SOC 29-2081 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Opticians, Dispensing 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): Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

Level I across metros$22,735 – $56,244Arecibo, PR to Bridgeport, CT

Median Level IV, major metros$58,095Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Opticians, Dispensing?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Opticians, Dispensing (SOC 29-2081) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $22,735 in Arecibo, PR to $56,244 in Bridgeport, CT, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $58,095. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $51,668, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 30 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 area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	40,040	48,922	57,824	66,706
Anchorage, AK	39,479	48,839	58,220	67,580
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,101	49,109	57,096	65,104
Anniston-Oxford, AL	33,197	36,276	39,375	42,453
Auburn-Opelika, AL	32,053	35,922	39,791	43,660
Birmingham, AL	34,112	37,191	40,290	43,368
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,029	37,149	40,290	43,410
Decatur, AL	33,384	36,858	40,332	43,805
Dothan, AL	29,058	31,741	34,424	37,108
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33,904	37,503	41,122	44,720
Gadsden, AL	33,197	36,276	39,375	42,453
Huntsville, AL	35,402	39,458	43,535	47,591
Mobile, AL	31,429	34,549	37,669	40,789
Montgomery, AL	32,012	35,028	38,023	41,039
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	32,136	35,152	38,168	41,184
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,887	34,591	37,295	39,999
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,533	34,404	37,274	40,144
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	31,762	34,383	37,024	39,645
Tuscaloosa, AL	32,178	34,882	37,586	40,290
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	33,176	40,436	47,674	54,933
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	34,404	41,642	48,880	56,119
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,717	39,562	45,386	51,231
Hot Springs, AR	34,840	42,183	49,504	56,847
Jonesboro, AR	31,367	34,799	38,231	41,663
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	34,092	41,663	49,255	56,826
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,429	39,520	47,612	55,703
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,324	38,876	45,448	52,000
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,783	43,722	55,640	67,580
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	41,455	45,469	49,463	53,477
Flagstaff, AZ	39,978	45,157	50,357	55,536
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,607	43,722	49,816	55,932
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	42,786	48,277	53,789	59,280
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	42,183	47,362	52,520	57,700
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	39,604	45,490	51,397	57,284
Tucson, AZ	40,061	46,405	52,770	59,114
Yuma, AZ	38,522	45,407	52,312	59,197
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	43,285	49,296	55,308	61,319
Chico, CA	44,512	52,271	60,050	67,808
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,514	51,668	59,842	67,996
El Centro, CA	43,805	51,855	59,925	67,975
Fresno, CA	43,098	50,732	58,386	66,020
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	43,181	50,128	57,076	64,023
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,493	51,564	59,655	67,725
Merced, CA	45,615	54,060	62,484	70,928
Modesto, CA	40,602	50,461	60,300	70,159
Napa, CA	48,028	55,516	63,004	70,492
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	43,992	50,087	56,160	62,255
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	38,730	44,388	50,045	55,703
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	44,658	51,605	58,573	65,520
Redding, CA	41,351	45,740	50,108	54,496
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	43,036	50,919	58,781	66,664
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	45,261	54,184	63,108	72,031
Salinas, CA	42,682	49,900	57,117	64,335
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	45,760	53,935	62,130	70,304
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	45,365	55,266	65,167	75,068
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	50,503	58,261	66,020	73,778
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	45,240	51,668	58,116	64,543
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	46,010	52,292	58,594	64,876
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	44,242	52,354	60,445	68,557
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	50,648	60,487	70,325	80,164
Stockton-Lodi, CA	45,698	53,644	61,589	69,535
Vallejo, CA	48,880	59,239	69,597	79,956
Visalia, CA	44,284	50,960	57,616	64,293
Yuba City, CA	44,679	53,332	61,984	70,637
Boulder, CO	43,784	48,381	52,978	57,575
Colorado Springs, CO	38,584	42,682	46,780	50,877
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	43,202	48,797	54,413	60,008
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,375	42,807	46,260	49,692
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	40,935	45,365	49,775	54,205
Grand Junction, CO	37,461	40,540	43,618	46,696
Greeley, CO	40,082	44,180	48,298	52,396
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	39,666	45,157	50,628	56,119
Pueblo, CO	36,172	39,583	42,973	46,384
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,792	41,684	44,554	47,445
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	56,244	65,292	74,319	83,367
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	50,732	60,154	69,597	79,020
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	47,965	57,096	66,248	75,380
New Haven, CT	51,813	59,884	67,975	76,045
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	53,332	62,629	71,948	81,245
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	53,228	61,839	70,450	79,061
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39,645	48,340	57,034	65,728
Dover, DE	39,167	45,968	52,749	59,551
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	35,464	40,269	45,095	49,900
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	41,184	49,380	57,575	65,770
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,124	48,568	57,034	65,479
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	39,687	47,362	55,016	62,692
Gainesville, FL	42,724	49,983	57,263	64,522
Homosassa Springs, FL	40,415	48,194	55,952	63,732
Jacksonville, FL	40,872	48,589	56,285	64,002
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	37,919	46,010	54,122	62,213
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	39,749	48,631	57,492	66,373
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,135	54,580	63,024	71,469
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,335	46,052	53,768	61,485
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,455	49,400	57,325	65,271
Ocala, FL	41,392	49,234	57,096	64,938
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	40,228	48,215	56,223	64,210
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,200	52,000	59,800	67,600
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	36,858	44,845	52,832	60,820
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	36,400	43,951	51,480	59,031
Port St. Lucie, FL	43,452	50,940	58,448	65,936
Punta Gorda, FL	41,226	48,922	56,597	64,293
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	42,474	50,212	57,949	65,687
Sebring, FL	39,791	47,799	55,807	63,815
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	43,514	51,272	59,031	66,789
Tallahassee, FL	38,127	47,008	55,911	64,792
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	40,373	48,111	55,848	63,586
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	39,874	47,674	55,474	63,274
Albany, GA	32,324	37,856	43,410	48,943
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,402	42,911	50,420	57,928
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	41,517	48,901	56,264	63,648
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,693	42,578	49,442	56,327
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	35,381	43,452	51,501	59,572
Columbus, GA-AL	34,029	39,812	45,573	51,356
Dalton, GA	35,735	43,036	50,316	57,616
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,672	43,181	50,669	58,178
Gainesville, GA	35,922	42,952	49,983	57,013
Hinesville, GA	36,650	44,180	51,709	59,239
Macon-Bibb County, GA	35,839	41,975	48,132	54,268
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,448	39,229	46,010	52,791
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,901	43,930	51,959	59,988
Rome, GA	40,727	48,090	55,474	62,837
Savannah, GA	37,420	44,284	51,148	58,012
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,359	45,428	54,476	63,544
Valdosta, GA	33,967	40,664	47,383	54,080
Warner Robins, GA	35,548	40,852	46,135	51,439
Guam MSA	36,504	44,096	51,688	59,280
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	48,215	57,762	67,288	76,836
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	48,215	57,762	67,288	76,836
Urban Honolulu, HI	49,026	58,344	67,642	76,960
Ames, IA	36,504	39,916	43,306	46,717
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,544	40,748	43,972	47,175
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36,380	40,332	44,304	48,256
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,293	42,391	46,509	50,607
Dubuque, IA	38,543	42,308	46,093	49,858
Iowa City, IA	39,042	44,388	49,754	55,100
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,941	39,728	42,536	45,324
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,692	39,312	41,954	44,575
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	35,215	38,688	42,183	45,656
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,503	39,916	42,349	44,762
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,962	40,124	43,285	46,447
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	37,212	40,560	43,888	47,237
Boise City, ID	35,818	43,244	50,669	58,095
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,104	47,196	55,266	63,357
Idaho Falls, ID	32,760	39,520	46,280	53,040
Lewiston, ID-WA	38,584	43,077	47,570	52,063
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	37,087	39,396	41,704	44,013
Pocatello, ID	34,736	41,392	48,028	54,684
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	35,173	42,016	48,860	55,703
Twin Falls, ID	36,088	43,036	49,983	56,930
Bloomington, IL	35,964	39,021	42,058	45,116
Champaign-Urbana, IL	35,797	39,874	43,930	48,007
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	38,189	42,661	47,133	51,605
Decatur, IL	36,588	40,103	43,639	47,154
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,984	38,959	41,933	44,908
Kankakee, IL	37,877	42,287	46,717	51,127
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,922	38,876	41,829	44,783
Peoria, IL	36,629	39,770	42,890	46,031
Rockford, IL	36,629	40,477	44,346	48,194
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,924	37,898	40,872	43,847
Springfield, IL	38,647	41,642	44,658	47,653
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	36,484	39,645	42,807	45,968
Bloomington, IN	34,882	37,940	40,976	44,034
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,592	36,879	40,144	43,431
Columbus, IN	34,050	37,794	41,538	45,282
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	35,340	38,418	41,496	44,575
Evansville, IN	33,197	36,276	39,375	42,453
Fort Wayne, IN	34,986	39,125	43,244	47,383
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	34,404	38,356	42,287	46,239
Kokomo, IN	35,631	37,815	40,020	42,204
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	35,340	37,836	40,352	42,848
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,679	35,610	39,562	43,493
Muncie, IN	32,448	36,047	39,645	43,244
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,573	36,047	39,520	42,994
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	33,551	37,482	41,392	45,324
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,988	37,045	40,082	43,140
Terre Haute, IN	32,573	36,005	39,437	42,869
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	35,631	37,940	40,228	42,536
Lawrence, KS	36,109	40,352	44,596	48,839
Manhattan, KS	35,693	38,085	40,498	42,890
Topeka, KS	36,484	38,896	41,288	43,701
Wichita, KS	36,234	39,000	41,746	44,512
Bowling Green, KY	32,927	37,274	41,642	45,989
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,343	41,476	49,629	57,762
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,592	40,997	48,423	55,828
Elizabethtown, KY	34,487	40,872	47,258	53,644
Lexington-Fayette, KY	36,983	43,722	50,482	57,221
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	33,176	38,751	44,304	49,879
Owensboro, KY	30,576	37,919	45,261	52,604
Paducah, KY-IL	33,530	39,063	44,596	50,128
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,967	40,664	47,341	54,039
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	30,805	37,940	45,074	52,208
Alexandria, LA	27,248	30,514	33,800	37,066
Baton Rouge, LA	31,076	34,799	38,501	42,224
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	31,013	34,736	38,460	42,183
Hammond, LA	31,138	34,965	38,792	42,620
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	30,244	33,468	36,692	39,916
Lafayette, LA	28,704	33,509	38,293	43,098
Lake Charles, LA	30,722	33,925	37,108	40,311
Monroe, LA	27,436	31,346	35,236	39,146
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	31,762	35,568	39,354	43,160
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,036	33,800	37,565	41,330
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	29,744	33,156	36,588	39,999
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	31,388	35,984	40,560	45,157
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	30,368	34,320	38,272	42,224
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	48,194	56,202	64,189	72,197
Barnstable Town, MA	50,732	59,135	67,538	75,941
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	49,712	58,282	66,852	75,421
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	46,509	55,224	63,960	72,676
Pittsfield, MA	48,548	57,284	65,999	74,735
Springfield, MA	48,797	58,220	67,621	77,044
Worcester, MA	51,044	59,405	67,767	76,128
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	39,229	44,741	50,253	55,765
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	35,444	39,874	44,304	48,735
Lexington Park, MD	39,271	46,780	54,268	61,776
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	38,376	41,372	44,346	47,341
Salisbury, MD	38,834	42,224	45,636	49,026
Bangor, ME	37,648	41,704	45,740	49,796
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	40,623	44,720	48,818	52,916
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,376	41,725	45,053	48,402
Portland-South Portland, ME	43,576	47,424	51,293	55,141
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	38,917	42,037	45,157	48,277
Ann Arbor, MI	37,378	42,432	47,487	52,541
Battle Creek, MI	35,256	39,583	43,888	48,215
Bay City, MI	33,218	36,484	39,728	42,994
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	36,546	40,436	44,346	48,236
Flint, MI	34,008	37,544	41,101	44,637
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	35,839	40,228	44,637	49,026
Jackson, MI	36,421	40,373	44,325	48,277
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	33,904	38,584	43,264	47,944
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	35,984	39,728	43,452	47,196
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,592	36,442	39,271	42,120
Midland, MI	33,218	36,484	39,728	42,994
Monroe, MI	36,504	40,415	44,325	48,236
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	33,364	36,692	40,040	43,368
Niles, MI	35,152	38,127	41,080	44,055
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,780	36,400	39,042	41,663
Saginaw, MI	32,074	35,797	39,520	43,244
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,192	37,877	39,562	41,247
Traverse City, MI	35,901	40,269	44,658	49,026
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,152	38,085	40,997	43,930
Duluth, MN-WI	36,359	41,226	46,072	50,940
Mankato, MN	40,186	45,552	50,919	56,285
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	40,810	46,280	51,772	57,242
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,400	42,162	47,944	53,706
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	40,165	44,700	49,255	53,789
Rochester, MN	36,525	43,909	51,272	58,656
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	38,876	43,306	47,757	52,188
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,437	42,640	45,864	49,068
St. Cloud, MN	36,504	42,079	47,632	53,207
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	32,074	35,152	38,252	41,330
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,863	37,628	41,392	45,157
Columbia, MO	33,509	36,525	39,541	42,557
Jefferson City, MO	33,904	40,207	46,488	52,791
Joplin, MO-KS	32,095	35,839	39,604	43,348
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,629	41,850	47,050	52,271
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,844	36,796	40,727	44,679
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	32,719	35,756	38,792	41,829
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,759	37,108	40,456	43,805
Springfield, MO	34,757	39,749	44,762	49,754
St. Joseph, MO-KS	32,740	37,253	41,788	46,301
St. Louis, MO-IL	36,234	40,560	44,908	49,234
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	30,452	34,799	39,125	43,472
Hattiesburg, MS	27,997	32,864	37,752	42,620
Jackson, MS	28,372	33,280	38,168	43,077
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,767	32,407	36,068	39,708
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,637	35,652	39,666	43,680
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,205	31,970	35,714	39,479
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	28,850	32,636	36,442	40,228
Billings, MT	38,418	43,660	48,901	54,143
Bozeman, MT	41,538	47,424	53,311	59,197
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,210	43,285	48,360	53,436
Great Falls, MT	37,316	41,080	44,866	48,631
Helena, MT	38,834	44,055	49,276	54,496
Missoula, MT	36,442	43,056	49,692	56,306
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,272	43,764	49,234	54,725
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,520	45,968	52,416	58,864
Asheville, NC	36,733	45,740	54,767	63,773
Burlington, NC	37,898	47,237	56,597	65,936
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	38,335	47,050	55,765	64,480
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,791	49,005	58,220	67,434
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	39,832	49,983	60,154	70,304
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,794	47,487	57,180	66,872
Fayetteville, NC	37,940	48,360	58,802	69,223
Goldsboro, NC	38,044	46,613	55,162	63,732
Greensboro-High Point, NC	38,210	48,423	58,656	68,869
Greenville, NC	36,359	45,885	55,391	64,917
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	35,152	42,869	50,565	58,282
Jacksonville, NC	37,482	46,759	56,056	65,333
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	38,210	48,173	58,157	68,120
Raleigh-Cary, NC	38,314	46,592	54,871	63,149
Rocky Mount, NC	38,064	46,717	55,370	64,023
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	34,071	41,559	49,026	56,514
Wilmington, NC	35,714	43,888	52,063	60,237
Winston-Salem, NC	37,440	47,071	56,680	66,311
Bismarck, ND	38,044	42,474	46,925	51,356
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,336	41,413	45,511	49,588
Fargo, ND-MN	37,128	41,663	46,197	50,732
Grand Forks, ND-MN	37,544	40,914	44,284	47,653
Minot, ND	37,295	40,893	44,492	48,090
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,066	41,122	45,178	49,234
Grand Island, NE	35,860	38,772	41,684	44,596
Lincoln, NE	36,920	39,916	42,932	45,927
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	35,090	38,418	41,725	45,053
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,220	35,527	38,813	42,120
Omaha, NE-IA	37,482	41,184	44,887	48,589
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	34,362	37,544	40,727	43,909
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,288	46,696	52,084	57,492
Manchester-Nashua, NH	46,135	50,628	55,141	59,634
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	44,783	48,423	52,042	55,682
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	43,639	48,548	53,477	58,386
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	52,728	59,551	66,352	73,175
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	50,877	58,781	66,685	74,589
Vineland, NJ	40,103	47,362	54,642	61,901
Albuquerque, NM	33,613	39,500	45,407	51,293
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	31,471	36,005	40,560	45,095
Farmington, NM	33,488	39,042	44,616	50,170
Las Cruces, NM	31,096	35,860	40,644	45,407
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,530	38,772	44,034	49,276
Santa Fe, NM	36,879	41,351	45,802	50,274
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	35,319	41,746	48,152	54,580
Carson City, NV	37,711	45,989	54,247	62,525
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	41,725	49,588	57,471	65,333
Reno, NV	39,604	47,986	56,368	64,751
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	48,485	56,826	65,188	73,528
Binghamton, NY	48,444	54,538	60,632	66,727
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	47,279	55,765	64,252	72,738
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	51,293	57,824	64,376	70,908
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	46,821	53,664	60,487	67,330
Elmira, NY	49,005	54,559	60,133	65,687
Glens Falls, NY	46,052	53,997	61,922	69,868
Ithaca, NY	48,568	54,392	60,196	66,020
Kingston, NY	48,818	55,848	62,879	69,909
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	53,373	59,447	65,541	71,615
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	47,487	57,658	67,850	78,021
Rochester, NY	47,404	54,850	62,296	69,743
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,690	55,453	60,216	64,980
Syracuse, NY	53,602	61,922	70,221	78,541
Utica-Rome, NY	51,335	57,221	63,128	69,015
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	51,772	58,428	65,104	71,760
Akron, OH	36,421	42,973	49,546	56,098
Canton-Massillon, OH	35,194	42,183	49,192	56,181
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,751	45,428	52,084	58,760
Cleveland, OH	38,252	45,220	52,188	59,156
Columbus, OH	37,607	44,388	51,148	57,928
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	37,378	44,512	51,668	58,802
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	34,612	41,476	48,319	55,183
Lima, OH	35,132	42,183	49,255	56,306
Mansfield, OH	37,565	42,932	48,298	53,664
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,709	45,324	51,959	58,573
Sandusky, OH	37,898	44,970	52,021	59,093
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,333	46,156	52,957	59,780
Springfield, OH	37,108	44,013	50,898	57,804
Toledo, OH	37,357	44,700	52,063	59,405
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	35,069	41,912	48,776	55,620
Youngstown-Warren, OH	37,357	43,514	49,650	55,807
Enid, OK	31,367	36,213	41,060	45,906
Lawton, OK	30,992	36,047	41,080	46,135
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,951	32,656	34,362	36,068
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,722	34,112	37,503	40,893
Oklahoma City, OK	31,450	36,567	41,704	46,821
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,448	37,357	42,245	47,154
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,284	36,234	41,164	46,114
Tulsa, OK	31,658	36,650	41,642	46,634
Albany, OR	39,999	46,156	52,333	58,490
Bend, OR	44,616	53,748	62,879	72,010
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,319	40,186	45,032	49,900
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	38,688	44,200	49,712	55,224
Corvallis, OR	40,581	46,135	51,709	57,263
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,748	43,306	45,864	48,423
Eugene-Springfield, OR	40,685	46,093	51,480	56,888
Grants Pass, OR	39,063	44,076	49,088	54,101
Medford, OR	40,373	44,824	49,276	53,727
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	44,949	50,336	55,703	61,090
Salem, OR	41,892	47,612	53,311	59,031
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	39,146	44,887	50,607	56,348
Altoona, PA	34,570	38,480	42,370	46,280
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,797	39,416	43,056	46,676
Chambersburg, PA	35,943	40,207	44,471	48,735
Erie, PA	34,840	38,356	41,850	45,365
Gettysburg, PA	36,858	41,559	46,239	50,940
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,692	41,788	46,863	51,959
Johnstown, PA	34,112	37,191	40,290	43,368
Lancaster, PA	38,480	43,306	48,132	52,957
Lebanon, PA	35,319	39,271	43,202	47,154
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,901	40,020	44,138	48,256
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,071	37,752	41,413	45,095
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	39,708	46,634	53,560	60,487
Pittsburgh, PA	36,172	40,914	45,677	50,420
Reading, PA	33,967	38,772	43,556	48,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	37,045	40,893	44,720	48,568
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	34,861	38,792	42,744	46,676
State College, PA	35,797	40,290	44,762	49,255
Williamsport, PA	35,402	39,333	43,244	47,175
York-Hanover, PA	37,253	41,933	46,634	51,314
Aguadilla, PR	24,295	26,895	29,516	32,116
Arecibo, PR	22,735	26,250	29,765	33,280
Guayama, PR	22,922	27,352	31,804	36,234
Mayaguez, PR	23,546	26,812	30,098	33,364
Ponce, PR	23,192	26,936	30,660	34,404
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	23,047	26,978	30,930	34,861
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	23,026	27,061	31,117	35,152
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	42,578	49,255	55,932	62,608
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	39,000	45,719	52,458	59,176
Columbia, SC	34,986	41,808	48,652	55,474
Florence, SC	34,736	41,476	48,194	54,933
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	36,276	43,764	51,272	58,760
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	35,485	42,245	49,026	55,786
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	35,672	43,618	51,543	59,488
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,836	46,197	54,538	62,900
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,232	44,658	52,104	59,530
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,984	43,077	50,191	57,284
Spartanburg, SC	39,333	47,092	54,829	62,588
Sumter, SC	34,528	41,663	48,797	55,932
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,653	38,293	41,933	45,573
Rapid City, SD	34,008	37,336	40,685	44,013
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	35,319	39,583	43,826	48,090
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,816	39,832	42,828	45,844
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,172	43,015	49,858	56,701
Clarksville, TN-KY	33,842	42,037	50,212	58,407
Cleveland, TN	35,007	42,037	49,068	56,098
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,924	42,328	49,754	57,159
Jackson, TN	33,488	40,789	48,069	55,370
Johnson City, TN	36,172	44,180	52,167	60,175
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	33,676	39,250	44,804	50,378
Knoxville, TN	36,733	44,284	51,855	59,405
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	34,570	41,912	49,234	56,576
Morristown, TN	36,733	43,930	51,148	58,344
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	39,188	47,050	54,892	62,754
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,570	43,160	51,772	60,362
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,466	43,264	52,042	60,840
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,175	43,556	52,936	62,317
Abilene, TX	30,951	35,111	39,292	43,452
Amarillo, TX	34,757	39,021	43,264	47,528
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,568	40,914	46,239	51,584
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	30,410	34,258	38,127	41,975
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	32,802	37,087	41,372	45,656
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	28,767	33,322	37,856	42,412
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,072	41,351	49,629	57,908
College Station-Bryan, TX	33,509	37,045	40,560	44,096
Corpus Christi, TX	27,997	33,322	38,626	43,951
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	34,071	39,812	45,552	51,293
Eagle Pass, TX	28,684	33,821	38,938	44,076
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	31,887	36,026	40,144	44,284
El Paso, TX	31,492	35,111	38,730	42,349
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,509	36,920	40,311	43,722
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	31,117	36,296	41,496	46,676
Killeen-Temple, TX	33,093	36,941	40,768	44,616
Laredo, TX	27,040	31,991	36,941	41,892
Longview, TX	32,490	35,860	39,229	42,599
Lubbock, TX	28,538	33,592	38,668	43,722
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	28,268	32,240	36,234	40,207
Midland, TX	34,632	38,439	42,224	46,031
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,322	37,274	41,247	45,199
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,509	38,189	42,848	47,528
Odessa, TX	32,261	37,045	41,829	46,613
San Angelo, TX	31,408	34,133	36,858	39,583
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	33,197	37,191	41,184	45,178
Sherman-Denison, TX	33,967	39,604	45,240	50,877
Texarkana, TX-AR	32,157	36,650	41,143	45,636
Tyler, TX	29,599	33,301	36,983	40,685
Victoria, TX	28,080	31,159	34,237	37,316
Waco, TX	30,743	32,948	35,132	37,336
Wichita Falls, TX	30,847	34,528	38,210	41,892
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	31,949	35,984	39,999	44,034
Logan, UT-ID	33,800	38,189	42,578	46,967
Ogden, UT	36,213	41,080	45,968	50,836
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	34,237	41,226	48,215	55,204
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	37,045	43,181	49,317	55,453
St. George, UT	36,068	42,308	48,527	54,767
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	35,402	41,080	46,780	52,458
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,479	46,114	52,749	59,384
Charlottesville, VA	41,080	48,756	56,431	64,106
Harrisonburg, VA	43,618	51,626	59,655	67,663
Lynchburg, VA	38,064	44,970	51,876	58,781
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,562	47,632	55,682	63,752
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,624	47,820	56,036	64,231
Richmond, VA	39,042	46,468	53,893	61,319
Roanoke, VA	39,770	46,301	52,832	59,364
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,997	48,943	56,888	64,834
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,477	46,904	53,352	59,780
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,623	48,215	55,807	63,399
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	39,666	46,655	53,623	60,612
Winchester, VA-WV	44,346	51,397	58,428	65,479
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	36,504	44,096	51,688	59,280
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,764	55,516	67,288	79,040
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	43,951	53,332	62,692	72,072
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	44,408	51,626	58,864	66,082
Bellingham, WA	43,264	47,736	52,229	56,701
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	41,039	47,424	53,789	60,175
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,911	46,884	50,856	54,829
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,352	45,552	50,773	55,973
Longview-Kelso, WA	44,700	50,149	55,599	61,048
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	44,159	48,610	53,061	57,512
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	43,036	51,460	59,884	68,308
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	45,261	50,607	55,952	61,298
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	39,708	45,344	51,002	56,639
Walla Walla, WA	40,914	45,698	50,503	55,287
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	45,178	52,812	60,445	68,079
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,764	49,088	54,413	59,738
Yakima, WA	40,186	45,407	50,648	55,869
Appleton, WI	36,629	41,476	46,343	51,189
Eau Claire, WI	37,191	41,954	46,738	51,501
Fond du Lac, WI	36,920	41,621	46,343	51,044
Green Bay, WI	37,669	41,912	46,156	50,399
Janesville-Beloit, WI	36,338	39,541	42,744	45,948
Kenosha, WI	36,712	42,037	47,362	52,687
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	37,503	41,559	45,636	49,692
Madison, WI	39,333	43,888	48,444	52,999
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	37,420	42,557	47,695	52,832
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,256	39,042	42,828	46,613
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,714	40,020	44,304	48,610
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,940	41,871	45,781	49,712
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	36,400	39,874	43,327	46,800
Sheboygan, WI	37,357	41,850	46,322	50,815
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,151	39,645	43,119	46,613
Wausau, WI	36,671	41,018	45,344	49,692
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,090	38,709	42,349	45,968
Beckley, WV	32,344	36,296	40,269	44,221
Charleston, WV	34,133	37,960	41,788	45,615
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,949	37,191	42,453	47,695
Morgantown, WV	31,117	35,194	39,271	43,348
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,386	36,546	40,685	44,845
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,783	35,756	39,708	43,680
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,388	35,028	38,688	42,328
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,778	40,207	45,656	51,085
Wheeling, WV-OH	33,613	38,272	42,911	47,570
Casper, WY	33,634	37,794	41,933	46,093
Cheyenne, WY	33,072	36,504	39,957	43,389
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,280	37,482	41,684	45,885
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	33,884	38,252	42,640	47,008

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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