	119,767
Dalton, GA	54,684	73,840	92,976	112,133
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,077	74,548	92,997	111,468
Gainesville, GA	63,045	81,141	99,216	117,312
Hinesville, GA	58,781	76,794	94,807	112,820
Macon-Bibb County, GA	64,085	82,368	100,631	118,914
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	62,650	81,245	99,840	118,436
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,972	75,276	93,600	111,904
Rome, GA	57,783	75,567	93,330	111,114
Savannah, GA	60,716	79,935	99,133	118,352
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	60,716	79,935	99,133	118,352
Valdosta, GA	60,716	79,935	99,133	118,352
Warner Robins, GA	60,716	79,935	99,133	118,352
Guam MSA	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Urban Honolulu, HI	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Ames, IA	53,352	63,108	72,842	82,597
Cedar Rapids, IA	57,138	63,773	70,388	77,023
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,828	65,354	74,860	84,386
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	59,405	69,431	79,456	89,482
Dubuque, IA	56,389	66,789	77,189	87,589
Iowa City, IA	51,647	60,861	70,055	79,269
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	53,332	61,880	70,408	78,957
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,514	64,418	72,322	80,226
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	61,839	68,328	74,818	81,308
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,445	57,575	67,704	77,834
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	54,351	64,376	74,402	84,428
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	51,772	59,676	67,559	75,463
Boise City, ID	60,861	72,780	84,719	96,637
Coeur d'Alene, ID	58,989	73,840	88,671	103,522
Idaho Falls, ID	58,989	73,840	88,671	103,522
Lewiston, ID-WA	58,989	73,840	88,671	103,522
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	57,866	70,138	82,410	94,682
Pocatello, ID	58,989	73,840	88,671	103,522
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	52,520	68,640	84,760	100,880
Twin Falls, ID	58,428	70,637	82,868	95,077
Bloomington, IL	48,173	61,048	73,944	86,820
Champaign-Urbana, IL	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	69,660	85,759	101,837	117,936
Decatur, IL	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,796	67,226	84,677	102,108
Kankakee, IL	67,413	83,679	99,965	116,231
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	63,836	80,122	96,408	112,695
Peoria, IL	48,735	60,092	71,428	82,784
Rockford, IL	67,351	83,679	100,007	116,335
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,608	67,268	84,948	102,607
Springfield, IL	50,732	68,599	86,466	104,333
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	60,196	77,127	94,079	111,010
Bloomington, IN	74,402	82,639	90,876	99,112
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,770	78,728	91,708	104,666
Columbus, IN	74,215	82,514	90,834	99,133
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	54,996	66,810	78,624	90,439
Evansville, IN	59,530	78,021	96,492	114,983
Fort Wayne, IN	51,688	64,917	78,167	91,396
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	76,794	83,284	89,752	96,242
Kokomo, IN	71,386	80,288	89,212	98,114
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	68,640	78,167	87,714	97,240
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	65,125	81,682	98,260	114,816
Muncie, IN	75,629	82,743	89,836	96,949
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	54,684	70,263	85,842	101,421
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	54,808	69,701	84,615	99,508
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	65,604	78,021	90,439	102,856
Terre Haute, IN	64,127	79,436	94,724	110,032
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	51,064	60,653	70,221	79,810
Lawrence, KS	56,784	70,533	84,261	98,010
Manhattan, KS	51,668	62,796	73,944	85,072
Topeka, KS	56,888	70,637	84,386	98,135
Wichita, KS	85,301	105,332	125,362	145,392
Bowling Green, KY	54,829	63,108	71,365	79,644
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,608	49,130	61,672	74,194
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,970	55,952	66,914	77,896
Elizabethtown, KY	61,589	70,512	79,456	88,380
Lexington-Fayette, KY	54,850	65,957	77,064	88,172
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	62,775	71,636	80,517	89,378
Owensboro, KY	55,911	65,957	75,983	86,029
Paducah, KY-IL	55,911	65,957	75,983	86,029
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	56,868	66,893	76,940	86,965
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	56,660	66,436	76,232	86,008
Alexandria, LA	49,400	69,244	89,066	108,909
Baton Rouge, LA	62,920	80,060	97,220	114,359
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	55,453	74,880	94,328	113,756
Hammond, LA	53,748	72,821	91,916	110,989
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	54,268	72,676	91,084	109,492
Lafayette, LA	59,072	77,688	96,325	114,941
Lake Charles, LA	49,400	69,244	89,066	108,909
Monroe, LA	49,400	69,244	89,066	108,909
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	44,346	64,834	85,322	105,810
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	51,168	70,908	90,647	110,386
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	49,400	69,244	89,066	108,909
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	47,820	68,141	88,484	108,805
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	57,700	75,712	93,746	111,759
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	69,098	82,743	96,408	110,053
Barnstable Town, MA	73,882	90,085	106,268	122,471
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	75,879	92,040	108,223	124,384
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	73,300	89,357	105,415	121,472
Pittsfield, MA	70,824	84,844	98,863	112,882
Springfield, MA	67,912	81,661	95,431	109,180
Worcester, MA	67,684	80,933	94,204	107,453
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	53,519	65,292	77,064	88,837
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	45,615	63,773	81,932	100,090
Lexington Park, MD	51,709	65,666	79,602	93,559
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	54,392	69,618	84,844	100,069
Salisbury, MD	41,725	56,826	71,927	87,028
Bangor, ME	54,330	70,720	87,132	103,522
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	52,895	71,511	90,106	108,722
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	54,330	70,720	87,132	103,522
Portland-South Portland, ME	52,084	72,717	93,351	113,984
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	57,762	72,280	86,820	101,338
Ann Arbor, MI	64,876	84,469	104,084	123,677
Battle Creek, MI	51,397	67,143	82,888	98,634
Bay City, MI	48,194	62,650	77,106	91,562
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	66,685	85,800	104,895	124,010
Flint, MI	64,626	84,032	103,460	122,866
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	49,629	65,250	80,892	96,512
Jackson, MI	65,666	85,010	104,375	123,719
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,543	66,373	81,204	96,034
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	56,992	68,453	79,893	91,354
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,735	62,026	75,317	88,608
Midland, MI	48,194	62,650	77,106	91,562
Monroe, MI	65,541	85,197	104,853	124,509
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	50,378	64,189	78,021	91,832
Niles, MI	57,596	76,274	94,952	113,631
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,802	59,156	72,509	85,863
Saginaw, MI	49,047	63,128	77,189	91,271
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,250	70,575	88,900	107,224
Traverse City, MI	58,303	78,104	97,927	117,728
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,802	59,156	72,509	85,863
Duluth, MN-WI	65,978	78,957	91,916	104,895
Mankato, MN	69,576	82,119	94,682	107,224
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	71,407	83,658	95,888	108,140
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	68,474	81,224	93,996	106,746
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	67,330	80,330	93,351	106,351
Rochester, MN	57,741	67,788	77,855	87,901
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	69,077	81,640	94,224	106,788
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,591	74,610	88,629	102,648
St. Cloud, MN	67,600	80,517	93,434	106,351
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	48,714	65,520	82,306	99,112
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	50,919	67,496	84,095	100,672
Columbia, MO	48,714	65,520	82,306	99,112
Jefferson City, MO	48,714	65,520	82,306	99,112
Joplin, MO-KS	49,442	59,634	69,847	80,039
Kansas City, MO-KS	60,528	74,256	87,964	101,692
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,271	68,682	85,114	101,525
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,133	65,271	83,429	101,567
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,104	67,143	82,181	97,220
Springfield, MO	43,493	57,159	70,845	84,511
St. Joseph, MO-KS	54,871	68,890	82,909	96,928
St. Louis, MO-IL	51,647	69,847	88,068	106,268
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Hattiesburg, MS	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Jackson, MS	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,557	49,005	55,432	61,880
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,986	57,949	67,912	77,876
Billings, MT	48,839	60,175	71,490	82,826
Bozeman, MT	48,839	60,175	71,490	82,826
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,181	56,327	69,493	82,639
Great Falls, MT	48,839	60,175	71,490	82,826
Helena, MT	45,698	56,368	67,018	77,688
Missoula, MT	48,839	60,175	71,490	82,826
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,423	60,112	71,781	83,471
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	48,839	60,175	71,490	82,826
Asheville, NC	63,024	72,260	81,516	90,751
Burlington, NC	52,645	68,973	85,322	101,650
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	56,119	72,156	88,213	104,250
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	59,509	76,045	92,581	109,117
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	55,973	72,114	88,255	104,396
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	47,175	64,127	81,058	98,010
Fayetteville, NC	55,162	65,375	75,567	85,780
Goldsboro, NC	55,516	71,053	86,612	102,149
Greensboro-High Point, NC	52,042	69,784	87,506	105,248
Greenville, NC	46,634	63,420	80,205	96,991
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	43,992	59,218	74,444	89,669
Jacksonville, NC	52,292	67,330	82,368	97,407
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	52,957	69,036	85,093	101,172
Raleigh-Cary, NC	65,749	79,789	93,829	107,869
Rocky Mount, NC	58,781	73,674	88,567	103,460
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,581	55,308	70,055	84,781
Wilmington, NC	51,168	65,437	79,727	93,996
Winston-Salem, NC	51,376	65,562	79,768	93,954
Bismarck, ND	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Fargo, ND-MN	54,788	65,208	75,650	86,071
Grand Forks, ND-MN	53,186	63,877	74,548	85,239
Minot, ND	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Grand Island, NE	54,184	64,938	75,692	86,445
Lincoln, NE	53,685	64,480	75,296	86,092
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	55,100	64,730	74,340	83,970
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	54,184	64,938	75,692	86,445
Omaha, NE-IA	55,432	66,165	76,877	87,610
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	52,749	63,461	74,173	84,885
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	74,444	90,751	107,037	123,344
Manchester-Nashua, NH	74,672	90,959	107,224	123,511
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	75,255	91,437	107,640	123,823
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,840	60,799	73,778	86,736
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	69,244	82,764	96,284	109,804
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	66,103	79,748	93,413	107,058
Vineland, NJ	59,655	76,482	93,309	110,136
Albuquerque, NM	48,340	60,965	73,591	86,216
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	47,092	59,052	70,991	82,951
Farmington, NM	47,279	60,279	73,279	86,279
Las Cruces, NM	46,031	58,386	70,741	83,096
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	46,322	59,301	72,280	85,260
Santa Fe, NM	47,528	60,840	74,173	87,485
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	45,573	66,040	86,508	106,975
Carson City, NV	56,680	80,933	105,186	129,439
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	43,036	61,818	80,621	99,404
Reno, NV	58,927	83,429	107,952	132,455
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	56,119	76,087	96,055	116,023
Binghamton, NY	62,213	77,106	91,999	106,892
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	53,810	71,220	88,629	106,039
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	57,408	73,029	88,671	104,292
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	68,204	80,850	93,476	106,122
Elmira, NY	54,476	69,992	85,509	101,026
Glens Falls, NY	56,264	73,341	90,397	107,474
Ithaca, NY	58,324	73,154	87,984	102,815
Kingston, NY	61,818	81,412	100,984	120,578
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	60,466	92,540	124,634	156,708
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	66,352	83,700	101,068	118,415
Rochester, NY	52,167	73,362	94,578	115,773
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	54,975	69,306	83,616	97,948
Syracuse, NY	55,037	70,221	85,426	100,610
Utica-Rome, NY	58,948	73,840	88,712	103,605
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	53,914	69,972	86,050	102,108
Akron, OH	50,440	67,496	84,552	101,608
Canton-Massillon, OH	52,916	67,933	82,972	97,989
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	61,277	78,562	95,868	113,152
Cleveland, OH	55,724	68,661	81,620	94,557
Columbus, OH	54,642	69,389	84,116	98,863
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	51,522	62,879	74,215	85,572
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	54,704	69,056	83,388	97,740
Lima, OH	63,690	77,980	92,269	106,559
Mansfield, OH	54,496	69,015	83,533	98,052
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	55,744	69,410	83,055	96,720
Sandusky, OH	56,181	69,264	82,368	95,452
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	56,202	72,197	88,172	104,167
Springfield, OH	54,455	68,807	83,159	97,511
Toledo, OH	59,093	71,240	83,388	95,535
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	63,960	78,271	92,581	106,892
Youngstown-Warren, OH	54,351	68,453	82,576	96,679
Enid, OK	49,567	67,559	85,572	103,564
Lawton, OK	48,922	66,186	83,471	100,735
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,837	67,434	85,031	102,628
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,063	70,117	88,192	106,247
Oklahoma City, OK	48,735	66,415	84,095	101,775
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	46,592	62,796	78,999	95,202
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	45,823	63,461	81,120	98,759
Tulsa, OK	54,850	72,696	90,564	108,410
Albany, OR	52,874	62,192	71,490	80,808
Bend, OR	59,031	67,247	75,484	83,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,616	70,970	84,303	97,656
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,117	71,032	84,968	98,884
Corvallis, OR	50,940	60,674	70,408	80,143
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,677	65,936	73,196	80,455
Eugene-Springfield, OR	54,205	63,045	71,906	80,746
Grants Pass, OR	56,597	69,805	83,034	96,242
Medford, OR	52,416	65,936	79,436	92,956
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,884	74,152	88,400	102,669
Salem, OR	50,524	60,445	70,388	80,309
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	53,976	65,728	77,501	89,253
Altoona, PA	51,252	63,752	76,253	88,754
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	51,605	64,980	78,354	91,728
Chambersburg, PA	55,058	69,306	83,554	97,802
Erie, PA	51,543	64,002	76,461	88,920
Gettysburg, PA	58,927	72,592	86,279	99,944
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	68,183	79,768	91,354	102,940
Johnstown, PA	51,168	67,288	83,408	99,528
Lancaster, PA	47,882	60,653	73,424	86,196
Lebanon, PA	51,813	65,728	79,644	93,559
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,733	61,964	74,215	86,445
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,047	64,189	79,352	94,495
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	58,864	75,858	92,872	109,866
Pittsburgh, PA	51,688	69,160	86,632	104,104
Reading, PA	57,076	70,055	83,034	96,013
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	49,733	61,860	73,965	86,092
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,607	66,082	81,536	97,012
State College, PA	50,149	62,400	74,672	86,924
Williamsport, PA	47,258	58,948	70,616	82,306
York-Hanover, PA	53,893	67,517	81,162	94,786
Aguadilla, PR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Arecibo, PR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Guayama, PR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Mayaguez, PR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Ponce, PR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	65,832	82,036	98,260	114,463
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,612	49,109	63,607	78,104
Columbia, SC	35,880	53,831	71,760	89,711
Florence, SC	39,500	55,661	71,823	87,984
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	49,296	65,936	82,597	99,237
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,202	59,988	76,773	93,559
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	43,202	59,988	76,773	93,559
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,116	63,045	80,996	98,925
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	54,642	64,210	73,799	83,367
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,172	53,124	70,096	87,048
Spartanburg, SC	56,223	73,882	91,541	109,200
Sumter, SC	39,500	55,661	71,823	87,984
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,976	48,839	56,722	64,584
Rapid City, SD	45,927	53,914	61,880	69,868
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	47,653	54,268	60,882	67,496
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,412	50,877	59,343	67,808
Chattanooga, TN-GA	48,173	61,111	74,048	86,986
Clarksville, TN-KY	49,047	60,320	71,594	82,868
Cleveland, TN	50,004	63,149	76,295	89,440
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,333	66,165	79,976	93,808
Jackson, TN	51,917	61,194	70,471	79,748
Johnson City, TN	50,336	63,524	76,690	89,877
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	53,436	67,996	82,535	97,095
Knoxville, TN	50,628	64,293	77,980	91,645
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	51,751	62,130	72,530	82,909
Morristown, TN	50,420	63,856	77,314	90,751
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	51,501	63,336	75,151	86,986
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,084	65,292	78,500	91,708
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,980	64,480	77,002	89,503
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,751	58,448	65,146	71,844
Abilene, TX	47,591	67,912	88,255	108,576
Amarillo, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	66,914	88,359	109,783	131,228
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	85,135	103,397	121,680	139,943
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,557	71,261	86,965	102,669
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	70,575	92,290	113,984	135,700
College Station-Bryan, TX	45,032	61,485	77,917	94,370
Corpus Christi, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	59,509	74,423	89,316	104,229
Eagle Pass, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	81,391	100,880	120,391	139,880
El Paso, TX	69,909	75,754	81,599	87,444
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	65,749	85,821	105,893	125,965
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	82,743	101,775	120,828	139,860
Killeen-Temple, TX	61,527	82,056	102,586	123,116
Laredo, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Longview, TX	54,018	75,983	97,927	119,892
Lubbock, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Midland, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	58,220	73,736	89,253	104,770
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,015	68,079	80,143	92,207
Odessa, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
San Angelo, TX	49,151	62,172	75,213	88,234
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	59,592	74,402	89,232	104,042
Sherman-Denison, TX	59,447	74,527	89,586	104,666
Texarkana, TX-AR	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Tyler, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Victoria, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Waco, TX	58,365	73,487	88,629	103,751
Wichita Falls, TX	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,655	58,324	69,992	81,661
Logan, UT-ID	36,712	52,229	67,767	83,284
Ogden, UT	46,759	58,178	69,576	80,996
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,653	59,405	71,157	82,909
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	47,986	62,130	76,274	90,418
St. George, UT	46,135	59,509	72,904	86,279
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,218	59,717	73,216	86,716
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	64,876	72,634	80,413	88,172
Charlottesville, VA	53,082	70,284	87,506	104,708
Harrisonburg, VA	48,319	62,588	76,877	91,146
Lynchburg, VA	51,210	64,730	78,271	91,791
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,613	70,783	81,973	93,143
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	53,352	70,658	87,964	105,269
Richmond, VA	56,535	74,818	93,080	111,364
Roanoke, VA	53,186	66,415	79,623	92,852
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,530	70,388	81,224	92,082
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,396	71,136	89,877	108,618
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	48,319	62,588	76,877	91,146
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	59,696	70,346	81,016	91,666
Winchester, VA-WV	52,063	69,015	85,946	102,898
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	70,055	81,516	92,997	104,458
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	64,064	77,792	91,541	105,269
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	62,338	72,384	82,452	92,498
Bellingham, WA	70,554	87,901	105,269	122,616
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	73,258	91,063	108,888	126,693
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	64,605	81,037	97,448	113,880
Kennewick-Richland, WA	70,554	87,901	105,269	122,616
Longview-Kelso, WA	59,821	74,007	88,172	102,357
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	73,008	90,730	108,452	126,173
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	73,258	90,959	108,660	126,360
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	74,568	92,415	110,282	128,128
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	70,554	87,901	105,269	122,616
Walla Walla, WA	70,554	87,901	105,269	122,616
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	74,298	92,020	109,720	127,442
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	64,605	81,120	97,615	114,130
Yakima, WA	64,626	81,266	97,906	114,546
Appleton, WI	59,135	69,597	80,060	90,522
Eau Claire, WI	55,952	65,645	75,359	85,052
Fond du Lac, WI	70,783	79,685	88,588	97,490
Green Bay, WI	58,365	67,933	77,480	87,048
Janesville-Beloit, WI	64,626	75,692	86,757	97,823
Kenosha, WI	60,154	70,596	81,016	91,458
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	55,308	65,791	76,295	86,778
Madison, WI	69,972	80,164	90,376	100,568
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	73,632	81,765	89,919	98,052
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	59,842	70,824	81,786	92,768
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	53,373	62,775	72,176	81,578
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	58,636	68,703	78,791	88,858
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	71,365	80,060	88,733	97,428
Sheboygan, WI	71,532	80,226	88,900	97,594
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,642	66,311	78,000	89,669
Wausau, WI	53,124	63,045	72,967	82,888
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	65,936	78,375	90,834	103,272
Beckley, WV	62,213	72,988	83,783	94,557
Charleston, WV	61,964	73,341	84,698	96,076
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	51,064	64,668	78,292	91,895
Morgantown, WV	62,213	72,988	83,783	94,557
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,277	73,383	85,488	97,594
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	62,213	72,988	83,783	94,557
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,964	73,341	84,698	96,076
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	53,082	65,853	78,604	91,375
Wheeling, WV-OH	60,154	70,471	80,808	91,125
Casper, WY	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Cheyenne, WY	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	58,615	75,858	93,080	110,324

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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