SOC 29-2092 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Hearing Aid Specialists 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): Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

Level I across metros$30,452 – $71,448Beckley, WV to Nashville, TN

Median Level IV, major metros$77,938Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Hearing Aid Specialists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Hearing Aid Specialists (SOC 29-2092) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $30,452 in Beckley, WV to $71,448 in Nashville, TN, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $77,938. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $67,580, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 17 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	58,428	65,333	72,260	79,165
Anchorage, AK	58,428	65,333	72,260	79,165
Fairbanks-College, AK	58,428	65,333	72,260	79,165
Anniston-Oxford, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Birmingham, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Decatur, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Dothan, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Gadsden, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Huntsville, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Mobile, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Montgomery, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,088	44,741	53,394	62,047
Tuscaloosa, AL	38,210	46,759	55,308	63,856
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	51,772	64,356	76,960	89,544
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Fort Smith, AR-OK	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Hot Springs, AR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Jonesboro, AR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	63,461	69,368	75,255	81,162
Flagstaff, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Tucson, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Yuma, AZ	63,482	69,327	75,192	81,037
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	52,125	62,588	73,050	83,512
Chico, CA	53,748	64,314	74,880	85,447
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	54,434	65,167	75,920	86,653
El Centro, CA	53,748	64,314	74,880	85,447
Fresno, CA	52,208	63,960	75,712	87,464
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	50,898	61,860	72,842	83,804
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	50,669	61,194	71,740	82,264
Merced, CA	54,143	65,396	76,648	87,901
Modesto, CA	56,826	67,372	77,896	88,442
Napa, CA	58,698	68,869	79,061	89,232
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,344	68,162	77,959	87,776
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	58,303	68,079	77,834	87,610
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	51,168	61,672	72,197	82,701
Redding, CA	53,748	64,314	74,880	85,447
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	51,980	62,567	73,175	83,762
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	57,804	67,975	78,146	88,317
Salinas, CA	54,288	65,583	76,898	88,192
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	60,133	69,930	79,748	89,544
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	58,303	68,308	78,333	88,338
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	61,194	71,906	82,639	93,351
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	54,372	65,333	76,316	87,277
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	56,680	67,496	78,312	89,128
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	53,748	64,314	74,880	85,447
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	59,260	69,202	79,124	89,066
Stockton-Lodi, CA	57,304	67,725	78,146	88,567
Vallejo, CA	58,615	68,869	79,144	89,399
Visalia, CA	49,359	60,653	71,927	83,221
Yuba City, CA	58,012	68,183	78,375	88,546
Boulder, CO	57,325	66,290	75,255	84,220
Colorado Springs, CO	58,469	67,767	77,044	86,341
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	57,804	66,748	75,692	84,636
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	58,448	67,684	76,898	86,133
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	58,032	67,268	76,503	85,738
Grand Junction, CO	58,032	67,268	76,503	85,738
Greeley, CO	57,263	66,144	75,047	83,928
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	57,783	67,060	76,357	85,634
Pueblo, CO	58,032	67,268	76,503	85,738
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	58,677	67,975	77,252	86,549
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	61,423	67,559	73,674	79,810
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	57,159	64,792	72,426	80,060
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	54,143	62,796	71,428	80,080
New Haven, CT	55,932	64,314	72,717	81,100
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	56,036	63,711	71,365	79,040
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	57,991	65,437	72,884	80,330
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50,628	60,549	70,492	80,413
Dover, DE	41,746	51,813	61,880	71,948
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	34,882	41,247	47,591	53,956
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	61,485	69,119	76,752	84,386
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	51,626	59,967	68,328	76,669
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,325	54,496	64,668	74,839
Gainesville, FL	45,760	55,495	65,250	74,984
Homosassa Springs, FL	44,762	55,183	65,624	76,045
Jacksonville, FL	54,600	62,234	69,888	77,522
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	45,116	55,474	65,853	76,212
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	57,346	62,983	68,640	74,277
Naples-Marco Island, FL	56,847	63,524	70,180	76,856
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,151	58,095	67,018	75,962
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	57,741	65,583	73,445	81,287
Ocala, FL	39,416	50,149	60,861	71,594
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	39,936	49,816	59,676	69,556
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	40,623	51,647	62,650	73,674
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	51,626	59,967	68,328	76,669
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	51,626	59,967	68,328	76,669
Port St. Lucie, FL	57,367	63,004	68,661	74,298
Punta Gorda, FL	59,301	67,143	74,984	82,826
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	41,933	52,437	62,962	73,466
Sebring, FL	40,852	51,834	62,837	73,820
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	52,063	60,341	68,620	76,898
Tallahassee, FL	51,626	59,967	68,328	76,669
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	53,810	63,045	72,301	81,536
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	42,682	53,456	64,252	75,026
Albany, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
Athens-Clarke County, GA	45,261	53,186	61,132	69,056
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	46,572	53,997	61,444	68,869
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	35,360	44,637	53,935	63,212
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
Columbus, GA-AL	42,453	51,106	59,780	68,432
Dalton, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	34,882	46,156	57,408	68,682
Gainesville, GA	44,658	52,645	60,632	68,620
Hinesville, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,973	51,356	59,738	68,120
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	40,519	49,816	59,093	68,391
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,661	51,480	60,320	69,140
Rome, GA	44,679	52,874	61,090	69,285
Savannah, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
Valdosta, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
Warner Robins, GA	38,938	48,943	58,948	68,952
Guam MSA	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	41,434	55,516	69,618	83,700
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	41,434	55,516	69,618	83,700
Urban Honolulu, HI	41,975	57,533	73,092	88,650
Ames, IA	39,354	51,605	63,856	76,108
Cedar Rapids, IA	37,940	49,504	61,069	72,634
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	37,420	48,610	59,821	71,012
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	44,180	55,890	67,580	79,290
Dubuque, IA	35,797	45,948	56,119	66,269
Iowa City, IA	37,607	48,776	59,925	71,095
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,066	48,693	60,341	71,968
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,108	49,172	61,236	73,300
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,896	49,775	60,653	71,532
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,292	51,272	63,253	75,234
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	40,352	51,855	63,336	74,839
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,109	47,300	58,490	69,680
Boise City, ID	49,421	59,821	70,221	80,621
Coeur d'Alene, ID	46,301	56,764	67,205	77,668
Idaho Falls, ID	46,301	56,764	67,205	77,668
Lewiston, ID-WA	46,301	56,764	67,205	77,668
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	48,152	58,344	68,536	78,728
Pocatello, ID	46,301	56,764	67,205	77,668
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	47,632	58,116	68,599	79,082
Twin Falls, ID	48,943	59,114	69,306	79,477
Bloomington, IL	40,020	49,130	58,240	67,351
Champaign-Urbana, IL	39,749	49,920	60,112	70,284
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	44,700	55,932	67,143	78,375
Decatur, IL	39,333	50,316	61,319	72,301
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,957	49,608	59,280	68,932
Kankakee, IL	43,306	54,684	66,040	77,418
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,119	54,330	65,541	76,752
Peoria, IL	37,898	48,256	58,636	68,994
Rockford, IL	43,556	54,788	66,020	77,252
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,624	48,277	56,909	65,562
Springfield, IL	39,458	48,423	57,388	66,352
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,309	52,354	63,420	74,464
Bloomington, IN	38,792	51,626	64,480	77,314
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,604	51,751	63,919	76,066
Columbus, IN	38,584	51,501	64,439	77,356
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	38,252	50,128	62,026	73,903
Evansville, IN	38,730	51,460	64,168	76,898
Fort Wayne, IN	40,498	52,666	64,855	77,023
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	42,162	54,684	67,184	79,706
Kokomo, IN	39,562	52,042	64,522	77,002
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,829	53,540	65,271	76,981
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	43,119	54,684	66,269	77,834
Muncie, IN	40,602	53,415	66,228	79,040
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,850	53,685	65,541	77,376
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	38,439	50,940	63,461	75,962
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,812	51,688	63,586	75,463
Terre Haute, IN	34,237	45,844	57,450	69,056
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	36,463	45,220	53,976	62,733
Lawrence, KS	40,373	49,692	59,031	68,349
Manhattan, KS	35,839	43,556	51,252	58,968
Topeka, KS	40,498	49,712	58,948	68,162
Wichita, KS	34,840	37,794	40,748	43,701
Bowling Green, KY	39,104	53,269	67,455	81,620
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40,831	53,956	67,101	80,226
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	33,884	53,415	72,967	92,498
Elizabethtown, KY	39,604	51,688	63,752	75,837
Lexington-Fayette, KY	39,271	54,226	69,160	84,116
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	41,808	50,877	59,967	69,036
Owensboro, KY	39,104	53,269	67,455	81,620
Paducah, KY-IL	39,104	53,269	67,455	81,620
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,416	52,916	66,415	79,914
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,772	50,898	63,004	75,130
Alexandria, LA	46,884	64,314	81,765	99,196
Baton Rouge, LA	46,904	64,272	81,661	99,029
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	45,199	63,773	82,327	100,901
Hammond, LA	46,800	60,612	74,444	88,255
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	45,927	60,799	75,692	90,564
Lafayette, LA	44,346	60,404	76,440	92,498
Lake Charles, LA	46,884	64,314	81,765	99,196
Monroe, LA	46,884	64,314	81,765	99,196
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	46,613	62,629	78,624	94,640
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	46,884	64,314	81,765	99,196
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	46,884	64,314	81,765	99,196
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	46,884	64,314	81,765	99,196
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	44,575	66,269	87,964	109,658
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	51,896	60,404	68,911	77,418
Barnstable Town, MA	53,144	61,215	69,264	77,335
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54,039	62,026	70,013	78,000
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	52,999	61,090	69,181	77,272
Pittsfield, MA	54,143	61,922	69,701	77,480
Springfield, MA	51,397	59,946	68,474	77,023
Worcester, MA	53,644	61,735	69,847	77,938
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	54,600	62,775	70,928	79,103
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	48,319	59,072	69,826	80,580
Lexington Park, MD	51,522	61,048	70,596	80,122
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,744	53,290	63,856	74,402
Salisbury, MD	57,575	65,874	74,152	82,452
Bangor, ME	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Portland-South Portland, ME	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Ann Arbor, MI	38,002	47,861	57,720	67,580
Battle Creek, MI	38,064	50,004	61,964	73,903
Bay City, MI	37,877	50,690	63,482	76,295
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	38,460	47,487	56,514	65,541
Flint, MI	38,023	47,695	57,367	67,039
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	39,063	49,920	60,778	71,636
Jackson, MI	38,127	47,924	57,700	67,496
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,396	51,397	63,378	75,380
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	38,168	48,381	58,615	68,828
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,690	48,173	58,656	69,140
Midland, MI	37,877	50,690	63,482	76,295
Monroe, MI	38,168	47,799	57,408	67,039
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	36,900	49,088	61,277	73,466
Niles, MI	37,877	50,690	63,482	76,295
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,522	53,976	69,452	84,906
Saginaw, MI	36,712	49,026	61,360	73,674
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	37,919	50,336	62,775	75,192
Traverse City, MI	38,709	53,519	68,349	83,159
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	38,522	53,976	69,452	84,906
Duluth, MN-WI	36,504	47,279	58,053	68,828
Mankato, MN	35,298	46,176	57,076	67,954
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	35,402	46,218	57,034	67,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,693	46,717	57,720	68,744
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	36,047	46,884	57,741	68,578
Rochester, MN	36,504	47,279	58,053	68,828
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,444	46,384	57,325	68,266
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	35,964	46,780	57,575	68,391
St. Cloud, MN	35,652	46,509	57,388	68,245
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,229	46,592	53,956	61,319
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,000	48,048	57,076	66,124
Columbia, MO	38,168	46,759	55,349	63,940
Jefferson City, MO	38,168	46,759	55,349	63,940
Joplin, MO-KS	38,168	46,759	55,349	63,940
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,352	49,920	59,488	69,056
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,708	48,860	58,012	67,164
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,252	46,946	55,661	64,356
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	38,127	47,279	56,431	65,583
Springfield, MO	35,340	43,951	52,541	61,152
St. Joseph, MO-KS	40,103	49,442	58,760	68,100
St. Louis, MO-IL	40,602	49,380	58,178	66,956
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Hattiesburg, MS	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Jackson, MS	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	80,164	83,242	86,320	89,399
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	72,488	78,541	84,615	90,668
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	73,986	79,644	85,301	90,959
Billings, MT	57,700	64,834	71,968	79,103
Bozeman, MT	57,700	64,834	71,968	79,103
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	55,994	63,087	70,159	77,252
Great Falls, MT	57,700	64,834	71,968	79,103
Helena, MT	54,496	62,421	70,367	78,292
Missoula, MT	57,700	64,834	71,968	79,103
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,700	64,834	71,968	79,103
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	57,700	64,834	71,968	79,103
Asheville, NC	52,458	62,421	72,364	82,327
Burlington, NC	52,645	61,610	70,596	79,560
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,338	59,821	70,325	80,808
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42,349	53,311	64,252	75,213
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	56,868	65,874	74,880	83,887
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	52,541	62,775	73,029	83,263
Fayetteville, NC	52,458	62,421	72,364	82,327
Goldsboro, NC	54,829	64,605	74,402	84,178
Greensboro-High Point, NC	54,205	62,796	71,365	79,956
Greenville, NC	52,458	62,421	72,364	82,327
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	41,954	52,895	63,836	74,776
Jacksonville, NC	50,773	60,799	70,804	80,829
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	52,604	61,880	71,157	80,434
Raleigh-Cary, NC	62,421	70,554	78,666	86,799
Rocky Mount, NC	54,413	64,293	74,173	84,053
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,741	55,557	66,352	77,168
Wilmington, NC	49,941	59,197	68,453	77,709
Winston-Salem, NC	44,845	55,516	66,165	76,836
Bismarck, ND	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Fargo, ND-MN	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Grand Forks, ND-MN	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Minot, ND	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Grand Island, NE	42,391	48,236	54,080	59,925
Lincoln, NE	42,578	49,879	57,180	64,480
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,079	49,525	56,992	64,439
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,391	48,236	54,080	59,925
Omaha, NE-IA	42,848	51,189	59,509	67,850
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	42,474	49,463	56,452	63,440
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,831	61,860	69,909	77,938
Manchester-Nashua, NH	53,976	62,005	70,013	78,042
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	53,685	61,735	69,805	77,855
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,530	59,884	73,216	86,570
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	46,301	59,780	73,237	86,716
Vineland, NJ	42,869	53,290	63,732	74,152
Albuquerque, NM	44,429	55,224	65,999	76,794
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,512	55,141	65,770	76,399
Farmington, NM	45,116	55,703	66,290	76,877
Las Cruces, NM	45,116	55,703	66,290	76,877
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	44,429	55,224	65,999	76,794
Santa Fe, NM	45,116	55,703	66,290	76,877
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	56,639	66,415	76,170	85,946
Carson City, NV	48,152	60,216	72,260	84,324
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	56,639	66,415	76,170	85,946
Reno, NV	48,152	60,216	72,260	84,324
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Binghamton, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	46,031	60,154	74,277	88,400
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,320	60,216	73,133	86,029
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	46,655	60,362	74,090	87,797
Elmira, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Glens Falls, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Ithaca, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Kingston, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50,461	64,792	79,124	93,455
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,669	64,917	79,165	93,413
Rochester, NY	46,343	60,570	74,776	89,004
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	46,218	60,716	75,192	89,690
Syracuse, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Utica-Rome, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	51,647	68,162	84,698	101,213
Akron, OH	50,732	57,346	63,981	70,596
Canton-Massillon, OH	46,738	54,933	63,128	71,324
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	49,671	58,095	66,498	74,922
Cleveland, OH	53,103	58,698	64,314	69,909
Columbus, OH	53,332	60,903	68,495	76,066
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	49,130	57,512	65,895	74,277
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,714	56,784	64,855	72,925
Lima, OH	49,255	57,096	64,917	72,759
Mansfield, OH	50,919	58,740	66,560	74,381
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	50,524	58,012	65,520	73,008
Sandusky, OH	51,106	57,866	64,605	71,365
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	46,301	56,264	66,228	76,191
Springfield, OH	48,797	57,138	65,500	73,840
Toledo, OH	45,656	54,933	64,210	73,487
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,735	57,200	65,666	74,132
Youngstown-Warren, OH	50,732	57,346	63,981	70,596
Enid, OK	35,527	41,829	48,132	54,434
Lawton, OK	35,776	42,037	48,319	54,580
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,685	47,050	53,415
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	34,653	41,226	47,820	54,392
Oklahoma City, OK	35,672	41,996	48,340	54,663
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,215	41,143	47,092	53,020
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,839	42,245	48,631	55,037
Tulsa, OK	34,196	40,664	47,133	53,602
Albany, OR	59,052	64,647	70,242	75,837
Bend, OR	56,764	63,087	69,410	75,733
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	55,952	63,191	70,408	77,647
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,140	63,232	70,325	77,418
Corvallis, OR	58,989	64,730	70,450	76,191
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	56,181	62,941	69,680	76,440
Eugene-Springfield, OR	57,346	63,940	70,512	77,106
Grants Pass, OR	53,269	60,092	66,893	73,716
Medford, OR	52,042	59,488	66,956	74,402
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	57,055	64,522	72,010	79,477
Salem, OR	57,512	64,688	71,885	79,061
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	45,012	58,636	72,260	85,884
Altoona, PA	39,250	51,314	63,357	75,421
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,957	52,874	65,770	78,687
Chambersburg, PA	48,194	60,300	72,426	84,532
Erie, PA	39,749	50,295	60,861	71,407
Gettysburg, PA	40,893	53,207	65,541	77,855
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	40,789	52,500	64,210	75,920
Johnstown, PA	38,792	47,341	55,890	64,439
Lancaster, PA	40,935	51,397	61,860	72,322
Lebanon, PA	41,434	53,519	65,583	77,668
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,813	50,794	62,754	74,735
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,626	47,404	56,202	64,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	42,765	52,999	63,212	73,445
Pittsburgh, PA	38,855	46,821	54,788	62,754
Reading, PA	42,245	52,812	63,378	73,944
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	38,709	50,919	63,128	75,338
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,688	47,549	56,389	65,250
State College, PA	39,520	51,772	64,002	76,253
Williamsport, PA	39,749	50,295	60,861	71,407
York-Hanover, PA	40,997	52,312	63,628	74,943
Aguadilla, PR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Arecibo, PR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Guayama, PR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Mayaguez, PR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Ponce, PR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	47,175	54,621	62,088	69,535
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	34,612	43,015	51,439	59,842
Columbia, SC	35,194	45,074	54,975	64,855
Florence, SC	34,612	43,015	51,439	59,842
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	33,738	39,853	45,948	52,063
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	34,612	43,015	51,439	59,842
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	34,612	43,015	51,439	59,842
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,600	51,647	61,714	71,760
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,215	45,240	55,245	65,271
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,644	49,775	58,906	68,037
Spartanburg, SC	33,592	37,503	41,392	45,303
Sumter, SC	34,612	43,015	51,439	59,842
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,933	50,170	58,386	66,623
Rapid City, SD	42,703	49,338	55,952	62,588
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	42,703	49,338	55,952	62,588
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	42,703	49,338	55,952	62,588
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,767	59,114	76,440	93,788
Clarksville, TN-KY	69,992	80,580	91,146	101,733
Cleveland, TN	41,767	59,114	76,440	93,788
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,532	45,989	59,426	72,884
Jackson, TN	41,767	59,114	76,440	93,788
Johnson City, TN	33,821	44,533	55,245	65,957
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	32,615	46,072	59,509	72,967
Knoxville, TN	32,032	46,717	61,402	76,087
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	70,700	77,439	84,157	90,896
Morristown, TN	33,176	49,151	65,125	81,100
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	71,448	81,994	92,540	103,085
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	47,716	63,628	79,540	95,452
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	64,876	76,232	87,589	98,946
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	67,288	78,063	88,837	99,612
Abilene, TX	43,306	52,687	62,088	71,469
Amarillo, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,298	42,016	48,714	55,432
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,042	48,860	58,656	68,474
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,516	51,418	60,300	69,202
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,903	46,447	58,012	69,556
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,652	45,386	55,100	64,834
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Corpus Christi, TX	37,274	46,842	56,410	65,978
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	47,778	55,994	64,231	72,447
Eagle Pass, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,645	49,442	59,239	69,036
El Paso, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	37,565	47,882	58,178	68,495
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	38,252	48,173	58,095	68,016
Killeen-Temple, TX	35,028	42,412	49,796	57,180
Laredo, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Longview, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Lubbock, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,903	46,447	58,012	69,556
Midland, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	43,743	52,874	61,984	71,116
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	36,754	46,842	56,951	67,039
Odessa, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
San Angelo, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	43,930	52,666	61,381	70,117
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,090	56,264	64,439	72,613
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Tyler, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Victoria, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
Waco, TX	45,948	54,642	63,357	72,052
Wichita Falls, TX	36,650	46,821	57,013	67,184
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	47,736	58,220	68,724	79,207
Logan, UT-ID	45,927	56,514	67,101	77,688
Ogden, UT	45,802	52,624	59,468	66,290
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	45,906	52,458	59,010	65,562
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	45,760	51,397	57,013	62,650
St. George, UT	45,656	53,581	61,485	69,410
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	45,927	53,352	60,757	68,183
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	40,144	52,687	65,250	77,792
Charlottesville, VA	36,754	47,508	58,282	69,036
Harrisonburg, VA	40,144	52,687	65,250	77,792
Lynchburg, VA	40,144	52,687	65,250	77,792
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	48,132	58,968	69,784	80,621
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,016	53,789	65,541	77,314
Richmond, VA	39,936	51,356	62,754	74,173
Roanoke, VA	40,144	52,687	65,250	77,792
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,604	52,645	65,708	78,749
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,144	52,687	65,250	77,792
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	40,144	52,687	65,250	77,792
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	53,456	63,212	72,988	82,743
Winchester, VA-WV	44,034	55,890	67,746	79,602
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	55,786	60,154	64,543	68,911
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,724	60,216	64,730	69,223
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	55,786	60,154	64,543	68,911
Bellingham, WA	59,135	68,204	77,272	86,341
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	60,029	69,306	78,562	87,839
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,532	67,309	76,066	84,844
Kennewick-Richland, WA	59,135	68,204	77,272	86,341
Longview-Kelso, WA	56,431	64,293	72,156	80,018
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	60,383	69,244	78,125	86,986
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	60,716	69,764	78,812	87,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	61,111	70,076	79,061	88,026
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	59,135	68,204	77,272	86,341
Walla Walla, WA	59,135	68,204	77,272	86,341
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	60,944	69,660	78,375	87,090
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	58,615	67,455	76,274	85,114
Yakima, WA	58,053	67,080	76,128	85,156
Appleton, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
Eau Claire, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
Fond du Lac, WI	60,549	72,010	83,471	94,932
Green Bay, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
Janesville-Beloit, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
Kenosha, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	43,202	54,538	65,895	77,231
Madison, WI	53,373	64,584	75,775	86,986
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	61,672	72,884	84,095	95,306
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	54,517	65,167	75,816	86,466
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	45,968	57,866	69,784	81,682
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	61,340	72,343	83,367	94,370
Sheboygan, WI	59,759	71,386	82,992	94,620
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	57,138	68,682	80,247	91,791
Wausau, WI	57,367	68,724	80,101	91,458
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,671	47,986	59,322	70,637
Beckley, WV	30,452	44,117	57,762	71,428
Charleston, WV	30,597	43,306	56,036	68,744
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	31,429	48,277	65,125	81,973
Morgantown, WV	30,452	44,117	57,762	71,428
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,096	46,135	61,173	76,212
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	30,452	44,117	57,762	71,428
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,597	43,306	56,036	68,744
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	41,226	49,629	58,012	66,415
Wheeling, WV-OH	30,452	44,117	57,762	71,428
Casper, WY	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Cheyenne, WY	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	42,682	54,476	66,248	78,042

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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