SOC 29-1129 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Therapists, All Other 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): All therapists not listed separately.

Level I across metros$29,183 – $83,221El Paso, TX to San Francisco, CA
Median Level IV, major metros$92,228Across 100 top H-1B metros
Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Therapists, All Other?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Therapists, All Other (SOC 29-1129) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,183 in El Paso, TX to $83,221 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $92,228. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $78,416, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 21 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas
Wage areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Anchorage, AK50,25370,24290,210110,199
Fairbanks-College, AK50,25370,24290,210110,199
Anniston-Oxford, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Auburn-Opelika, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Birmingham, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Decatur, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Dothan, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Gadsden, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Huntsville, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Mobile, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Montgomery, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area49,10963,31677,50191,708
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area49,10963,31677,50191,708
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area49,10963,31677,50191,708
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area49,10963,31677,50191,708
Tuscaloosa, AL49,10963,31677,50191,708
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area46,73858,55270,36782,181
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR59,71776,62893,559110,469
Fort Smith, AR-OK49,52561,96474,38186,820
Hot Springs, AR44,94956,49368,05879,602
Jonesboro, AR65,18879,89394,599109,304
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR43,95156,22368,51680,788
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area47,52856,97266,43675,879
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area50,60754,53858,46962,400
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area46,82158,63670,45082,264
Arizona nonmetropolitan area47,65362,92078,16793,434
Flagstaff, AZ49,33859,28069,22379,165
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ49,33859,28069,22379,165
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ50,91970,28489,628108,992
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ50,48268,24585,988103,751
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ44,70053,72762,77571,802
Tucson, AZ44,57553,81063,06672,301
Yuma, AZ47,61263,39979,20794,994
Bakersfield-Delano, CA65,35483,242101,151119,039
Chico, CA63,00482,306101,608120,911
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area57,28477,00296,741116,460
El Centro, CA61,15282,036102,898123,781
Fresno, CA50,37866,70683,03499,362
Hanford-Corcoran, CA45,92762,83779,76896,679
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA68,12084,906101,671118,456
Merced, CA60,75781,037101,338121,618
Modesto, CA65,89589,232112,591135,928
Napa, CA65,31278,77092,228105,685
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area64,89679,68594,474109,263
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area57,86672,42687,007101,567
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA68,24585,447102,648119,850
Redding, CA63,00482,306101,608120,911
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA59,44778,81298,197117,562
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA67,30978,95790,605102,253
Salinas, CA51,08567,72584,386101,026
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA76,62894,370112,112129,855
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA83,221105,935128,669151,383
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA62,33876,85691,354105,872
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA45,42863,35781,28799,216
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA61,81884,365106,933129,480
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA63,00482,306101,608120,911
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA79,477101,650123,823145,996
Stockton-Lodi, CA66,10387,090108,077129,064
Vallejo, CA75,75495,348114,920134,514
Visalia, CA63,00482,306101,608120,911
Yuba City, CA59,67673,38387,111100,818
Boulder, CO54,18463,33672,50981,661
Colorado Springs, CO53,24864,73076,19187,672
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO55,39165,83276,27486,716
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area53,24864,73076,19187,672
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO52,81263,27473,73684,199
Grand Junction, CO62,10975,10988,109101,109
Greeley, CO54,41363,64872,90482,140
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area54,35165,37576,39987,423
Pueblo, CO50,85663,48276,10888,733
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area53,02064,46075,92087,360
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT43,66058,09572,53086,965
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area38,95951,52264,06476,628
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT37,91947,67457,42967,184
New Haven, CT44,18063,77383,346102,940
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT37,85647,96558,07468,183
Waterbury-Shelton, CT41,12256,24471,36586,487
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV46,90469,38991,874114,359
Dover, DE60,19675,96291,749107,516
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area59,50971,42883,32595,244
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL49,17261,38173,61285,821
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL49,17261,38173,61285,821
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL51,04460,54970,05579,560
Gainesville, FL51,56460,69569,82678,957
Homosassa Springs, FL50,44058,69866,93575,192
Jacksonville, FL54,37262,87971,38679,893
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL44,13854,24764,35674,464
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL54,14368,89083,63798,384
Naples-Marco Island, FL54,45568,99483,51298,052
North Florida nonmetropolitan area49,04759,30169,57679,831
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL40,20750,62861,02871,448
Ocala, FL51,77260,77869,76478,770
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL51,93860,90369,88878,853
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL52,39661,86071,34480,808
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL49,17261,38173,61285,821
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL49,17261,38173,61285,821
Port St. Lucie, FL52,99967,47681,93296,408
Punta Gorda, FL34,75746,46858,17869,888
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL50,79460,54970,28480,039
Sebring, FL51,54360,61269,68078,749
South Florida nonmetropolitan area48,36061,17373,96586,778
Tallahassee, FL49,17261,38173,61285,821
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL50,33658,30366,29074,256
Wildwood-The Villages, FL50,17058,74067,33075,900
Albany, GA37,23244,38851,54358,698
Athens-Clarke County, GA45,28257,49269,72281,932
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA45,57357,86670,18082,472
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC44,49258,94873,40487,860
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA41,33049,38057,42965,479
Columbus, GA-AL44,07656,32768,59980,850
Dalton, GA38,10647,63257,13866,664
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area39,50050,64861,77672,925
Gainesville, GA45,32457,63769,97282,285
Hinesville, GA43,74355,20466,66478,125
Macon-Bibb County, GA44,76257,07669,41081,724
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area43,38955,64067,89280,143
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area44,09656,66069,24481,807
Rome, GA44,90857,24269,55681,890
Savannah, GA43,24455,82868,43281,016
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area40,39447,96555,55763,128
Valdosta, GA40,49847,65354,78861,943
Warner Robins, GA36,96246,36455,76565,167
Guam MSA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area66,87278,39689,940101,463
Kahului-Wailuku, HI66,87278,39689,940101,463
Urban Honolulu, HI66,87278,39689,940101,463
Ames, IA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Cedar Rapids, IA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL49,54671,51193,496115,461
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Dubuque, IA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Iowa City, IA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD50,25370,24290,210110,199
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area46,55154,41362,25570,117
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area55,95272,57289,212105,831
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Boise City, ID50,25370,24290,210110,199
Coeur d'Alene, ID50,25370,24290,210110,199
Idaho Falls, ID50,25370,24290,210110,199
Lewiston, ID-WA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Pocatello, ID50,25370,24290,210110,199
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Twin Falls, ID50,25370,24290,210110,199
Bloomington, IL44,67965,89587,132108,348
Champaign-Urbana, IL47,65368,07988,525108,951
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN63,669100,048136,448172,828
Decatur, IL44,74168,72492,685116,668
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area49,19264,79280,39295,992
Kankakee, IL62,31798,156133,994169,832
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area61,94397,386132,808168,252
Peoria, IL49,21370,32591,437112,549
Rockford, IL63,35799,300135,263171,205
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area49,77564,10678,45892,789
Springfield, IL50,00466,26982,53598,800
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area57,61689,773121,930154,087
Bloomington, IN43,68055,20466,70678,229
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area44,57556,24467,93379,602
Columbus, IN43,51455,26667,03978,791
Elkhart-Goshen, IN40,14452,29264,41876,565
Evansville, IN40,14452,29264,41876,565
Fort Wayne, IN49,65056,74363,85670,949
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN44,20055,47466,72778,000
Kokomo, IN42,12053,64465,18876,711
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN61,58997,698133,828169,936
Michigan City-La Porte, IN61,61097,740133,890170,020
Muncie, IN43,30654,66366,04077,397
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area59,48894,807130,146165,464
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI34,23744,65855,05865,479
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area42,43254,80867,16479,540
Terre Haute, IN40,14452,29264,41876,565
Kansas nonmetropolitan area52,35466,93581,49596,076
Lawrence, KS53,47765,79178,08490,397
Manhattan, KS52,89572,17691,437110,719
Topeka, KS53,47765,79178,08490,397
Wichita, KS54,47683,471112,445141,440
Bowling Green, KY59,38466,51973,63280,767
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area49,00565,06381,14197,199
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area62,83771,94881,03790,148
Elizabethtown, KY40,24852,74965,27177,772
Lexington-Fayette, KY50,85673,36295,868118,373
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN35,34045,17854,99664,834
Owensboro, KY50,58667,85085,135102,399
Paducah, KY-IL50,58667,85085,135102,399
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area61,48567,22672,96778,708
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area40,47753,58166,66479,768
Alexandria, LA48,23662,87977,50192,144
Baton Rouge, LA51,52292,061132,580173,119
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area47,30064,56481,80799,071
Hammond, LA50,21278,666107,120135,575
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA71,42880,97590,501100,048
Lafayette, LA48,69369,57690,480111,364
Lake Charles, LA47,57057,72067,85078,000
Monroe, LA49,02664,12779,24894,349
New Orleans-Metairie, LA51,02370,59690,189109,762
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area58,42869,24480,03990,855
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA54,60068,51682,43196,346
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA54,45569,95185,468100,964
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area50,44070,07689,732109,367
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA53,72763,10872,46881,848
Barnstable Town, MA57,30467,70478,08488,484
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH53,64462,87972,11481,349
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area57,03467,49677,95988,421
Pittsfield, MA53,72763,10872,46881,848
Springfield, MA53,72763,10872,46881,848
Worcester, MA53,95663,37872,80082,223
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD42,43252,70862,98373,258
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV46,23968,37090,522112,653
Lexington Park, MD42,55758,71974,90191,063
Maryland nonmetropolitan area46,01065,02184,012103,023
Salisbury, MD32,46942,95253,45663,940
Bangor, ME50,25370,24290,210110,199
Lewiston-Auburn, ME50,25370,24290,210110,199
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Portland-South Portland, ME50,25370,24290,210110,199
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Ann Arbor, MI43,97254,51765,08475,629
Battle Creek, MI46,53053,14459,78066,394
Bay City, MI44,74154,12263,52472,904
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI43,43154,47665,52076,565
Flint, MI43,97254,51765,04275,588
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI48,23653,60258,94864,314
Jackson, MI43,95154,66365,37576,087
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI44,90851,62658,32465,042
Lansing-East Lansing, MI45,57354,47663,39972,301
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area45,36554,45563,54472,634
Midland, MI44,74154,12263,52472,904
Monroe, MI43,82654,58065,31276,066
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI48,50653,95659,40564,855
Niles, MI44,74154,12263,52472,904
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area46,11457,97069,82681,682
Saginaw, MI46,28053,41560,54967,684
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area45,57352,89560,23767,559
Traverse City, MI44,74154,12263,52472,904
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area46,11457,97069,82681,682
Duluth, MN-WI64,00272,42680,85089,274
Mankato, MN59,90466,89373,86180,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI60,17567,16474,13281,120
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area60,61267,72574,81881,932
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area59,92566,85273,79980,725
Rochester, MN58,26171,82385,36498,925
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area59,63467,66375,69283,720
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area59,71766,74873,75780,788
St. Cloud, MN60,07166,97673,88280,788
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL42,45348,61054,78860,944
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area48,34059,59270,84582,098
Columbia, MO45,49052,91660,36267,788
Jefferson City, MO45,49052,91660,36267,788
Joplin, MO-KS46,65555,01663,39971,760
Kansas City, MO-KS51,98061,75671,53281,308
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area49,75461,19472,63484,074
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area47,65359,90472,15684,407
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area48,19457,92867,64277,376
Springfield, MO44,32551,12757,90864,709
St. Joseph, MO-KS52,22963,85675,48487,111
St. Louis, MO-IL50,81564,62678,41692,228
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS41,85046,82151,79256,764
Hattiesburg, MS41,12245,88550,64855,412
Jackson, MS40,02042,95245,88548,818
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area40,14443,61847,09250,565
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area40,08243,18146,28049,380
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area40,18645,42850,64855,890
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area40,35242,43244,53346,613
Billings, MT50,25370,24290,210110,199
Bozeman, MT50,25370,24290,210110,199
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Great Falls, MT50,25370,24290,210110,199
Helena, MT50,25370,24290,210110,199
Missoula, MT50,25370,24290,210110,199
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
West Montana nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Asheville, NC49,19256,59764,00271,407
Burlington, NC49,50453,49857,47161,464
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area49,31756,61863,94071,240
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC53,02060,82068,62076,420
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC49,83754,99660,15465,312
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area45,80262,17278,54194,911
Fayetteville, NC49,19256,59764,00271,407
Goldsboro, NC51,39758,59465,79172,988
Greensboro-High Point, NC49,27655,12060,96566,810
Greenville, NC49,19256,59764,00271,407
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC53,12460,54967,95475,380
Jacksonville, NC42,47451,83461,21570,575
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC48,98453,26957,57561,860
Raleigh-Cary, NC51,46056,88862,33867,767
Rocky Mount, NC51,87658,65665,43772,218
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area52,27159,53066,76874,028
Wilmington, NC38,33548,58958,84469,098
Winston-Salem, NC49,92059,78069,63979,498
Bismarck, ND50,25370,24290,210110,199
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Fargo, ND-MN50,25370,24290,210110,199
Grand Forks, ND-MN50,25370,24290,210110,199
Minot, ND50,25370,24290,210110,199
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Grand Island, NE54,12272,80091,500110,178
Lincoln, NE54,60072,80090,980109,180
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area54,45572,69690,959109,200
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area54,12272,80091,500110,178
Omaha, NE-IA54,91272,71790,522108,327
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area54,45572,69690,959109,200
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area47,69558,74069,80580,850
Manchester-Nashua, NH40,41552,00063,60775,192
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area49,40060,27971,17882,056
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area41,10153,81066,51979,228
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ63,96085,530107,120128,690
Trenton-Princeton, NJ72,38487,277102,170117,063
Vineland, NJ60,46676,69092,893109,117
Albuquerque, NM50,25370,24290,210110,199
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Farmington, NM50,25370,24290,210110,199
Las Cruces, NM50,25370,24290,210110,199
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Santa Fe, NM50,25370,24290,210110,199
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area34,82038,16841,49644,845
Carson City, NV34,77838,08541,41344,720
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV34,54937,83641,10144,388
Reno, NV34,77838,08541,41344,720
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY76,50386,15495,805105,456
Binghamton, NY58,59474,56890,564106,538
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY54,97568,24581,49594,765
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area54,51768,53682,53596,554
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area54,20573,48792,768112,050
Elmira, NY58,59474,56890,564106,538
Glens Falls, NY75,27686,88298,468110,074
Ithaca, NY58,59474,56890,564106,538
Kingston, NY58,59474,56890,564106,538
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY68,141106,829145,496184,184
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ69,76490,751111,738132,725
Rochester, NY51,06461,73572,40583,076
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area58,59474,56890,564106,538
Syracuse, NY50,85663,19175,52587,860
Utica-Rome, NY51,91764,29376,69089,066
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY50,46163,54476,62889,711
Akron, OH62,13073,02983,92894,828
Canton-Massillon, OH52,77066,56080,37294,162
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN53,33265,77078,20890,647
Cleveland, OH48,65259,92571,22082,493
Columbus, OH54,60075,98397,365118,748
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH52,95770,42987,922105,394
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area52,62472,82192,997113,194
Lima, OH49,90069,07788,276107,453
Mansfield, OH52,64573,98695,306116,647
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)48,29863,10877,89692,706
Sandusky, OH48,36058,22068,10077,959
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area52,79170,09687,381104,687
Springfield, OH53,24872,90492,581112,237
Toledo, OH49,58856,07762,54669,036
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area48,61064,06479,51994,973
Youngstown-Warren, OH50,46162,71274,94387,194
Enid, OK43,20255,84868,51681,162
Lawton, OK43,20255,84868,51681,162
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area46,40559,65572,88486,133
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area43,20255,84868,51681,162
Oklahoma City, OK43,20255,84868,51681,162
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area48,09061,00773,92486,840
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area49,10961,38173,65385,925
Tulsa, OK43,20255,84868,51681,162
Albany, OR65,00073,44581,89090,335
Bend, OR65,74974,13282,49390,876
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area65,93676,62887,34098,031
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area65,66676,50387,36098,197
Corvallis, OR65,18873,07180,97588,858
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area65,22975,40085,55195,722
Eugene-Springfield, OR63,75271,09578,43785,780
Grants Pass, OR65,22975,40085,55195,722
Medford, OR65,22975,40085,55195,722
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA65,99978,54191,084103,626
Salem, OR66,43678,41690,418102,399
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ52,22965,41678,60491,791
Altoona, PA45,74056,47267,18477,917
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area47,48759,86372,21884,594
Chambersburg, PA46,44762,33878,25094,141
Erie, PA36,48445,63654,78863,940
Gettysburg, PA48,54858,55268,55778,562
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA46,36457,51268,68279,831
Johnstown, PA47,27958,36569,45280,538
Lancaster, PA43,11950,17057,20064,252
Lebanon, PA47,73658,78169,84780,892
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area48,21560,61273,00885,405
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area45,38657,30469,20281,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD60,25876,04591,853107,640
Pittsburgh, PA49,21359,42669,63979,852
Reading, PA58,46974,25690,044105,831
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA45,59452,97860,38367,767
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area47,61260,05072,50984,948
State College, PA43,61862,04780,45598,884
Williamsport, PA48,67265,31281,95298,592
York-Hanover, PA45,76053,68561,61069,535
Aguadilla, PR50,25370,24290,210110,199
Arecibo, PR50,25370,24290,210110,199
Guayama, PR50,25370,24290,210110,199
Mayaguez, PR50,25370,24290,210110,199
Ponce, PR50,25370,24290,210110,199
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR50,25370,24290,210110,199
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA68,97377,64786,32094,994
Charleston-North Charleston, SC56,82675,83794,869113,880
Columbia, SC51,50163,42075,33887,256
Florence, SC56,82675,83794,869113,880
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC56,61875,44294,245113,069
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC56,82675,83794,869113,880
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC56,82675,83794,869113,880
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area53,14461,52769,93078,312
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area51,33563,21275,08886,965
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area56,82675,83794,869113,880
Spartanburg, SC53,26964,83476,42087,984
Sumter, SC56,82675,83794,869113,880
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Rapid City, SD50,25370,24290,210110,199
Sioux Falls, SD-MN50,25370,24290,210110,199
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Chattanooga, TN-GA40,41550,71161,00771,303
Clarksville, TN-KY46,82155,74464,64773,570
Cleveland, TN41,80850,62859,46868,287
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area43,36852,52061,67270,824
Jackson, TN41,80850,62859,46868,287
Johnson City, TN41,80850,62859,46868,287
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA43,53556,41069,26482,140
Knoxville, TN48,21557,26366,33275,380
Memphis, TN-MS-AR44,82453,58162,35971,116
Morristown, TN46,53056,59766,64476,711
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN46,63454,72562,79670,887
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area45,07454,01862,98371,927
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area44,18051,95959,75967,538
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area45,34453,60261,88070,138
Abilene, TX48,06968,66189,253109,845
Amarillo, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX47,32068,59989,898111,176
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX33,65552,14670,65889,149
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area38,33559,48880,663101,816
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX30,86843,14055,43267,704
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area37,25357,32577,41897,490
College Station-Bryan, TX49,38066,78984,178101,588
Corpus Christi, TX42,07960,77879,47798,176
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX44,22161,27778,33395,389
Eagle Pass, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area35,65254,85074,04893,247
El Paso, TX29,18345,76062,35978,936
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area58,36576,29594,224112,154
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX33,57250,91968,28785,634
Killeen-Temple, TX47,69567,93388,172108,410
Laredo, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
Longview, TX42,72462,79682,888102,960
Lubbock, TX35,81860,59185,384110,157
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX30,86843,14055,43267,704
Midland, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area43,76462,00580,24798,488
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area45,13664,66884,199103,730
Odessa, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
San Angelo, TX48,31969,41090,522111,613
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX36,44259,34382,223105,124
Sherman-Denison, TX43,84760,86177,85594,869
Texarkana, TX-AR39,45858,57377,70996,824
Tyler, TX42,99458,15773,32088,484
Victoria, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
Waco, TX44,82461,83978,87495,888
Wichita Falls, TX39,45858,57377,70996,824
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area50,54461,96473,36284,781
Logan, UT-ID50,54461,96473,36284,781
Ogden, UT51,33560,73670,11779,519
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT52,91661,98471,07480,143
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT53,37357,49261,63165,749
St. George, UT50,54461,96473,36284,781
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area51,50163,06674,65286,216
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA48,46474,797101,109127,442
Charlottesville, VA48,46474,797101,109127,442
Harrisonburg, VA48,46474,797101,109127,442
Lynchburg, VA48,46474,797101,109127,442
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area47,30070,42993,538116,668
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area47,27970,38893,517116,626
Richmond, VA47,15471,69896,263120,807
Roanoke, VA48,46474,797101,109127,442
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area48,46474,797101,109127,442
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area48,46474,797101,109127,442
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA48,46474,797101,109127,442
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC48,46474,797101,109127,442
Winchester, VA-WV46,46868,62090,792112,944
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA50,25370,24290,210110,199
Burlington-South Burlington, VT50,25370,24290,210110,199
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Bellingham, WA68,20481,86995,535109,200
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA64,93878,83292,748106,642
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area64,14878,27192,373106,496
Kennewick-Richland, WA68,20481,86995,535109,200
Longview-Kelso, WA65,99978,54191,084103,626
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA65,47979,22892,997106,746
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA65,54179,26992,976106,704
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA64,93878,83292,748106,642
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA68,20481,86995,535109,200
Walla Walla, WA68,20481,86995,535109,200
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA65,37579,18693,018106,829
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area63,91978,06392,207106,351
Yakima, WA63,69078,06392,456106,829
Appleton, WI45,98966,49887,007107,516
Eau Claire, WI47,00860,05073,11286,154
Fond du Lac, WI47,17558,67770,18081,682
Green Bay, WI46,13568,26690,376112,508
Janesville-Beloit, WI52,04265,08478,12591,167
Kenosha, WI47,00860,05073,11286,154
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN56,84771,76086,653101,567
Madison, WI50,19168,53686,903105,248
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI47,21657,76268,28778,832
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area48,34065,93683,554101,151
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area57,18071,44885,738100,007
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI47,00860,05073,11286,154
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI47,15458,40769,68080,933
Sheboygan, WI47,00859,53072,07284,594
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area47,25860,07172,90485,717
Wausau, WI47,00860,05073,11286,154
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area57,84566,62375,38084,157
Beckley, WV43,30656,86870,42983,991
Charleston, WV44,70059,01073,34187,652
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH54,89267,14379,41591,666
Morgantown, WV43,99258,61573,23787,860
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area55,72467,64279,54091,458
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV43,99258,61573,23787,860
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area44,70059,01073,34187,652
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH63,71180,26896,804113,360
Wheeling, WV-OH43,99258,61573,23787,860
Casper, WY50,25370,24290,210110,199
Cheyenne, WY50,25370,24290,210110,199
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area50,25370,24290,210110,199

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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