SOC 27-2012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Producers and Directors 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): Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

Level I across metros$24,815 – $81,204Texarkana, TX to Modesto, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$98,426Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Producers and Directors?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Producers and Directors (SOC 27-2012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $24,815 in Texarkana, TX to $81,204 in Modesto, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $98,426. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $80,975, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 16 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$170,311
San Francisco, CA$196,498
San Jose, CA$201,615
Seattle, WA$129,564
Dallas, TX$108,160
Houston, TX$98,468
Austin, TX$120,640
Chicago, IL$124,447
Boston, MA$117,895
Washington, DC$125,986
Atlanta, GA$124,946
Los Angeles, CA$202,530

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40,914	47,840	54,767	61,693
Anchorage, AK	44,450	55,058	65,687	76,295
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,101	48,464	55,807	63,170
Anniston-Oxford, AL	41,954	59,010	76,066	93,122
Auburn-Opelika, AL	49,484	62,650	75,837	89,004
Birmingham, AL	42,869	59,946	77,044	94,120
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	40,893	54,808	68,724	82,639
Decatur, AL	40,373	56,576	72,759	88,962
Dothan, AL	39,770	49,858	59,925	70,013
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	41,538	57,804	74,090	90,356
Gadsden, AL	41,954	59,010	76,066	93,122
Huntsville, AL	42,828	58,740	74,672	90,584
Mobile, AL	41,205	55,349	69,514	83,658
Montgomery, AL	42,952	58,532	74,111	89,690
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,328	58,864	75,380	91,916
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,538	58,282	75,047	91,791
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	41,892	56,743	71,594	86,445
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	42,204	58,116	74,028	89,940
Tuscaloosa, AL	39,853	52,500	65,167	77,813
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	29,079	41,954	54,829	67,704
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	27,061	38,834	50,607	62,380
Fort Smith, AR-OK	29,661	33,405	37,170	40,914
Hot Springs, AR	29,869	40,040	50,191	60,362
Jonesboro, AR	29,224	43,701	58,199	72,676
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	31,096	41,143	51,189	61,236
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,420	28,600	32,781	36,962
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	27,976	38,189	48,402	58,615
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,876	35,360	44,824	54,309
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	42,204	68,120	94,016	119,933
Flagstaff, AZ	42,328	68,370	94,412	120,453
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	36,005	54,559	73,092	91,645
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	43,119	71,053	99,008	126,943
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,370	69,784	97,199	124,613
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	42,495	63,128	83,762	104,396
Tucson, AZ	43,909	63,420	82,951	102,461
Yuma, AZ	42,516	68,516	94,516	120,516
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	54,288	76,711	99,133	121,556
Chico, CA	46,613	71,740	96,845	121,972
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,532	90,813	123,074	155,356
El Centro, CA	59,925	91,458	122,970	154,503
Fresno, CA	52,728	73,071	93,413	113,756
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	52,645	75,400	98,176	120,932
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	71,802	115,378	158,954	202,530
Merced, CA	80,226	127,380	174,554	221,708
Modesto, CA	81,204	122,679	164,175	205,650
Napa, CA	60,736	97,344	133,973	170,581
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,216	73,071	98,904	124,759
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,656	96,221	133,807	171,372
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	71,261	114,588	157,914	201,240
Redding, CA	40,165	75,879	111,613	147,327
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	59,447	92,040	124,613	157,207
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	75,234	114,463	153,692	192,920
Salinas, CA	54,912	85,052	115,212	145,351
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	60,362	91,479	122,616	153,733
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	79,540	118,519	157,519	196,498
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	78,500	119,538	160,576	201,615
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	49,484	69,036	88,608	108,160
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	51,418	70,575	89,752	108,909
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	54,164	73,008	91,832	110,677
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	77,980	116,855	155,730	194,605
Stockton-Lodi, CA	78,728	120,453	162,157	203,882
Vallejo, CA	59,405	80,143	100,860	121,597
Visalia, CA	52,375	73,196	94,037	114,858
Yuba City, CA	61,048	98,863	136,656	174,471
Boulder, CO	45,656	68,287	90,896	113,527
Colorado Springs, CO	46,863	59,010	71,157	83,304
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,122	71,719	89,316	106,912
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,688	68,349	85,031	101,692
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	45,136	58,823	72,509	86,196
Grand Junction, CO	43,327	63,191	83,034	102,898
Greeley, CO	41,642	54,288	66,914	79,560
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,252	75,816	100,360	124,925
Pueblo, CO	46,426	58,864	71,282	83,720
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,615	59,364	73,133	86,882
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	64,564	90,751	116,917	143,104
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	57,408	82,701	107,973	133,266
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,175	62,255	77,356	92,436
New Haven, CT	50,503	65,832	81,183	96,512
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	48,277	63,461	78,645	93,829
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	62,608	89,503	116,397	143,292
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65,229	85,488	105,727	125,986
Dover, DE	51,543	72,509	93,476	114,442
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	51,168	85,884	120,578	155,293
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	41,600	56,784	71,989	87,173
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	43,389	61,132	78,853	96,596
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,762	61,756	78,770	95,764
Gainesville, FL	44,866	63,149	81,453	99,736
Homosassa Springs, FL	47,133	64,168	81,183	98,218
Jacksonville, FL	51,543	69,389	87,236	105,082
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	41,912	57,200	72,509	87,797
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	57,200	80,912	104,624	128,336
Naples-Marco Island, FL	55,058	78,624	102,191	125,757
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,904	64,647	82,410	100,152
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	43,285	59,447	75,608	91,770
Ocala, FL	50,336	69,951	89,586	109,200
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,877	70,616	90,356	110,095
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	50,503	70,512	90,543	110,552
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	42,682	57,492	72,322	87,132
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	45,282	64,002	82,722	101,442
Port St. Lucie, FL	56,764	80,434	104,104	127,775
Punta Gorda, FL	42,224	58,282	74,319	90,376
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	50,420	70,492	90,584	110,656
Sebring, FL	50,170	69,784	89,378	108,992
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	51,730	73,362	95,015	116,647
Tallahassee, FL	43,244	60,882	78,500	96,138
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	47,570	64,522	81,474	98,426
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	49,317	68,183	87,069	105,935
Albany, GA	56,472	79,768	103,044	126,340
Athens-Clarke County, GA	58,823	80,788	102,732	124,696
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	59,031	80,996	102,981	124,946
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	41,413	55,724	70,055	84,365
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	56,472	79,768	103,044	126,340
Columbus, GA-AL	42,141	56,202	70,284	84,344
Dalton, GA	40,831	58,636	76,461	94,266
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,245	59,239	76,212	93,205
Gainesville, GA	58,844	80,725	102,628	124,509
Hinesville, GA	43,722	61,839	79,935	98,052
Macon-Bibb County, GA	38,709	48,527	58,365	68,183
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,596	79,436	101,255	123,095
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,888	78,645	100,423	122,180
Rome, GA	57,949	79,831	101,712	123,594
Savannah, GA	44,117	62,047	79,976	97,906
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	56,472	79,768	103,044	126,340
Valdosta, GA	56,472	79,768	103,044	126,340
Warner Robins, GA	56,472	79,768	103,044	126,340
Guam MSA	52,292	82,639	113,007	143,354
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	46,800	59,967	73,133	86,300
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	43,348	58,823	74,298	89,773
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,682	58,615	74,527	90,460
Ames, IA	38,917	52,812	66,685	80,580
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,692	48,048	59,426	70,783
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,461	51,584	65,708	79,831
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	41,372	56,452	71,532	86,612
Dubuque, IA	36,442	48,360	60,258	72,176
Iowa City, IA	48,464	58,012	67,580	77,127
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,021	54,268	69,535	84,781
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	35,090	46,530	57,991	69,431
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	39,687	48,527	57,388	66,228
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,671	46,863	57,034	67,226
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,604	52,396	65,188	77,980
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,920	48,069	59,218	70,367
Boise City, ID	42,412	54,600	66,810	78,999
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,250	56,888	74,548	92,186
Idaho Falls, ID	37,628	55,224	72,800	90,397
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,930	60,986	78,042	95,098
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,600	54,621	67,663	80,684
Pocatello, ID	34,175	53,352	72,530	91,708
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	40,207	54,309	68,412	82,514
Twin Falls, ID	41,746	54,184	66,602	79,040
Bloomington, IL	48,402	72,052	95,680	119,330
Champaign-Urbana, IL	45,220	59,280	73,362	87,423
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	53,207	76,960	100,693	124,447
Decatur, IL	48,402	72,052	95,680	119,330
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,719	65,188	84,656	104,125
Kankakee, IL	51,896	75,588	99,300	122,991
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	49,296	73,154	96,991	120,848
Peoria, IL	35,381	45,199	55,016	64,834
Rockford, IL	36,192	46,676	57,159	67,642
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,760	65,250	84,740	104,229
Springfield, IL	47,071	66,914	86,736	106,580
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,071	44,658	55,245	65,832
Bloomington, IN	39,812	51,293	62,796	74,277
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,896	52,645	66,373	80,122
Columbus, IN	38,044	51,210	64,376	77,543
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	35,922	48,652	61,381	74,111
Evansville, IN	39,229	53,685	68,141	82,597
Fort Wayne, IN	38,460	51,626	64,772	77,938
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	38,980	52,292	65,583	78,895
Kokomo, IN	38,751	51,730	64,730	77,709
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	51,272	74,901	98,509	122,138
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	51,501	75,234	98,967	122,700
Muncie, IN	38,584	51,772	64,959	78,146
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	49,941	73,300	96,658	120,016
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	36,005	48,277	60,528	72,800
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40,248	53,789	67,330	80,871
Terre Haute, IN	31,783	42,183	52,604	63,004
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	44,304	53,644	62,983
Lawrence, KS	44,679	60,071	75,484	90,876
Manhattan, KS	37,191	49,068	60,965	72,842
Topeka, KS	39,791	54,496	69,223	83,928
Wichita, KS	36,588	48,714	60,861	72,988
Bowling Green, KY	37,648	44,658	51,647	58,656
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	36,983	48,173	59,384	70,575
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,970	41,600	51,210	60,840
Elizabethtown, KY	43,160	54,247	65,354	76,440
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,293	48,984	59,655	70,346
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	44,991	56,410	67,829	79,248
Owensboro, KY	36,692	44,408	52,146	59,863
Paducah, KY-IL	36,234	44,991	53,768	62,525
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	41,101	51,896	62,692	73,487
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,732	44,616	51,501	58,386
Alexandria, LA	38,501	62,754	86,986	111,239
Baton Rouge, LA	38,543	64,480	90,439	116,376
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	35,464	55,287	75,088	94,911
Hammond, LA	41,039	67,143	93,268	119,372
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,644	67,268	93,871	120,495
Lafayette, LA	33,634	46,967	60,320	73,653
Lake Charles, LA	30,472	43,639	56,784	69,951
Monroe, LA	38,501	62,754	86,986	111,239
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	40,789	67,018	93,247	119,476
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	37,399	57,762	78,125	98,488
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	39,188	52,583	65,978	79,373
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	42,079	68,266	94,432	120,620
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,671	59,135	81,620	104,084
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	52,312	68,224	84,157	100,069
Barnstable Town, MA	45,906	59,676	73,424	87,194
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54,164	75,400	96,658	117,895
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	43,452	54,413	65,354	76,316
Pittsfield, MA	37,898	51,564	65,229	78,895
Springfield, MA	41,101	53,373	65,666	77,938
Worcester, MA	47,736	66,768	85,821	104,853
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	54,080	74,444	94,786	115,149
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	64,439	84,802	105,165	125,528
Lexington Park, MD	62,442	83,076	103,709	124,343
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	51,252	71,906	92,540	113,194
Salisbury, MD	33,613	45,178	56,743	68,308
Bangor, ME	40,269	50,711	61,152	71,594
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	46,447	63,045	79,664	96,263
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,599	57,700	72,821	87,922
Portland-South Portland, ME	46,135	62,567	79,020	95,452
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,658	60,528	76,420	92,290
Ann Arbor, MI	50,024	64,751	79,456	94,183
Battle Creek, MI	41,351	57,637	73,944	90,231
Bay City, MI	43,348	54,309	65,250	76,212
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	47,965	66,831	85,676	104,541
Flint, MI	38,085	51,397	64,709	78,021
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	40,997	58,573	76,170	93,746
Jackson, MI	46,925	64,917	82,930	100,922
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,188	55,183	71,178	87,173
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	47,175	62,276	77,397	92,498
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	42,141	51,044	59,946	68,848
Midland, MI	43,348	54,309	65,250	76,212
Monroe, MI	47,383	65,853	84,303	102,773
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	41,288	56,951	72,592	88,255
Niles, MI	37,544	51,168	64,813	78,437
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,672	50,981	66,290	81,599
Saginaw, MI	43,368	57,679	71,989	86,300
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,834	52,375	65,936	79,477
Traverse City, MI	37,940	53,061	68,183	83,304
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,647	50,191	61,714	73,258
Duluth, MN-WI	36,546	48,797	61,028	73,279
Mankato, MN	49,130	66,560	83,991	101,421
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	50,087	67,642	85,176	102,732
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,882	65,375	82,868	100,360
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,300	64,543	81,807	99,050
Rochester, MN	35,964	55,994	76,024	96,055
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,786	56,535	70,284	84,032
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	47,757	64,896	82,036	99,175
St. Cloud, MN	48,922	66,519	84,116	101,712
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	41,476	54,205	66,956	79,685
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,224	60,383	78,562	96,720
Columbia, MO	35,880	46,884	57,908	68,911
Jefferson City, MO	37,004	50,732	64,439	78,167
Joplin, MO-KS	36,172	49,837	63,482	77,148
Kansas City, MO-KS	47,757	63,461	79,144	94,848
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,927	63,940	81,973	99,986
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	41,205	60,591	79,997	99,383
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,509	46,988	60,487	73,965
Springfield, MO	36,608	46,176	55,765	65,333
St. Joseph, MO-KS	44,180	59,634	75,109	90,564
St. Louis, MO-IL	49,130	69,036	88,920	108,826
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,474	37,336	45,220	53,082
Hattiesburg, MS	33,010	43,826	54,621	65,437
Jackson, MS	39,167	48,610	58,074	67,517
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,111	45,948	56,764	67,600
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	38,564	49,109	59,676	70,221
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,381	48,215	61,028	73,861
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	39,271	51,792	64,314	76,836
Billings, MT	32,615	46,239	59,884	73,508
Bozeman, MT	43,618	58,740	73,840	88,962
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,111	49,192	63,253	77,335
Great Falls, MT	34,757	47,424	60,071	72,738
Helena, MT	39,021	53,540	68,079	82,597
Missoula, MT	35,506	47,112	58,698	70,304
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	36,338	50,128	63,940	77,730
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,162	57,367	72,551	87,756
Asheville, NC	39,021	55,037	71,032	87,048
Burlington, NC	38,335	55,162	71,968	88,796
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	33,384	42,765	52,167	61,548
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	46,738	66,831	86,924	107,016
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40,311	58,324	76,316	94,328
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,928	44,637	57,367	70,076
Fayetteville, NC	39,229	54,039	68,848	83,658
Goldsboro, NC	37,607	55,973	74,340	92,706
Greensboro-High Point, NC	37,919	54,101	70,304	86,487
Greenville, NC	37,711	56,348	74,984	93,621
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	32,906	45,012	57,096	69,202
Jacksonville, NC	33,904	52,188	70,492	88,775
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	37,836	54,684	71,532	88,380
Raleigh-Cary, NC	40,768	59,509	78,271	97,012
Rocky Mount, NC	37,461	55,848	74,236	92,623
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,231	56,348	74,464	92,581
Wilmington, NC	37,628	57,242	76,836	96,450
Winston-Salem, NC	37,628	55,370	73,112	90,855
Bismarck, ND	42,932	54,892	66,831	78,791
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,957	50,295	60,653	70,991
Fargo, ND-MN	39,229	49,525	59,821	70,117
Grand Forks, ND-MN	41,018	52,812	64,584	76,378
Minot, ND	40,893	51,751	62,588	73,445
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,244	54,496	65,770	77,023
Grand Island, NE	32,677	40,477	48,256	56,056
Lincoln, NE	41,309	53,248	65,167	77,106
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,084	50,690	62,296	73,903
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,823	39,728	46,634	53,540
Omaha, NE-IA	41,184	53,061	64,959	76,836
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,375	51,106	62,816	74,548
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	26,292	38,772	51,252	63,732
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,738	58,448	70,159	81,869
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,152	50,066	64,959	79,872
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	35,610	49,525	63,420	77,335
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	53,456	70,783	88,109	105,436
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	65,770	90,792	115,836	140,858
Vineland, NJ	51,626	72,239	92,831	113,444
Albuquerque, NM	42,266	57,533	72,821	88,088
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,642	56,805	71,948	87,111
Farmington, NM	42,869	58,116	73,383	88,629
Las Cruces, NM	52,292	82,639	113,007	143,354
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,599	58,407	74,194	90,002
Santa Fe, NM	46,904	63,960	81,037	98,093
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	45,573	69,202	92,831	116,460
Carson City, NV	41,413	60,757	80,101	99,445
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	46,488	70,554	94,599	118,664
Reno, NV	40,768	60,736	80,684	100,652
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	49,879	69,576	89,274	108,972
Binghamton, NY	46,717	66,519	86,300	106,101
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	50,045	75,380	100,693	126,028
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,820	61,964	76,087	90,231
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	67,330	100,901	134,472	168,044
Elmira, NY	47,092	67,330	87,589	107,828
Glens Falls, NY	50,690	70,970	91,250	111,530
Ithaca, NY	49,920	62,484	75,047	87,610
Kingston, NY	51,480	71,053	90,626	110,199
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	54,767	79,685	104,624	129,543
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	69,764	103,272	136,802	170,311
Rochester, NY	54,933	79,207	103,501	127,775
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,544	75,442	100,360	125,258
Syracuse, NY	46,884	76,960	107,058	137,135
Utica-Rome, NY	45,760	64,605	83,429	102,274
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	46,010	73,757	101,525	129,272
Akron, OH	44,117	56,764	69,431	82,077
Canton-Massillon, OH	43,077	56,618	70,180	83,720
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	43,972	59,988	75,983	91,999
Cleveland, OH	49,442	64,896	80,372	95,826
Columbus, OH	52,000	66,477	80,975	95,452
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	47,820	61,381	74,964	88,525
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	47,861	62,213	76,565	90,917
Lima, OH	47,528	62,796	78,042	93,309
Mansfield, OH	50,544	64,813	79,061	93,330
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	47,778	62,546	77,335	92,103
Sandusky, OH	46,530	61,714	76,919	92,103
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,178	60,404	75,629	90,855
Springfield, OH	50,690	64,959	79,248	93,517
Toledo, OH	41,517	54,538	67,559	80,580
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,572	61,444	76,316	91,188
Youngstown-Warren, OH	44,076	61,132	78,167	95,223
Enid, OK	40,748	56,784	72,842	88,879
Lawton, OK	40,768	57,346	73,903	90,480
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,170	52,292	67,392	82,514
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,431	42,308	54,205	66,082
Oklahoma City, OK	42,370	58,968	75,588	92,186
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,340	50,981	66,602	82,244
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,042	55,120	71,178	87,256
Tulsa, OK	41,351	54,476	67,621	80,746
Albany, OR	47,133	65,354	83,554	101,775
Bend, OR	43,452	60,757	78,042	95,348
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	53,748	73,924	94,100	114,276
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	54,767	74,943	95,098	115,274
Corvallis, OR	47,736	66,040	84,344	102,648
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	43,056	60,133	77,231	94,308
Eugene-Springfield, OR	46,759	61,652	76,524	91,416
Grants Pass, OR	48,173	61,964	75,775	89,565
Medford, OR	50,170	63,482	76,773	90,085
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	57,263	78,042	98,842	119,621
Salem, OR	55,100	78,000	100,880	123,781
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	46,052	60,612	75,172	89,732
Altoona, PA	36,421	63,898	91,375	118,852
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,736	47,591	60,445	73,300
Chambersburg, PA	42,474	58,906	75,317	91,749
Erie, PA	41,538	54,080	66,644	79,186
Gettysburg, PA	45,448	61,319	77,189	93,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46,967	63,378	79,768	96,180
Johnstown, PA	42,100	57,679	73,237	88,816
Lancaster, PA	40,956	55,807	70,637	85,488
Lebanon, PA	42,724	57,804	72,884	87,964
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,392	55,724	70,055	84,386
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,455	56,576	71,719	86,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,564	72,260	92,956	113,652
Pittsburgh, PA	43,868	58,781	73,674	88,588
Reading, PA	44,512	53,706	62,920	72,114
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	41,912	55,640	69,348	83,076
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,434	56,743	72,052	87,360
State College, PA	40,311	53,540	66,789	80,018
Williamsport, PA	46,343	64,668	83,013	101,338
York-Hanover, PA	44,304	56,909	69,535	82,140
Aguadilla, PR	31,492	43,784	56,056	68,349
Arecibo, PR	31,700	43,972	56,244	68,516
Guayama, PR	31,700	43,992	56,306	68,599
Mayaguez, PR	31,492	43,784	56,056	68,349
Ponce, PR	31,700	43,992	56,306	68,599
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	31,700	43,972	56,244	68,516
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	32,116	44,429	56,722	69,036
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	49,338	66,997	84,677	102,336
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	43,223	60,612	78,021	95,410
Columbia, SC	39,167	50,399	61,652	72,884
Florence, SC	39,104	50,524	61,964	73,383
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	41,476	56,992	72,509	88,026
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	45,136	61,381	77,647	93,892
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	38,335	48,901	59,447	70,013
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,807	61,652	80,517	99,362
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,224	61,007	79,768	98,551
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,852	55,162	69,472	83,783
Spartanburg, SC	38,917	52,021	65,104	78,208
Sumter, SC	39,104	50,524	61,964	73,383
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,852	52,188	63,544	74,880
Rapid City, SD	36,692	46,925	57,138	67,372
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	43,077	54,517	65,978	77,418
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,664	51,106	61,568	72,010
Chattanooga, TN-GA	39,936	57,304	74,693	92,061
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,285	62,858	82,431	102,004
Cleveland, TN	39,396	54,996	70,616	86,216
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	38,876	45,261	51,647	58,032
Jackson, TN	41,663	60,071	78,500	96,908
Johnson City, TN	41,663	60,071	78,500	96,908
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	35,714	43,410	51,127	58,823
Knoxville, TN	42,516	56,327	70,138	83,949
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	41,559	55,744	69,909	84,095
Morristown, TN	40,248	53,165	66,082	78,999
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	44,055	63,773	83,512	103,231
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,287	61,090	79,914	98,717
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,119	62,692	82,285	101,858
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	42,557	61,756	80,933	100,132
Abilene, TX	37,024	45,344	53,644	61,964
Amarillo, TX	38,064	47,237	56,389	65,562
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	49,920	73,487	97,074	120,640
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	37,461	47,986	58,532	69,056
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,892	57,242	72,572	87,922
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	37,295	51,064	64,834	78,604
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,741	65,063	85,364	105,685
College Station-Bryan, TX	39,770	54,039	68,308	82,576
Corpus Christi, TX	37,232	49,130	61,007	72,904
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,525	69,077	88,608	108,160
Eagle Pass, TX	43,992	64,439	84,885	105,332
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	41,954	60,237	78,541	96,824
El Paso, TX	37,066	48,090	59,114	70,138
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,312	54,767	70,200	85,655
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	43,410	61,756	80,122	98,468
Killeen-Temple, TX	47,736	70,637	93,538	116,439
Laredo, TX	43,992	64,439	84,885	105,332
Longview, TX	43,992	64,439	84,885	105,332
Lubbock, TX	39,604	48,152	56,722	65,271
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	39,250	53,228	67,205	81,183
Midland, TX	38,501	51,356	64,231	77,085
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,052	65,458	84,885	104,292
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,992	64,439	84,885	105,332
Odessa, TX	40,623	48,194	55,744	63,316
San Angelo, TX	43,992	64,439	84,885	105,332
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,159	59,031	73,882	88,754
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,984	68,599	88,234	107,848
Texarkana, TX-AR	24,815	41,372	57,928	74,485
Tyler, TX	38,272	43,868	49,442	55,037
Victoria, TX	43,992	64,439	84,885	105,332
Waco, TX	40,394	52,084	63,752	75,442
Wichita Falls, TX	34,092	52,479	70,866	89,253
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	44,492	59,468	74,444	89,420
Logan, UT-ID	34,882	61,589	88,276	114,983
Ogden, UT	43,535	68,037	92,540	117,042
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	48,839	72,780	96,720	120,661
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	44,408	69,223	94,016	118,831
St. George, UT	34,279	50,066	65,832	81,620
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,447	66,997	100,548	134,098
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	44,700	55,932	67,184	78,416
Charlottesville, VA	40,332	55,474	70,616	85,759
Harrisonburg, VA	40,810	52,583	64,335	76,108
Lynchburg, VA	39,292	51,938	64,605	77,252
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,994	77,044	98,072	119,122
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,240	79,186	100,152	121,098
Richmond, VA	43,348	55,016	66,685	78,354
Roanoke, VA	38,543	48,277	58,032	67,767
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,725	53,477	65,229	76,981
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,368	58,989	74,631	90,252
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,228	53,852	67,455	81,079
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	42,661	53,727	64,792	75,858
Winchester, VA-WV	63,877	84,344	104,791	125,258
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	52,292	82,639	113,007	143,354
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	44,866	56,244	67,621	78,999
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	45,636	59,551	73,487	87,402
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,909	56,119	68,328	80,538
Bellingham, WA	60,196	77,210	94,204	111,218
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	57,575	81,204	104,832	128,461
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	55,578	77,876	100,152	122,450
Kennewick-Richland, WA	54,517	76,648	98,780	120,911
Longview-Kelso, WA	56,452	77,106	97,740	118,394
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	56,972	80,455	103,917	127,400
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	49,837	70,034	90,231	110,428
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	58,012	81,869	105,706	129,564
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	42,287	56,972	71,677	86,362
Walla Walla, WA	49,504	66,207	82,888	99,591
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	57,429	81,141	104,832	128,544
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,495	56,056	69,639	83,200
Yakima, WA	56,743	79,228	101,712	124,197
Appleton, WI	40,061	58,490	76,940	95,368
Eau Claire, WI	38,335	48,672	58,989	69,327
Fond du Lac, WI	44,138	59,343	74,568	89,773
Green Bay, WI	39,687	59,031	78,375	97,719
Janesville-Beloit, WI	46,384	64,189	82,015	99,820
Kenosha, WI	39,749	50,420	61,090	71,760
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	34,112	42,952	51,813	60,653
Madison, WI	48,922	67,309	85,676	104,063
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	45,074	59,592	74,111	88,629
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,500	57,367	75,255	93,122
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,607	51,647	65,687	79,727
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	40,623	56,431	72,239	88,047
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	44,096	58,240	72,384	86,528
Sheboygan, WI	44,575	60,508	76,440	92,373
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	38,626	48,444	58,282	68,100
Wausau, WI	37,066	43,992	50,919	57,845
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,948	63,815	81,703	99,570
Beckley, WV	36,941	48,964	60,986	73,008
Charleston, WV	34,092	44,845	55,599	66,352
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,933	37,732	46,551	55,349
Morgantown, WV	36,608	46,468	56,306	66,165
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	37,212	46,239	55,287	64,314
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	37,482	47,716	57,970	68,204
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,092	44,845	55,599	66,352
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	38,002	49,463	60,944	72,405
Wheeling, WV-OH	37,940	49,109	60,300	71,469
Casper, WY	37,503	48,132	58,740	69,368
Cheyenne, WY	38,272	48,984	59,696	70,408
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,044	47,487	56,951	66,394
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	38,584	49,047	59,509	69,972

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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