SOC 29-1126 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Respiratory 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): Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.

Level I across metros$24,212 – $114,109Ponce, PR to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$90,480Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Respiratory Therapists (SOC 29-1126) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $24,212 in Ponce, PR to $114,109 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $90,480. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $82,389, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 14 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$124,218
San Francisco, CA$143,624
San Jose, CA$162,448
Seattle, WA$114,213
Dallas, TX$93,538
Houston, TX$90,480
Austin, TX$92,207
Chicago, IL$95,431
Boston, MA$113,215
Washington, DC$109,866
Atlanta, GA$104,645
Los Angeles, CA$114,879

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	84,220	93,351	102,503	111,634
Anchorage, AK	79,519	86,965	94,432	101,879
Fairbanks-College, AK	83,263	91,708	100,132	108,576
Anniston-Oxford, AL	57,471	63,960	70,471	76,960
Auburn-Opelika, AL	54,164	65,146	76,128	87,111
Birmingham, AL	53,602	60,591	67,580	74,568
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	62,837	67,226	71,615	76,004
Decatur, AL	49,941	57,284	64,626	71,968
Dothan, AL	46,988	53,103	59,239	65,354
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	50,669	57,700	64,730	71,760
Gadsden, AL	49,068	56,992	64,896	72,821
Huntsville, AL	50,877	58,906	66,935	74,964
Mobile, AL	63,503	69,576	75,650	81,724
Montgomery, AL	59,010	74,714	90,397	106,101
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,383	55,786	64,210	72,613
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,650	54,288	58,906	63,544
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,338	55,266	61,194	67,122
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	49,068	54,933	60,799	66,664
Tuscaloosa, AL	51,522	56,847	62,151	67,476
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	53,332	58,282	63,232	68,183
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	64,917	71,324	77,709	84,116
Fort Smith, AR-OK	62,068	67,788	73,508	79,228
Hot Springs, AR	60,071	67,309	74,527	81,765
Jonesboro, AR	58,012	64,064	70,138	76,191
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	60,404	67,538	74,672	81,807
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	58,136	62,983	67,829	72,676
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	56,306	62,047	67,808	73,549
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	57,824	64,335	70,824	77,335
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	69,930	74,964	80,018	85,052
Flagstaff, AZ	70,991	76,232	81,495	86,736
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	70,596	74,860	79,103	83,367
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67,268	74,464	81,640	88,837
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	73,029	78,728	84,448	90,148
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	64,876	71,428	78,000	84,552
Tucson, AZ	65,084	71,469	77,834	84,220
Yuma, AZ	62,359	70,159	77,959	85,759
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	74,610	86,674	98,738	110,802
Chico, CA	85,738	94,224	102,690	111,176
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	81,516	91,687	101,837	112,008
El Centro, CA	78,188	89,586	100,984	112,383
Fresno, CA	73,695	82,618	91,541	100,464
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	74,236	84,677	95,140	105,581
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	77,584	90,023	102,440	114,879
Merced, CA	80,455	93,496	106,517	119,559
Modesto, CA	84,885	96,221	107,578	118,914
Napa, CA	92,976	104,250	115,503	126,776
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	82,639	93,101	103,543	114,005
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	83,450	95,868	108,264	120,682
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	80,892	93,268	105,664	118,040
Redding, CA	80,330	94,224	108,140	122,034
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	75,796	86,944	98,093	109,242
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	94,536	109,408	124,260	139,132
Salinas, CA	84,220	104,084	123,948	143,812
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	83,138	94,391	105,623	116,876
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	97,760	113,048	128,336	143,624
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	114,109	130,229	146,328	162,448
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	83,512	95,701	107,911	120,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	96,596	114,962	133,328	151,695
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	87,360	98,176	108,992	119,808
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	95,680	107,994	120,328	132,642
Stockton-Lodi, CA	88,442	98,759	109,096	119,413
Vallejo, CA	109,346	121,368	133,391	145,413
Visalia, CA	71,656	79,103	86,570	94,016
Yuba City, CA	90,709	105,373	120,016	134,680
Boulder, CO	75,400	84,240	93,060	101,900
Colorado Springs, CO	73,300	81,557	89,836	98,093
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	70,242	79,248	88,276	97,282
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	66,560	74,090	81,640	89,170
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	69,639	77,293	84,927	92,581
Grand Junction, CO	71,157	78,500	85,842	93,184
Greeley, CO	70,200	79,020	87,839	96,658
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	77,023	87,964	98,884	109,824
Pueblo, CO	69,160	76,482	83,783	91,104
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	70,804	79,685	88,588	97,469
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	81,183	95,223	109,242	123,282
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	74,485	84,220	93,975	103,709
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	73,341	81,287	89,212	97,157
New Haven, CT	77,938	85,197	92,436	99,695
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	76,420	81,911	87,381	92,872
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	73,944	82,452	90,938	99,445
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	81,328	90,834	100,360	109,866
Dover, DE	74,423	79,394	84,386	89,357
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	74,319	79,456	84,573	89,711
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	71,178	77,772	84,386	90,980
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	63,482	69,680	75,858	82,056
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	64,584	72,197	79,789	87,402
Gainesville, FL	66,623	71,989	77,376	82,743
Homosassa Springs, FL	59,759	66,789	73,820	80,850
Jacksonville, FL	68,848	74,610	80,372	86,133
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	72,135	77,959	83,804	89,628
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	67,392	75,837	84,303	92,748
Naples-Marco Island, FL	68,120	76,253	84,407	92,540
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	60,570	68,308	76,024	83,762
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	70,284	75,837	81,391	86,944
Ocala, FL	65,292	72,592	79,872	87,173
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	66,394	73,882	81,349	88,837
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	66,914	72,780	78,666	84,532
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	60,154	66,269	72,384	78,500
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	66,685	75,192	83,720	92,228
Port St. Lucie, FL	68,620	74,984	81,328	87,693
Punta Gorda, FL	70,304	76,316	82,348	88,359
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	72,322	77,168	82,036	86,882
Sebring, FL	67,455	74,506	81,536	88,588
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	73,736	78,791	83,845	88,900
Tallahassee, FL	59,260	69,847	80,413	91,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	70,325	77,397	84,448	91,520
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	68,349	75,504	82,639	89,794
Albany, GA	65,541	72,530	79,519	86,508
Athens-Clarke County, GA	67,164	74,839	82,514	90,189
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	74,589	84,615	94,620	104,645
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	66,248	73,300	80,330	87,381
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	58,053	65,520	72,988	80,455
Columbus, GA-AL	62,484	69,618	76,752	83,887
Dalton, GA	61,402	67,829	74,256	80,684
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	63,440	68,911	74,402	79,872
Gainesville, GA	74,111	84,261	94,412	104,562
Hinesville, GA	60,965	67,621	74,277	80,933
Macon-Bibb County, GA	67,309	75,172	83,034	90,896
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	63,524	70,762	78,021	85,260
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	63,336	69,680	76,004	82,348
Rome, GA	69,264	81,245	93,205	105,186
Savannah, GA	66,914	71,656	76,399	81,141
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	57,325	65,021	72,738	80,434
Valdosta, GA	57,762	62,983	68,204	73,424
Warner Robins, GA	61,652	67,205	72,738	78,292
Guam MSA	66,373	76,794	87,194	97,615
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	86,944	90,376	93,829	97,261
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	82,868	88,088	93,330	98,551
Urban Honolulu, HI	82,389	87,652	92,893	98,156
Ames, IA	61,423	68,474	75,546	82,597
Cedar Rapids, IA	61,756	65,687	69,639	73,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	62,192	66,956	71,719	76,482
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	62,442	68,224	73,986	79,768
Dubuque, IA	62,068	66,311	70,575	74,818
Iowa City, IA	65,500	71,074	76,648	82,223
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	56,348	64,917	73,508	82,077
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,900	71,511	80,101	88,712
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	62,088	65,312	68,557	71,781
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	60,716	67,184	73,632	80,101
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	67,268	73,653	80,039	86,424
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	59,156	63,940	68,703	73,487
Boise City, ID	65,645	71,968	78,312	84,636
Coeur d'Alene, ID	70,804	75,442	80,101	84,740
Idaho Falls, ID	63,877	71,053	78,208	85,384
Lewiston, ID-WA	71,594	78,728	85,863	92,997
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	72,093	76,877	81,640	86,424
Pocatello, ID	61,256	66,373	71,469	76,586
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	68,120	75,504	82,909	90,293
Twin Falls, ID	64,168	71,365	78,562	85,759
Bloomington, IL	59,488	69,618	79,748	89,877
Champaign-Urbana, IL	64,189	72,405	80,642	88,858
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	74,152	81,245	88,338	95,431
Decatur, IL	62,567	70,325	78,104	85,863
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,442	68,016	73,591	79,165
Kankakee, IL	72,842	78,479	84,116	89,752
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	62,650	69,306	75,962	82,618
Peoria, IL	63,544	70,637	77,751	84,844
Rockford, IL	63,066	71,032	79,020	86,986
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	61,818	69,140	76,482	83,804
Springfield, IL	65,021	73,383	81,724	90,085
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	59,239	65,437	71,636	77,834
Bloomington, IN	68,703	74,111	79,540	84,948
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	68,952	74,402	79,872	85,322
Columbus, IN	65,250	72,239	79,248	86,237
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	62,234	68,474	74,714	80,954
Evansville, IN	67,892	73,799	79,727	85,634
Fort Wayne, IN	59,426	66,290	73,133	79,997
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	66,124	73,092	80,060	87,028
Kokomo, IN	65,500	72,426	79,332	86,258
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	66,768	72,738	78,728	84,698
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	70,991	77,044	83,076	89,128
Muncie, IN	66,352	73,154	79,956	86,757
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	61,111	66,186	71,240	76,316
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	62,879	69,805	76,711	83,637
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	62,068	67,455	72,842	78,229
Terre Haute, IN	64,917	70,887	76,856	82,826
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	59,946	67,392	74,818	82,264
Lawrence, KS	61,964	69,888	77,834	85,759
Manhattan, KS	59,676	67,184	74,714	82,223
Topeka, KS	58,636	66,540	74,444	82,348
Wichita, KS	61,610	66,706	71,802	76,898
Bowling Green, KY	60,258	65,229	70,180	75,151
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	54,205	60,840	67,455	74,090
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,229	56,431	60,653	64,855
Elizabethtown, KY	62,234	67,621	72,988	78,375
Lexington-Fayette, KY	63,752	71,199	78,624	86,071
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	62,816	69,015	75,234	81,432
Owensboro, KY	59,072	63,544	68,016	72,488
Paducah, KY-IL	59,655	66,311	72,988	79,644
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	55,932	62,026	68,141	74,236
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	58,157	62,879	67,600	72,322
Alexandria, LA	60,071	66,644	73,237	79,810
Baton Rouge, LA	61,506	69,327	77,168	84,989
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	61,069	65,396	69,701	74,028
Hammond, LA	65,874	72,717	79,540	86,383
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	54,767	61,132	67,517	73,882
Lafayette, LA	61,485	68,536	75,608	82,660
Lake Charles, LA	59,676	66,082	72,468	78,874
Monroe, LA	59,343	66,248	73,133	80,039
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	62,941	69,701	76,440	83,200
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	64,335	68,786	73,237	77,688
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	62,567	68,412	74,236	80,080
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	63,128	68,557	73,986	79,415
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	64,085	68,869	73,653	78,437
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	78,645	85,468	92,311	99,133
Barnstable Town, MA	82,348	92,040	101,754	111,447
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	87,173	95,847	104,541	113,215
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	81,807	91,375	100,943	110,511
Pittsfield, MA	75,920	81,578	87,256	92,914
Springfield, MA	77,356	82,285	87,236	92,165
Worcester, MA	82,805	90,210	97,615	105,020
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	74,901	82,077	89,274	96,450
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	68,183	73,632	79,061	84,511
Lexington Park, MD	77,584	86,653	95,743	104,812
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	66,748	74,610	82,493	90,356
Salisbury, MD	69,680	76,773	83,845	90,938
Bangor, ME	68,744	74,090	79,436	84,781
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	67,704	75,130	82,576	90,002
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	63,232	68,557	73,882	79,207
Portland-South Portland, ME	68,744	77,189	85,634	94,079
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	67,975	73,279	78,604	83,908
Ann Arbor, MI	70,700	75,733	80,788	85,821
Battle Creek, MI	66,207	72,384	78,562	84,740
Bay City, MI	63,877	69,847	75,816	81,786
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	68,869	74,589	80,309	86,029
Flint, MI	65,624	70,679	75,754	80,808
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	64,730	70,450	76,191	81,911
Jackson, MI	68,432	74,173	79,914	85,655
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	59,114	65,916	72,738	79,540
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	66,040	71,199	76,357	81,516
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	67,642	71,428	75,213	78,999
Midland, MI	63,877	69,847	75,816	81,786
Monroe, MI	65,916	73,570	81,204	88,858
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	66,040	71,407	76,773	82,140
Niles, MI	64,896	70,637	76,357	82,098
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,557	73,279	77,980	82,701
Saginaw, MI	64,335	70,117	75,920	81,703
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	65,125	70,616	76,128	81,620
Traverse City, MI	65,479	71,261	77,023	82,805
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	66,269	71,053	75,858	80,642
Duluth, MN-WI	73,882	80,122	86,341	92,581
Mankato, MN	83,887	91,500	99,112	106,725
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	84,677	92,144	99,612	107,079
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	80,996	89,087	97,199	105,290
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	71,220	79,415	87,631	95,826
Rochester, MN	88,525	94,287	100,028	105,789
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	81,557	89,607	97,656	105,706
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	68,661	79,706	90,772	101,816
St. Cloud, MN	82,223	90,064	97,906	105,748
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	60,549	65,666	70,762	75,879
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	59,114	65,188	71,261	77,335
Columbia, MO	61,943	67,725	73,487	79,269
Jefferson City, MO	61,485	67,663	73,840	80,018
Joplin, MO-KS	58,157	63,316	68,453	73,612
Kansas City, MO-KS	63,399	71,324	79,228	87,152
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	60,840	68,557	76,274	83,991
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	58,116	64,189	70,242	76,316
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	61,444	68,495	75,525	82,576
Springfield, MO	62,276	67,850	73,404	78,978
St. Joseph, MO-KS	58,344	65,146	71,948	78,749
St. Louis, MO-IL	62,858	70,533	78,229	85,904
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	54,455	62,109	69,743	77,397
Hattiesburg, MS	47,362	52,916	58,448	64,002
Jackson, MS	57,762	68,245	78,708	89,191
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	48,693	53,498	58,303	63,108
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	53,394	58,677	63,960	69,244
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	53,789	58,303	62,837	67,351
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	51,584	57,679	63,752	69,847
Billings, MT	66,124	72,426	78,708	85,010
Bozeman, MT	72,010	78,084	84,136	90,210
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	56,722	67,788	78,874	89,940
Great Falls, MT	59,114	68,245	77,397	86,528
Helena, MT	61,860	70,242	78,624	87,007
Missoula, MT	61,922	69,244	76,586	83,908
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,712	70,492	78,271	86,050
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,172	69,680	77,168	84,677
Asheville, NC	68,162	74,381	80,621	86,840
Burlington, NC	64,709	72,156	79,623	87,069
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	63,170	70,013	76,836	83,679
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	69,868	77,626	85,405	93,164
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	65,229	73,092	80,975	88,837
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	64,023	72,239	80,476	88,692
Fayetteville, NC	63,836	71,760	79,706	87,631
Goldsboro, NC	64,959	73,549	82,140	90,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC	68,016	74,589	81,183	87,756
Greenville, NC	67,101	72,072	77,064	82,036
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	66,311	76,794	87,256	97,740
Jacksonville, NC	50,773	55,536	60,320	65,084
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	63,877	71,448	79,040	86,612
Raleigh-Cary, NC	68,224	77,023	85,821	94,620
Rocky Mount, NC	61,173	67,559	73,965	80,351
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	60,487	67,060	73,653	80,226
Wilmington, NC	64,688	72,260	79,831	87,402
Winston-Salem, NC	67,143	74,298	81,474	88,629
Bismarck, ND	65,104	74,111	83,117	92,124
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,314	74,423	84,511	94,620
Fargo, ND-MN	64,813	73,549	82,264	91,000
Grand Forks, ND-MN	68,037	77,023	86,029	95,015
Minot, ND	61,048	80,101	99,154	118,207
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,044	75,546	87,048	98,551
Grand Island, NE	69,181	75,796	82,431	89,045
Lincoln, NE	71,428	76,648	81,890	87,111
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	71,573	76,856	82,119	87,402
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	69,348	75,941	82,556	89,149
Omaha, NE-IA	65,437	72,655	79,872	87,090
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	68,578	75,983	83,408	90,813
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	84,740	89,253	93,746	98,260
Manchester-Nashua, NH	76,295	84,136	91,978	99,820
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	75,317	81,599	87,901	94,183
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	77,356	84,116	90,896	97,656
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	87,548	95,244	102,919	110,615
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	80,996	93,184	105,394	117,583
Vineland, NJ	70,304	79,040	87,797	96,533
Albuquerque, NM	62,442	67,600	72,759	77,917
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	62,088	68,266	74,444	80,621
Farmington, NM	60,549	64,148	67,725	71,324
Las Cruces, NM	58,448	63,440	68,432	73,424
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	59,301	66,207	73,133	80,039
Santa Fe, NM	62,213	68,453	74,672	80,912
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	73,799	85,343	96,887	108,431
Carson City, NV	74,735	85,301	95,847	106,413
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	68,474	78,791	89,087	99,404
Reno, NV	74,839	84,864	94,869	104,895
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	75,962	82,306	88,650	94,994
Binghamton, NY	84,719	92,332	99,944	107,557
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	74,007	81,204	88,380	95,576
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	76,628	84,053	91,500	98,925
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	82,036	89,232	96,450	103,647
Elmira, NY	79,269	87,298	95,348	103,376
Glens Falls, NY	76,524	83,325	90,106	96,908
Ithaca, NY	79,914	87,776	95,660	103,522
Kingston, NY	85,884	94,765	103,647	112,528
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	92,040	99,445	106,829	114,234
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	91,416	102,357	113,277	124,218
Rochester, NY	73,445	80,392	87,340	94,287
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	78,541	84,511	90,480	96,450
Syracuse, NY	75,941	82,868	89,794	96,720
Utica-Rome, NY	75,733	83,658	91,562	99,487
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	75,837	82,847	89,877	96,887
Akron, OH	69,826	75,296	80,746	86,216
Canton-Massillon, OH	66,456	72,696	78,957	85,197
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	68,890	76,024	83,138	90,272
Cleveland, OH	71,698	76,898	82,077	87,277
Columbus, OH	72,364	78,687	85,010	91,333
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	67,268	74,298	81,308	88,338
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	65,687	71,116	76,544	81,973
Lima, OH	68,079	72,925	77,792	82,639
Mansfield, OH	57,325	64,231	71,136	78,042
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	65,645	70,762	75,900	81,016
Sandusky, OH	58,948	64,439	69,930	75,421
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	61,735	67,309	72,863	78,437
Springfield, OH	73,736	76,087	78,458	80,808
Toledo, OH	71,324	78,146	84,948	91,770
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	65,999	71,012	76,024	81,037
Youngstown-Warren, OH	68,724	72,156	75,567	78,999
Enid, OK	63,170	70,575	77,980	85,384
Lawton, OK	65,042	71,594	78,125	84,677
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	64,980	71,012	77,023	83,055
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	60,882	67,496	74,111	80,725
Oklahoma City, OK	65,812	72,322	78,832	85,343
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	62,983	69,223	75,442	81,682
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	62,650	68,578	74,527	80,455
Tulsa, OK	64,605	71,240	77,896	84,532
Albany, OR	81,765	90,127	98,468	106,829
Bend, OR	81,391	89,690	97,968	106,268
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	82,389	88,962	95,535	102,108
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	77,002	86,196	95,410	104,604
Corvallis, OR	80,476	89,128	97,760	106,413
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	80,413	89,170	97,906	106,663
Eugene-Springfield, OR	78,312	84,303	90,272	96,263
Grants Pass, OR	81,432	90,356	99,279	108,202
Medford, OR	86,882	94,682	102,461	110,261
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	82,077	90,085	98,072	106,080
Salem, OR	94,932	101,109	107,287	113,464
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	66,498	73,924	81,370	88,796
Altoona, PA	53,540	60,570	67,600	74,631
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,010	66,082	73,175	80,247
Chambersburg, PA	57,076	68,599	80,101	91,624
Erie, PA	55,744	61,568	67,413	73,237
Gettysburg, PA	63,482	70,554	77,647	84,719
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	62,962	69,805	76,628	83,471
Johnstown, PA	50,149	58,532	66,914	75,296
Lancaster, PA	64,085	71,261	78,458	85,634
Lebanon, PA	63,253	70,554	77,855	85,156
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,970	66,186	74,423	82,639
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	55,848	62,109	68,349	74,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	69,868	78,500	87,111	95,743
Pittsburgh, PA	60,029	66,394	72,759	79,124
Reading, PA	72,322	80,122	87,922	95,722
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	58,885	66,602	74,340	82,056
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	57,346	62,712	68,079	73,445
State College, PA	56,431	63,524	70,637	77,730
Williamsport, PA	68,245	73,258	78,250	83,263
York-Hanover, PA	66,290	72,842	79,394	85,946
Aguadilla, PR	24,420	31,492	38,584	45,656
Arecibo, PR	29,474	40,394	51,293	62,213
Guayama, PR	30,140	41,039	51,959	62,858
Mayaguez, PR	26,520	35,298	44,096	52,874
Ponce, PR	24,212	32,760	41,309	49,858
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	27,831	38,855	49,879	60,903
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	30,452	41,476	52,479	63,503
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	75,733	83,429	91,146	98,842
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	67,788	74,506	81,204	87,922
Columbia, SC	63,149	69,202	75,255	81,308
Florence, SC	60,653	66,852	73,050	79,248
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	65,978	71,157	76,336	81,516
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	72,655	76,919	81,183	85,447
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	62,983	68,599	74,236	79,852
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	66,248	70,596	74,964	79,311
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	59,468	65,936	72,426	78,895
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	72,426	77,064	81,724	86,362
Spartanburg, SC	65,125	69,015	72,904	76,794
Sumter, SC	63,024	69,056	75,068	81,100
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,172	67,684	73,216	78,728
Rapid City, SD	65,146	70,117	75,109	80,080
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	47,757	56,660	65,562	74,464
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	63,919	69,140	74,381	79,602
Chattanooga, TN-GA	60,716	66,623	72,551	78,458
Clarksville, TN-KY	60,986	68,516	76,024	83,554
Cleveland, TN	59,967	65,250	70,533	75,816
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,844	62,816	66,789	70,762
Jackson, TN	52,271	58,261	64,231	70,221
Johnson City, TN	57,928	63,045	68,183	73,300
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	58,136	64,127	70,138	76,128
Knoxville, TN	57,159	62,359	67,559	72,759
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	59,676	65,562	71,448	77,335
Morristown, TN	57,637	62,837	68,016	73,216
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	66,248	72,780	79,311	85,842
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	58,989	64,189	69,368	74,568
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	57,908	62,400	66,872	71,365
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	52,333	58,636	64,917	71,220
Abilene, TX	58,636	66,436	74,215	82,015
Amarillo, TX	59,405	68,516	77,626	86,736
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	71,511	78,416	85,301	92,207
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	62,712	70,200	77,709	85,197
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,879	70,533	78,188	85,842
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	59,572	64,480	69,389	74,298
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	59,343	66,165	72,988	79,810
College Station-Bryan, TX	63,440	70,450	77,439	84,448
Corpus Christi, TX	60,903	68,224	75,567	82,888
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	72,759	79,685	86,612	93,538
Eagle Pass, TX	60,591	69,098	77,605	86,112
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	60,071	65,812	71,552	77,293
El Paso, TX	59,821	67,580	75,359	83,117
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,399	69,951	76,503	83,055
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	62,276	71,677	81,079	90,480
Killeen-Temple, TX	65,188	71,469	77,730	84,012
Laredo, TX	59,904	67,746	75,567	83,408
Longview, TX	68,037	77,480	86,924	96,367
Lubbock, TX	63,565	69,639	75,733	81,807
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	59,114	63,524	67,912	72,322
Midland, TX	60,424	67,746	75,088	82,410
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,876	71,282	77,668	84,074
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,876	71,740	78,604	85,468
Odessa, TX	62,005	69,348	76,711	84,053
San Angelo, TX	61,776	68,724	75,650	82,597
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	63,711	71,386	79,040	86,716
Sherman-Denison, TX	64,314	69,036	73,778	78,500
Texarkana, TX-AR	61,631	69,056	76,482	83,908
Tyler, TX	61,714	68,557	75,380	82,223
Victoria, TX	61,132	67,205	73,279	79,352
Waco, TX	65,396	71,677	77,959	84,240
Wichita Falls, TX	63,420	70,367	77,314	84,261
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	67,060	74,173	81,308	88,421
Logan, UT-ID	66,207	73,071	79,935	86,799
Ogden, UT	68,744	74,880	81,016	87,152
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	68,724	75,546	82,389	89,212
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	54,954	67,330	79,727	92,103
St. George, UT	60,487	70,450	80,392	90,356
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,967	70,263	80,559	90,855
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	54,476	64,293	74,090	83,908
Charlottesville, VA	71,448	78,520	85,592	92,664
Harrisonburg, VA	70,824	78,188	85,530	92,893
Lynchburg, VA	68,952	74,111	79,269	84,428
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	75,775	85,010	94,266	103,501
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	61,839	71,074	80,288	89,524
Richmond, VA	72,509	79,103	85,717	92,311
Roanoke, VA	67,309	73,029	78,749	84,469
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	56,597	65,375	74,132	82,909
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,415	51,938	63,461	74,984
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	70,824	78,188	85,530	92,893
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	73,341	79,956	86,591	93,205
Winchester, VA-WV	73,944	85,031	96,117	107,204
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	66,373	76,794	87,194	97,615
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	72,426	79,394	86,383	93,351
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	70,055	76,794	83,512	90,252
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	67,600	76,399	85,176	93,975
Bellingham, WA	82,327	90,397	98,447	106,517
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80,996	91,874	102,732	113,610
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	79,581	86,508	93,413	100,340
Kennewick-Richland, WA	77,605	85,780	93,975	102,149
Longview-Kelso, WA	82,743	90,668	98,572	106,496
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	80,808	91,500	102,170	112,861
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	81,037	91,832	102,607	113,402
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	80,829	91,957	103,085	114,213
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	71,740	80,996	90,272	99,528
Walla Walla, WA	76,586	84,802	93,039	101,255
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	80,372	91,333	102,295	113,256
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	87,485	94,287	101,109	107,911
Yakima, WA	81,058	90,834	100,589	110,365
Appleton, WI	75,400	81,516	87,652	93,767
Eau Claire, WI	69,410	76,336	83,242	90,168
Fond du Lac, WI	76,024	82,576	89,149	95,701
Green Bay, WI	72,197	77,584	82,972	88,359
Janesville-Beloit, WI	74,672	79,394	84,136	88,858
Kenosha, WI	69,410	74,672	79,956	85,218
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	74,402	82,223	90,064	97,885
Madison, WI	73,175	79,685	86,196	92,706
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	77,252	83,804	90,356	96,908
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,573	77,314	83,034	88,775
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	71,511	77,751	83,991	90,231
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	74,007	79,623	85,260	90,876
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	78,416	83,180	87,964	92,727
Sheboygan, WI	75,962	82,597	89,232	95,868
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	72,176	77,543	82,888	88,255
Wausau, WI	71,324	77,168	83,013	88,858
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	74,527	80,101	85,655	91,229
Beckley, WV	59,592	64,522	69,472	74,402
Charleston, WV	60,820	67,538	74,256	80,975
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	58,365	64,772	71,199	77,605
Morgantown, WV	56,972	63,815	70,658	77,501
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,250	59,197	66,144	73,092
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	52,853	59,904	66,935	73,986
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	52,458	59,218	65,999	72,759
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	58,968	64,543	70,138	75,712
Wheeling, WV-OH	57,720	64,709	71,698	78,687
Casper, WY	63,919	67,996	72,093	76,170
Cheyenne, WY	70,512	76,732	82,951	89,170
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	70,970	77,210	83,429	89,669
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	58,532	65,645	72,780	79,893

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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