SOC 27-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Actors 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): Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, or film productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

Level I across metros$16,848 – $54,143La Crosse, WI to Fort Collins, CO

Median Level IV, major metros$96,970Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Actors (SOC 27-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $16,848 in La Crosse, WI to $54,143 in Fort Collins, CO, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $96,970. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $77,272, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 36 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$137,592
San Francisco, CA$266,053
San Jose, CA$269,901
Seattle, WA$162,802
Dallas, TX$100,069
Houston, TX$99,341
Austin, TX$86,840
Chicago, IL$82,036
Boston, MA$162,802
Washington, DC$94,016
Atlanta, GA$202,676
Los Angeles, CA$232,503

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Anchorage, AK	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Fairbanks-College, AK	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Anniston-Oxford, AL	49,983	51,980	53,956	55,952
Auburn-Opelika, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Birmingham, AL	49,983	51,980	53,956	55,952
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Decatur, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Dothan, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Gadsden, AL	49,983	51,980	53,956	55,952
Huntsville, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Mobile, AL	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Montgomery, AL	43,951	47,445	50,960	54,455
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,572	49,317	52,042	54,788
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,733	51,938	54,122	56,327
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,015	46,364	49,692	53,040
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	44,908	48,069	51,252	54,413
Tuscaloosa, AL	49,525	51,772	53,997	56,244
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,210	36,130	47,029	57,949
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,074	41,080	50,087	59,093
Fort Smith, AR-OK	31,804	42,640	53,456	64,293
Hot Springs, AR	29,952	41,080	52,208	63,336
Jonesboro, AR	29,952	41,080	52,208	63,336
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	29,516	41,018	52,500	64,002
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,847	40,061	49,255	58,469
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,952	41,080	52,208	63,336
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,576	41,871	53,144	64,439
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	36,276	42,224	48,173	54,122
Flagstaff, AZ	35,901	41,892	47,861	53,852
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	35,901	41,892	47,861	53,852
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,816	42,973	49,130	55,287
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	36,796	42,848	48,880	54,933
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,736	40,020	45,324	50,607
Tucson, AZ	34,674	39,916	45,157	50,399
Yuma, AZ	36,234	42,266	48,319	54,351
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	47,882	109,221	170,581	231,920
Chico, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,439	67,309	96,200	125,071
El Centro, CA	37,919	55,578	73,216	90,876
Fresno, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	47,986	109,492	170,997	232,503
Merced, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Modesto, CA	48,880	124,780	200,658	276,557
Napa, CA	36,151	69,701	103,231	136,781
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,815	77,959	118,103	158,247
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	47,965	109,429	170,893	232,357
Redding, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	47,799	108,951	170,082	231,234
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	49,608	126,922	204,236	281,549
Salinas, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	47,820	108,992	170,165	231,338
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	45,844	119,247	192,650	266,053
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,196	121,431	195,666	269,901
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	47,362	121,805	196,269	270,712
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,943	45,407	54,892	64,356
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	51,064	128,877	206,711	284,524
Stockton-Lodi, CA	47,820	123,116	198,391	273,687
Vallejo, CA	49,879	126,984	204,111	281,216
Visalia, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Yuba City, CA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Boulder, CO	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Colorado Springs, CO	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	54,143	74,111	94,058	114,026
Grand Junction, CO	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Greeley, CO	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Pueblo, CO	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	35,756	48,506	61,256	74,007
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	36,796	49,525	62,276	75,005
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	36,650	49,255	61,860	74,464
New Haven, CT	36,941	49,796	62,671	75,525
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,442	48,943	61,464	73,965
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,733	49,504	62,276	75,047
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35,360	54,912	74,464	94,016
Dover, DE	34,674	44,928	55,183	65,437
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	36,359	46,530	56,722	66,893
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	36,359	46,530	56,722	66,893
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,631	40,560	45,490	50,420
Gainesville, FL	41,247	59,821	78,416	96,991
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,162	61,028	79,893	98,759
Jacksonville, FL	41,559	59,426	77,272	95,140
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,839	42,204	48,589	54,954
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	43,389	61,256	79,103	96,970
Naples-Marco Island, FL	42,765	61,485	80,184	98,904
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	40,040	60,362	80,704	101,026
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,204	60,050	77,876	95,722
Ocala, FL	35,527	39,895	44,284	48,652
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	35,506	39,749	43,972	48,215
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,506	39,770	44,013	48,277
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	36,359	46,530	56,722	66,893
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	36,359	46,530	56,722	66,893
Port St. Lucie, FL	43,264	60,674	78,104	95,514
Punta Gorda, FL	38,335	59,156	79,956	100,776
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	35,506	39,770	44,013	48,277
Sebring, FL	35,506	39,749	43,992	48,236
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,192	44,700	53,207	61,714
Tallahassee, FL	36,359	46,530	56,722	66,893
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	42,412	60,840	79,290	97,719
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	35,797	42,016	48,236	54,455
Albany, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Athens-Clarke County, GA	24,690	83,700	142,688	201,698
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	24,648	83,991	143,333	202,676
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Columbus, GA-AL	24,752	82,784	140,816	198,848
Dalton, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Gainesville, GA	24,690	83,700	142,730	201,740
Hinesville, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Macon-Bibb County, GA	24,648	83,991	143,333	202,676
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,711	83,429	142,148	200,866
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,752	82,868	140,962	199,077
Rome, GA	24,732	82,847	140,983	199,098
Savannah, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Valdosta, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Warner Robins, GA	30,077	65,188	100,277	135,388
Guam MSA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Urban Honolulu, HI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Ames, IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Dubuque, IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Iowa City, IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Boise City, ID	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Coeur d'Alene, ID	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Idaho Falls, ID	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lewiston, ID-WA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Pocatello, ID	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Twin Falls, ID	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bloomington, IL	31,200	42,703	54,184	65,687
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	42,703	54,184	65,687
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	31,471	48,319	65,188	82,036
Decatur, IL	31,200	42,703	54,184	65,687
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,159	37,004	42,869	48,714
Kankakee, IL	31,429	48,069	64,688	81,328
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,450	47,944	64,460	80,954
Peoria, IL	31,200	42,703	54,184	65,687
Rockford, IL	31,471	48,277	65,104	81,911
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,720	37,565	43,431	49,276
Springfield, IL	31,512	37,752	43,972	50,212
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,263	45,968	60,695	75,400
Bloomington, IN	35,048	44,866	54,684	64,501
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,160	40,602	51,023	61,464
Columbus, IN	34,445	42,141	49,858	57,554
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	35,631	60,466	85,301	110,136
Evansville, IN	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Fort Wayne, IN	28,580	40,602	52,645	64,668
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	34,508	41,767	49,026	56,285
Kokomo, IN	34,653	42,578	50,524	58,448
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	31,492	48,152	64,834	81,495
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,512	49,151	66,789	84,428
Muncie, IN	34,549	42,287	50,004	57,741
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,200	48,319	65,458	82,576
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	34,362	60,196	86,008	111,842
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,016	39,916	50,794	61,693
Terre Haute, IN	40,103	56,576	73,050	89,524
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lawrence, KS	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Manhattan, KS	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Topeka, KS	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Wichita, KS	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bowling Green, KY	26,104	41,413	56,743	72,052
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,584	35,028	44,471	53,914
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,104	41,413	56,743	72,052
Elizabethtown, KY	26,978	39,396	51,792	64,210
Lexington-Fayette, KY	23,941	29,807	35,693	41,559
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	26,936	39,104	51,252	63,420
Owensboro, KY	26,104	41,413	56,743	72,052
Paducah, KY-IL	26,104	41,413	56,743	72,052
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,874	39,853	52,812	65,791
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,562	38,480	50,399	62,317
Alexandria, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Baton Rouge, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Hammond, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lafayette, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lake Charles, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Monroe, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Barnstable Town, MA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Pittsfield, MA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Springfield, MA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Worcester, MA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	36,255	55,599	74,943	94,287
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	35,319	54,850	74,360	93,892
Lexington Park, MD	35,506	55,058	74,631	94,183
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	35,215	49,359	63,524	77,668
Salisbury, MD	36,712	54,892	73,050	91,229
Bangor, ME	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	35,319	60,029	84,719	109,429
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,834	68,994	99,175	129,335
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,840	58,927	83,013	107,100
Ann Arbor, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Battle Creek, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bay City, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Flint, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Jackson, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Midland, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Monroe, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Niles, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Saginaw, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Traverse City, MI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Duluth, MN-WI	36,276	44,221	52,146	60,092
Mankato, MN	36,567	44,117	51,688	59,239
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	36,650	44,284	51,896	59,530
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,359	43,888	51,397	58,927
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,380	44,096	51,813	59,530
Rochester, MN	36,276	44,221	52,146	60,092
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,504	43,972	51,439	58,906
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,317	43,826	51,314	58,823
St. Cloud, MN	36,421	43,909	51,397	58,885
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,932	43,327	56,701	70,096
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,202	43,722	57,221	70,741
Columbia, MO	31,304	36,255	41,184	46,135
Jefferson City, MO	31,304	36,255	41,184	46,135
Joplin, MO-KS	29,724	53,436	77,127	100,839
Kansas City, MO-KS	29,869	47,924	65,999	84,053
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,784	37,087	43,368	49,671
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,410	46,322	62,234	78,146
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,557	53,685	77,834	101,962
Springfield, MO	29,620	51,938	74,277	96,596
St. Joseph, MO-KS	29,932	43,327	56,701	70,096
St. Louis, MO-IL	31,991	37,794	43,597	49,400
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	44,138	46,322	48,527	50,711
Hattiesburg, MS	44,138	46,322	48,527	50,711
Jackson, MS	44,138	46,322	48,527	50,711
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,138	46,322	48,527	50,711
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,138	46,322	48,527	50,711
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,138	46,322	48,527	50,711
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	36,920	41,933	46,946	51,959
Billings, MT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bozeman, MT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Great Falls, MT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Helena, MT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Missoula, MT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Asheville, NC	20,301	25,896	31,512	37,108
Burlington, NC	33,842	41,351	48,839	56,348
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,268	39,250	50,253	61,236
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	29,495	41,060	52,624	64,189
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	28,060	37,732	47,383	57,055
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,412	36,338	43,264	50,191
Fayetteville, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Goldsboro, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Greensboro-High Point, NC	31,845	40,124	48,423	56,701
Greenville, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	24,087	34,903	45,740	56,556
Jacksonville, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	30,514	38,876	47,216	55,578
Raleigh-Cary, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Rocky Mount, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	24,212	35,194	46,176	57,159
Wilmington, NC	23,588	34,674	45,760	56,847
Winston-Salem, NC	25,064	35,693	46,343	56,972
Bismarck, ND	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Fargo, ND-MN	34,903	44,783	54,642	64,522
Grand Forks, ND-MN	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Minot, ND	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Grand Island, NE	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lincoln, NE	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Omaha, NE-IA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,144	51,044	61,943	72,842
Manchester-Nashua, NH	42,661	53,228	63,773	74,340
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,144	51,044	61,943	72,842
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48,589	76,565	104,520	132,496
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	48,548	76,482	104,396	132,330
Vineland, NJ	34,632	44,700	54,767	64,834
Albuquerque, NM	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Farmington, NM	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Las Cruces, NM	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Santa Fe, NM	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	26,416	30,909	35,381	39,874
Carson City, NV	26,416	31,076	35,714	40,373
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	26,396	31,076	35,735	40,415
Reno, NV	26,416	31,076	35,714	40,373
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,170	64,751	92,352	119,933
Binghamton, NY	35,964	48,444	60,924	73,404
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	44,263	71,490	98,717	125,944
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	35,984	56,597	77,189	97,802
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	38,626	64,709	90,813	116,896
Elmira, NY	48,069	76,066	104,042	132,039
Glens Falls, NY	37,981	67,808	97,636	127,463
Ithaca, NY	36,567	52,500	68,412	84,344
Kingston, NY	36,754	52,853	68,973	85,072
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	53,789	60,591	67,372	74,173
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	51,127	79,956	108,764	137,592
Rochester, NY	41,975	69,015	96,055	123,095
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	40,394	66,685	92,956	119,247
Syracuse, NY	36,733	50,940	65,125	79,332
Utica-Rome, NY	36,733	50,940	65,125	79,332
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	48,069	76,066	104,042	132,039
Akron, OH	24,794	46,842	68,911	90,959
Canton-Massillon, OH	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	23,775	27,810	31,866	35,901
Cleveland, OH	24,960	47,133	69,306	91,479
Columbus, OH	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	23,276	28,164	33,031	37,919
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
Lima, OH	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
Mansfield, OH	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	22,922	38,148	53,394	68,620
Sandusky, OH	25,002	47,216	69,431	91,645
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,234	28,143	33,031	37,940
Springfield, OH	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
Toledo, OH	23,296	33,655	43,992	54,351
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,317	28,496	33,655	38,834
Youngstown-Warren, OH	24,794	46,842	68,911	90,959
Enid, OK	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Lawton, OK	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,420	42,058	59,717	77,356
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Oklahoma City, OK	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,796	41,122	58,448	75,775
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Tulsa, OK	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Albany, OR	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Bend, OR	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,490	63,544	81,599	99,653
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	45,615	63,732	81,869	99,986
Corvallis, OR	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Grants Pass, OR	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Medford, OR	46,322	64,584	82,826	101,088
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	46,447	69,244	92,040	114,837
Salem, OR	44,804	64,564	84,324	104,084
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	48,464	76,420	104,354	132,309
Altoona, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,728	38,813	50,877	62,962
Chambersburg, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Erie, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Gettysburg, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	30,036	44,554	59,052	73,570
Johnstown, PA	25,460	40,581	55,703	70,824
Lancaster, PA	30,784	45,552	60,300	75,068
Lebanon, PA	30,244	44,908	59,551	74,215
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,645	40,727	54,808	68,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	34,466	44,679	54,871	65,084
Pittsburgh, PA	25,605	41,122	56,618	72,135
Reading, PA	33,280	44,720	56,140	67,580
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,791	40,810	54,850	68,869
State College, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
Williamsport, PA	32,573	44,533	56,514	68,474
York-Hanover, PA	29,890	44,679	59,468	74,256
Aguadilla, PR	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Arecibo, PR	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Guayama, PR	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Mayaguez, PR	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Ponce, PR	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	41,039	51,730	62,442	73,133
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	42,536	54,309	66,061	77,834
Columbia, SC	29,224	41,101	52,999	64,876
Florence, SC	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,474	41,372	53,248	65,146
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,183	41,039	52,916	64,772
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,156	50,045	66,956	83,845
Spartanburg, SC	29,183	41,039	52,916	64,772
Sumter, SC	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Rapid City, SD	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Chattanooga, TN-GA	33,863	72,800	111,759	150,696
Clarksville, TN-KY	41,413	47,612	53,831	60,029
Cleveland, TN	34,092	76,856	119,642	162,407
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,405	67,392	101,400	135,388
Jackson, TN	34,570	56,784	78,978	101,192
Johnson City, TN	32,989	76,711	120,453	164,175
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	33,176	68,724	104,271	139,818
Knoxville, TN	33,301	69,306	105,332	141,336
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	34,570	56,784	78,978	101,192
Morristown, TN	33,447	71,989	110,532	149,074
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	41,455	47,695	53,914	60,154
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,861	58,053	81,266	104,458
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,021	46,405	53,810	61,194
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,252	45,698	53,165	60,612
Abilene, TX	25,439	42,204	58,968	75,733
Amarillo, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	31,596	50,004	68,432	86,840
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,306	39,458	48,589	57,741
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,762	52,292	72,842	93,372
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Corpus Christi, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	33,842	55,911	78,000	100,069
Eagle Pass, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,055	53,935	76,815	99,695
El Paso, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,365	53,311	74,256	95,202
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	31,949	54,413	76,877	99,341
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Laredo, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Longview, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Lubbock, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Midland, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,031	54,746	76,461	98,176
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,085	39,812	54,538	69,264
Odessa, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
San Angelo, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	30,119	38,772	47,445	56,098
Sherman-Denison, TX	33,010	55,120	77,210	99,320
Texarkana, TX-AR	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Tyler, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Victoria, TX	33,197	65,437	97,656	129,896
Waco, TX	33,156	54,476	75,775	97,095
Wichita Falls, TX	24,399	42,432	60,445	78,479
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	36,380	56,036	75,692	95,348
Logan, UT-ID	19,636	29,682	39,708	49,754
Ogden, UT	23,109	41,725	60,341	78,957
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	44,554	60,757	76,940	93,143
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	49,172	63,024	76,877	90,730
St. George, UT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	24,940	43,951	62,983	81,994
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Charlottesville, VA	29,058	34,570	40,082	45,594
Harrisonburg, VA	32,968	37,274	41,600	45,906
Lynchburg, VA	30,868	35,797	40,748	45,677
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,740	45,282	57,824	70,367
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,197	49,442	65,666	81,911
Richmond, VA	26,541	32,365	38,189	44,013
Roanoke, VA	29,703	34,965	40,207	45,469
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,015	35,797	41,600	47,383
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	32,968	37,274	41,600	45,906
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Winchester, VA-WV	35,631	53,768	71,885	90,023
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bellingham, WA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	38,148	47,092	56,015	64,959
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,992	63,877	83,783	103,668
Kennewick-Richland, WA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Longview-Kelso, WA	46,447	69,244	92,040	114,837
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	38,127	47,071	56,015	64,959
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,127	47,050	55,994	64,917
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Walla Walla, WA	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	38,127	47,071	56,015	64,959
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	44,304	64,168	84,012	103,876
Yakima, WA	44,304	64,210	84,136	104,042
Appleton, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Eau Claire, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Fond du Lac, WI	17,285	22,735	28,184	33,634
Green Bay, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Janesville-Beloit, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Kenosha, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	16,848	23,754	30,660	37,565
Madison, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	17,701	23,296	28,871	34,466
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	17,285	22,860	28,413	33,988
Sheboygan, WI	17,660	23,130	28,580	34,050
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	17,410	24,836	32,261	39,687
Wausau, WI	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,162	38,356	47,570	56,764
Beckley, WV	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Charleston, WV	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Morgantown, WV	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Casper, WY	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Cheyenne, WY	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	36,900	78,874	120,828	162,802

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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