SOC 27-4012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Broadcast Technicians 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): Set up, operate, and maintain the electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for radio or television programs. Control and adjust incoming and outgoing broadcast signals to regulate sound volume, signal strength, and signal clarity. Operate satellite, microwave, or other transmitter equipment to broadcast radio or television programs.

Level I across metros$18,471 – $54,538Bowling Green, KY to Phoenix, AZ

Median Level IV, major metros$69,306Across 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 Technicians?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Broadcast Technicians (SOC 27-4012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,471 in Bowling Green, KY to $54,538 in Phoenix, AZ, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $69,306. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $57,263, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 13 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$120,682
San Francisco, CA$113,152
San Jose, CA$109,284
Seattle, WA$80,829
Dallas, TX$80,226
Houston, TX$69,888
Austin, TX$76,940
Chicago, IL$105,040
Boston, MA$72,218
Washington, DC$101,380
Atlanta, GA$73,820
Los Angeles, CA$92,456

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Anchorage, AK	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Fairbanks-College, AK	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Anniston-Oxford, AL	34,008	43,431	52,874	62,296
Auburn-Opelika, AL	31,887	41,164	50,420	59,696
Birmingham, AL	35,132	44,242	53,352	62,463
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	28,101	37,191	46,260	55,349
Decatur, AL	25,688	36,775	47,882	58,968
Dothan, AL	30,722	40,394	50,045	59,717
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	26,208	37,149	48,090	59,031
Gadsden, AL	34,008	43,431	52,874	62,296
Huntsville, AL	25,564	36,442	47,300	58,178
Mobile, AL	28,101	37,191	46,260	55,349
Montgomery, AL	34,008	43,140	52,271	61,402
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,948	42,578	52,229	61,860
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,469	42,349	52,250	62,130
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,034	39,936	48,818	57,720
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	33,364	42,349	51,356	60,341
Tuscaloosa, AL	33,738	43,244	52,749	62,255
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,695	43,160	51,647	60,112
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	23,754	31,034	38,335	45,615
Fort Smith, AR-OK	23,192	30,535	37,856	45,199
Hot Springs, AR	33,780	41,871	49,941	58,032
Jonesboro, AR	34,466	44,055	53,664	63,253
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,111	42,911	50,732	58,532
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,084	35,277	44,492	53,685
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,426	41,476	49,546	57,596
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,564	34,799	44,013	53,248
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	45,428	62,879	80,330	97,781
Flagstaff, AZ	46,010	63,357	80,704	98,052
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	46,010	63,357	80,704	98,052
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	54,538	71,261	87,964	104,687
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	52,188	69,056	85,925	102,794
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	35,776	46,530	57,284	68,037
Tucson, AZ	36,733	47,591	58,448	69,306
Yuma, AZ	46,468	63,960	81,432	98,925
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	42,120	59,197	76,274	93,351
Chico, CA	43,805	61,527	79,248	96,970
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,853	52,749	65,645	78,541
El Centro, CA	41,372	54,871	68,391	81,890
Fresno, CA	36,650	47,653	58,677	69,680
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	36,816	48,028	59,239	70,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41,975	58,802	75,629	92,456
Merced, CA	42,786	61,776	80,767	99,757
Modesto, CA	52,208	72,655	93,101	113,548
Napa, CA	43,098	55,932	68,744	81,578
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,160	55,848	68,516	81,204
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	42,204	54,767	67,351	79,914
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	42,183	59,530	76,898	94,245
Redding, CA	43,805	61,527	79,248	96,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,556	57,076	70,575	84,095
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,012	58,136	71,261	84,386
Salinas, CA	42,744	61,423	80,122	98,800
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	40,976	54,226	67,455	80,704
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	52,084	72,447	92,789	113,152
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	48,048	68,453	88,879	109,284
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	37,773	49,588	61,381	73,196
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	52,146	72,613	93,080	113,548
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	38,980	49,671	60,383	71,074
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	50,212	70,637	91,063	111,488
Stockton-Lodi, CA	51,023	70,471	89,940	109,388
Vallejo, CA	49,359	68,703	88,026	107,370
Visalia, CA	36,317	47,029	57,762	68,474
Yuba City, CA	42,370	55,266	68,183	81,079
Boulder, CO	52,167	65,416	78,666	91,916
Colorado Springs, CO	39,624	48,797	57,991	67,164
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	52,874	65,999	79,144	92,269
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,712	63,253	76,794	90,335
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,151	62,962	76,752	90,564
Grand Junction, CO	31,429	41,642	51,834	62,047
Greeley, CO	52,292	65,500	78,728	91,936
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	51,085	64,480	77,876	91,271
Pueblo, CO	34,986	44,679	54,351	64,044
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,359	62,941	76,524	90,106
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	49,941	61,152	72,343	83,554
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	46,613	57,512	68,412	79,311
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	43,639	53,581	63,544	73,487
New Haven, CT	34,071	42,183	50,316	58,428
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	43,764	53,748	63,732	73,716
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	45,386	56,285	67,164	78,063
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	49,172	66,581	83,970	101,380
Dover, DE	42,453	71,594	100,714	129,855
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,301	45,968	58,656	71,324
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,274	54,892	72,530	90,148
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	35,028	48,444	61,860	75,276
Gainesville, FL	32,677	44,159	55,661	67,143
Homosassa Springs, FL	33,468	46,260	59,031	71,823
Jacksonville, FL	32,344	42,578	52,791	63,024
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	34,861	48,756	62,650	76,544
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,186	59,384	78,583	97,781
Naples-Marco Island, FL	39,624	58,573	77,501	96,450
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,804	43,036	54,288	65,520
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	33,114	46,717	60,341	73,944
Ocala, FL	35,964	49,754	63,565	77,356
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	36,983	50,940	64,917	78,874
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	35,964	49,796	63,607	77,439
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,274	54,892	72,530	90,148
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	37,274	54,892	72,530	90,148
Port St. Lucie, FL	40,124	59,322	78,520	97,719
Punta Gorda, FL	33,655	49,338	65,042	80,725
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	36,900	51,064	65,250	79,415
Sebring, FL	36,608	50,919	65,208	79,519
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	37,607	54,496	71,407	88,296
Tallahassee, FL	37,274	54,892	72,530	90,148
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	33,239	45,864	58,490	71,116
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	34,944	48,485	62,005	75,546
Albany, GA	30,368	43,389	56,431	69,452
Athens-Clarke County, GA	31,076	45,136	59,176	73,237
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,284	45,469	59,634	73,820
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	29,536	39,749	49,962	60,175
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	30,368	43,389	56,431	69,452
Columbus, GA-AL	31,242	45,095	58,968	72,821
Dalton, GA	31,492	40,976	50,482	59,967
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,695	42,807	50,898	59,010
Gainesville, GA	31,159	45,365	59,572	73,778
Hinesville, GA	40,352	45,781	51,231	56,660
Macon-Bibb County, GA	31,138	45,053	58,948	72,863
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,826	44,596	58,344	72,114
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,200	44,970	58,719	72,488
Rome, GA	31,263	45,095	58,927	72,759
Savannah, GA	39,853	45,386	50,898	56,431
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	30,368	43,389	56,431	69,452
Valdosta, GA	30,368	43,389	56,431	69,452
Warner Robins, GA	30,368	43,389	56,431	69,452
Guam MSA	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	31,263	44,554	57,866	71,157
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	31,263	44,554	57,866	71,157
Urban Honolulu, HI	30,847	44,679	58,532	72,364
Ames, IA	26,250	37,420	48,610	59,780
Cedar Rapids, IA	27,956	40,040	52,125	64,210
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	31,429	39,063	46,717	54,351
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	24,940	37,170	49,421	61,652
Dubuque, IA	29,973	42,224	54,496	66,748
Iowa City, IA	30,223	42,266	54,309	66,352
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,351	39,458	50,544	61,652
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,701	39,812	48,901	58,012
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	26,791	35,007	43,244	51,460
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,061	38,647	50,212	61,797
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,578	39,500	49,400	59,322
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	27,519	39,895	52,250	64,626
Boise City, ID	27,228	38,626	50,045	61,444
Coeur d'Alene, ID	28,060	41,392	54,725	68,058
Idaho Falls, ID	28,060	41,392	54,725	68,058
Lewiston, ID-WA	28,060	41,392	54,725	68,058
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,914	40,144	52,375	64,605
Pocatello, ID	28,060	41,392	54,725	68,058
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,018	41,018	53,997	66,997
Twin Falls, ID	27,852	40,248	52,624	65,021
Bloomington, IL	32,989	43,160	53,311	63,482
Champaign-Urbana, IL	33,405	46,738	60,050	73,383
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42,890	63,607	84,324	105,040
Decatur, IL	34,092	47,757	61,423	75,088
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,946	44,138	54,309	64,501
Kankakee, IL	41,143	61,880	82,597	103,335
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	38,959	59,405	79,852	100,298
Peoria, IL	33,405	39,978	46,551	53,124
Rockford, IL	42,183	62,941	83,720	104,479
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,698	39,812	46,904	54,018
Springfield, IL	34,528	45,178	55,848	66,498
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,669	56,722	75,796	94,848
Bloomington, IN	36,484	41,060	45,636	50,212
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	34,799	42,786	50,794	58,781
Columbus, IN	35,548	43,660	51,792	59,904
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	31,824	39,333	46,821	54,330
Evansville, IN	34,653	38,730	42,786	46,863
Fort Wayne, IN	34,632	40,020	45,386	50,773
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	35,839	44,013	52,208	60,383
Kokomo, IN	35,527	43,597	51,668	59,738
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,271	59,800	80,309	100,839
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	38,730	59,072	79,436	99,778
Muncie, IN	35,527	43,701	51,876	60,050
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	36,796	55,578	74,360	93,143
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	31,117	37,149	43,160	49,192
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,530	41,455	49,400	57,325
Terre Haute, IN	32,324	39,084	45,823	52,583
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	28,580	41,580	54,559	67,559
Lawrence, KS	29,453	44,325	59,176	74,048
Manhattan, KS	24,108	40,560	57,013	73,466
Topeka, KS	29,328	44,346	59,364	74,381
Wichita, KS	23,858	37,586	51,335	65,063
Bowling Green, KY	18,471	27,893	37,295	46,717
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,653	32,636	43,618	54,600
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	18,450	26,084	33,717	41,351
Elizabethtown, KY	19,261	28,850	38,460	48,048
Lexington-Fayette, KY	28,642	38,002	47,341	56,701
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	21,674	31,928	42,204	52,458
Owensboro, KY	18,471	27,852	37,253	46,634
Paducah, KY-IL	25,231	33,634	42,037	50,440
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,407	29,162	38,896	48,652
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,823	29,620	39,416	49,213
Alexandria, LA	30,951	39,957	48,943	57,949
Baton Rouge, LA	31,284	41,268	51,252	61,236
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,264	40,768	51,272	61,776
Hammond, LA	32,760	42,432	52,084	61,756
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	31,824	41,642	51,480	61,298
Lafayette, LA	30,181	40,623	51,064	61,506
Lake Charles, LA	30,951	39,957	48,943	57,949
Monroe, LA	30,951	39,957	48,943	57,949
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	32,864	42,224	51,584	60,944
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,116	40,436	48,735	57,055
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	30,951	39,957	48,943	57,949
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	33,093	42,453	51,792	61,152
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,869	40,269	50,669	61,069
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	36,962	46,613	56,244	65,895
Barnstable Town, MA	37,524	48,132	58,719	69,327
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	38,252	49,567	60,903	72,218
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	37,357	47,861	58,365	68,869
Pittsfield, MA	36,962	46,613	56,244	65,895
Springfield, MA	36,962	46,613	56,244	65,895
Worcester, MA	35,735	45,532	55,349	65,146
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40,352	55,079	69,826	84,552
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	47,216	64,439	81,661	98,884
Lexington Park, MD	45,469	62,317	79,186	96,034
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,375	63,877	88,359	112,861
Salisbury, MD	40,768	55,557	70,346	85,135
Bangor, ME	38,564	46,426	54,288	62,151
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	43,202	50,940	58,656	66,394
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,564	46,426	54,288	62,151
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,471	52,354	60,216	68,100
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	41,413	49,484	57,575	65,645
Ann Arbor, MI	31,284	44,325	57,388	70,429
Battle Creek, MI	29,328	42,453	55,557	68,682
Bay City, MI	34,695	45,282	55,869	66,456
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	31,263	44,180	57,117	70,034
Flint, MI	30,805	43,223	55,620	68,037
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	28,954	41,704	54,455	67,205
Jackson, MI	31,346	44,346	57,346	70,346
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	28,954	38,709	48,444	58,199
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,709	50,253	61,818	73,362
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,535	42,640	54,746	66,852
Midland, MI	34,695	45,282	55,869	66,456
Monroe, MI	31,221	44,117	57,034	69,930
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	29,370	42,308	55,224	68,162
Niles, MI	30,701	37,253	43,805	50,357
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,098	37,648	45,178	52,728
Saginaw, MI	30,826	42,453	54,101	65,728
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,037	39,271	49,484	59,717
Traverse City, MI	29,620	35,610	41,621	47,612
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,098	37,648	45,178	52,728
Duluth, MN-WI	32,178	42,162	52,125	62,109
Mankato, MN	33,551	43,556	53,540	63,544
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,506	45,594	55,703	65,791
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,738	43,556	53,373	63,191
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	31,824	42,016	52,208	62,400
Rochester, MN	30,160	41,621	53,061	64,522
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,447	44,013	54,559	65,125
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,282	42,058	51,813	61,589
St. Cloud, MN	32,906	42,952	53,020	63,066
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,408	38,002	44,575	51,168
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,261	43,431	54,580	65,749
Columbia, MO	30,680	42,266	53,831	65,416
Jefferson City, MO	30,680	42,266	53,831	65,416
Joplin, MO-KS	27,061	36,733	46,384	56,056
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,490	46,946	61,402	75,858
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,948	44,658	56,389	68,100
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,240	41,101	49,983	58,844
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,701	41,205	51,730	62,234
Springfield, MO	29,994	37,191	44,367	51,564
St. Joseph, MO-KS	30,098	43,119	56,119	69,140
St. Louis, MO-IL	34,716	45,136	55,578	65,999
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	23,920	31,845	39,770	47,695
Hattiesburg, MS	23,920	31,845	39,770	47,695
Jackson, MS	24,316	32,906	41,517	50,108
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	23,920	31,845	39,770	47,695
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,357	32,927	41,517	50,087
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,794	36,484	48,194	59,884
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,711	35,922	47,133	58,344
Billings, MT	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
Bozeman, MT	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
Great Falls, MT	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
Helena, MT	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
Missoula, MT	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,319	42,183	49,047	55,911
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	35,527	43,410	51,293	59,176
Asheville, NC	32,074	41,268	50,440	59,634
Burlington, NC	34,487	42,557	50,607	58,677
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,733	47,008	57,304	67,580
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	38,189	49,754	61,340	72,904
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	34,487	44,346	54,184	64,044
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,858	45,386	53,893	62,421
Fayetteville, NC	36,400	46,405	56,410	66,415
Goldsboro, NC	34,112	43,992	53,872	63,752
Greensboro-High Point, NC	36,317	44,221	52,125	60,029
Greenville, NC	35,589	42,432	49,255	56,098
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	38,148	49,754	61,381	72,988
Jacksonville, NC	35,568	41,746	47,944	54,122
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	34,279	42,640	51,023	59,384
Raleigh-Cary, NC	34,820	45,636	56,431	67,247
Rocky Mount, NC	33,925	43,826	53,706	63,607
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,752	48,693	59,613	70,554
Wilmington, NC	36,359	42,557	48,756	54,954
Winston-Salem, NC	43,472	48,880	54,268	59,676
Bismarck, ND	29,224	39,957	50,711	61,444
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	28,351	39,063	49,754	60,466
Fargo, ND-MN	30,098	40,394	50,690	60,986
Grand Forks, ND-MN	29,224	39,957	50,711	61,444
Minot, ND	29,224	39,957	50,711	61,444
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	30,264	40,956	51,647	62,338
Grand Island, NE	28,080	31,804	35,548	39,271
Lincoln, NE	30,722	39,541	48,360	57,180
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,037	37,711	46,384	55,058
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,080	31,429	34,757	38,106
Omaha, NE-IA	35,236	42,786	50,357	57,908
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	28,788	37,336	45,864	54,413
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40,519	54,621	68,703	82,805
Manchester-Nashua, NH	40,519	54,580	68,661	82,722
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	38,480	50,212	61,943	73,674
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	59,405	73,258	87,090	100,943
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	48,548	73,196	97,864	122,512
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	48,527	73,175	97,823	122,471
Vineland, NJ	42,183	71,532	100,880	130,229
Albuquerque, NM	37,607	45,968	54,351	62,712
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,732	45,469	53,186	60,924
Farmington, NM	37,856	45,968	54,101	62,213
Las Cruces, NM	38,085	45,927	53,789	61,631
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,002	46,052	54,080	62,130
Santa Fe, NM	37,919	46,031	54,164	62,276
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	37,981	53,685	69,389	85,093
Carson City, NV	33,426	49,962	66,477	83,013
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	40,269	55,287	70,325	85,343
Reno, NV	34,820	52,271	69,701	87,152
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	35,568	46,135	56,722	67,288
Binghamton, NY	43,826	64,064	84,282	104,520
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	35,173	56,368	77,584	98,780
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	33,364	44,658	55,932	67,226
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	33,093	43,098	53,124	63,128
Elmira, NY	32,448	40,332	48,236	56,119
Glens Falls, NY	35,589	47,903	60,237	72,551
Ithaca, NY	32,490	40,831	49,151	57,492
Kingston, NY	43,826	64,064	84,282	104,520
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	49,525	73,071	96,596	120,141
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,066	73,612	97,136	120,682
Rochester, NY	35,464	48,319	61,152	74,007
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	33,384	50,066	66,748	83,429
Syracuse, NY	34,029	44,388	54,725	65,084
Utica-Rome, NY	33,156	42,287	51,439	60,570
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	33,176	42,162	51,168	60,154
Akron, OH	28,164	41,060	53,935	66,831
Canton-Massillon, OH	27,602	39,458	51,335	63,191
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	33,468	44,200	54,912	65,645
Cleveland, OH	28,580	41,767	54,933	68,120
Columbus, OH	29,349	43,992	58,656	73,300
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	27,644	38,938	50,253	61,548
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,935	41,496	55,037	68,599
Lima, OH	27,893	41,143	54,392	67,642
Mansfield, OH	28,351	42,308	56,264	70,221
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	27,311	40,623	53,935	67,247
Sandusky, OH	26,437	39,895	53,373	66,831
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,226	41,164	54,101	67,039
Springfield, OH	28,268	41,663	55,058	68,453
Toledo, OH	25,044	41,580	58,116	74,652
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,330	41,663	54,975	68,308
Youngstown-Warren, OH	28,164	41,060	53,935	66,831
Enid, OK	20,093	30,909	41,704	52,520
Lawton, OK	25,792	35,735	45,656	55,599
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	26,895	36,234	45,594	54,933
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,797	33,156	43,514	53,872
Oklahoma City, OK	27,103	37,066	47,029	56,992
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,399	33,738	43,098	52,437
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,237	31,263	41,309	51,335
Tulsa, OK	29,370	38,480	47,612	56,722
Albany, OR	32,199	39,188	46,176	53,165
Bend, OR	32,053	39,146	46,239	53,332
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,821	43,264	52,728	62,172
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,655	43,618	53,602	63,565
Corvallis, OR	31,388	39,063	46,717	54,392
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	33,426	39,520	45,594	51,688
Eugene-Springfield, OR	31,180	38,460	45,740	53,020
Grants Pass, OR	33,280	41,788	50,295	58,802
Medford, OR	33,738	40,706	47,695	54,663
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	35,194	46,218	57,263	68,287
Salem, OR	34,612	44,492	54,351	64,231
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	36,962	53,477	69,992	86,508
Altoona, PA	22,568	32,261	41,954	51,647
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,244	45,615	60,965	76,336
Chambersburg, PA	29,245	42,266	55,287	68,308
Erie, PA	35,797	60,362	84,948	109,512
Gettysburg, PA	27,082	41,268	55,432	69,618
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	33,676	48,007	62,317	76,648
Johnstown, PA	33,239	53,644	74,048	94,453
Lancaster, PA	40,373	68,828	97,261	125,716
Lebanon, PA	32,885	47,986	63,108	78,208
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,720	47,466	63,212	78,957
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,994	49,068	68,120	87,194
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	42,890	72,114	101,359	130,583
Pittsburgh, PA	35,839	56,764	77,668	98,592
Reading, PA	40,914	68,287	95,680	123,053
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	32,240	46,405	60,591	74,756
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,076	50,732	70,367	90,023
State College, PA	22,714	31,804	40,872	49,962
Williamsport, PA	35,797	60,362	84,948	109,512
York-Hanover, PA	28,580	43,930	59,301	74,652
Aguadilla, PR	23,775	28,850	33,925	39,000
Arecibo, PR	24,628	29,724	34,820	39,916
Guayama, PR	24,565	29,640	34,716	39,791
Mayaguez, PR	23,775	28,850	33,925	39,000
Ponce, PR	23,712	28,767	33,821	38,876
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	23,775	28,850	33,925	39,000
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	24,565	29,640	34,716	39,791
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,130	45,428	54,704	64,002
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	31,408	44,117	56,805	69,514
Columbia, SC	35,360	44,034	52,708	61,381
Florence, SC	35,714	44,554	53,373	62,213
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	33,260	40,061	46,863	53,664
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	32,095	42,037	52,000	61,943
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	32,095	42,037	52,000	61,943
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,714	47,092	58,490	69,868
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,338	47,133	57,949	68,744
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,701	41,912	53,103	64,314
Spartanburg, SC	36,608	47,341	58,053	68,786
Sumter, SC	35,714	44,554	53,373	62,213
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,978	34,612	42,266	49,900
Rapid City, SD	27,332	32,448	37,544	42,661
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	25,896	33,759	41,642	49,504
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	26,936	30,576	34,237	37,877
Chattanooga, TN-GA	29,412	38,980	48,527	58,095
Clarksville, TN-KY	26,458	37,108	47,736	58,386
Cleveland, TN	28,621	39,853	51,085	62,317
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,156	42,828	52,479	62,151
Jackson, TN	28,621	39,853	51,085	62,317
Johnson City, TN	28,621	39,853	51,085	62,317
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	29,661	39,541	49,421	59,301
Knoxville, TN	35,901	45,636	55,370	65,104
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	27,789	37,856	47,944	58,012
Morristown, TN	33,655	43,264	52,853	62,463
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	27,727	38,751	49,754	60,778
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,288	39,292	50,316	61,319
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,184	38,813	49,463	60,092
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,935	39,042	50,149	61,256
Abilene, TX	21,528	30,847	40,144	49,463
Amarillo, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	40,623	52,728	64,834	76,940
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	33,988	45,948	57,887	69,847
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,040	36,816	46,572	56,348
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	26,812	35,776	44,762	53,727
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,967	45,636	57,284	68,952
College Station-Bryan, TX	32,261	41,642	51,044	60,424
Corpus Christi, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	37,524	51,751	65,999	80,226
Eagle Pass, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,303	44,388	56,452	68,536
El Paso, TX	35,693	42,058	48,444	54,808
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,090	48,048	61,028	73,986
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	33,780	45,823	57,845	69,888
Killeen-Temple, TX	38,792	50,316	61,839	73,362
Laredo, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Longview, TX	24,378	33,572	42,765	51,959
Lubbock, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Midland, TX	24,877	35,839	46,821	57,783
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,861	48,298	61,735	75,172
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,869	38,813	47,736	56,680
Odessa, TX	24,877	35,839	46,821	57,783
San Angelo, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	31,762	41,309	50,877	60,424
Sherman-Denison, TX	36,816	50,919	65,021	79,124
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Tyler, TX	25,293	34,383	43,472	52,562
Victoria, TX	34,300	46,447	58,573	70,720
Waco, TX	36,213	50,004	63,794	77,584
Wichita Falls, TX	22,298	32,448	42,599	52,749
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,527	49,359	63,170	77,002
Logan, UT-ID	21,653	30,327	38,980	47,653
Ogden, UT	21,591	28,746	35,880	43,036
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	22,090	31,096	40,082	49,088
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	22,111	29,536	36,941	44,367
St. George, UT	21,653	30,327	38,980	47,653
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	21,632	30,306	38,980	47,653
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	34,965	46,197	57,408	68,640
Charlottesville, VA	28,351	39,125	49,920	60,695
Harrisonburg, VA	31,138	41,829	52,520	63,212
Lynchburg, VA	34,965	46,197	57,408	68,640
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,079	58,240	74,423	90,584
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,642	59,156	76,669	94,183
Richmond, VA	27,664	38,980	50,316	61,631
Roanoke, VA	34,965	46,197	57,408	68,640
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	46,197	57,408	68,640
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,965	46,197	57,408	68,640
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	34,965	46,197	57,408	68,640
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	40,248	47,903	55,578	63,232
Winchester, VA-WV	45,552	63,586	81,599	99,632
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,069	51,439	67,808	84,178
Bellingham, WA	39,936	52,167	64,376	76,607
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	42,640	55,224	67,788	80,372
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,584	50,191	61,776	73,383
Kennewick-Richland, WA	39,936	52,167	64,376	76,607
Longview-Kelso, WA	35,152	46,072	57,013	67,933
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	41,288	53,789	66,269	78,770
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	42,765	55,370	67,975	80,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,890	55,536	68,183	80,829
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	37,960	46,197	54,413	62,650
Walla Walla, WA	39,936	52,167	64,376	76,607
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	41,725	54,268	66,831	79,373
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	38,959	50,898	62,837	74,776
Yakima, WA	39,416	51,460	63,482	75,525
Appleton, WI	29,412	40,976	52,541	64,106
Eau Claire, WI	27,935	39,458	50,981	62,504
Fond du Lac, WI	34,445	48,756	63,045	77,356
Green Bay, WI	33,572	45,240	56,909	68,578
Janesville-Beloit, WI	30,160	43,140	56,119	69,098
Kenosha, WI	32,386	45,968	59,530	73,112
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,599	40,685	51,792	62,879
Madison, WI	33,072	45,864	58,636	71,428
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	40,311	53,602	66,914	80,205
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,888	43,056	55,245	67,413
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,496	38,647	48,818	58,968
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	27,997	39,208	50,399	61,610
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	37,752	51,792	65,812	79,852
Sheboygan, WI	35,402	49,338	63,295	77,231
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,740	46,280	59,800	73,341
Wausau, WI	28,704	39,146	49,608	60,050
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,407	43,660	54,933	66,186
Beckley, WV	21,216	27,477	33,738	39,999
Charleston, WV	21,133	27,207	33,301	39,375
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	20,759	29,807	38,876	47,924
Morgantown, WV	21,508	25,834	30,160	34,487
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,216	26,708	32,220	37,711
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	21,300	27,456	33,592	39,749
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	21,133	27,207	33,301	39,375
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	23,421	34,695	45,968	57,242
Wheeling, WV-OH	23,026	29,391	35,756	42,120
Casper, WY	26,812	35,735	44,637	53,560
Cheyenne, WY	26,895	35,048	43,181	51,335
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,957	35,236	43,493	51,772
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	26,812	35,735	44,637	53,560

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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