SOC 27-3011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 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): Speak or read from scripted materials, such as news reports or commercial messages, on radio, television, or other communications media. May play and queue music, announce artist or title of performance, identify station, or interview guests.

Level I across metros$18,304 – $55,620Hattiesburg, MS to Bloomington, IN

Median Level IV, major metros$88,650Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys (SOC 27-3011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,304 in Hattiesburg, MS to $55,620 in Bloomington, IN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $88,650. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $70,429, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 24 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$318,324
San Francisco, CA$143,874
San Jose, CA$102,482
Seattle, WA$91,874
Dallas, TX$112,757
Houston, TX$172,661
Austin, TX$128,524
Chicago, IL$72,842
Boston, MA$162,490
Washington, DC$139,880
Atlanta, GA$88,796
Los Angeles, CA$145,600

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	35,132	43,056	50,981	58,906
Anchorage, AK	34,736	43,077	51,439	59,780
Fairbanks-College, AK	35,152	43,056	50,960	58,864
Anniston-Oxford, AL	23,608	37,773	51,959	66,124
Auburn-Opelika, AL	23,733	32,407	41,080	49,754
Birmingham, AL	26,250	42,786	59,343	75,879
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	22,152	31,138	40,144	49,130
Decatur, AL	22,069	32,116	42,162	52,208
Dothan, AL	22,776	34,341	45,906	57,471
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	22,152	32,740	43,327	53,914
Gadsden, AL	23,608	37,773	51,959	66,124
Huntsville, AL	21,445	32,032	42,620	53,207
Mobile, AL	22,152	31,138	40,144	49,130
Montgomery, AL	24,128	36,421	48,693	60,986
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,650	35,943	48,256	60,549
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,839	35,922	49,026	62,109
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,357	33,260	42,141	51,044
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,172	35,672	48,152	60,653
Tuscaloosa, AL	23,879	38,439	53,020	67,580
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,728	35,506	44,263	53,040
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	27,498	32,968	38,418	43,888
Fort Smith, AR-OK	24,960	30,140	35,340	40,519
Hot Springs, AR	25,376	31,512	37,669	43,805
Jonesboro, AR	27,664	37,794	47,924	58,053
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	27,269	33,696	40,144	46,572
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,520	30,764	35,007	39,250
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,773	28,642	32,511	36,380
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,626	30,868	36,130	41,372
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	33,717	61,048	88,400	115,732
Flagstaff, AZ	31,408	42,682	53,935	65,208
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31,408	42,682	53,935	65,208
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	33,925	63,316	92,727	122,117
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	33,551	60,341	87,132	113,922
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	33,676	60,528	87,360	114,213
Tucson, AZ	33,676	62,005	90,335	118,664
Yuma, AZ	33,676	62,068	90,439	118,831
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	37,316	48,319	59,322	70,325
Chico, CA	30,472	54,476	78,479	102,482
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,000	52,125	65,271	78,396
El Centro, CA	40,498	64,023	87,527	111,052
Fresno, CA	37,960	51,792	65,604	79,436
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,607	49,338	61,048	72,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	42,224	76,690	111,135	145,600
Merced, CA	40,831	60,612	80,413	100,194
Modesto, CA	45,282	74,714	104,146	133,578
Napa, CA	39,437	54,434	69,410	84,407
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,125	53,727	68,349	82,951
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,336	51,917	66,477	81,058
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	42,994	79,935	116,876	153,816
Redding, CA	30,472	54,476	78,479	102,482
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	39,229	50,586	61,964	73,320
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	42,516	68,287	94,079	119,850
Salinas, CA	39,479	58,740	77,980	97,240
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	42,973	79,124	115,253	151,404
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47,237	79,456	111,655	143,874
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	30,472	54,476	78,479	102,482
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,732	49,380	61,048	72,696
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	45,199	75,172	105,165	135,138
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,522	50,628	62,712	74,818
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	44,367	73,674	103,002	132,309
Stockton-Lodi, CA	44,325	71,781	99,216	126,672
Vallejo, CA	44,928	72,572	100,236	127,879
Visalia, CA	37,856	49,400	60,965	72,509
Yuba City, CA	40,186	56,119	72,031	87,964
Boulder, CO	35,880	68,120	100,360	132,600
Colorado Springs, CO	35,548	67,767	99,986	132,205
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	36,546	73,092	109,637	146,183
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,256	66,477	97,719	128,940
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	34,237	45,615	57,013	68,391
Grand Junction, CO	32,407	40,768	49,109	57,471
Greeley, CO	35,568	67,912	100,277	132,621
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,007	64,439	93,850	123,282
Pueblo, CO	33,613	53,956	74,319	94,661
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,173	65,583	96,013	126,423
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,500	67,580	95,639	123,719
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	38,792	155,168	271,544	387,920
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	38,418	160,160	281,924	403,666
New Haven, CT	41,060	169,624	298,168	426,733
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,528	53,436	72,343	91,250
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	40,103	166,130	292,157	418,184
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	44,304	76,170	108,015	139,880
Dover, DE	40,602	66,165	91,708	117,271
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	30,472	54,476	78,479	102,482
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	31,117	44,804	58,511	72,197
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	30,452	42,536	54,642	66,727
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	31,138	52,687	74,256	95,805
Gainesville, FL	34,778	65,063	95,368	125,653
Homosassa Springs, FL	34,050	57,949	81,848	105,748
Jacksonville, FL	27,040	40,228	53,436	66,623
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,132	59,239	83,367	107,474
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,789	86,362	131,935	177,508
Naples-Marco Island, FL	37,877	78,728	119,559	160,410
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,080	42,703	57,325	71,948
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	34,008	57,533	81,079	104,604
Ocala, FL	34,695	56,639	78,583	100,527
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	33,821	55,952	78,063	100,194
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	34,632	57,720	80,788	103,876
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	34,778	65,063	95,368	125,653
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	34,778	65,063	95,368	125,653
Port St. Lucie, FL	38,980	82,348	125,695	169,063
Punta Gorda, FL	31,325	47,778	64,210	80,663
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	34,279	57,679	81,100	104,500
Sebring, FL	36,172	59,634	83,096	106,559
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	36,588	69,826	103,064	136,303
Tallahassee, FL	29,765	45,074	60,383	75,692
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	34,632	59,967	85,280	110,615
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	36,088	61,048	86,008	110,968
Albany, GA	26,957	41,892	56,805	71,740
Athens-Clarke County, GA	29,557	47,674	65,770	83,887
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,720	50,752	69,764	88,796
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	26,957	41,892	56,805	71,740
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	26,957	41,892	56,805	71,740
Columbus, GA-AL	30,431	47,944	65,437	82,951
Dalton, GA	26,375	36,359	46,364	56,348
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	22,693	29,536	36,359	43,202
Gainesville, GA	30,098	48,506	66,935	85,343
Hinesville, GA	24,295	30,056	35,818	41,580
Macon-Bibb County, GA	30,992	49,130	67,247	85,384
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,559	45,511	62,484	79,436
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,704	45,053	61,423	77,772
Rome, GA	30,056	47,320	64,605	81,869
Savannah, GA	24,336	30,348	36,359	42,370
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	22,256	29,266	36,255	43,264
Valdosta, GA	26,957	41,892	56,805	71,740
Warner Robins, GA	26,957	41,892	56,805	71,740
Guam MSA	30,472	54,476	78,479	102,482
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	36,962	57,055	77,168	97,261
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	36,962	57,055	77,168	97,261
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,149	60,216	83,284	106,351
Ames, IA	22,652	31,554	40,477	49,380
Cedar Rapids, IA	24,628	33,884	43,140	52,396
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	26,832	34,050	41,268	48,485
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	23,504	34,570	45,656	56,722
Dubuque, IA	23,962	31,991	40,040	48,069
Iowa City, IA	22,444	31,138	39,853	48,548
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,461	33,364	42,245	51,148
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	22,839	30,847	38,834	46,842
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	26,853	33,613	40,352	47,112
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,508	29,287	37,045	44,824
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	24,981	35,839	46,676	57,533
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	24,274	33,717	43,181	52,624
Boise City, ID	33,551	45,948	58,324	70,720
Coeur d'Alene, ID	33,031	43,472	53,935	64,376
Idaho Falls, ID	33,031	43,472	53,935	64,376
Lewiston, ID-WA	33,031	43,472	53,935	64,376
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,592	45,303	56,992	68,703
Pocatello, ID	33,031	43,472	53,935	64,376
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	33,197	44,492	55,765	67,060
Twin Falls, ID	33,551	45,948	58,324	70,720
Bloomington, IL	31,346	39,728	48,132	56,514
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	38,626	46,031	53,456
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	33,010	46,280	59,572	72,842
Decatur, IL	31,200	39,479	47,736	56,015
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	37,066	42,932	48,797
Kankakee, IL	32,282	44,304	56,306	68,328
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,199	44,450	56,680	68,932
Peoria, IL	30,680	37,919	45,178	52,416
Rockford, IL	32,552	45,428	58,282	71,157
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,367	45,656	59,967	74,256
Springfield, IL	31,949	47,383	62,816	78,250
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	37,336	43,452	49,588
Bloomington, IN	55,620	65,375	75,109	84,864
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,360	51,148	66,914	82,701
Columbus, IN	29,848	45,615	61,360	77,127
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	28,538	38,480	48,423	58,365
Evansville, IN	27,997	40,602	53,207	65,812
Fort Wayne, IN	29,765	40,768	51,751	62,754
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,735	51,896	68,079	84,240
Kokomo, IN	32,844	48,381	63,919	79,456
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	32,095	44,908	57,700	70,512
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	32,324	45,116	57,908	70,700
Muncie, IN	33,156	49,047	64,938	80,829
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,575	44,076	56,556	69,056
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	28,975	40,103	51,231	62,359
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	21,757	29,245	36,733	44,221
Terre Haute, IN	41,372	54,746	68,100	81,474
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	18,367	25,626	32,906	40,165
Lawrence, KS	22,236	32,802	43,348	53,914
Manhattan, KS	19,136	26,229	33,322	40,415
Topeka, KS	22,423	32,594	42,765	52,936
Wichita, KS	29,724	35,714	41,725	47,716
Bowling Green, KY	22,839	31,596	40,373	49,130
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	22,693	31,096	39,500	47,903
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	22,714	30,244	37,773	45,303
Elizabethtown, KY	25,231	37,732	50,253	62,754
Lexington-Fayette, KY	28,122	46,322	64,522	82,722
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	28,892	45,885	62,900	79,893
Owensboro, KY	24,690	36,588	48,506	60,404
Paducah, KY-IL	27,020	36,005	45,012	53,997
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,212	35,277	46,364	57,429
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,626	37,128	48,652	60,154
Alexandria, LA	21,112	34,300	47,487	60,674
Baton Rouge, LA	21,778	34,674	47,591	60,487
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,696	31,700	42,703	53,706
Hammond, LA	22,090	36,733	51,376	66,020
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	21,757	36,400	51,023	65,666
Lafayette, LA	21,362	31,200	41,039	50,877
Lake Charles, LA	21,674	32,677	43,660	54,663
Monroe, LA	21,112	34,300	47,487	60,674
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	21,924	36,172	50,399	64,647
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,613	32,344	44,055	55,786
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	21,112	34,300	47,487	60,674
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	22,340	40,477	58,636	76,773
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	20,946	29,848	38,730	47,632
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	34,591	44,242	53,893	63,544
Barnstable Town, MA	41,143	70,700	100,236	129,792
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	47,653	85,925	124,218	162,490
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	39,791	67,684	95,556	123,448
Pittsfield, MA	34,653	44,263	53,872	63,482
Springfield, MA	34,549	44,388	54,247	64,085
Worcester, MA	41,434	72,780	104,104	135,450
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	44,700	66,602	88,525	110,428
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	41,351	72,239	103,127	134,015
Lexington Park, MD	43,722	72,572	101,400	130,250
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	40,186	64,501	88,816	113,132
Salisbury, MD	46,738	69,680	92,602	115,544
Bangor, ME	30,743	38,314	45,885	53,456
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	31,408	40,082	48,776	57,450
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,472	38,002	45,511	53,040
Portland-South Portland, ME	32,282	41,559	50,856	60,133
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	31,034	39,583	48,132	56,680
Ann Arbor, MI	29,453	54,164	78,874	103,584
Battle Creek, MI	28,455	43,098	57,741	72,384
Bay City, MI	26,354	34,050	41,725	49,421
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	29,661	58,032	86,383	114,754
Flint, MI	28,060	50,461	72,842	95,244
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	31,887	45,032	58,157	71,303
Jackson, MI	29,162	53,373	77,564	101,775
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	27,914	39,458	51,023	62,567
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,600	49,567	70,533	91,500
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,084	32,615	39,146	45,677
Midland, MI	26,354	34,050	41,725	49,421
Monroe, MI	29,120	54,496	79,852	105,228
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	28,247	39,458	50,669	61,880
Niles, MI	27,082	36,900	46,696	56,514
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,914	40,373	52,812	65,271
Saginaw, MI	27,498	40,456	53,415	66,373
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	28,725	48,818	68,911	89,004
Traverse City, MI	28,725	48,818	68,911	89,004
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,352	36,733	46,135	55,516
Duluth, MN-WI	30,119	37,669	45,240	52,791
Mankato, MN	30,597	37,316	44,055	50,773
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	32,781	50,732	68,703	86,653
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,804	46,447	61,111	75,754
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,012	38,293	44,596	50,877
Rochester, MN	28,309	36,296	44,263	52,250
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	28,330	33,676	39,000	44,346
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,138	37,378	43,597	49,837
St. Cloud, MN	31,616	46,072	60,549	75,005
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,036	39,812	49,567	59,343
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,431	44,700	58,948	73,216
Columbia, MO	29,724	35,506	41,309	47,092
Jefferson City, MO	29,370	39,312	49,234	59,176
Joplin, MO-KS	19,199	27,020	34,840	42,661
Kansas City, MO-KS	30,930	44,512	58,116	71,698
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,722	43,930	57,159	70,367
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,951	47,092	63,212	79,352
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,703	42,828	55,973	69,098
Springfield, MO	30,244	46,010	61,756	77,522
St. Joseph, MO-KS	22,152	33,176	44,180	55,204
St. Louis, MO-IL	32,885	50,960	69,036	87,111
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	18,533	30,015	41,517	52,999
Hattiesburg, MS	18,304	29,224	40,165	51,085
Jackson, MS	18,845	40,560	62,296	84,012
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,013	29,932	41,829	53,748
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	18,908	40,581	62,234	83,908
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,716	38,647	55,578	72,509
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,778	41,184	60,570	79,976
Billings, MT	29,224	33,176	37,128	41,080
Bozeman, MT	29,911	33,967	38,044	42,100
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	28,413	33,405	38,397	43,389
Great Falls, MT	29,037	33,572	38,085	42,620
Helena, MT	29,162	33,655	38,127	42,620
Missoula, MT	29,620	33,572	37,544	41,496
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,266	33,384	37,524	41,642
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,058	33,530	38,023	42,495
Asheville, NC	28,164	53,020	77,855	102,711
Burlington, NC	23,546	39,749	55,973	72,176
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,076	59,280	87,485	115,690
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	27,456	60,508	93,538	126,589
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	28,164	53,020	77,855	102,711
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,164	53,020	77,855	102,711
Fayetteville, NC	28,164	53,020	77,855	102,711
Goldsboro, NC	26,541	37,232	47,924	58,615
Greensboro-High Point, NC	28,164	53,020	77,855	102,711
Greenville, NC	30,098	38,647	47,175	55,724
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	28,164	53,020	77,855	102,711
Jacksonville, NC	24,399	34,112	43,826	53,540
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	22,984	37,295	51,626	65,936
Raleigh-Cary, NC	30,660	41,621	52,583	63,544
Rocky Mount, NC	25,855	36,588	47,341	58,074
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	19,386	26,791	34,216	41,621
Wilmington, NC	22,589	31,783	40,976	50,170
Winston-Salem, NC	30,847	64,272	97,719	131,144
Bismarck, ND	26,437	31,783	37,149	42,495
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,060	33,738	39,396	45,074
Fargo, ND-MN	27,477	35,215	42,932	50,669
Grand Forks, ND-MN	30,015	36,879	43,764	50,628
Minot, ND	27,498	35,152	42,786	50,440
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	27,228	34,112	41,018	47,903
Grand Island, NE	30,868	36,088	41,330	46,551
Lincoln, NE	37,232	42,557	47,903	53,228
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,637	40,207	48,756	57,325
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,495	34,528	39,541	44,575
Omaha, NE-IA	36,338	47,383	58,428	69,472
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,053	37,087	42,100	47,133
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,684	74,236	106,767	139,319
Manchester-Nashua, NH	42,807	75,775	108,722	141,690
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,744	76,877	111,010	145,143
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,404	45,282	56,181	67,060
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48,652	124,468	200,263	276,079
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	43,972	84,324	124,676	165,028
Vineland, NJ	41,060	66,768	92,477	118,186
Albuquerque, NM	29,183	40,789	52,375	63,981
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	25,335	31,221	37,108	42,994
Farmington, NM	28,892	39,354	49,816	60,279
Las Cruces, NM	25,709	31,575	37,420	43,285
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,292	35,589	44,908	54,205
Santa Fe, NM	28,892	38,792	48,672	58,573
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	38,688	79,685	120,682	161,679
Carson City, NV	38,688	79,685	120,682	161,679
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	41,996	87,215	132,413	177,632
Reno, NV	38,688	79,685	120,682	161,679
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	34,882	53,332	71,781	90,231
Binghamton, NY	40,727	111,405	182,104	252,783
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	36,068	61,402	86,716	112,050
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	40,727	111,405	182,104	252,783
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	33,988	47,695	61,402	75,109
Elmira, NY	33,072	40,498	47,944	55,370
Glens Falls, NY	33,842	49,421	64,980	80,559
Ithaca, NY	33,280	40,540	47,799	55,058
Kingston, NY	34,320	47,029	59,738	72,447
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,903	133,037	218,151	303,285
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	51,106	140,172	229,258	318,324
Rochester, NY	37,378	54,871	72,364	89,856
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	34,216	52,375	70,533	88,692
Syracuse, NY	34,445	46,488	58,532	70,575
Utica-Rome, NY	33,717	43,015	52,333	61,631
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	40,727	111,405	182,104	252,783
Akron, OH	29,266	42,245	55,224	68,204
Canton-Massillon, OH	28,372	41,205	54,039	66,872
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	33,967	54,538	75,088	95,660
Cleveland, OH	30,764	44,783	58,802	72,821
Columbus, OH	29,536	42,495	55,432	68,391
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	28,018	38,439	48,880	59,301
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,250	32,365	38,460	44,575
Lima, OH	25,314	32,532	39,770	46,988
Mansfield, OH	28,413	40,352	52,292	64,231
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	28,392	40,207	52,042	63,856
Sandusky, OH	29,744	42,828	55,911	68,994
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,357	32,012	39,666	47,320
Springfield, OH	28,101	39,666	51,210	62,775
Toledo, OH	26,791	38,397	50,024	61,631
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,252	31,533	37,815	44,096
Youngstown-Warren, OH	29,266	42,245	55,224	68,204
Enid, OK	25,148	35,818	46,488	57,159
Lawton, OK	25,168	35,693	46,197	56,722
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,813	36,692	47,570	58,448
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,626	36,712	47,799	58,885
Oklahoma City, OK	25,543	37,919	50,316	62,692
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,252	34,445	43,618	52,812
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,064	34,216	43,389	52,541
Tulsa, OK	30,597	44,221	57,866	71,490
Albany, OR	34,050	39,936	45,844	51,730
Bend, OR	33,800	39,271	44,720	50,191
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,277	44,138	53,020	61,880
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,506	44,679	53,831	63,004
Corvallis, OR	34,112	39,895	45,656	51,439
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,468	37,066	40,644	44,242
Eugene-Springfield, OR	34,383	41,746	49,109	56,472
Grants Pass, OR	34,861	39,583	44,284	49,005
Medford, OR	34,216	38,647	43,056	47,487
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40,581	53,311	66,061	78,791
Salem, OR	35,506	45,136	54,746	64,376
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	28,808	46,010	63,212	80,413
Altoona, PA	28,080	47,445	66,810	86,175
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,064	38,668	52,292	65,895
Chambersburg, PA	24,524	37,336	50,128	62,941
Erie, PA	28,080	47,445	66,810	86,175
Gettysburg, PA	24,045	37,919	51,772	65,645
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	23,421	37,108	50,794	64,480
Johnstown, PA	25,085	42,328	59,592	76,836
Lancaster, PA	34,528	58,511	82,472	106,455
Lebanon, PA	24,877	38,085	51,272	64,480
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,730	39,770	53,831	67,871
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,168	40,727	56,306	71,864
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41,538	67,122	92,685	118,269
Pittsburgh, PA	27,685	48,007	68,328	88,650
Reading, PA	34,840	58,157	81,474	104,791
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	29,287	42,994	56,701	70,408
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,168	41,101	57,055	72,988
State College, PA	27,456	40,165	52,895	65,604
Williamsport, PA	23,567	35,090	46,613	58,136
York-Hanover, PA	25,876	40,061	54,247	68,432
Aguadilla, PR	22,069	28,226	34,383	40,540
Arecibo, PR	22,402	24,773	27,165	29,536
Guayama, PR	22,402	24,981	27,560	30,140
Mayaguez, PR	22,111	27,581	33,031	38,501
Ponce, PR	22,319	26,562	30,805	35,048
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	22,340	26,229	30,098	33,988
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	22,797	25,751	28,684	31,637
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	35,236	51,272	67,288	83,325
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	22,360	34,861	47,383	59,884
Columbia, SC	20,135	33,530	46,946	60,341
Florence, SC	19,532	35,007	50,461	65,936
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	19,469	37,066	54,663	72,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	20,135	33,530	46,946	60,341
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	20,135	33,530	46,946	60,341
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	32,157	68,620	105,103	141,565
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,972	68,765	106,580	144,373
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,988	33,634	46,301	58,948
Spartanburg, SC	32,511	71,178	109,845	148,512
Sumter, SC	19,532	35,007	50,461	65,936
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,951	36,172	41,413	46,634
Rapid City, SD	34,778	39,541	44,284	49,047
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	31,741	37,420	43,119	48,797
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,223	35,714	41,184	46,676
Chattanooga, TN-GA	30,202	41,288	52,354	63,440
Clarksville, TN-KY	32,074	48,548	65,042	81,516
Cleveland, TN	29,536	41,767	53,976	66,207
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,474	43,202	56,909	70,637
Jackson, TN	29,183	39,666	50,149	60,632
Johnson City, TN	27,352	37,482	47,591	57,720
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	27,207	34,404	41,600	48,797
Knoxville, TN	29,308	44,034	58,740	73,466
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	31,471	45,157	58,844	72,530
Morristown, TN	29,536	45,220	60,924	76,607
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	34,570	51,293	68,016	84,740
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,367	47,716	64,044	80,392
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,559	34,008	39,437	44,887
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,658	47,757	63,856	79,956
Abilene, TX	22,964	34,736	46,530	58,303
Amarillo, TX	23,484	36,234	49,005	61,756
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	42,058	70,887	99,695	128,524
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	30,909	74,672	118,436	162,199
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,503	42,204	59,925	77,626
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,764	64,231	97,719	131,186
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Corpus Christi, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,554	58,615	85,696	112,757
Eagle Pass, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,224	67,143	105,082	143,000
El Paso, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,098	59,530	88,941	118,373
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	33,010	79,560	126,111	172,661
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,405	59,468	85,551	111,613
Laredo, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Longview, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Lubbock, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Midland, TX	22,360	35,277	48,215	61,132
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,831	50,212	72,572	94,952
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Odessa, TX	22,360	35,277	48,215	61,132
San Angelo, TX	22,360	34,778	47,196	59,613
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	32,552	58,407	84,261	110,116
Sherman-Denison, TX	30,951	56,992	83,055	109,096
Texarkana, TX-AR	23,567	29,328	35,090	40,852
Tyler, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Victoria, TX	29,037	56,223	83,388	110,573
Waco, TX	29,120	52,916	76,732	100,527
Wichita Falls, TX	22,568	34,487	46,384	58,303
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	32,719	52,978	73,237	93,496
Logan, UT-ID	32,719	52,978	73,237	93,496
Ogden, UT	35,444	58,573	81,682	104,812
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	33,572	54,746	75,900	97,074
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	37,170	61,672	86,175	110,677
St. George, UT	32,719	52,978	73,237	93,496
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,156	54,060	74,964	95,868
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	27,498	36,920	46,343	55,765
Charlottesville, VA	27,061	36,130	45,199	54,268
Harrisonburg, VA	28,704	42,183	55,640	69,119
Lynchburg, VA	27,581	37,316	47,071	56,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,756	62,088	88,421	114,754
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,114	59,218	85,343	111,447
Richmond, VA	28,704	42,183	55,640	69,119
Roanoke, VA	28,704	40,956	53,207	65,458
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	28,330	42,037	55,724	69,431
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,895	35,340	43,764	52,208
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	28,018	35,776	43,514	51,272
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	34,549	51,272	67,975	84,698
Winchester, VA-WV	28,704	42,183	55,640	69,119
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	30,472	54,476	78,479	102,482
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	32,615	40,103	47,570	55,058
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,615	40,103	47,570	55,058
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,615	40,103	47,570	55,058
Bellingham, WA	40,623	54,829	69,036	83,242
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,744	58,615	74,506	90,376
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,309	56,202	71,116	86,008
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,815	45,407	53,020	60,612
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,063	51,480	63,919	76,336
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	42,100	57,367	72,613	87,880
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,620	58,365	74,111	89,856
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	43,119	59,364	75,629	91,874
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	38,148	54,288	70,429	86,570
Walla Walla, WA	40,623	54,829	69,036	83,242
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	42,412	58,178	73,944	89,711
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	41,808	56,784	71,781	86,757
Yakima, WA	41,996	57,034	72,093	87,132
Appleton, WI	28,413	40,540	52,666	64,792
Eau Claire, WI	28,788	44,013	59,218	74,444
Fond du Lac, WI	28,496	47,133	65,770	84,407
Green Bay, WI	31,512	48,589	65,687	82,764
Janesville-Beloit, WI	30,888	45,365	59,821	74,298
Kenosha, WI	28,018	39,728	51,418	63,128
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	27,727	36,442	45,178	53,893
Madison, WI	31,679	47,112	62,525	77,959
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	29,037	49,920	70,824	91,708
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,540	36,671	45,823	54,954
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,498	36,296	45,095	53,893
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	28,039	39,749	51,460	63,170
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	28,725	48,028	67,330	86,632
Sheboygan, WI	28,143	45,469	62,816	80,143
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,663	44,242	59,821	75,400
Wausau, WI	28,788	44,013	59,218	74,444
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,140	45,490	60,840	76,191
Beckley, WV	21,528	29,100	36,692	44,263
Charleston, WV	22,256	29,474	36,671	43,888
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	22,860	30,056	37,274	44,471
Morgantown, WV	23,421	29,183	34,965	40,727
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	22,776	28,871	34,944	41,039
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	23,567	29,682	35,776	41,892
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	22,256	29,474	36,671	43,888
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	19,989	27,103	34,216	41,330
Wheeling, WV-OH	25,356	31,284	37,191	43,119
Casper, WY	30,764	36,109	41,476	46,821
Cheyenne, WY	30,909	35,652	40,373	45,116
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,909	35,652	40,373	45,116
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,764	36,109	41,476	46,821

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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