SOC 27-4021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Photographers 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): Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Level I across metros$18,783 – $45,240Lafayette, LA to Springfield, MA

Median Level IV, major metros$60,008Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Photographers (SOC 27-4021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,783 in Lafayette, LA to $45,240 in Springfield, MA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $60,008. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $50,586, 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$87,756
San Francisco, CA$103,605
San Jose, CA$92,519
Seattle, WA$70,429
Dallas, TX$52,936
Houston, TX$51,855
Austin, TX$51,002
Chicago, IL$61,714
Boston, MA$87,090
Washington, DC$85,904
Atlanta, GA$77,189
Los Angeles, CA$91,229

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,696	41,996	50,316	58,615
Anchorage, AK	34,757	42,807	50,836	58,885
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,676	41,850	50,004	58,178
Anniston-Oxford, AL	26,458	35,464	44,471	53,477
Auburn-Opelika, AL	24,253	34,591	44,928	55,266
Birmingham, AL	26,687	37,399	48,090	58,802
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	24,898	33,093	41,268	49,463
Decatur, AL	26,208	33,072	39,957	46,821
Dothan, AL	26,042	34,716	43,389	52,063
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	26,666	33,384	40,124	46,842
Gadsden, AL	26,458	35,464	44,471	53,477
Huntsville, AL	27,269	33,655	40,061	46,447
Mobile, AL	25,772	33,738	41,684	49,650
Montgomery, AL	28,996	41,101	53,186	65,292
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,541	35,319	44,076	52,853
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,188	36,525	46,842	57,180
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,775	34,861	45,927	57,013
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	26,042	36,692	47,341	57,991
Tuscaloosa, AL	26,416	37,607	48,818	60,008
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,604	33,551	40,498	47,445
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,562	31,076	35,589	40,103
Fort Smith, AR-OK	24,170	29,037	33,904	38,772
Hot Springs, AR	25,522	30,223	34,944	39,645
Jonesboro, AR	27,914	35,693	43,493	51,272
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	25,938	30,888	35,839	40,789
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,084	30,826	35,589	40,332
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,772	30,660	35,568	40,456
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,896	30,452	34,986	39,541
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	33,572	40,560	47,528	54,517
Flagstaff, AZ	31,450	35,901	40,352	44,804
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31,845	39,978	48,111	56,244
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	33,800	40,436	47,092	53,727
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	33,676	40,415	47,133	53,872
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	31,783	42,037	52,292	62,546
Tucson, AZ	31,762	41,039	50,316	59,592
Yuma, AZ	33,676	40,560	47,445	54,330
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	35,756	45,948	56,140	66,332
Chico, CA	35,548	47,424	59,280	71,157
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,421	44,138	51,876	59,592
El Centro, CA	36,650	46,551	56,452	66,352
Fresno, CA	35,090	40,186	45,261	50,357
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,423	43,327	51,252	59,156
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	37,544	55,432	73,341	91,229
Merced, CA	36,608	49,192	61,797	74,381
Modesto, CA	36,796	44,429	52,063	59,696
Napa, CA	37,815	47,237	56,680	66,103
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,461	48,111	58,760	69,410
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,045	46,572	56,119	65,645
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,463	46,509	56,576	66,623
Redding, CA	37,669	53,768	69,888	85,988
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,191	44,034	50,877	57,720
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	37,149	46,322	55,516	64,688
Salinas, CA	36,692	50,170	63,628	77,106
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	36,608	48,527	60,466	72,384
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	43,576	63,586	83,596	103,605
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	40,935	58,136	75,317	92,519
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,920	48,069	59,197	70,346
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,703	62,068	81,412	100,776
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40,103	56,077	72,031	88,005
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	37,836	54,954	72,093	89,212
Stockton-Lodi, CA	36,130	44,159	52,167	60,196
Vallejo, CA	39,208	44,408	49,588	54,788
Visalia, CA	35,236	42,349	49,463	56,576
Yuba City, CA	36,962	46,447	55,932	65,416
Boulder, CO	41,871	54,226	66,560	78,916
Colorado Springs, CO	35,922	45,677	55,432	65,188
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	38,855	49,088	59,322	69,556
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,045	47,445	57,866	68,266
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	38,772	53,456	68,141	82,826
Grand Junction, CO	33,031	42,058	51,106	60,133
Greeley, CO	36,421	44,804	53,186	61,568
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	35,860	46,135	56,410	66,685
Pueblo, CO	33,946	44,117	54,309	64,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	31,242	41,829	52,396	62,983
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	42,869	52,874	62,900	72,904
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	39,604	48,776	57,949	67,122
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	39,541	46,842	54,122	61,423
New Haven, CT	39,479	49,068	58,636	68,224
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,400	45,948	55,516	65,063
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	36,983	44,762	52,541	60,320
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	38,376	54,226	70,055	85,904
Dover, DE	33,946	42,994	52,042	61,090
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	33,010	38,834	44,658	50,482
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,280	41,455	49,629	57,804
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	31,575	39,146	46,738	54,309
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	30,972	37,648	44,304	50,981
Gainesville, FL	30,930	37,524	44,138	50,732
Homosassa Springs, FL	31,367	42,100	52,853	63,586
Jacksonville, FL	33,800	44,658	55,536	66,394
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	32,282	44,991	57,679	70,388
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	34,570	46,301	58,032	69,764
Naples-Marco Island, FL	35,381	45,365	55,370	65,354
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,928	41,476	51,023	60,570
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	30,618	36,151	41,663	47,196
Ocala, FL	29,765	37,440	45,136	52,812
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	29,682	37,503	45,344	53,165
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,240	38,834	45,448	52,042
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	29,932	40,103	50,295	60,466
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	30,701	41,018	51,356	61,672
Port St. Lucie, FL	32,012	39,645	47,300	54,933
Punta Gorda, FL	32,116	39,500	46,904	54,288
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	29,848	37,773	45,677	53,602
Sebring, FL	29,724	37,856	45,968	54,101
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,720	42,100	52,458	62,837
Tallahassee, FL	29,245	37,420	45,615	53,789
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	31,575	42,952	54,309	65,687
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	29,869	39,084	48,319	57,533
Albany, GA	31,013	37,544	44,076	50,607
Athens-Clarke County, GA	28,205	44,200	60,196	76,191
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	28,767	44,908	61,048	77,189
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	28,912	37,940	46,946	55,973
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	32,261	37,711	43,181	48,631
Columbus, GA-AL	28,559	43,805	59,031	74,277
Dalton, GA	24,669	35,444	46,218	56,992
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,437	38,356	50,253	62,172
Gainesville, GA	28,580	44,596	60,612	76,628
Hinesville, GA	27,186	38,626	50,087	61,527
Macon-Bibb County, GA	28,642	44,575	60,487	76,420
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,309	43,514	58,719	73,924
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	24,045	37,752	51,439	65,146
Rome, GA	28,122	43,951	59,759	75,588
Savannah, GA	24,024	40,394	56,743	73,112
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,504	40,144	43,784	47,424
Valdosta, GA	27,186	42,141	57,117	72,072
Warner Robins, GA	26,125	37,669	49,192	60,736
Guam MSA	32,012	43,660	55,287	66,935
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	30,098	46,592	63,108	79,602
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	33,634	51,231	68,807	86,404
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,218	42,412	51,605	60,799
Ames, IA	20,863	31,679	42,474	53,290
Cedar Rapids, IA	23,858	32,095	40,332	48,568
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	29,370	38,584	47,799	57,013
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	23,941	35,152	46,384	57,596
Dubuque, IA	19,157	28,143	37,149	46,135
Iowa City, IA	19,532	29,412	39,292	49,172
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	19,823	29,058	38,314	47,549
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	21,092	31,242	41,392	51,543
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	29,308	36,504	43,701	50,898
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	16,474	24,399	32,324	40,248
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	23,504	33,884	44,284	54,663
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	20,114	29,391	38,668	47,944
Boise City, ID	24,648	30,909	37,170	43,431
Coeur d'Alene, ID	25,064	31,471	37,898	44,304
Idaho Falls, ID	25,064	31,471	37,898	44,304
Lewiston, ID-WA	25,064	31,471	37,898	44,304
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	25,252	31,866	38,480	45,095
Pocatello, ID	26,874	39,063	51,231	63,420
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	24,981	32,552	40,144	47,716
Twin Falls, ID	24,877	31,804	38,709	45,636
Bloomington, IL	31,325	39,271	47,237	55,183
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,679	41,434	51,210	60,965
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	32,386	42,162	51,938	61,714
Decatur, IL	31,492	41,829	52,146	62,484
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,407	40,852	49,296	57,741
Kankakee, IL	32,365	42,183	52,000	61,818
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	35,069	38,959	42,828
Peoria, IL	31,242	36,047	40,831	45,636
Rockford, IL	31,200	36,213	41,247	46,260
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	39,125	47,071	54,996
Springfield, IL	32,532	40,831	49,130	57,429
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,136	41,288	50,440	59,592
Bloomington, IN	27,810	34,632	41,476	48,298
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	26,188	34,570	42,932	51,314
Columbus, IN	28,018	34,632	41,247	47,861
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	24,711	31,616	38,522	45,428
Evansville, IN	26,208	32,344	38,460	44,596
Fort Wayne, IN	28,746	35,173	41,580	48,007
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	29,266	35,631	41,975	48,340
Kokomo, IN	26,999	33,863	40,748	47,612
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	26,042	34,092	42,141	50,191
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,845	41,476	51,106	60,736
Muncie, IN	28,164	34,570	40,976	47,383
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	21,736	28,268	34,778	41,309
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	26,125	31,824	37,544	43,244
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	25,023	32,240	39,437	46,655
Terre Haute, IN	24,898	32,864	40,810	48,776
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,640	34,695	39,749	44,804
Lawrence, KS	31,970	40,519	49,047	57,596
Manhattan, KS	26,167	31,700	37,253	42,786
Topeka, KS	31,117	39,624	48,111	56,618
Wichita, KS	30,098	37,212	44,325	51,439
Bowling Green, KY	26,416	34,716	42,994	51,293
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,020	37,877	48,756	59,613
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,727	35,132	42,516	49,920
Elizabethtown, KY	29,412	40,207	51,023	61,818
Lexington-Fayette, KY	30,743	41,788	52,832	63,877
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	30,452	41,600	52,770	63,919
Owensboro, KY	27,540	38,709	49,879	61,048
Paducah, KY-IL	28,559	38,564	48,568	58,573
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,496	38,959	49,400	59,863
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,517	39,125	49,733	60,341
Alexandria, LA	22,423	32,927	43,410	53,914
Baton Rouge, LA	24,856	35,548	46,239	56,930
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,695	32,344	42,994	53,644
Hammond, LA	23,296	33,904	44,533	55,141
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	23,463	33,488	43,535	53,560
Lafayette, LA	18,783	28,621	38,480	48,319
Lake Charles, LA	19,116	28,309	37,503	46,696
Monroe, LA	22,423	32,927	43,410	53,914
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	23,317	33,884	44,471	55,037
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	25,023	35,839	46,634	57,450
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23,421	34,383	45,365	56,327
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	22,693	38,293	53,872	69,472
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,778	33,218	44,679	56,119
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	42,744	53,040	63,357	73,653
Barnstable Town, MA	36,567	51,127	65,687	80,247
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	37,815	54,247	70,658	87,090
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	36,962	51,210	65,479	79,727
Pittsfield, MA	44,908	54,746	64,564	74,402
Springfield, MA	45,240	54,018	62,775	71,552
Worcester, MA	40,020	50,773	61,506	72,260
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	33,114	43,389	53,664	63,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	37,940	53,560	69,202	84,823
Lexington Park, MD	35,984	50,253	64,501	78,770
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	33,738	43,223	52,728	62,213
Salisbury, MD	33,884	42,079	50,274	58,469
Bangor, ME	34,716	41,767	48,797	55,848
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	33,988	42,869	51,751	60,632
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,716	41,767	48,797	55,848
Portland-South Portland, ME	34,300	43,951	53,602	63,253
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	34,716	39,916	45,095	50,295
Ann Arbor, MI	34,383	39,375	44,388	49,380
Battle Creek, MI	33,780	48,984	64,168	79,373
Bay City, MI	28,996	37,357	45,698	54,060
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	36,192	56,805	77,418	98,031
Flint, MI	37,648	60,799	83,928	107,079
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	33,176	46,863	60,528	74,215
Jackson, MI	37,336	58,282	79,207	100,152
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	31,159	44,908	58,656	72,405
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	37,128	46,488	55,869	65,229
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,215	55,786	76,357	96,928
Midland, MI	28,996	37,357	45,698	54,060
Monroe, MI	37,191	59,135	81,100	103,044
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	32,012	43,660	55,287	66,935
Niles, MI	27,332	34,466	41,621	48,756
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,119	45,199	60,279	75,359
Saginaw, MI	32,698	43,972	55,266	66,540
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,783	44,096	56,431	68,744
Traverse City, MI	32,053	49,421	66,789	84,157
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	30,119	45,199	60,279	75,359
Duluth, MN-WI	38,792	47,466	56,119	64,792
Mankato, MN	39,999	48,277	56,576	64,855
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	40,560	48,818	57,096	65,354
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,728	48,028	56,327	64,626
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,605	46,988	55,391	63,773
Rochester, MN	35,360	48,152	60,924	73,716
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,458	48,298	57,138	65,978
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,063	47,008	54,954	62,900
St. Cloud, MN	39,978	48,215	56,431	64,668
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,892	37,295	45,698	54,101
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,954	35,028	41,101	47,175
Columbia, MO	29,952	38,335	46,738	55,120
Jefferson City, MO	29,952	38,335	46,738	55,120
Joplin, MO-KS	30,660	38,980	47,279	55,599
Kansas City, MO-KS	32,636	41,767	50,877	60,008
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,136	40,706	49,255	57,824
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,431	38,293	46,135	53,997
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,429	34,258	37,087
Springfield, MO	34,466	42,807	51,168	59,509
St. Joseph, MO-KS	32,053	40,789	49,546	58,282
St. Louis, MO-IL	32,677	40,706	48,756	56,784
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,245	36,837	44,429	52,021
Hattiesburg, MS	28,184	35,860	43,556	51,231
Jackson, MS	30,556	39,000	47,445	55,890
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,973	37,836	45,677	53,540
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,183	37,607	46,010	54,434
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,490	39,188	45,885	52,583
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	29,620	37,773	45,927	54,080
Billings, MT	27,103	39,624	52,125	64,647
Bozeman, MT	27,831	41,621	55,412	69,202
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	27,165	36,837	46,509	56,181
Great Falls, MT	27,519	35,631	43,743	51,855
Helena, MT	27,477	38,480	49,484	60,487
Missoula, MT	26,416	35,215	43,992	52,791
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	27,623	38,772	49,941	61,090
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	27,144	35,860	44,596	53,311
Asheville, NC	30,327	35,693	41,060	46,426
Burlington, NC	30,077	38,938	47,820	56,680
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,848	38,855	47,840	56,847
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	31,824	39,978	48,152	56,306
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	31,180	38,980	46,780	54,580
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	22,714	31,492	40,248	49,026
Fayetteville, NC	30,951	35,984	40,997	46,031
Goldsboro, NC	27,727	38,376	49,026	59,676
Greensboro-High Point, NC	30,077	39,624	49,151	58,698
Greenville, NC	23,733	37,336	50,919	64,522
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	30,930	39,832	48,714	57,616
Jacksonville, NC	24,024	33,135	42,245	51,356
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	30,077	38,730	47,404	56,056
Raleigh-Cary, NC	29,412	40,248	51,106	61,943
Rocky Mount, NC	27,228	37,794	48,340	58,906
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	24,794	36,296	47,778	59,280
Wilmington, NC	26,167	36,172	46,176	56,181
Winston-Salem, NC	29,370	38,023	46,655	55,308
Bismarck, ND	34,320	39,999	45,677	51,356
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,780	39,895	46,031	52,146
Fargo, ND-MN	33,738	39,916	46,114	52,292
Grand Forks, ND-MN	35,048	42,079	49,088	56,119
Minot, ND	34,320	39,999	45,677	51,356
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,320	39,999	45,677	51,356
Grand Island, NE	32,032	39,749	47,445	55,162
Lincoln, NE	28,288	36,463	44,658	52,832
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,141	38,210	47,300	56,368
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,972	38,792	46,592	54,413
Omaha, NE-IA	30,015	39,437	48,839	58,261
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,370	38,376	47,404	56,410
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	37,024	52,666	68,287	83,928
Manchester-Nashua, NH	30,410	42,245	54,080	65,916
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	29,058	39,354	49,629	59,925
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	31,471	41,455	51,460	61,444
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	34,445	45,053	55,661	66,269
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,839	46,821	57,824	68,807
Vineland, NJ	34,071	43,348	52,624	61,901
Albuquerque, NM	37,191	47,341	57,512	67,663
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,423	45,968	56,493	67,039
Farmington, NM	35,340	45,823	56,285	66,768
Las Cruces, NM	37,253	47,695	58,116	68,557
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	35,756	46,884	58,012	69,140
Santa Fe, NM	38,293	50,940	63,565	76,212
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	26,624	34,008	41,372	48,756
Carson City, NV	34,757	42,037	49,317	56,597
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	26,437	33,364	40,269	47,196
Reno, NV	36,671	43,639	50,586	57,554
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	37,420	47,154	56,868	66,602
Binghamton, NY	35,215	40,644	46,093	51,522
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	35,880	42,516	49,172	55,807
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	36,733	46,218	55,703	65,188
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	35,776	46,010	56,244	66,477
Elmira, NY	35,485	39,770	44,055	48,340
Glens Falls, NY	36,941	46,509	56,077	65,645
Ithaca, NY	35,340	41,642	47,924	54,226
Kingston, NY	36,234	43,784	51,356	58,906
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	37,440	53,581	69,743	85,884
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,562	55,620	71,698	87,756
Rochester, NY	34,549	42,412	50,253	58,116
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,458	55,516	71,552	87,610
Syracuse, NY	37,378	45,552	53,748	61,922
Utica-Rome, NY	36,775	46,072	55,391	64,688
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	37,128	45,220	53,290	61,381
Akron, OH	26,853	37,919	48,964	60,029
Canton-Massillon, OH	29,724	38,564	47,404	56,244
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	24,794	35,901	46,988	58,095
Cleveland, OH	30,202	39,874	49,546	59,218
Columbus, OH	28,642	39,500	50,357	61,215
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	26,728	34,882	43,015	51,168
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,852	37,336	46,821	56,306
Lima, OH	29,391	37,149	44,908	52,666
Mansfield, OH	27,664	37,732	47,778	57,845
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	23,005	29,370	35,756	42,120
Sandusky, OH	28,018	37,087	46,176	55,245
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	26,791	32,636	38,480	44,325
Springfield, OH	28,060	38,044	48,007	57,991
Toledo, OH	26,832	34,986	43,160	51,314
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	29,058	37,378	45,719	54,039
Youngstown-Warren, OH	28,392	37,919	47,445	56,972
Enid, OK	24,981	34,320	43,639	52,978
Lawton, OK	23,983	32,927	41,850	50,794
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,196	30,431	39,687	48,922
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,508	31,533	41,559	51,584
Oklahoma City, OK	25,439	34,196	42,932	51,688
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,693	31,180	39,666	48,152
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,818	32,136	41,476	50,794
Tulsa, OK	21,778	31,533	41,309	51,064
Albany, OR	36,754	49,130	61,485	73,861
Bend, OR	40,976	54,060	67,164	80,247
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,605	53,748	68,911	84,053
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,460	53,789	69,098	84,428
Corvallis, OR	35,423	47,071	58,740	70,388
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	39,500	51,751	63,981	76,232
Eugene-Springfield, OR	35,631	46,260	56,868	67,496
Grants Pass, OR	36,068	47,424	58,802	70,159
Medford, OR	35,360	46,655	57,949	69,244
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	39,541	55,703	71,844	88,005
Salem, OR	38,938	54,684	70,408	86,154
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	31,471	37,232	43,015	48,776
Altoona, PA	28,039	37,191	46,343	55,495
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	29,391	36,816	44,242	51,668
Chambersburg, PA	26,520	31,866	37,232	42,578
Erie, PA	29,058	36,692	44,304	51,938
Gettysburg, PA	28,642	36,276	43,888	51,522
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	30,909	37,232	43,556	49,879
Johnstown, PA	29,079	39,999	50,898	61,818
Lancaster, PA	32,698	38,231	43,784	49,317
Lebanon, PA	31,367	37,836	44,284	50,752
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,348	37,669	44,991	52,312
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,850	39,229	49,629	60,008
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	34,029	43,223	52,396	61,589
Pittsburgh, PA	29,266	40,664	52,084	63,482
Reading, PA	31,866	38,584	45,324	52,042
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	31,575	40,248	48,922	57,596
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	28,309	38,855	49,380	59,925
State College, PA	28,517	37,565	46,592	55,640
Williamsport, PA	28,455	37,253	46,052	54,850
York-Hanover, PA	31,117	40,519	49,920	59,322
Aguadilla, PR	25,085	30,098	35,090	40,103
Arecibo, PR	25,356	30,327	35,277	40,248
Guayama, PR	25,688	30,826	35,964	41,101
Mayaguez, PR	25,085	30,098	35,090	40,103
Ponce, PR	25,376	30,535	35,714	40,872
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	25,085	30,098	35,090	40,103
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	25,917	31,055	36,192	41,330
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	34,882	43,597	52,312	61,028
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,820	45,136	55,474	65,791
Columbia, SC	25,231	31,887	38,522	45,178
Florence, SC	25,127	32,282	39,416	46,572
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	30,181	39,624	49,068	58,511
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	26,666	35,485	44,284	53,103
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	25,876	33,093	40,311	47,528
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,223	38,668	47,133	55,578
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,015	38,293	46,551	54,829
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,477	36,796	46,114	55,432
Spartanburg, SC	26,208	33,093	39,999	46,884
Sumter, SC	25,127	32,282	39,416	46,572
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,386	38,335	44,284	50,232
Rapid City, SD	33,176	37,440	41,704	45,968
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	34,216	39,728	45,261	50,773
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,636	37,461	42,287	47,112
Chattanooga, TN-GA	24,420	31,970	39,500	47,050
Clarksville, TN-KY	31,658	40,831	49,983	59,156
Cleveland, TN	27,519	31,450	35,381	39,312
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,621	31,180	33,717	36,276
Jackson, TN	29,120	36,546	43,992	51,418
Johnson City, TN	28,434	32,511	36,608	40,685
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	28,205	33,780	39,333	44,908
Knoxville, TN	27,560	35,381	43,202	51,023
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	28,996	37,045	45,095	53,144
Morristown, TN	28,080	33,676	39,271	44,866
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	32,823	41,954	51,085	60,216
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,996	36,712	44,429	52,146
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,368	39,396	48,402	57,429
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	31,034	39,812	48,568	57,346
Abilene, TX	28,143	36,026	43,930	51,813
Amarillo, TX	27,997	34,716	41,434	48,152
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	22,485	31,991	41,496	51,002
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	27,332	34,133	40,914	47,716
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,181	35,964	41,725	47,508
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	24,607	30,098	35,610	41,101
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,685	35,194	42,703	50,212
College Station-Bryan, TX	29,453	37,087	44,741	52,375
Corpus Christi, TX	31,159	37,316	43,472	49,629
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	30,348	37,877	45,407	52,936
Eagle Pass, TX	28,954	36,296	43,660	51,002
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,514	37,565	44,637	51,688
El Paso, TX	28,725	34,528	40,352	46,156
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,912	36,463	44,013	51,564
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	30,888	37,877	44,866	51,855
Killeen-Temple, TX	25,189	31,138	37,066	43,015
Laredo, TX	31,346	35,402	39,458	43,514
Longview, TX	30,140	35,464	40,789	46,114
Lubbock, TX	30,764	36,962	43,140	49,338
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,652	27,477	32,324	37,149
Midland, TX	28,954	36,296	43,660	51,002
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	30,140	37,607	45,053	52,520
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	29,037	35,756	42,474	49,192
Odessa, TX	28,954	36,296	43,660	51,002
San Angelo, TX	26,645	33,967	41,288	48,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	30,368	36,317	42,266	48,215
Sherman-Denison, TX	30,368	37,919	45,448	52,999
Texarkana, TX-AR	28,954	36,296	43,660	51,002
Tyler, TX	31,450	34,924	38,376	41,850
Victoria, TX	28,954	36,296	43,660	51,002
Waco, TX	29,578	38,231	46,904	55,557
Wichita Falls, TX	28,309	35,735	43,181	50,607
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	27,997	38,709	49,442	60,154
Logan, UT-ID	29,058	38,293	47,528	56,764
Ogden, UT	28,996	36,796	44,616	52,416
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	26,999	37,295	47,570	57,866
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	32,095	43,951	55,828	67,684
St. George, UT	27,373	38,584	49,816	61,028
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	33,072	44,450	55,848	67,226
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	32,136	40,436	48,714	57,013
Charlottesville, VA	34,341	43,077	51,813	60,549
Harrisonburg, VA	33,592	41,975	50,378	58,760
Lynchburg, VA	31,783	39,437	47,112	54,767
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,922	49,962	64,023	78,063
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	36,276	50,336	64,376	78,437
Richmond, VA	34,050	43,722	53,415	63,087
Roanoke, VA	31,034	38,293	45,552	52,812
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,324	41,268	50,191	59,135
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,784	39,500	48,236	56,951
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	33,592	41,975	50,378	58,760
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	31,096	39,604	48,111	56,618
Winchester, VA-WV	37,586	53,269	68,952	84,636
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	32,012	43,660	55,287	66,935
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	32,012	43,660	55,287	66,935
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,012	43,660	55,287	66,935
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,012	43,660	55,287	66,935
Bellingham, WA	39,874	47,445	55,037	62,608
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	41,704	51,168	60,632	70,096
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,375	50,253	61,111	71,989
Kennewick-Richland, WA	36,546	40,956	45,344	49,754
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,479	55,058	70,637	86,216
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	41,496	50,836	60,154	69,493
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	36,733	45,428	54,143	62,837
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,871	51,397	60,903	70,429
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	36,692	41,850	47,029	52,188
Walla Walla, WA	36,941	44,055	51,189	58,303
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	41,684	51,127	60,570	70,013
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,290	51,917	63,565	75,192
Yakima, WA	40,373	52,188	64,002	75,816
Appleton, WI	33,384	41,413	49,442	57,471
Eau Claire, WI	30,452	39,853	49,255	58,656
Fond du Lac, WI	33,696	42,516	51,314	60,133
Green Bay, WI	32,344	40,852	49,359	57,866
Janesville-Beloit, WI	34,071	40,436	46,821	53,186
Kenosha, WI	35,048	40,040	45,032	50,024
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	32,261	43,160	54,039	64,938
Madison, WI	34,237	41,164	48,111	55,037
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	33,634	42,765	51,917	61,048
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	33,218	40,644	48,090	55,516
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,826	38,938	47,050	55,162
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	34,175	40,872	47,570	54,268
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	33,780	42,183	50,565	58,968
Sheboygan, WI	33,530	42,786	52,042	61,298
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,485	39,104	42,724	46,343
Wausau, WI	32,968	38,813	44,658	50,503
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,504	45,074	53,664	62,234
Beckley, WV	32,261	38,168	44,076	49,983
Charleston, WV	30,972	36,546	42,120	47,695
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,184	35,048	41,933	48,797
Morgantown, WV	31,845	36,504	41,184	45,844
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,408	36,983	42,557	48,132
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,845	36,504	41,184	45,844
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,972	36,546	42,120	47,695
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	27,540	34,279	40,997	47,736
Wheeling, WV-OH	29,162	34,112	39,084	44,034
Casper, WY	28,164	34,549	40,956	47,341
Cheyenne, WY	28,975	36,920	44,887	52,832
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	28,975	36,920	44,887	52,832
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	28,164	34,549	40,956	47,341

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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