SOC 27-2091 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 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 prerecorded music for live audiences at venues or events such as clubs, parties, or wedding receptions. May use techniques such as mixing, cutting, or sampling to manipulate recordings. May also perform as emcee (master of ceremonies).

Level I across metros$20,405 – $56,202Ames, IA to Urban Honolulu, HI

Median Level IV, major metros$85,925Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Disc Jockeys, Except Radio (SOC 27-2091) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $20,405 in Ames, IA to $56,202 in Urban Honolulu, HI, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $85,925. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $67,580, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 24 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 20. DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61% for Levels I to IV. The table below lists all four levels for every area, straight from the DOL OFLC wage file.

Salary bands in major H-1B metros

Where each wage level starts, on one salary scale. Further right means you need a bigger salary for the same entries.

Level I
Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Anchorage, AK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Fairbanks-College, AK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Anniston-Oxford, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Auburn-Opelika, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Birmingham, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Decatur, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Dothan, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Gadsden, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Huntsville, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Mobile, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Montgomery, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Tuscaloosa, AL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Fort Smith, AR-OK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Hot Springs, AR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Jonesboro, AR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	34,944	40,436	45,948	51,439
Flagstaff, AZ	34,508	40,124	45,760	51,376
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	34,508	40,124	45,760	51,376
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	36,005	40,914	45,802	50,711
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	35,631	40,623	45,636	50,628
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	34,508	40,124	45,760	51,376
Tucson, AZ	34,799	40,352	45,927	51,480
Yuma, AZ	34,799	40,352	45,927	51,480
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	39,125	63,690	88,255	112,820
Chico, CA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,152	43,576	51,980	60,404
El Centro, CA	34,549	43,202	51,855	60,508
Fresno, CA	35,818	46,572	57,346	68,100
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,234	55,245	74,236	93,247
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Merced, CA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Modesto, CA	41,808	53,165	64,543	75,900
Napa, CA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,695	40,872	47,029	53,207
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	39,396	64,397	89,399	114,400
Redding, CA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,668	62,879	87,069	111,280
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	39,895	51,252	62,629	73,986
Salinas, CA	38,044	64,044	90,044	116,044
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,772	63,253	87,735	112,216
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,556	54,871	66,165	77,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	41,184	54,538	67,871	81,224
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,796	54,996	73,196	91,396
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,412	55,744	69,077	82,410
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	37,482	51,751	65,999	80,268
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	42,661	53,956	65,229	76,524
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,186	51,439	62,712	73,965
Vallejo, CA	40,581	51,896	63,212	74,527
Visalia, CA	34,632	42,391	50,128	57,887
Yuba City, CA	34,820	41,101	47,383	53,664
Boulder, CO	33,405	48,984	64,543	80,122
Colorado Springs, CO	32,677	41,746	50,815	59,884
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	33,031	45,490	57,949	70,408
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,760	43,909	55,079	66,228
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	33,156	47,487	61,797	76,128
Grand Junction, CO	33,156	47,487	61,797	76,128
Greeley, CO	33,322	48,506	63,690	78,874
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,384	47,736	62,068	76,420
Pueblo, CO	33,156	47,487	61,797	76,128
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,760	43,743	54,746	65,728
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
New Haven, CT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	51,876	57,055	62,234	67,413
Dover, DE	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	29,308	42,100	54,912	67,704
Gainesville, FL	29,786	34,861	39,916	44,991
Homosassa Springs, FL	31,242	42,536	53,852	65,146
Jacksonville, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	30,868	43,244	55,620	67,996
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	30,660	46,301	61,964	77,605
Naples-Marco Island, FL	30,764	46,301	61,860	77,397
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,159	42,640	54,143	65,624
Ocala, FL	30,472	41,725	52,957	64,210
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30,431	44,096	57,762	71,428
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	29,640	44,221	58,823	73,404
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Port St. Lucie, FL	30,743	46,676	62,608	78,541
Punta Gorda, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	29,890	44,242	58,615	72,967
Sebring, FL	30,389	42,453	54,538	66,602
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	30,764	44,908	59,072	73,216
Tallahassee, FL	30,431	43,327	56,202	69,098
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,741	46,218	60,674	75,151
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	30,868	44,138	57,429	70,700
Albany, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Athens-Clarke County, GA	31,970	39,812	47,653	55,495
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	32,032	39,874	47,736	55,578
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Columbus, GA-AL	29,287	37,399	45,490	53,602
Dalton, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Gainesville, GA	31,741	39,562	47,383	55,204
Hinesville, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Macon-Bibb County, GA	31,429	39,188	46,946	54,704
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,055	38,688	46,343	53,976
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,450	39,042	46,655	54,247
Rome, GA	31,887	39,520	47,133	54,767
Savannah, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Valdosta, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Warner Robins, GA	31,512	39,271	47,050	54,808
Guam MSA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	55,599	93,018	130,437	167,856
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	55,599	93,018	130,437	167,856
Urban Honolulu, HI	56,202	77,044	97,864	118,706
Ames, IA	20,405	29,557	38,688	47,840
Cedar Rapids, IA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Dubuque, IA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Iowa City, IA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	19,615	28,288	36,962	45,636
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	39,333	46,738	54,164	61,568
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	20,093	30,202	40,290	50,399
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,508	35,173	48,818	62,484
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Boise City, ID	34,008	38,376	42,744	47,112
Coeur d'Alene, ID	34,008	38,376	42,744	47,112
Idaho Falls, ID	34,008	38,376	42,744	47,112
Lewiston, ID-WA	34,008	38,376	42,744	47,112
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	36,088	39,978	43,888	47,778
Pocatello, ID	34,008	38,376	42,744	47,112
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,717	38,085	42,453	46,821
Twin Falls, ID	34,008	38,376	42,744	47,112
Bloomington, IL	33,800	52,479	71,178	89,856
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,800	52,479	71,178	89,856
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	33,509	51,501	69,514	87,506
Decatur, IL	33,800	52,479	71,178	89,856
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	29,391	38,605	47,840	57,055
Kankakee, IL	33,634	52,292	70,970	89,628
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,364	51,252	69,119	87,007
Peoria, IL	33,800	52,479	71,178	89,856
Rockford, IL	33,509	51,792	70,055	88,338
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	29,391	38,252	47,092	55,952
Springfield, IL	29,391	37,108	44,804	52,520
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	30,805	45,781	60,778	75,754
Bloomington, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Columbus, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Evansville, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Fort Wayne, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Kokomo, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	33,384	51,293	69,223	87,132
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	33,551	51,564	69,597	87,610
Muncie, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,343	51,356	69,348	87,360
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	27,124	47,570	68,016	88,463
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Terre Haute, IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,620	36,317	42,994	49,692
Lawrence, KS	29,204	36,400	43,618	50,815
Manhattan, KS	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Topeka, KS	29,661	36,692	43,743	50,773
Wichita, KS	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Bowling Green, KY	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Elizabethtown, KY	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lexington-Fayette, KY	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Owensboro, KY	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Paducah, KY-IL	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Alexandria, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Baton Rouge, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Hammond, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lafayette, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lake Charles, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Monroe, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Barnstable Town, MA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Pittsfield, MA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Springfield, MA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Worcester, MA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	29,287	47,320	65,354	83,388
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	49,858	58,448	67,018	75,608
Lexington Park, MD	39,021	49,920	60,799	71,698
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Salisbury, MD	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Bangor, ME	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Portland-South Portland, ME	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Ann Arbor, MI	34,944	58,989	83,013	107,058
Battle Creek, MI	29,287	52,687	76,066	99,466
Bay City, MI	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Flint, MI	39,208	62,442	85,676	108,909
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	27,415	49,629	71,864	94,079
Jackson, MI	35,839	59,821	83,783	107,765
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	30,140	53,997	77,834	101,692
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,773	61,277	84,802	108,306
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,994	53,269	76,524	99,799
Midland, MI	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Monroe, MI	37,732	61,277	84,802	108,348
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	27,852	50,565	73,300	96,013
Niles, MI	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,415	34,653	41,892	49,130
Saginaw, MI	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,848	53,810	77,751	101,712
Traverse City, MI	27,373	33,592	39,812	46,031
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,415	34,653	41,892	49,130
Duluth, MN-WI	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Mankato, MN	40,664	63,690	86,716	109,741
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	40,768	64,397	88,026	111,655
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,789	64,210	87,610	111,031
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	51,064	75,109	99,133	123,178
Rochester, MN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	41,184	64,460	87,714	110,989
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,311	60,175	80,018	99,882
St. Cloud, MN	40,768	64,210	87,672	111,114
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	29,058	35,381	41,725	48,048
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,058	35,652	42,245	48,839
Columbia, MO	29,058	35,381	41,725	48,048
Jefferson City, MO	29,058	35,381	41,725	48,048
Joplin, MO-KS	29,058	35,381	41,725	48,048
Kansas City, MO-KS	29,183	36,484	43,805	51,106
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,100	35,818	42,557	49,276
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,245	36,234	43,202	50,191
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,016	35,402	41,788	48,173
Springfield, MO	29,058	35,381	41,725	48,048
St. Joseph, MO-KS	29,204	36,213	43,244	50,253
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,391	36,900	44,429	51,938
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Hattiesburg, MS	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Jackson, MS	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Billings, MT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Bozeman, MT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Great Falls, MT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Helena, MT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Missoula, MT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Asheville, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Burlington, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,050	37,316	53,560	69,826
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Fayetteville, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Goldsboro, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Greensboro-High Point, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Greenville, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Jacksonville, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Raleigh-Cary, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Rocky Mount, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Wilmington, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Winston-Salem, NC	21,757	37,940	54,101	70,284
Bismarck, ND	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	85,447	99,237	113,048	126,839
Fargo, ND-MN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Grand Forks, ND-MN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Minot, ND	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Grand Island, NE	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lincoln, NE	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Omaha, NE-IA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Manchester-Nashua, NH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	34,258	55,474	76,669	97,885
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	34,320	55,474	76,648	97,802
Vineland, NJ	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Albuquerque, NM	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Farmington, NM	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Las Cruces, NM	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Santa Fe, NM	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	24,960	43,431	61,880	80,351
Carson City, NV	24,960	43,431	61,880	80,351
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	24,960	41,247	57,533	73,820
Reno, NV	24,960	43,431	61,880	80,351
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	41,226	55,661	70,096	84,532
Binghamton, NY	39,271	53,020	66,768	80,517
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,271	53,020	66,768	80,517
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	38,813	55,141	71,448	87,776
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	40,519	51,356	62,172	73,008
Elmira, NY	39,271	53,020	66,768	80,517
Glens Falls, NY	39,188	54,288	69,410	84,511
Ithaca, NY	47,716	53,207	58,719	64,210
Kingston, NY	39,271	53,020	66,768	80,517
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	37,607	57,117	76,648	96,159
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	37,440	57,616	77,772	97,948
Rochester, NY	40,560	45,698	50,815	55,952
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	40,560	45,802	51,023	56,264
Syracuse, NY	41,392	55,724	70,034	84,365
Utica-Rome, NY	42,973	57,076	71,199	85,301
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	39,271	53,020	66,768	80,517
Akron, OH	29,869	40,124	50,399	60,653
Canton-Massillon, OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Cleveland, OH	29,786	39,562	49,317	59,093
Columbus, OH	36,442	50,586	64,751	78,895
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,128	50,586	64,064	77,522
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,674	44,367	54,039	63,732
Lima, OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Mansfield, OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	32,802	42,599	52,396	62,192
Sandusky, OH	31,512	39,458	47,404	55,349
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,338	50,128	63,898	77,688
Springfield, OH	38,044	51,896	65,728	79,581
Toledo, OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	36,213	49,047	61,901	74,735
Youngstown-Warren, OH	29,869	40,124	50,399	60,653
Enid, OK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lawton, OK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Oklahoma City, OK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Tulsa, OK	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Albany, OR	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Bend, OR	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	31,346	35,735	40,144	44,533
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	31,346	35,735	40,144	44,533
Corvallis, OR	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Eugene-Springfield, OR	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Grants Pass, OR	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Medford, OR	30,431	31,263	32,074	32,906
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	31,616	37,711	43,826	49,920
Salem, OR	31,221	36,068	40,935	45,781
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	34,632	56,556	78,500	100,423
Altoona, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	95,160	126,132	157,082	188,053
Chambersburg, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Erie, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Gettysburg, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Johnstown, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lancaster, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lebanon, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	34,508	57,034	79,560	102,087
Pittsburgh, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Reading, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
State College, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Williamsport, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
York-Hanover, PA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Aguadilla, PR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Arecibo, PR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Guayama, PR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Mayaguez, PR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Ponce, PR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Columbia, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Florence, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	17,701	30,680	43,639	56,618
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Spartanburg, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Sumter, SC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,706	48,111	55,495	62,900
Rapid City, SD	40,852	48,132	55,432	62,712
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	40,810	48,672	56,556	64,418
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,852	48,132	55,432	62,712
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
Clarksville, TN-KY	36,213	40,685	45,157	49,629
Cleveland, TN	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,880	39,208	42,516	45,844
Jackson, TN	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
Johnson City, TN	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	36,484	40,020	43,556	47,092
Knoxville, TN	36,733	39,895	43,077	46,239
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
Morristown, TN	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	35,194	39,895	44,575	49,276
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,317	40,415	44,512	48,610
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,296	39,978	43,680	47,362
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,900	40,810	44,741	48,652
Abilene, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Amarillo, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	23,546	33,759	43,972	54,184
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	24,461	30,556	36,650	42,744
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,068	31,450	39,853	48,236
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,276	31,720	40,144	48,589
College Station-Bryan, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Corpus Christi, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	27,207	36,504	45,823	55,120
Eagle Pass, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,274	30,368	36,463	42,557
El Paso, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,671	32,615	41,538	50,482
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	24,648	30,556	36,463	42,370
Killeen-Temple, TX	23,234	34,965	46,676	58,407
Laredo, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Longview, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Lubbock, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Midland, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,960	34,445	43,930	53,415
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	17,119	26,021	34,924	43,826
Odessa, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
San Angelo, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	24,066	32,386	40,685	49,005
Sherman-Denison, TX	27,124	36,484	45,844	55,204
Texarkana, TX-AR	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Tyler, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Victoria, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
Waco, TX	24,940	34,632	44,304	53,997
Wichita Falls, TX	22,735	31,824	40,914	50,004
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Logan, UT-ID	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Ogden, UT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
St. George, UT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Charlottesville, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Harrisonburg, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Lynchburg, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Richmond, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Roanoke, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Winchester, VA-WV	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Bellingham, WA	36,650	51,626	66,581	81,557
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	36,629	50,794	64,938	79,103
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,839	50,170	64,522	78,853
Kennewick-Richland, WA	36,650	51,626	66,581	81,557
Longview-Kelso, WA	36,650	51,626	66,581	81,557
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	36,671	49,816	62,941	76,087
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	36,567	50,732	64,896	79,061
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	36,588	49,671	62,754	75,837
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,650	51,626	66,581	81,557
Walla Walla, WA	36,650	51,626	66,581	81,557
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	36,629	50,128	63,628	77,127
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	35,631	48,610	61,568	74,548
Yakima, WA	35,610	47,695	59,800	71,885
Appleton, WI	40,144	62,775	85,405	108,036
Eau Claire, WI	26,853	49,588	72,343	95,077
Fond du Lac, WI	24,108	43,868	63,607	83,367
Green Bay, WI	35,215	57,575	79,914	102,274
Janesville-Beloit, WI	41,372	64,023	86,695	109,346
Kenosha, WI	45,157	70,159	95,140	120,141
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	54,996	74,132	93,247	112,383
Madison, WI	41,767	64,106	86,466	108,805
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	24,232	44,720	65,208	85,696
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,773	60,528	83,263	106,018
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	26,853	49,588	72,343	95,077
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,629	70,720	91,812	112,903
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	24,128	44,700	65,271	85,842
Sheboygan, WI	23,629	42,391	61,173	79,935
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	26,292	49,172	72,031	94,911
Wausau, WI	51,460	70,928	90,418	109,887
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	40,540	63,128	85,738	108,327
Beckley, WV	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Charleston, WV	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Morgantown, WV	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Wheeling, WV-OH	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Casper, WY	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Cheyenne, WY	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,868	49,213	67,580	85,925

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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