SOC 29-1041 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Optometrists 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): Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

Level I across metros$39,500 – $127,276Provo, UT to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$165,402Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Optometrists (SOC 29-1041) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $39,500 in Provo, UT to $127,276 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $165,402. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $142,564, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 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$179,858
San Francisco, CA$173,660
San Jose, CA$170,415
Seattle, WA$197,351
Dallas, TX$155,564
Houston, TX$140,588
Austin, TX$159,037
Chicago, IL$167,087
Boston, MA$179,151
Washington, DC$187,492
Atlanta, GA$155,439
Los Angeles, CA$166,255

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	108,576	136,698	164,840	192,962
Anchorage, AK	101,213	129,564	157,893	186,244
Fairbanks-College, AK	108,576	136,698	164,840	192,962
Anniston-Oxford, AL	79,352	109,575	139,776	169,999
Auburn-Opelika, AL	62,733	89,586	116,418	143,271
Birmingham, AL	94,100	122,055	150,031	177,986
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	79,664	110,448	141,253	172,037
Decatur, AL	71,573	100,132	128,690	157,248
Dothan, AL	53,644	89,212	124,800	160,368
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	78,042	107,391	136,740	166,088
Gadsden, AL	79,352	109,575	139,776	169,999
Huntsville, AL	88,276	118,228	148,200	178,152
Mobile, AL	81,661	111,010	140,359	169,708
Montgomery, AL	70,741	101,608	132,476	163,343
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	57,096	81,412	105,748	130,063
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	77,106	107,162	137,218	167,274
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	69,743	99,029	128,316	157,602
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	76,836	108,202	139,548	170,914
Tuscaloosa, AL	84,407	113,922	143,416	172,932
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	62,962	92,664	122,346	152,048
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	75,629	105,061	134,472	163,904
Fort Smith, AR-OK	63,212	85,988	108,764	131,540
Hot Springs, AR	72,676	95,410	118,144	140,879
Jonesboro, AR	58,469	91,687	124,884	158,101
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	75,629	96,346	117,063	137,780
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	81,848	117,895	153,920	189,967
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	70,658	94,744	118,831	142,917
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	72,052	98,842	125,612	152,402
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	97,511	116,356	135,200	154,045
Flagstaff, AZ	94,162	117,104	140,026	162,968
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	94,162	117,104	140,026	162,968
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	98,530	116,064	133,620	151,154
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	98,093	116,148	134,223	152,277
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	97,615	121,098	144,560	168,044
Tucson, AZ	96,845	120,682	144,519	168,356
Yuma, AZ	98,010	116,564	135,096	153,650
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	102,045	121,389	140,754	160,098
Chico, CA	102,440	127,213	152,007	176,780
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	106,268	126,152	146,058	165,943
El Centro, CA	107,391	124,696	142,023	159,328
Fresno, CA	95,909	119,080	142,231	165,402
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	103,439	121,992	140,567	159,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	97,490	120,412	143,333	166,255
Merced, CA	118,997	135,866	152,714	169,583
Modesto, CA	106,039	127,421	148,804	170,186
Napa, CA	111,592	134,202	156,791	179,400
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	110,615	123,760	136,927	150,072
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	111,135	125,695	140,276	154,836
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	105,644	124,239	142,834	161,429
Redding, CA	104,708	119,767	134,805	149,864
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	104,999	122,866	140,712	158,580
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	109,928	131,872	153,816	175,760
Salinas, CA	109,783	123,594	137,426	151,237
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	110,032	126,735	143,458	160,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	108,431	130,167	151,924	173,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	127,276	141,648	156,042	170,415
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	109,492	123,448	137,426	151,383
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	93,559	111,946	130,333	148,720
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	106,309	121,202	136,095	150,988
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	119,996	146,287	172,599	198,890
Stockton-Lodi, CA	107,412	125,736	144,040	162,365
Vallejo, CA	117,936	142,335	166,754	191,152
Visalia, CA	120,100	131,706	143,333	154,940
Yuba City, CA	109,325	130,978	152,610	174,263
Boulder, CO	101,338	130,916	160,514	190,092
Colorado Springs, CO	79,768	105,456	131,165	156,853
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	97,740	128,732	159,724	190,716
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	86,466	117,832	149,199	180,565
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	105,748	144,352	182,957	221,562
Grand Junction, CO	68,037	99,008	129,980	160,951
Greeley, CO	94,557	127,088	159,640	192,172
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	92,706	125,300	157,872	190,466
Pueblo, CO	68,578	97,573	126,589	155,584
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	64,730	94,037	123,365	152,672
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	104,063	126,672	149,261	171,871
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	106,413	126,818	147,244	167,648
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	107,204	126,444	145,684	164,924
New Haven, CT	101,567	125,175	148,783	172,391
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	107,370	126,464	145,580	164,674
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	104,416	125,300	146,162	167,045
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	77,917	114,442	150,967	187,492
Dover, DE	110,948	132,996	155,044	177,092
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	102,253	124,509	146,744	169,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	104,520	125,612	146,724	167,815
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	92,727	116,709	140,712	164,695
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	90,730	117,520	144,290	171,080
Gainesville, FL	102,357	125,861	149,365	172,869
Homosassa Springs, FL	96,866	121,202	145,559	169,895
Jacksonville, FL	107,245	130,749	154,253	177,757
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	106,330	128,690	151,071	173,431
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	74,277	104,229	134,160	164,112
Naples-Marco Island, FL	77,917	107,079	136,240	165,402
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	99,300	123,615	147,930	172,245
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	108,639	133,474	158,288	183,124
Ocala, FL	100,984	123,261	145,517	167,794
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	98,176	123,303	148,429	173,556
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	72,343	100,860	129,376	157,893
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	98,301	121,410	144,540	167,648
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	88,088	112,404	136,719	161,034
Port St. Lucie, FL	75,317	105,040	134,784	164,508
Punta Gorda, FL	102,711	126,485	150,239	174,013
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	93,288	119,143	144,997	170,852
Sebring, FL	99,341	123,968	148,596	173,223
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	87,860	114,983	142,085	169,208
Tallahassee, FL	97,428	119,725	142,044	164,341
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	98,176	122,367	146,578	170,768
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	99,320	123,532	147,764	171,975
Albany, GA	90,148	107,661	125,154	142,668
Athens-Clarke County, GA	78,770	104,520	130,271	156,021
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	76,711	102,960	129,189	155,439
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	74,652	99,986	125,341	150,676
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	79,852	96,492	113,132	129,772
Columbus, GA-AL	89,087	106,954	124,800	142,668
Dalton, GA	72,322	96,741	121,140	145,559
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	87,901	110,864	133,828	156,791
Gainesville, GA	76,004	101,983	127,941	153,920
Hinesville, GA	89,295	114,068	138,820	163,592
Macon-Bibb County, GA	77,480	103,397	129,335	155,252
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	80,143	104,687	129,252	153,796
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	94,973	110,116	125,258	140,400
Rome, GA	75,047	101,359	127,692	154,004
Savannah, GA	103,938	129,002	154,045	179,109
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	88,837	108,930	129,023	149,116
Valdosta, GA	81,245	99,154	117,084	134,992
Warner Robins, GA	85,405	107,765	130,146	152,506
Guam MSA	89,399	115,336	141,295	167,232
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	104,021	124,800	145,559	166,338
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	105,186	127,442	149,698	171,954
Urban Honolulu, HI	106,018	127,671	149,324	170,976
Ames, IA	80,538	102,690	124,842	146,994
Cedar Rapids, IA	80,143	98,322	116,501	134,680
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	72,052	99,008	125,944	152,901
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	81,765	106,580	131,373	156,188
Dubuque, IA	80,912	101,068	121,244	141,399
Iowa City, IA	77,231	96,637	116,064	135,471
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	79,332	100,236	121,140	142,044
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	78,479	97,344	116,189	135,055
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	85,488	103,751	122,013	140,276
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	80,288	98,884	117,458	136,053
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	87,652	108,909	130,188	151,445
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	78,333	99,050	119,788	140,504
Boise City, ID	64,959	92,477	119,996	147,514
Coeur d'Alene, ID	56,909	83,824	110,760	137,676
Idaho Falls, ID	64,480	91,874	119,247	146,640
Lewiston, ID-WA	66,165	95,701	125,216	154,752
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	59,197	86,196	113,194	140,192
Pocatello, ID	57,221	85,967	114,733	143,479
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	60,300	87,860	115,420	142,980
Twin Falls, ID	61,277	88,088	114,900	141,711
Bloomington, IL	99,882	116,584	133,287	149,989
Champaign-Urbana, IL	97,760	120,432	143,084	165,756
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	98,156	121,140	144,103	167,087
Decatur, IL	100,173	122,388	144,581	166,796
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	102,856	126,901	150,925	174,970
Kankakee, IL	97,781	121,015	144,248	167,482
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	97,698	120,786	143,853	166,941
Peoria, IL	118,976	137,260	155,543	173,826
Rockford, IL	98,197	121,056	143,936	166,796
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	116,231	131,519	146,828	162,116
Springfield, IL	91,562	115,628	139,693	163,759
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	93,413	119,164	144,914	170,664
Bloomington, IN	80,496	108,098	135,700	163,301
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	83,242	104,520	125,778	147,056
Columbus, IN	82,306	109,700	137,114	164,508
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	86,861	110,781	134,722	158,642
Evansville, IN	90,855	111,405	131,935	152,485
Fort Wayne, IN	83,887	107,765	131,664	155,543
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	83,346	111,031	138,716	166,400
Kokomo, IN	82,701	109,471	136,240	163,010
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	88,879	111,156	133,432	155,709
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	96,991	120,183	143,354	166,546
Muncie, IN	81,308	108,618	135,928	163,239
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	86,029	110,490	134,972	159,432
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	89,066	111,634	134,223	156,791
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	79,935	108,784	137,655	166,504
Terre Haute, IN	78,479	104,104	129,709	155,335
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	87,880	114,754	141,607	168,480
Lawrence, KS	94,183	116,730	139,256	161,804
Manhattan, KS	89,524	114,858	140,172	165,506
Topeka, KS	92,935	114,421	135,908	157,394
Wichita, KS	88,983	115,004	141,024	167,045
Bowling Green, KY	80,829	102,336	123,844	145,351
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	73,320	101,109	128,919	156,708
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	71,178	98,613	126,048	153,484
Elizabethtown, KY	93,018	116,855	140,692	164,528
Lexington-Fayette, KY	80,309	112,383	144,456	176,530
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	104,146	125,591	147,036	168,480
Owensboro, KY	83,096	103,356	123,615	143,874
Paducah, KY-IL	94,516	114,816	135,096	155,397
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	78,292	104,000	129,688	155,397
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	78,791	94,744	110,698	126,652
Alexandria, LA	69,909	95,327	120,744	146,162
Baton Rouge, LA	64,917	90,876	116,813	142,772
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	63,773	88,525	113,298	138,050
Hammond, LA	71,116	98,280	125,466	152,631
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	72,634	99,549	126,464	153,380
Lafayette, LA	61,652	88,234	114,816	141,399
Lake Charles, LA	69,909	95,327	120,744	146,162
Monroe, LA	69,909	95,327	120,744	146,162
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	86,029	111,925	137,800	163,696
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	65,728	91,562	117,375	143,208
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	63,648	88,775	113,880	139,007
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	74,360	102,004	129,668	157,311
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	65,021	90,896	116,772	142,647
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	113,714	128,399	143,104	157,789
Barnstable Town, MA	112,196	134,181	156,167	178,152
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	109,762	132,892	156,021	179,151
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	105,207	128,815	152,402	176,010
Pittsfield, MA	111,280	128,648	146,037	163,405
Springfield, MA	100,319	120,308	140,296	160,285
Worcester, MA	108,722	128,170	147,618	167,066
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	57,720	91,188	124,655	158,122
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	77,272	115,919	154,544	193,191
Lexington Park, MD	68,828	106,039	143,271	180,482
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	84,760	114,504	144,228	173,972
Salisbury, MD	63,170	105,685	148,221	190,736
Bangor, ME	90,189	128,108	166,026	203,944
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	101,920	127,858	153,775	179,712
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	90,189	128,108	166,026	203,944
Portland-South Portland, ME	107,640	131,144	154,669	178,173
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	83,304	113,298	143,312	173,306
Ann Arbor, MI	100,984	122,013	143,042	164,071
Battle Creek, MI	96,887	119,413	141,919	164,445
Bay City, MI	86,570	111,114	135,679	160,223
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	120,453	135,783	151,092	166,421
Flint, MI	100,631	125,924	151,216	176,509
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	100,298	124,904	149,511	174,117
Jackson, MI	113,527	130,853	148,200	165,527
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	104,416	118,914	133,412	147,909
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	97,552	117,479	137,426	157,352
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	78,021	103,044	128,045	153,068
Midland, MI	86,570	111,114	135,679	160,223
Monroe, MI	116,064	132,829	149,615	166,380
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	92,976	118,560	144,124	169,708
Niles, MI	83,304	108,181	133,058	157,935
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	73,466	99,736	126,028	152,298
Saginaw, MI	92,664	116,522	140,359	164,216
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	95,181	117,895	140,588	163,301
Traverse City, MI	80,309	100,132	119,954	139,776
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	86,154	116,834	147,514	178,194
Duluth, MN-WI	92,207	116,210	140,234	164,237
Mankato, MN	108,514	130,541	152,568	174,596
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	109,013	131,020	153,026	175,032
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	105,872	128,274	150,676	173,077
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	97,012	117,645	138,258	158,892
Rochester, MN	114,983	138,549	162,136	185,703
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	116,148	134,992	153,858	172,703
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	100,173	122,096	143,999	165,922
St. Cloud, MN	105,664	128,212	150,780	173,327
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	84,573	107,911	131,269	154,607
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	90,876	113,672	136,469	159,266
Columbia, MO	84,490	106,372	128,232	150,114
Jefferson City, MO	84,490	106,372	128,232	150,114
Joplin, MO-KS	83,928	110,344	136,760	163,176
Kansas City, MO-KS	97,594	118,373	139,152	159,932
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	91,728	114,796	137,863	160,930
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,757	82,535	104,333	126,111
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	91,084	113,007	134,951	156,874
Springfield, MO	96,928	116,460	135,991	155,522
St. Joseph, MO-KS	92,706	115,919	139,152	162,365
St. Louis, MO-IL	89,565	113,922	138,258	162,615
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	75,234	97,573	119,933	142,272
Hattiesburg, MS	79,394	110,656	141,940	173,202
Jackson, MS	73,154	98,135	123,116	148,096
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	72,572	100,069	127,588	155,085
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	75,837	105,269	134,701	164,133
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	65,624	90,252	114,900	139,527
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	64,772	95,140	125,487	155,855
Billings, MT	58,324	83,471	108,639	133,786
Bozeman, MT	58,948	84,344	109,741	135,138
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,034	83,159	109,304	135,429
Great Falls, MT	59,426	87,860	116,272	144,706
Helena, MT	59,364	85,280	111,176	137,093
Missoula, MT	58,469	80,767	103,085	125,383
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	56,597	81,287	105,997	130,687
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	59,135	82,244	105,352	128,461
Asheville, NC	105,332	133,994	162,677	191,340
Burlington, NC	102,357	129,044	155,751	182,437
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	97,927	123,469	149,032	174,575
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	73,237	107,890	142,564	177,216
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	104,978	134,597	164,216	193,836
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	113,506	140,109	166,733	193,336
Fayetteville, NC	104,916	128,898	152,860	176,842
Goldsboro, NC	103,210	133,370	163,509	193,669
Greensboro-High Point, NC	102,232	129,002	155,751	182,520
Greenville, NC	109,429	136,157	162,906	189,634
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	119,767	130,999	142,231	153,463
Jacksonville, NC	111,239	149,157	187,076	224,994
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	103,522	130,188	156,874	183,540
Raleigh-Cary, NC	100,464	132,476	164,466	196,477
Rocky Mount, NC	102,856	132,850	162,844	192,837
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	91,000	118,540	146,079	173,618
Wilmington, NC	111,280	157,748	204,215	250,682
Winston-Salem, NC	104,208	130,791	157,373	183,956
Bismarck, ND	99,029	118,789	138,528	158,288
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	86,008	107,037	128,066	149,095
Fargo, ND-MN	106,912	122,242	137,592	152,922
Grand Forks, ND-MN	86,820	108,909	131,020	153,109
Minot, ND	90,252	111,904	133,536	155,189
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	83,845	106,704	129,543	152,402
Grand Island, NE	73,133	101,380	129,605	157,852
Lincoln, NE	65,562	94,620	123,656	152,714
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	82,701	110,074	137,447	164,820
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	68,848	95,119	121,389	147,660
Omaha, NE-IA	72,405	106,039	139,652	173,285
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	68,370	91,687	115,004	138,320
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	105,415	128,815	152,194	175,594
Manchester-Nashua, NH	99,362	113,444	127,525	141,607
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	107,682	131,581	155,501	179,400
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	94,848	114,962	135,076	155,189
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	108,784	131,893	154,981	178,090
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	97,532	141,628	185,724	229,820
Vineland, NJ	100,880	124,988	149,074	173,181
Albuquerque, NM	89,128	124,800	160,472	196,144
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	90,543	122,450	154,357	186,264
Farmington, NM	90,855	122,616	154,357	186,119
Las Cruces, NM	91,562	122,221	152,860	183,519
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	94,204	124,384	154,565	184,746
Santa Fe, NM	94,557	125,612	156,666	187,720
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	87,652	112,216	136,760	161,325
Carson City, NV	105,685	126,776	147,868	168,959
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	84,261	108,452	132,663	156,853
Reno, NV	107,661	128,253	148,866	169,458
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	92,706	119,413	146,141	172,848
Binghamton, NY	96,720	118,893	141,045	163,218
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	109,263	129,148	149,012	168,896
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	94,703	123,116	151,549	179,962
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	100,485	126,776	153,068	179,359
Elmira, NY	106,309	132,871	159,432	185,994
Glens Falls, NY	94,183	120,120	146,058	171,996
Ithaca, NY	102,773	129,314	155,855	182,396
Kingston, NY	104,770	128,815	152,839	176,884
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	109,616	133,308	156,999	180,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	111,634	134,368	157,124	179,858
Rochester, NY	102,045	123,636	145,247	166,837
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	110,032	139,152	168,293	197,413
Syracuse, NY	100,423	135,242	170,061	204,880
Utica-Rome, NY	96,304	126,964	157,644	188,303
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	103,418	135,408	167,378	199,368
Akron, OH	67,621	97,157	126,714	156,250
Canton-Massillon, OH	69,701	95,639	121,556	147,493
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	86,092	120,973	155,834	190,716
Cleveland, OH	75,234	101,255	127,296	153,317
Columbus, OH	87,652	117,312	146,952	176,613
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	82,909	109,783	136,636	163,509
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	73,778	94,724	115,669	136,615
Lima, OH	73,840	98,904	123,968	149,032
Mansfield, OH	80,018	110,490	140,941	171,413
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	56,972	84,261	111,572	138,861
Sandusky, OH	69,618	96,180	122,720	149,282
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	81,120	102,004	122,866	143,749
Springfield, OH	83,138	111,842	140,546	169,250
Toledo, OH	61,860	88,671	115,482	142,293
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	74,485	99,882	125,258	150,655
Youngstown-Warren, OH	70,512	97,781	125,071	152,340
Enid, OK	71,324	95,597	119,871	144,144
Lawton, OK	71,053	95,784	120,516	145,247
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	58,220	82,431	106,663	130,874
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	74,485	97,240	119,996	142,751
Oklahoma City, OK	71,199	95,223	119,226	143,250
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	47,799	69,410	91,000	112,612
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	63,815	88,588	113,340	138,112
Tulsa, OK	80,559	100,319	120,079	139,839
Albany, OR	99,924	116,418	132,933	149,428
Bend, OR	94,037	110,365	126,672	143,000
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	92,124	110,428	128,711	147,015
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	72,592	86,944	101,276	115,628
Corvallis, OR	89,357	108,223	127,088	145,954
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	87,631	105,852	124,093	142,314
Eugene-Springfield, OR	88,712	106,871	125,050	143,208
Grants Pass, OR	78,333	93,933	109,554	125,154
Medford, OR	79,852	97,469	115,108	132,725
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	95,660	114,234	132,788	151,362
Salem, OR	115,378	125,591	135,783	145,996
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	101,629	122,512	143,416	164,300
Altoona, PA	87,111	105,789	124,447	143,125
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	83,741	100,381	117,021	133,661
Chambersburg, PA	89,274	109,138	129,002	148,866
Erie, PA	105,935	135,117	164,300	193,482
Gettysburg, PA	97,053	116,792	136,511	156,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	102,045	119,559	137,052	154,565
Johnstown, PA	92,560	111,218	129,896	148,554
Lancaster, PA	101,442	118,269	135,076	151,903
Lebanon, PA	93,455	112,903	132,372	151,820
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	91,541	110,448	129,356	148,263
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	85,052	102,128	119,205	136,282
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	100,901	124,821	148,720	172,640
Pittsburgh, PA	96,450	114,567	132,663	150,780
Reading, PA	100,132	120,807	141,503	162,178
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	97,116	117,312	137,530	157,727
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	81,453	101,192	120,932	140,671
State College, PA	84,740	103,917	123,116	142,293
Williamsport, PA	85,696	103,896	122,117	140,317
York-Hanover, PA	94,474	114,920	135,388	155,834
Aguadilla, PR	64,792	108,472	152,152	195,832
Arecibo, PR	55,765	102,981	150,197	197,413
Guayama, PR	56,743	103,688	150,613	197,559
Mayaguez, PR	65,624	102,960	140,296	177,632
Ponce, PR	57,679	102,732	147,764	192,816
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	57,720	103,085	148,450	193,815
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	55,620	102,336	149,074	195,791
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	93,413	119,642	145,871	172,100
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	77,647	107,412	137,176	166,941
Columbia, SC	69,743	99,778	129,834	159,869
Florence, SC	68,578	98,114	127,671	157,207
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	67,954	99,133	130,292	161,471
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	71,885	100,236	128,565	156,916
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	80,039	104,520	129,023	153,504
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,738	104,396	136,074	167,732
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,052	103,792	135,533	167,274
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,093	100,964	129,813	158,684
Spartanburg, SC	71,677	104,375	137,072	169,770
Sumter, SC	68,578	98,114	127,671	157,207
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	90,792	104,541	118,269	132,018
Rapid City, SD	89,815	103,855	117,895	131,935
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	93,122	105,872	118,644	131,394
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	90,293	104,188	118,103	131,997
Chattanooga, TN-GA	57,991	88,317	118,664	148,991
Clarksville, TN-KY	74,423	99,216	124,031	148,824
Cleveland, TN	62,983	91,728	120,453	149,199
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	63,919	94,536	125,154	155,772
Jackson, TN	50,066	79,498	108,930	138,362
Johnson City, TN	48,256	78,645	109,013	139,402
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	88,546	114,920	141,316	167,690
Knoxville, TN	58,157	87,360	116,564	145,767
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	51,397	84,760	118,124	151,487
Morristown, TN	67,850	98,759	129,668	160,576
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	56,119	89,108	122,096	155,085
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	80,559	106,268	131,956	157,664
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	56,140	88,213	120,287	152,360
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	54,455	86,591	118,727	150,863
Abilene, TX	76,045	99,196	122,346	145,496
Amarillo, TX	64,335	98,239	132,164	166,068
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	78,541	105,373	132,205	159,037
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	83,076	109,013	134,951	160,888
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	53,207	82,160	111,135	140,088
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	70,783	95,285	119,788	144,290
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	76,399	98,780	121,160	143,541
College Station-Bryan, TX	68,037	92,248	116,460	140,671
Corpus Christi, TX	85,156	105,560	125,965	146,370
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	86,050	109,221	132,392	155,564
Eagle Pass, TX	77,522	101,026	124,530	148,034
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	91,042	107,973	124,904	141,836
El Paso, TX	63,919	90,335	116,730	143,146
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	68,516	91,874	115,232	138,591
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	93,039	108,888	124,738	140,588
Killeen-Temple, TX	88,671	128,378	168,106	207,813
Laredo, TX	67,788	92,165	116,564	140,941
Longview, TX	72,821	97,740	122,679	147,597
Lubbock, TX	86,882	106,850	126,797	146,765
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	68,828	93,725	118,623	143,520
Midland, TX	73,258	97,532	121,784	146,058
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	90,168	110,719	131,290	151,840
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	70,616	96,013	121,431	146,828
Odessa, TX	73,258	97,532	121,784	146,058
San Angelo, TX	72,280	105,332	138,404	171,455
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	50,690	80,392	110,095	139,797
Sherman-Denison, TX	86,071	109,138	132,184	155,252
Texarkana, TX-AR	79,436	103,709	127,983	152,256
Tyler, TX	91,895	111,426	130,936	150,468
Victoria, TX	88,276	110,261	132,268	154,253
Waco, TX	84,344	108,244	132,122	156,021
Wichita Falls, TX	77,439	100,943	124,426	147,930
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	46,572	71,802	97,053	122,284
Logan, UT-ID	53,436	94,557	135,658	176,780
Ogden, UT	49,775	100,485	151,216	201,927
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	39,500	76,316	113,152	149,968
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	61,111	93,060	124,988	156,936
St. George, UT	42,869	99,237	155,605	211,973
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	50,274	87,714	125,154	162,594
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	77,709	125,092	172,495	219,877
Charlottesville, VA	83,762	117,333	150,904	184,476
Harrisonburg, VA	78,895	119,850	160,826	201,781
Lynchburg, VA	77,688	111,863	146,058	180,232
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	80,684	117,312	153,941	190,570
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	79,623	117,250	154,856	192,484
Richmond, VA	87,028	116,210	145,413	174,596
Roanoke, VA	77,189	148,055	218,900	289,765
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	84,012	123,656	163,301	202,946
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	80,746	117,957	155,148	192,359
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	78,895	119,850	160,826	201,781
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	89,108	125,112	161,117	197,122
Winchester, VA-WV	77,772	116,106	154,420	192,754
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	89,399	115,336	141,295	167,232
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	102,399	132,871	163,364	193,836
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	111,780	127,775	143,791	159,786
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	78,354	104,541	130,749	156,936
Bellingham, WA	109,346	132,704	156,063	179,421
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	117,645	144,165	170,664	197,184
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	108,389	128,024	147,639	167,274
Kennewick-Richland, WA	106,184	127,151	148,117	169,084
Longview-Kelso, WA	96,700	116,252	135,783	155,335
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	114,941	141,253	167,565	193,877
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	102,440	123,448	144,436	165,444
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	119,746	145,621	171,476	197,351
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	96,928	114,837	132,767	150,676
Walla Walla, WA	101,941	123,303	144,664	166,026
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	115,399	141,524	167,669	193,794
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	107,204	130,375	153,525	176,696
Yakima, WA	107,204	130,583	153,962	177,341
Appleton, WI	92,082	119,351	146,620	173,888
Eau Claire, WI	96,284	119,933	143,562	167,212
Fond du Lac, WI	90,064	115,066	140,088	165,090
Green Bay, WI	69,992	105,519	141,045	176,572
Janesville-Beloit, WI	91,562	114,276	136,989	159,703
Kenosha, WI	84,532	108,805	133,079	157,352
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	115,087	141,856	168,647	195,416
Madison, WI	101,629	122,076	142,501	162,948
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	90,959	116,023	141,066	166,130
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	101,692	122,720	143,728	164,757
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	98,863	121,098	143,312	165,548
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	87,776	112,903	138,029	163,156
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	88,941	113,756	138,591	163,405
Sheboygan, WI	93,143	117,728	142,335	166,920
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	81,266	105,727	130,167	154,628
Wausau, WI	109,720	128,087	146,453	164,820
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	103,772	126,548	149,303	172,079
Beckley, WV	82,888	105,685	128,503	151,300
Charleston, WV	75,962	100,485	125,008	149,532
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	63,357	92,394	121,431	150,468
Morgantown, WV	78,666	102,399	126,152	149,885
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	74,215	107,141	140,088	173,015
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	73,216	97,615	122,013	146,412
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	75,962	100,485	125,008	149,532
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	73,216	100,548	127,879	155,210
Wheeling, WV-OH	69,431	92,935	116,460	139,964
Casper, WY	51,293	84,386	117,500	150,592
Cheyenne, WY	54,372	77,522	100,693	123,844
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	51,148	83,159	115,191	147,202
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	46,884	74,964	103,023	131,103

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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