SOC 29-1213 · DOL wage year 2026–27
Dermatologists 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 and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. May perform both medical and dermatological surgery functions.
What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Dermatologists?
For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Dermatologists (SOC 29-1213) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $60,986 in Clarksville, TN to $210,871 in Springfield, IL, and the median Level IV wage across 59 major H-1B metros is $424,757. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $322,504, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 7 of 59 major metros but only Level II or below in 18. 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
| Wage area | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Anchorage, AK | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Birmingham, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Decatur, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Dothan, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Gadsden, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Huntsville, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Mobile, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Montgomery, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Tuscaloosa, AL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Hot Springs, AR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Jonesboro, AR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Arizona nonmetropolitan area | 119,725 | 233,834 | 347,943 | 462,052 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 118,186 | 231,567 | 344,948 | 458,328 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 118,186 | 231,567 | 344,948 | 458,328 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 121,618 | 227,261 | 332,904 | 438,548 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 118,186 | 231,567 | 344,948 | 458,328 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 152,610 | 214,823 | 277,015 | 339,228 |
| Tucson, AZ | 151,716 | 214,407 | 277,098 | 339,789 |
| Yuma, AZ | 121,868 | 227,448 | 333,029 | 438,610 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Chico, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| El Centro, CA | 65,500 | 165,360 | 265,242 | 365,103 |
| Fresno, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Merced, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Modesto, CA | 69,556 | 120,932 | 172,287 | 223,663 |
| Napa, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Redding, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Salinas, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 74,090 | 187,554 | 301,018 | 414,482 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 65,978 | 109,866 | 153,754 | 197,642 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 71,428 | 113,610 | 155,792 | 197,975 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 63,711 | 93,143 | 122,596 | 152,028 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Vallejo, CA | 91,333 | 97,823 | 104,333 | 110,823 |
| Visalia, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Yuba City, CA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Boulder, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Colorado Springs, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Grand Junction, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Greeley, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Pueblo, CO | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 140,796 | 217,756 | 294,695 | 371,655 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | 97,636 | 181,792 | 265,949 | 350,106 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 72,239 | 159,308 | 246,356 | 333,424 |
| New Haven, CT | 96,970 | 180,919 | 264,868 | 348,816 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 98,031 | 182,978 | 267,925 | 352,872 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 97,740 | 183,020 | 268,320 | 353,600 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 140,130 | 245,981 | 351,812 | 457,663 |
| Dover, DE | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 94,807 | 187,367 | 279,906 | 372,466 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Gainesville, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Jacksonville, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 111,780 | 209,144 | 306,488 | 403,853 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| North Florida nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Ocala, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Sebring, FL | 69,764 | 191,007 | 312,229 | 433,472 |
| South Florida nonmetropolitan area | 138,216 | 253,407 | 368,618 | 483,808 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Albany, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 155,272 | 195,104 | 234,936 | 274,768 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 154,877 | 195,916 | 236,954 | 277,992 |
| Dalton, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Gainesville, GA | 155,272 | 195,104 | 234,936 | 274,768 |
| Hinesville, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 155,231 | 194,980 | 234,708 | 274,456 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 154,586 | 194,584 | 234,604 | 274,602 |
| North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Rome, GA | 155,335 | 195,687 | 236,018 | 276,370 |
| Savannah, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Valdosta, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Guam MSA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Ames, IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Dubuque, IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Iowa City, IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 209,872 | 278,845 | 347,839 | 416,812 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 219,773 | 300,103 | 380,412 | 460,741 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Boise City, ID | 127,796 | 220,813 | 313,831 | 406,848 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 127,796 | 220,813 | 313,831 | 406,848 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 127,796 | 220,813 | 313,831 | 406,848 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 127,796 | 220,813 | 313,831 | 406,848 |
| Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 129,335 | 231,130 | 332,925 | 434,720 |
| Pocatello, ID | 127,796 | 220,813 | 313,831 | 406,848 |
| Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | 127,941 | 228,842 | 329,743 | 430,644 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 127,796 | 220,813 | 313,831 | 406,848 |
| Bloomington, IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Decatur, IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 209,311 | 243,714 | 278,117 | 312,520 |
| Kankakee, IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Peoria, IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Rockford, IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | 174,575 | 220,980 | 267,405 | 313,810 |
| Springfield, IL | 210,871 | 243,714 | 276,536 | 309,380 |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bloomington, IN | 137,135 | 223,912 | 310,711 | 397,488 |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 129,356 | 210,850 | 292,324 | 373,818 |
| Columbus, IN | 139,506 | 244,463 | 349,440 | 454,397 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 139,506 | 244,463 | 349,440 | 454,397 |
| Evansville, IN | 139,506 | 244,463 | 349,440 | 454,397 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 139,506 | 244,463 | 349,440 | 454,397 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 138,840 | 230,756 | 322,671 | 414,586 |
| Kokomo, IN | 131,352 | 220,543 | 309,754 | 398,944 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Muncie, IN | 136,885 | 228,884 | 320,861 | 412,860 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 183,124 | 293,738 | 404,332 | 514,946 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | 123,032 | 198,994 | 274,976 | 350,938 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 139,506 | 244,463 | 349,440 | 454,397 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | 137,759 | 203,716 | 269,693 | 335,650 |
| Lawrence, KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Manhattan, KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Topeka, KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Wichita, KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 128,711 | 198,453 | 268,175 | 337,917 |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 123,116 | 193,461 | 263,786 | 334,132 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| Owensboro, KY | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 141,440 | 195,063 | 248,664 | 302,287 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | 114,400 | 187,845 | 261,311 | 334,756 |
| Alexandria, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Hammond, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Lafayette, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Monroe, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Springfield, MA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Worcester, MA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 179,712 | 287,456 | 395,180 | 502,924 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 134,576 | 233,023 | 331,490 | 429,936 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 164,986 | 264,410 | 363,813 | 463,237 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Salisbury, MD | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bangor, ME | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Portland-South Portland, ME | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 112,008 | 212,826 | 313,664 | 414,482 |
| Battle Creek, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bay City, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Flint, MI | 125,508 | 220,023 | 314,559 | 409,074 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Jackson, MI | 110,864 | 211,682 | 312,479 | 413,296 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 124,842 | 225,431 | 326,020 | 426,608 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 154,108 | 250,744 | 347,402 | 444,039 |
| Midland, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Monroe, MI | 105,165 | 201,490 | 297,815 | 394,140 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Niles, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Saginaw, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 128,752 | 232,898 | 337,023 | 441,168 |
| Traverse City, MI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Duluth, MN-WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Mankato, MN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Rochester, MN | 79,352 | 243,111 | 406,890 | 570,648 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| St. Cloud, MN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Columbia, MO | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Springfield, MO | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Hattiesburg, MS | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Jackson, MS | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Billings, MT | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Bozeman, MT | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Great Falls, MT | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Helena, MT | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Missoula, MT | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| West Montana nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Asheville, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Burlington, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 184,247 | 228,676 | 273,084 | 317,512 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Fayetteville, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Goldsboro, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Greenville, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 183,976 | 229,986 | 276,016 | 322,026 |
| Jacksonville, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Rocky Mount, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 194,751 | 258,482 | 322,192 | 385,924 |
| Wilmington, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Winston-Salem, NC | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bismarck, ND | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Minot, ND | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Grand Island, NE | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lincoln, NE | 173,348 | 261,560 | 349,794 | 438,007 |
| Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | 177,612 | 265,824 | 354,058 | 442,271 |
| Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Omaha, NE-IA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 137,322 | 319,530 | 501,759 | 683,967 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 148,512 | 329,701 | 510,911 | 692,100 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 132,850 | 316,618 | 500,386 | 684,154 |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 120,037 | 223,538 | 327,060 | 430,560 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 120,765 | 224,141 | 327,496 | 430,872 |
| Vineland, NJ | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Farmington, NM | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Carson City, NV | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Reno, NV | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Binghamton, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 134,410 | 257,796 | 381,202 | 504,588 |
| Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | 166,172 | 229,279 | 292,407 | 355,514 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | 150,301 | 235,997 | 321,714 | 407,410 |
| Elmira, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Glens Falls, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Ithaca, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Kingston, NY | 155,564 | 258,960 | 362,336 | 465,733 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 119,288 | 221,000 | 322,712 | 424,424 |
| Rochester, NY | 72,676 | 177,591 | 282,527 | 387,442 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Syracuse, NY | 99,965 | 205,255 | 310,524 | 415,813 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Akron, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Canton-Massillon, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 121,119 | 192,796 | 264,452 | 336,128 |
| Cleveland, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Columbus, OH | 106,226 | 193,524 | 280,821 | 368,119 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 108,972 | 192,026 | 275,060 | 358,114 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lima, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Mansfield, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Sandusky, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 107,620 | 190,632 | 273,645 | 356,658 |
| Springfield, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Toledo, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 114,900 | 200,367 | 285,813 | 371,280 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Enid, OK | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Lawton, OK | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 182,333 | 264,618 | 346,903 | 429,188 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Tulsa, OK | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Albany, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bend, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Corvallis, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Grants Pass, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Medford, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Salem, OR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 120,973 | 224,599 | 328,204 | 431,829 |
| Altoona, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Chambersburg, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Erie, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Gettysburg, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Johnstown, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lancaster, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Lebanon, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 122,492 | 226,138 | 329,764 | 433,410 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Reading, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| State College, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Williamsport, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| York-Hanover, PA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Aguadilla, PR | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Arecibo, PR | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Guayama, PR | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Ponce, PR | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 138,050 | 300,498 | 462,967 | 625,415 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 165,714 | 217,319 | 268,903 | 320,508 |
| Columbia, SC | 180,669 | 231,442 | 282,215 | 332,988 |
| Florence, SC | 163,343 | 225,140 | 286,936 | 348,733 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 179,816 | 261,082 | 342,327 | 423,592 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 163,343 | 225,140 | 286,936 | 348,733 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 163,343 | 225,140 | 286,936 | 348,733 |
| Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 176,364 | 226,076 | 275,767 | 325,479 |
| Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 181,751 | 234,063 | 286,354 | 338,666 |
| Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 155,730 | 206,940 | 258,128 | 309,338 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 182,104 | 234,479 | 286,874 | 339,248 |
| Sumter, SC | 163,343 | 225,140 | 286,936 | 348,733 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Rapid City, SD | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 60,986 | 158,101 | 255,196 | 352,311 |
| Cleveland, TN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Jackson, TN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Johnson City, TN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Knoxville, TN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Morristown, TN | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 61,922 | 157,976 | 254,052 | 350,106 |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 109,887 | 240,844 | 371,780 | 502,736 |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 76,024 | 179,338 | 282,652 | 385,965 |
| West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 74,277 | 180,399 | 286,500 | 392,621 |
| Abilene, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Amarillo, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 150,530 | 271,794 | 393,079 | 514,343 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 142,980 | 200,616 | 258,274 | 315,911 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 137,759 | 222,540 | 307,300 | 392,080 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 103,168 | 169,666 | 236,184 | 302,682 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 134,306 | 201,365 | 268,424 | 335,484 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 157,415 | 255,944 | 354,474 | 453,004 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 142,335 | 202,114 | 261,914 | 321,693 |
| El Paso, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 141,607 | 219,628 | 297,648 | 375,669 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 144,477 | 200,492 | 256,527 | 312,541 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 139,256 | 283,588 | 427,940 | 572,271 |
| Laredo, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Longview, TX | 132,684 | 200,055 | 267,426 | 334,797 |
| Lubbock, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 103,168 | 169,666 | 236,184 | 302,682 |
| Midland, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 130,666 | 219,461 | 308,277 | 397,072 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 101,920 | 171,538 | 241,135 | 310,752 |
| Odessa, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| San Angelo, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 142,584 | 240,116 | 337,668 | 435,199 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Tyler, TX | 141,045 | 208,749 | 276,474 | 344,178 |
| Victoria, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| Waco, TX | 154,108 | 272,418 | 390,708 | 509,018 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 131,914 | 211,370 | 290,847 | 370,303 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Logan, UT-ID | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Ogden, UT | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| St. George, UT | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 104,708 | 168,210 | 231,712 | 295,215 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Richmond, VA | 126,880 | 231,172 | 335,484 | 439,775 |
| Roanoke, VA | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 104,708 | 168,210 | 231,712 | 295,215 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 123,615 | 224,869 | 326,124 | 427,378 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 130,292 | 231,359 | 332,426 | 433,493 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands MSA | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Bellingham, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 134,306 | 293,239 | 452,192 | 611,125 |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Longview-Kelso, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 137,010 | 295,964 | 454,917 | 613,871 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Walla Walla, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Yakima, WA | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Appleton, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Eau Claire, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Fond du Lac, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Green Bay, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 77,293 | 186,888 | 296,504 | 406,100 |
| Kenosha, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 79,352 | 244,837 | 410,322 | 575,807 |
| Madison, WI | 77,314 | 204,028 | 330,720 | 457,434 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | 105,352 | 235,893 | 366,455 | 496,996 |
| Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Sheboygan, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Wausau, WI | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | High Wage: no levels published | |||
| Beckley, WV | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Charleston, WV | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 80,392 | 160,597 | 240,823 | 321,028 |
| Morgantown, WV | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Casper, WY | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
| Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | 118,020 | 220,272 | 322,504 | 424,757 |
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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