SOC 29-1023 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Orthodontists 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): Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.

Level I across metros$70,013 – $219,295Elizabethtown, KY to Cleveland, OH

Median Level IV, major metros$329,805Across 61 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Orthodontists (SOC 29-1023) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $70,013 in Elizabethtown, KY to $219,295 in Cleveland, OH, and the median Level IV wage across 61 major H-1B metros is $329,805. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $258,690, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 of 61 major metros but only Level II or below in 10. 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

San Francisco, CA$329,805
Dallas, TX$329,805
Houston, TX$329,805
Austin, TX$329,805
Boston, MA$329,805
Atlanta, GA$194,210
Minneapolis, MN$329,805
Phoenix, AZ$299,000
Charlotte, NC$315,141
Raleigh, NC$342,972
Durham, NC$317,221
Columbus, OH$275,912

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Anchorage, AK	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Fairbanks-College, AK	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Anniston-Oxford, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Auburn-Opelika, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Birmingham, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Decatur, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Dothan, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Gadsden, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Huntsville, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Mobile, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Montgomery, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	187,180	208,853	230,506	252,180
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
Tuscaloosa, AL	186,140	216,008	245,877	275,746
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Fort Smith, AR-OK	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Hot Springs, AR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Jonesboro, AR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	139,548	191,028	242,528	294,008
Flagstaff, AZ	139,256	190,695	242,133	293,572
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	139,256	190,695	242,133	293,572
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	145,704	196,810	247,895	299,000
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	143,812	194,668	245,544	296,400
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	139,256	190,695	242,133	293,572
Tucson, AZ	141,108	192,837	244,567	296,296
Yuma, AZ	141,108	192,837	244,567	296,296
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	High Wage: no levels published
Chico, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
El Centro, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Fresno, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	High Wage: no levels published
Merced, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Modesto, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Napa, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	High Wage: no levels published
Redding, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	High Wage: no levels published
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Salinas, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	High Wage: no levels published
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	High Wage: no levels published
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Stockton-Lodi, CA	High Wage: no levels published
Vallejo, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Visalia, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Yuba City, CA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Boulder, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Colorado Springs, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Grand Junction, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Greeley, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Pueblo, CO	High Wage: no levels published
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	181,584	290,888	400,192	509,496
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	High Wage: no levels published
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	High Wage: no levels published
New Haven, CT	High Wage: no levels published
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	High Wage: no levels published
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	High Wage: no levels published
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	High Wage: no levels published
Dover, DE	High Wage: no levels published
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Gainesville, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Homosassa Springs, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Jacksonville, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Naples-Marco Island, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Ocala, FL	163,780	217,215	270,650	324,085
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	177,362	224,432	271,503	318,573
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Port St. Lucie, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Punta Gorda, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Sebring, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Tallahassee, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Albany, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Athens-Clarke County, GA	131,020	151,924	172,807	193,711
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	133,287	153,588	173,909	194,210
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Columbus, GA-AL	132,808	153,671	174,512	195,375
Dalton, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	111,468	129,626	147,805	165,964
Gainesville, GA	132,954	153,463	173,992	194,501
Hinesville, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Macon-Bibb County, GA	126,943	149,220	171,496	193,773
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	125,112	147,847	170,560	193,295
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	129,834	154,898	179,941	205,005
Rome, GA	133,828	158,663	183,477	208,312
Savannah, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Valdosta, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Warner Robins, GA	120,952	143,978	167,024	190,050
Guam MSA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Urban Honolulu, HI	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Ames, IA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Cedar Rapids, IA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	96,741	169,167	241,613	314,039
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Dubuque, IA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Iowa City, IA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	102,836	148,013	193,170	238,348
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Boise City, ID	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Coeur d'Alene, ID	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Idaho Falls, ID	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lewiston, ID-WA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Pocatello, ID	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Twin Falls, ID	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Bloomington, IL	High Wage: no levels published
Champaign-Urbana, IL	High Wage: no levels published
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	High Wage: no levels published
Decatur, IL	High Wage: no levels published
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Kankakee, IL	High Wage: no levels published
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	202,592	268,882	335,172	401,461
Peoria, IL	High Wage: no levels published
Rockford, IL	High Wage: no levels published
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Springfield, IL	High Wage: no levels published
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Bloomington, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Columbus, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Evansville, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Fort Wayne, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Kokomo, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Muncie, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	176,592	228,988	281,404	333,799
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Terre Haute, IN	High Wage: no levels published
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lawrence, KS	209,623	256,423	303,202	350,002
Manhattan, KS	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Topeka, KS	210,392	256,922	303,452	349,981
Wichita, KS	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Bowling Green, KY	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	68,952	142,980	217,028	291,055
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Elizabethtown, KY	70,013	137,156	204,298	271,440
Lexington-Fayette, KY	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	116,834	175,428	234,000	292,594
Owensboro, KY	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Paducah, KY-IL	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	72,634	138,175	203,695	269,236
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	79,748	147,805	215,842	283,900
Alexandria, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Baton Rouge, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Hammond, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lafayette, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lake Charles, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Monroe, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Barnstable Town, MA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Pittsfield, MA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Springfield, MA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Worcester, MA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	High Wage: no levels published
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	High Wage: no levels published
Lexington Park, MD	High Wage: no levels published
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Salisbury, MD	High Wage: no levels published
Bangor, ME	High Wage: no levels published
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	183,415	224,204	265,013	305,802
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Portland-South Portland, ME	High Wage: no levels published
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	181,834	221,874	261,935	301,975
Ann Arbor, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Battle Creek, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Bay City, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Flint, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Jackson, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Midland, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Monroe, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Niles, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Saginaw, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	181,168	247,167	313,165	379,164
Traverse City, MI	High Wage: no levels published
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Duluth, MN-WI	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Mankato, MN	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Rochester, MN	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
St. Cloud, MN	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	High Wage: no levels published
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Columbia, MO	High Wage: no levels published
Jefferson City, MO	High Wage: no levels published
Joplin, MO-KS	High Wage: no levels published
Kansas City, MO-KS	199,244	249,496	299,728	349,981
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Springfield, MO	High Wage: no levels published
St. Joseph, MO-KS	195,063	246,709	298,356	350,002
St. Louis, MO-IL	High Wage: no levels published
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Hattiesburg, MS	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Jackson, MS	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	107,578	168,064	228,572	289,058
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	114,546	182,957	251,348	319,759
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	112,716	180,399	248,103	315,786
Billings, MT	High Wage: no levels published
Bozeman, MT	High Wage: no levels published
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	161,762	226,346	290,930	355,514
Great Falls, MT	High Wage: no levels published
Helena, MT	107,308	175,740	244,192	312,624
Missoula, MT	High Wage: no levels published
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	105,852	181,168	256,485	331,802
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Asheville, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Burlington, NC	187,471	224,848	262,247	299,624
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	193,773	238,930	284,066	329,223
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	179,692	224,848	269,984	315,141
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	199,992	239,076	278,138	317,221
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	129,439	190,903	252,388	313,852
Fayetteville, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Goldsboro, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Greensboro-High Point, NC	191,111	230,568	270,026	309,484
Greenville, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Jacksonville, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	189,468	228,405	267,322	306,260
Raleigh-Cary, NC	193,295	243,194	293,072	342,972
Rocky Mount, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Wilmington, NC	182,063	229,445	276,848	324,231
Winston-Salem, NC	171,829	211,370	250,932	290,472
Bismarck, ND	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Fargo, ND-MN	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Grand Forks, ND-MN	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Minot, ND	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Grand Island, NE	High Wage: no levels published
Lincoln, NE	High Wage: no levels published
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Omaha, NE-IA	High Wage: no levels published
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Manchester-Nashua, NH	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	175,324	242,653	310,004	377,333
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	175,469	242,778	310,087	377,396
Vineland, NJ	High Wage: no levels published
Albuquerque, NM	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Farmington, NM	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Las Cruces, NM	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Santa Fe, NM	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Carson City, NV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Reno, NV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Binghamton, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Elmira, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Glens Falls, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Ithaca, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Kingston, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	High Wage: no levels published
Rochester, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Syracuse, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Utica-Rome, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	77,439	132,642	187,866	243,069
Akron, OH	103,272	150,197	197,143	244,068
Canton-Massillon, OH	100,943	111,239	121,556	131,852
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	169,104	215,322	261,540	307,757
Cleveland, OH	219,295	248,290	277,306	306,301
Columbus, OH	131,852	179,879	227,885	275,912
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	133,370	187,679	242,008	296,317
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	106,268	124,114	141,981	159,828
Lima, OH	137,343	198,328	259,335	320,320
Mansfield, OH	106,413	156,167	205,941	255,695
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	106,434	157,498	208,562	259,626
Sandusky, OH	203,986	236,330	268,695	301,039
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	106,413	156,167	205,941	255,695
Springfield, OH	133,412	186,368	239,325	292,282
Toledo, OH	135,408	190,528	245,628	300,748
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Youngstown-Warren, OH	103,272	150,197	197,143	244,068
Enid, OK	High Wage: no levels published
Lawton, OK	High Wage: no levels published
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Oklahoma City, OK	High Wage: no levels published
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Tulsa, OK	High Wage: no levels published
Albany, OR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Bend, OR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	116,792	163,572	210,330	257,109
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	114,442	162,136	209,831	257,525
Corvallis, OR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eugene-Springfield, OR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Grants Pass, OR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Medford, OR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	97,615	157,872	218,109	278,367
Salem, OR	111,572	160,909	210,226	259,564
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	174,720	243,839	312,936	382,055
Altoona, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	133,432	240,053	346,653	453,274
Chambersburg, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Erie, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Gettysburg, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Johnstown, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Lancaster, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Lebanon, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	High Wage: no levels published
Pittsburgh, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Reading, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
State College, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Williamsport, PA	High Wage: no levels published
York-Hanover, PA	High Wage: no levels published
Aguadilla, PR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Arecibo, PR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Guayama, PR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Mayaguez, PR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Ponce, PR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	High Wage: no levels published
Columbia, SC	140,005	188,552	237,079	285,626
Florence, SC	High Wage: no levels published
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	High Wage: no levels published
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	High Wage: no levels published
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	High Wage: no levels published
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	167,295	221,812	276,349	330,866
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	153,608	221,104	288,621	356,117
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Spartanburg, SC	High Wage: no levels published
Sumter, SC	High Wage: no levels published
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Rapid City, SD	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Chattanooga, TN-GA	141,274	201,989	262,684	323,399
Clarksville, TN-KY	159,100	213,741	268,404	323,045
Cleveland, TN	High Wage: no levels published
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Jackson, TN	High Wage: no levels published
Johnson City, TN	High Wage: no levels published
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	High Wage: no levels published
Knoxville, TN	High Wage: no levels published
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	117,021	187,804	258,565	329,348
Morristown, TN	High Wage: no levels published
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	155,896	217,444	278,991	340,538
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	174,658	233,231	291,783	350,356
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	164,154	225,576	286,978	348,400
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	182,812	242,965	303,140	363,293
Abilene, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Amarillo, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
College Station-Bryan, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Corpus Christi, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eagle Pass, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
El Paso, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Killeen-Temple, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Laredo, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Longview, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lubbock, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Midland, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	113,152	181,605	250,079	318,532
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	117,458	180,815	244,151	307,508
Odessa, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
San Angelo, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Sherman-Denison, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Texarkana, TX-AR	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Tyler, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Victoria, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Waco, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Wichita Falls, TX	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Logan, UT-ID	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Ogden, UT	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
St. George, UT	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Charlottesville, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Harrisonburg, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Lynchburg, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Richmond, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Roanoke, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	85,135	146,620	208,104	269,589
Winchester, VA-WV	High Wage: no levels published
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Bellingham, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	147,140	207,335	267,509	327,704
Kennewick-Richland, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Longview-Kelso, WA	90,980	150,447	209,935	269,402
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Walla Walla, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	High Wage: no levels published
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	High Wage: no levels published
Yakima, WA	153,255	208,229	263,204	318,178
Appleton, WI	124,468	169,916	215,343	260,791
Eau Claire, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Fond du Lac, WI	152,506	189,884	227,261	264,639
Green Bay, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Janesville-Beloit, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Kenosha, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Madison, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	203,237	226,450	249,642	272,855
Sheboygan, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	152,215	190,008	227,781	265,575
Wausau, WI	150,405	187,804	225,202	262,600
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	158,642	198,308	237,952	277,618
Beckley, WV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Charleston, WV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Morgantown, WV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	108,056	131,810	155,543	179,296
Wheeling, WV-OH	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Casper, WY	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Cheyenne, WY	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	116,439	187,554	258,690	329,805

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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