SOC 29-1125 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Recreational Therapists 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): Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.

Level I across metros$26,292 – $103,543Ponce, PR to Napa, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$71,948Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Recreational Therapists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Recreational Therapists (SOC 29-1125) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,292 in Ponce, PR to $103,543 in Napa, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,948. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $63,669, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 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$78,125
San Francisco, CA$118,519
San Jose, CA$108,077
Seattle, WA$96,720
Dallas, TX$75,837
Houston, TX$115,711
Austin, TX$71,885
Chicago, IL$66,332
Boston, MA$78,021
Washington, DC$82,535
Atlanta, GA$74,964
Los Angeles, CA$101,213

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Anchorage, AK	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Fairbanks-College, AK	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,426	52,916	59,384	65,874
Auburn-Opelika, AL	47,029	51,501	55,994	60,466
Birmingham, AL	46,010	53,831	61,631	69,452
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	45,885	53,144	60,383	67,642
Decatur, AL	44,138	51,023	57,908	64,792
Dothan, AL	45,885	53,144	60,383	67,642
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	44,180	51,480	58,781	66,082
Gadsden, AL	46,426	52,916	59,384	65,874
Huntsville, AL	44,804	51,584	58,386	65,167
Mobile, AL	45,885	53,144	60,383	67,642
Montgomery, AL	47,071	53,956	60,820	67,704
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,948	53,311	60,674	68,037
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,532	53,207	60,882	68,557
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	48,194	51,917	55,661	59,384
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	46,447	54,392	62,317	70,263
Tuscaloosa, AL	47,133	54,892	62,671	70,429
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,103	49,109	58,095	67,101
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	31,138	35,984	40,852	45,698
Fort Smith, AR-OK	30,368	36,608	42,848	49,088
Hot Springs, AR	31,970	39,895	47,799	55,724
Jonesboro, AR	42,224	50,232	58,220	66,228
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,650	45,656	54,684	63,690
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,263	40,061	48,860	57,658
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,898	47,237	56,597	65,936
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,804	39,916	48,028	56,140
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,709	59,572	67,413	75,276
Flagstaff, AZ	51,709	59,572	67,413	75,276
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	51,709	59,572	67,413	75,276
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	53,872	60,674	67,496	74,298
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	53,935	61,111	68,308	75,484
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	51,709	59,572	67,413	75,276
Tucson, AZ	51,626	59,197	66,768	74,340
Yuma, AZ	51,564	59,156	66,727	74,319
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	64,168	77,647	91,146	104,624
Chico, CA	69,556	82,431	95,285	108,160
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,543	78,125	91,687	105,269
El Centro, CA	55,973	71,344	86,716	102,087
Fresno, CA	86,882	92,165	97,428	102,711
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	91,125	95,930	100,735	105,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,623	78,146	89,690	101,213
Merced, CA	83,429	90,792	98,156	105,519
Modesto, CA	75,255	89,024	102,815	116,584
Napa, CA	103,543	106,413	109,263	112,133
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	81,973	91,916	101,837	111,780
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,666	77,688	89,732	101,754
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	66,664	78,354	90,023	101,712
Redding, CA	69,556	82,431	95,285	108,160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	55,890	70,180	84,469	98,759
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	68,391	80,060	91,708	103,376
Salinas, CA	89,191	95,036	100,901	106,746
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	70,970	83,242	95,514	107,786
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	72,655	87,943	103,231	118,519
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	80,892	89,960	99,008	108,077
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	93,829	99,279	104,728	110,178
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	74,818	88,504	102,170	115,856
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	86,258	93,621	101,005	108,368
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	81,349	93,247	105,165	117,063
Stockton-Lodi, CA	91,500	99,653	107,786	115,940
Vallejo, CA	81,370	92,269	103,148	114,047
Visalia, CA	88,920	94,245	99,570	104,895
Yuba City, CA	67,205	78,895	90,584	102,274
Boulder, CO	49,234	58,261	67,288	76,316
Colorado Springs, CO	50,232	58,927	67,642	76,336
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	50,357	59,322	68,287	77,252
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,045	58,781	67,517	76,253
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	49,983	58,719	67,455	76,191
Grand Junction, CO	49,983	58,719	67,455	76,191
Greeley, CO	49,317	58,324	67,330	76,336
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	49,983	58,927	67,892	76,836
Pueblo, CO	52,125	58,823	65,541	72,239
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50,690	59,426	68,141	76,877
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	48,818	57,013	65,188	73,383
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	47,757	57,596	67,434	77,272
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,320	58,261	69,202	80,143
New Haven, CT	53,290	62,733	72,176	81,620
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	47,112	57,783	68,453	79,124
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	48,797	58,573	68,370	78,146
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	53,623	63,253	72,904	82,535
Dover, DE	45,740	53,144	60,528	67,933
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	43,015	47,008	51,023	55,016
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,514	50,877	58,220	65,583
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	44,200	50,108	55,994	61,901
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	42,786	49,546	56,306	63,066
Gainesville, FL	43,098	50,357	57,637	64,896
Homosassa Springs, FL	42,391	52,791	63,212	73,612
Jacksonville, FL	44,200	50,399	56,618	62,816
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	43,160	52,042	60,944	69,826
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	42,058	51,980	61,880	71,802
Naples-Marco Island, FL	42,536	52,084	61,652	71,199
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,495	49,712	56,909	64,127
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	42,703	52,271	61,818	71,386
Ocala, FL	41,933	49,754	57,575	65,396
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	43,805	51,148	58,511	65,853
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	41,892	49,026	56,181	63,316
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	43,930	50,544	57,138	63,752
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	42,848	51,418	60,008	68,578
Port St. Lucie, FL	42,162	51,668	61,173	70,679
Punta Gorda, FL	44,450	50,919	57,388	63,856
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	43,181	49,962	56,722	63,503
Sebring, FL	42,204	49,421	56,639	63,856
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	42,848	51,938	61,028	70,117
Tallahassee, FL	42,848	51,418	60,008	68,578
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	43,306	53,976	64,668	75,338
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,557	51,730	60,882	70,055
Albany, GA	30,140	40,872	51,584	62,317
Athens-Clarke County, GA	39,479	50,378	61,256	72,156
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	44,533	54,684	64,813	74,964
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,764	52,666	61,568	70,471
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,522	48,256	57,970	67,704
Columbus, GA-AL	48,277	50,024	51,792	53,540
Dalton, GA	35,652	41,996	48,319	54,663
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,615	41,829	51,064	60,279
Gainesville, GA	43,015	53,373	63,711	74,069
Hinesville, GA	33,759	40,872	48,007	55,120
Macon-Bibb County, GA	40,789	51,522	62,255	72,988
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,330	39,853	51,376	62,900
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,252	48,776	59,301	69,826
Rome, GA	43,140	52,957	62,775	72,592
Savannah, GA	47,341	50,212	53,103	55,973
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,032	40,186	48,360	56,514
Valdosta, GA	38,522	48,256	57,970	67,704
Warner Robins, GA	28,496	39,728	50,981	62,213
Guam MSA	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	49,816	60,695	71,573	82,452
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	49,816	60,695	71,573	82,452
Urban Honolulu, HI	49,442	60,445	71,448	82,452
Ames, IA	45,157	52,749	60,341	67,933
Cedar Rapids, IA	45,240	51,605	57,970	64,335
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	43,202	49,692	56,160	62,650
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	51,397	59,093	66,768	74,464
Dubuque, IA	42,287	49,213	56,119	63,045
Iowa City, IA	50,711	56,826	62,941	69,056
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	42,890	49,359	55,848	62,317
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,284	49,920	55,578	61,215
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,037	48,568	55,100	61,631
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,728	48,464	57,180	65,916
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,052	53,623	61,194	68,765
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	42,661	49,005	55,370	61,714
Boise City, ID	43,535	48,735	53,935	59,135
Coeur d'Alene, ID	43,535	49,192	54,871	60,528
Idaho Falls, ID	43,535	49,192	54,871	60,528
Lewiston, ID-WA	43,535	49,192	54,871	60,528
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	43,389	49,130	54,850	60,591
Pocatello, ID	43,535	49,192	54,871	60,528
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,351	47,674	53,976	60,300
Twin Falls, ID	44,013	49,608	55,183	60,778
Bloomington, IL	43,680	51,376	59,093	66,789
Champaign-Urbana, IL	43,680	51,376	59,093	66,789
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,535	51,127	58,740	66,332
Decatur, IL	43,680	51,376	59,093	66,789
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,364	56,306	66,269	76,212
Kankakee, IL	43,722	51,564	59,426	67,268
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,722	51,023	58,303	65,604
Peoria, IL	45,781	50,607	55,432	60,258
Rockford, IL	43,576	51,085	58,573	66,082
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	46,925	56,805	66,706	76,586
Springfield, IL	45,760	55,141	64,501	73,882
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	44,200	51,917	59,634	67,351
Bloomington, IN	40,207	47,840	55,474	63,108
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,725	49,567	57,388	65,229
Columbus, IN	40,228	47,799	55,349	62,920
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	40,935	48,277	55,640	62,983
Evansville, IN	40,935	48,277	55,640	62,983
Fort Wayne, IN	40,935	48,277	55,640	62,983
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	40,810	47,196	53,602	59,988
Kokomo, IN	40,144	47,716	55,266	62,837
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,098	51,023	58,927	66,852
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,660	51,210	58,781	66,332
Muncie, IN	40,144	47,674	55,204	62,733
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,140	51,085	59,010	66,956
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	44,845	52,500	60,154	67,808
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	43,036	50,628	58,220	65,812
Terre Haute, IN	37,732	49,442	61,173	72,884
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	31,908	36,837	41,788	46,717
Lawrence, KS	32,760	38,876	45,012	51,127
Manhattan, KS	32,136	37,440	42,765	48,069
Topeka, KS	33,676	40,040	46,405	52,770
Wichita, KS	30,389	35,631	40,852	46,093
Bowling Green, KY	43,743	51,064	58,386	65,708
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	43,036	52,000	60,965	69,930
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	42,724	53,519	64,293	75,088
Elizabethtown, KY	48,464	54,975	61,464	67,975
Lexington-Fayette, KY	41,642	50,253	58,885	67,496
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	47,757	54,496	61,215	67,954
Owensboro, KY	43,743	51,064	58,386	65,708
Paducah, KY-IL	44,804	55,016	65,208	75,421
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,964	54,767	60,570	66,373
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	48,215	54,060	59,904	65,749
Alexandria, LA	38,605	45,948	53,290	60,632
Baton Rouge, LA	38,626	43,847	49,047	54,268
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,172	43,223	50,253	57,304
Hammond, LA	41,517	47,861	54,184	60,528
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,789	47,716	54,663	61,589
Lafayette, LA	34,674	41,226	47,778	54,330
Lake Charles, LA	38,605	45,948	53,290	60,632
Monroe, LA	38,605	45,948	53,290	60,632
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	41,954	48,340	54,746	61,132
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	38,501	44,180	49,837	55,516
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	38,605	45,948	53,290	60,632
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	47,071	53,768	60,487	67,184
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,255	42,682	49,109	55,536
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	45,261	52,167	59,052	65,957
Barnstable Town, MA	52,500	60,944	69,389	77,834
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	51,917	60,612	69,327	78,021
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	51,293	59,904	68,495	77,106
Pittsfield, MA	50,399	58,490	66,602	74,693
Springfield, MA	45,261	52,167	59,052	65,957
Worcester, MA	50,170	58,885	67,600	76,316
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	40,269	51,106	61,922	72,759
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	52,583	62,192	71,802	81,412
Lexington Park, MD	48,319	58,656	69,015	79,352
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	43,930	52,770	61,631	70,471
Salisbury, MD	41,621	52,437	63,232	74,048
Bangor, ME	44,637	52,312	59,967	67,642
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	44,637	52,312	59,967	67,642
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,637	52,312	59,967	67,642
Portland-South Portland, ME	44,637	52,312	59,967	67,642
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	44,637	52,312	59,967	67,642
Ann Arbor, MI	45,282	53,789	62,317	70,824
Battle Creek, MI	45,386	52,708	60,029	67,351
Bay City, MI	47,029	54,788	62,525	70,284
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	45,740	53,519	61,298	69,077
Flint, MI	45,823	53,623	61,402	69,202
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	43,930	48,880	53,831	58,781
Jackson, MI	46,135	54,205	62,276	70,346
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	45,365	52,520	59,676	66,831
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	45,677	53,477	61,256	69,056
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,090	55,828	63,565	71,303
Midland, MI	47,029	54,788	62,525	70,284
Monroe, MI	45,074	53,228	61,360	69,514
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	44,388	50,836	57,284	63,732
Niles, MI	45,324	53,061	60,778	68,516
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	53,935	61,048	68,183
Saginaw, MI	45,864	53,477	61,111	68,724
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	45,116	52,957	60,799	68,640
Traverse City, MI	45,324	53,061	60,778	68,516
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	53,935	61,048	68,183
Duluth, MN-WI	50,128	56,431	62,754	69,056
Mankato, MN	68,245	72,904	77,543	82,202
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	58,324	66,623	74,922	83,221
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,221	65,500	73,778	82,056
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,016	64,231	73,424	82,639
Rochester, MN	48,256	56,389	64,522	72,655
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,325	65,479	73,612	81,765
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	55,204	64,439	73,653	82,888
St. Cloud, MN	57,928	66,768	75,608	84,448
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	42,141	52,500	62,858	73,216
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,650	45,157	53,664	62,172
Columbia, MO	45,136	53,602	62,088	70,554
Jefferson City, MO	45,136	53,602	62,088	70,554
Joplin, MO-KS	31,970	36,941	41,912	46,884
Kansas City, MO-KS	34,528	41,788	49,026	56,285
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,213	44,824	53,415	62,026
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	44,804	52,957	61,090	69,244
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,194	42,495	49,816	57,117
Springfield, MO	41,684	47,882	54,060	60,258
St. Joseph, MO-KS	32,802	38,855	44,887	50,940
St. Louis, MO-IL	47,112	56,285	65,458	74,631
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,991	39,292	46,572	53,872
Hattiesburg, MS	32,157	39,312	46,488	53,644
Jackson, MS	34,903	40,332	45,781	51,210
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,637	38,168	44,720	51,252
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,906	38,189	43,452	48,735
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,784	39,520	48,236	56,972
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,282	39,728	47,196	54,642
Billings, MT	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
Bozeman, MT	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
Great Falls, MT	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
Helena, MT	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
Missoula, MT	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,578	50,108	57,658	65,188
Asheville, NC	36,650	45,407	54,184	62,941
Burlington, NC	43,701	50,607	57,512	64,418
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,224	48,423	54,621	60,820
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	41,933	50,232	58,552	66,852
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	47,071	53,748	60,424	67,101
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,588	42,100	47,591	53,103
Fayetteville, NC	41,871	49,671	57,492	65,292
Goldsboro, NC	40,789	46,135	51,480	56,826
Greensboro-High Point, NC	44,658	50,898	57,159	63,399
Greenville, NC	39,458	45,885	52,333	58,760
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	40,727	47,799	54,871	61,943
Jacksonville, NC	38,834	45,324	51,792	58,282
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	43,306	50,877	58,469	66,040
Raleigh-Cary, NC	41,954	48,256	54,538	60,840
Rocky Mount, NC	41,039	47,092	53,124	59,176
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,120	49,005	55,911	62,796
Wilmington, NC	39,749	45,885	52,021	58,157
Winston-Salem, NC	47,092	51,772	56,472	61,152
Bismarck, ND	43,202	50,066	56,909	63,773
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,828	49,879	56,951	64,002
Fargo, ND-MN	45,344	53,311	61,256	69,223
Grand Forks, ND-MN	46,821	53,914	61,028	68,120
Minot, ND	43,202	50,066	56,909	63,773
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	44,429	49,775	55,100	60,445
Grand Island, NE	36,296	44,804	53,332	61,839
Lincoln, NE	48,132	55,412	62,692	69,972
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	43,930	51,751	59,592	67,413
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	36,546	44,554	52,541	60,549
Omaha, NE-IA	49,733	56,077	62,442	68,786
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	44,117	52,104	60,092	68,079
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,207	62,255	71,282	80,330
Manchester-Nashua, NH	52,936	61,922	70,928	79,914
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,040	62,088	71,136	80,184
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	60,570	69,410	78,271	87,111
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	51,085	59,364	67,621	75,900
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	51,272	59,572	67,871	76,170
Vineland, NJ	46,176	53,623	61,090	68,536
Albuquerque, NM	42,308	51,085	59,884	68,661
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	42,412	51,896	61,360	70,845
Farmington, NM	42,162	51,189	60,237	69,264
Las Cruces, NM	42,432	52,000	61,589	71,157
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	41,642	44,845	48,069	51,272
Santa Fe, NM	42,204	50,940	59,676	68,412
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	47,986	59,696	71,428	83,138
Carson City, NV	46,842	56,826	66,810	76,794
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	48,756	60,487	72,218	83,949
Reno, NV	47,300	55,474	63,669	71,844
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	48,236	56,618	64,980	73,362
Binghamton, NY	54,476	60,965	67,434	73,924
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	56,493	63,295	70,096	76,898
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	51,834	58,303	64,751	71,220
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,586	57,408	64,231	71,053
Elmira, NY	55,599	62,068	68,557	75,026
Glens Falls, NY	48,901	56,098	63,295	70,492
Ithaca, NY	54,580	61,069	67,559	74,048
Kingston, NY	49,380	56,306	63,212	70,138
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	53,352	61,485	69,618	77,751
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	53,602	61,776	69,951	78,125
Rochester, NY	47,924	54,746	61,568	68,391
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	51,709	58,719	65,708	72,717
Syracuse, NY	56,015	61,319	66,644	71,948
Utica-Rome, NY	52,791	58,864	64,917	70,991
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	53,373	59,218	65,084	70,928
Akron, OH	46,072	54,871	63,648	72,447
Canton-Massillon, OH	43,888	49,941	55,973	62,026
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49,296	56,618	63,919	71,240
Cleveland, OH	48,922	59,176	69,410	79,664
Columbus, OH	45,968	53,124	60,258	67,413
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	46,052	54,143	62,255	70,346
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,176	54,018	61,880	69,722
Lima, OH	45,948	54,080	62,213	70,346
Mansfield, OH	46,239	53,248	60,258	67,268
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,240	53,061	60,903	68,724
Sandusky, OH	46,676	55,536	64,397	73,258
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,490	54,434	63,399	72,343
Springfield, OH	44,616	52,229	59,821	67,434
Toledo, OH	42,578	49,192	55,807	62,421
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,344	52,832	60,300	67,788
Youngstown-Warren, OH	46,072	54,871	63,648	72,447
Enid, OK	42,037	49,692	57,346	65,000
Lawton, OK	41,808	49,525	57,263	64,980
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,607	45,511	53,415	61,319
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	39,188	46,925	54,684	62,421
Oklahoma City, OK	45,261	52,250	59,260	66,248
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,461	45,656	53,852	62,047
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	38,772	46,800	54,808	62,837
Tulsa, OK	37,170	45,615	54,080	62,525
Albany, OR	56,452	61,360	66,269	71,178
Bend, OR	56,119	61,069	66,040	70,991
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,784	62,463	68,141	73,820
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,784	62,504	68,224	73,944
Corvallis, OR	56,514	61,444	66,352	71,282
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,556	62,088	67,621	73,154
Eugene-Springfield, OR	56,556	62,088	67,621	73,154
Grants Pass, OR	56,556	62,088	67,621	73,154
Medford, OR	56,556	62,088	67,621	73,154
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	59,551	66,664	73,799	80,912
Salem, OR	57,346	62,816	68,266	73,736
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	41,330	46,988	52,666	58,324
Altoona, PA	42,994	50,690	58,407	66,103
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	49,047	56,306	63,586	70,845
Chambersburg, PA	38,044	47,112	56,160	65,229
Erie, PA	50,607	57,304	64,002	70,700
Gettysburg, PA	36,234	42,578	48,901	55,245
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,276	40,789	45,282	49,796
Johnstown, PA	45,490	53,519	61,527	69,556
Lancaster, PA	43,597	48,756	53,914	59,072
Lebanon, PA	40,456	48,776	57,076	65,396
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,740	53,373	61,028	68,661
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	50,565	56,556	62,567	68,557
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	46,176	53,810	61,444	69,077
Pittsburgh, PA	44,263	52,832	61,423	69,992
Reading, PA	45,199	52,916	60,632	68,349
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	47,944	55,578	63,212	70,845
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	44,928	52,936	60,965	68,973
State College, PA	43,680	51,876	60,092	68,287
Williamsport, PA	48,901	55,890	62,858	69,847
York-Hanover, PA	36,796	42,724	48,672	54,600
Aguadilla, PR	26,312	35,007	43,701	52,396
Arecibo, PR	26,583	35,256	43,909	52,583
Guayama, PR	26,562	35,319	44,055	52,812
Mayaguez, PR	26,312	35,007	43,701	52,396
Ponce, PR	26,292	35,069	43,847	52,624
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	26,312	35,007	43,701	52,396
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	27,082	35,922	44,741	53,581
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	52,500	60,944	69,389	77,834
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	38,980	45,386	51,813	58,220
Columbia, SC	36,775	42,703	48,610	54,538
Florence, SC	36,879	42,786	48,714	54,621
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,140	48,194	53,269	58,324
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,980	45,386	51,813	58,220
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	38,980	45,386	51,813	58,220
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,104	46,717	54,330	61,943
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	46,821	54,413	61,984
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,189	45,781	53,352	60,944
Spartanburg, SC	38,959	46,093	53,207	60,341
Sumter, SC	36,879	42,786	48,714	54,621
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,808	47,882	53,956	60,029
Rapid City, SD	41,268	47,404	53,560	59,696
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,663	48,610	55,557	62,504
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,268	47,404	53,560	59,696
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,160	47,549	51,917	56,306
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,812	47,008	54,226	61,423
Cleveland, TN	43,160	47,549	51,917	56,306
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,288	46,759	52,208	57,679
Jackson, TN	41,268	48,111	54,975	61,818
Johnson City, TN	41,268	48,111	54,975	61,818
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	40,748	47,279	53,831	60,362
Knoxville, TN	41,268	48,111	54,975	61,818
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	45,573	53,124	60,653	68,204
Morristown, TN	41,268	48,111	54,975	61,818
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	41,330	48,672	56,015	63,357
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,184	47,175	53,144	59,135
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40,415	46,717	52,999	59,301
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	41,580	48,964	56,327	63,711
Abilene, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Amarillo, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	40,810	51,168	61,527	71,885
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,079	54,434	66,810	79,165
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
College Station-Bryan, TX	43,410	81,578	119,725	157,893
Corpus Christi, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	43,264	54,122	64,980	75,837
Eagle Pass, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
El Paso, TX	34,528	49,858	65,167	80,496
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Killeen-Temple, TX	40,997	55,100	69,202	83,304
Laredo, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Longview, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Lubbock, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Midland, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	38,252	52,229	66,207	80,184
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,949	44,492	57,013	69,556
Odessa, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
San Angelo, TX	36,546	49,546	62,567	75,567
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	43,098	53,748	64,418	75,068
Sherman-Denison, TX	37,960	49,484	60,986	72,509
Texarkana, TX-AR	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Tyler, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Victoria, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
Waco, TX	38,439	54,559	70,700	86,820
Wichita Falls, TX	39,541	64,938	90,314	115,711
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	43,452	49,733	55,994	62,276
Logan, UT-ID	32,636	41,392	50,149	58,906
Ogden, UT	30,826	39,583	48,360	57,117
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	47,258	52,520	57,762	63,024
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	46,239	55,952	65,666	75,380
St. George, UT	40,394	49,421	58,428	67,455
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	40,519	49,712	58,906	68,100
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	50,981	58,698	66,415	74,132
Charlottesville, VA	48,485	55,703	62,900	70,117
Harrisonburg, VA	45,802	50,357	54,892	59,447
Lynchburg, VA	43,285	50,503	57,720	64,938
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,042	60,944	69,826	78,728
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	51,460	60,549	69,660	78,749
Richmond, VA	52,250	59,301	66,373	73,424
Roanoke, VA	43,452	50,524	57,596	64,668
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,256	55,932	63,586	71,261
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,930	51,252	58,594	65,916
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	45,802	50,357	54,892	59,447
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	47,716	55,328	62,920	70,533
Winchester, VA-WV	49,588	59,800	69,992	80,205
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	53,290	59,197	65,104	71,012
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,290	59,197	65,104	71,012
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	53,290	59,197	65,104	71,012
Bellingham, WA	62,234	71,573	80,933	90,272
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	62,650	73,549	84,428	95,327
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	60,528	69,888	79,228	88,588
Kennewick-Richland, WA	62,234	71,573	80,933	90,272
Longview-Kelso, WA	60,383	67,559	74,756	81,932
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	62,484	73,237	84,012	94,765
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	62,296	73,112	83,949	94,765
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	62,047	73,612	85,156	96,720
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	63,752	67,018	70,263	73,528
Walla Walla, WA	62,234	71,573	80,933	90,272
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	61,880	73,404	84,948	96,471
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	60,944	71,032	81,120	91,208
Yakima, WA	61,256	71,490	81,703	91,936
Appleton, WI	48,589	53,061	57,533	62,005
Eau Claire, WI	50,212	55,162	60,092	65,042
Fond du Lac, WI	51,647	58,032	64,418	70,804
Green Bay, WI	47,840	52,354	56,847	61,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI	49,359	55,599	61,860	68,100
Kenosha, WI	44,845	49,380	53,914	58,448
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	48,381	54,912	61,464	67,996
Madison, WI	50,378	57,887	65,396	72,904
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	53,727	60,424	67,122	73,820
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,130	54,808	60,466	66,144
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,421	54,684	59,925	65,188
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	49,504	53,498	57,471	61,464
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	50,524	57,346	64,148	70,970
Sheboygan, WI	51,688	58,240	64,792	71,344
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	49,317	55,890	62,463	69,036
Wausau, WI	48,922	53,519	58,116	62,712
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	51,106	59,280	67,434	75,608
Beckley, WV	38,688	48,860	59,010	69,181
Charleston, WV	38,085	46,655	55,204	63,773
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	39,146	48,485	57,824	67,164
Morgantown, WV	36,712	45,365	54,039	62,692
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,693	42,703	49,733	56,743
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	35,922	43,368	50,794	58,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,085	46,655	55,204	63,773
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	32,282	37,690	43,098	48,506
Wheeling, WV-OH	36,296	43,909	51,543	59,156
Casper, WY	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Cheyenne, WY	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	44,304	55,911	67,517	79,124

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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