SOC 31-1121 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Home Health Aides 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): Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.

Level I across metros$18,471 – $46,468Alexandria, LA to Grants Pass, OR

Median Level IV, major metros$37,773Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Home Health Aides?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Home Health Aides (SOC 31-1121) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $18,471 in Alexandria, LA to $46,468 in Grants Pass, OR, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $37,773. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $35,360, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 26 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	35,672	39,458	43,264	47,050
Anchorage, AK	32,615	35,901	39,208	42,495
Fairbanks-College, AK	35,964	39,167	42,391	45,594
Anniston-Oxford, AL	25,543	27,581	29,620	31,658
Auburn-Opelika, AL	20,280	22,756	25,252	27,727
Birmingham, AL	25,148	27,727	30,285	32,864
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	24,087	26,500	28,892	31,304
Decatur, AL	22,880	25,335	27,810	30,264
Dothan, AL	24,336	26,208	28,060	29,932
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	22,693	25,023	27,352	29,682
Gadsden, AL	22,381	24,836	27,269	29,724
Huntsville, AL	24,794	27,228	29,682	32,116
Mobile, AL	24,856	27,165	29,495	31,804
Montgomery, AL	19,594	22,693	25,813	28,912
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	18,991	22,714	26,458	30,181
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	23,338	25,709	28,101	30,472
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	24,232	26,396	28,559	30,722
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	25,855	27,456	29,079	30,680
Tuscaloosa, AL	24,316	27,228	30,160	33,072
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,983	25,293	26,583	27,893
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,874	28,392	29,911	31,429
Fort Smith, AR-OK	25,106	26,749	28,372	30,015
Hot Springs, AR	23,796	25,356	26,895	28,455
Jonesboro, AR	25,314	26,687	28,060	29,432
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	25,709	27,082	28,455	29,828
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,773	26,021	27,269	28,517
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,690	25,772	26,874	27,956
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,962	25,751	27,519	29,308
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	30,639	31,970	33,322	34,653
Flagstaff, AZ	33,239	35,672	38,085	40,519
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,639	32,407	34,175	35,943
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32,677	34,757	36,837	38,917
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,908	34,092	36,255	38,439
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,576	31,991	33,384	34,799
Tucson, AZ	31,783	33,364	34,924	36,504
Yuma, AZ	30,618	32,344	34,071	35,797
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,320	34,757	35,194	35,631
Chico, CA	34,320	34,944	35,568	36,192
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,341	35,340	36,338	37,336
El Centro, CA	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Fresno, CA	34,320	34,653	35,007	35,340
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	34,320	35,111	35,880	36,671
Merced, CA	34,320	34,653	34,965	35,298
Modesto, CA	34,320	35,048	35,776	36,504
Napa, CA	34,320	37,399	40,498	43,576
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,736	35,215	35,672	36,151
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,320	34,840	35,360	35,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	34,320	35,756	37,170	38,605
Redding, CA	34,320	34,820	35,319	35,818
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,320	34,861	35,423	35,964
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	34,320	35,048	35,756	36,484
Salinas, CA	34,320	34,944	35,568	36,192
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	34,924	35,880	36,816	37,773
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	35,901	37,357	38,792	40,248
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,336	38,335	39,354	40,352
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	34,320	35,506	36,712	37,898
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	34,320	36,005	37,711	39,396
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	34,320	35,631	36,962	38,272
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	35,984	37,191	38,376	39,583
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,320	35,007	35,693	36,380
Vallejo, CA	34,320	35,756	37,191	38,626
Visalia, CA	34,320	34,716	35,132	35,527
Yuba City, CA	34,320	34,736	35,132	35,548
Boulder, CO	38,439	41,226	44,013	46,800
Colorado Springs, CO	35,277	37,253	39,208	41,184
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	37,108	38,938	40,789	42,620
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,341	36,380	38,439	40,477
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	36,026	37,981	39,916	41,871
Grand Junction, CO	33,696	35,444	37,212	38,959
Greeley, CO	35,464	37,752	40,061	42,349
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	36,130	40,269	44,429	48,568
Pueblo, CO	33,842	35,090	36,359	37,607
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	34,237	36,671	39,125	41,559
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	35,215	37,960	40,706	43,452
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	35,069	37,316	39,541	41,788
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	35,007	37,648	40,311	42,952
New Haven, CT	35,007	37,711	40,394	43,098
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,965	37,648	40,332	43,015
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,133	36,879	39,604	42,349
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	32,220	35,652	39,084	42,516
Dover, DE	31,200	32,324	33,447	34,570
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	32,469	33,717	34,986
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	31,138	33,405	35,672	37,940
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	31,304	33,135	34,986	36,816
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	30,202	32,136	34,092	36,026
Gainesville, FL	29,557	31,512	33,488	35,444
Homosassa Springs, FL	30,077	31,575	33,052	34,549
Jacksonville, FL	30,743	32,615	34,508	36,380
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	29,952	31,658	33,384	35,090
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31,076	32,740	34,404	36,068
Naples-Marco Island, FL	31,346	33,925	36,484	39,063
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,076	32,948	34,840	36,712
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	31,575	33,800	36,005	38,231
Ocala, FL	29,848	31,346	32,823	34,320
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	30,660	32,511	34,341	36,192
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	30,618	32,719	34,820	36,920
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	30,202	32,199	34,196	36,192
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,516	31,512	33,530	35,527
Port St. Lucie, FL	30,597	32,552	34,528	36,484
Punta Gorda, FL	30,056	33,093	36,151	39,188
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	30,764	32,511	34,237	35,984
Sebring, FL	29,204	30,909	32,636	34,341
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,284	34,279	37,253	40,248
Tallahassee, FL	30,056	31,908	33,780	35,631
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	30,660	33,010	35,360	37,711
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	30,452	32,511	34,549	36,608
Albany, GA	21,882	24,565	27,269	29,952
Athens-Clarke County, GA	24,336	26,500	28,642	30,805
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	26,500	29,183	31,866	34,549
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	24,191	27,061	29,911	32,781
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	24,732	27,020	29,328	31,616
Columbus, GA-AL	23,567	27,560	31,554	35,548
Dalton, GA	24,045	26,604	29,183	31,741
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,920	26,250	28,559	30,888
Gainesville, GA	26,749	29,516	32,303	35,069
Hinesville, GA	24,919	27,477	30,036	32,594
Macon-Bibb County, GA	23,026	25,917	28,808	31,700
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	22,402	25,252	28,122	30,972
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,608	26,916	30,202	33,509
Rome, GA	24,732	27,061	29,412	31,741
Savannah, GA	25,460	28,621	31,783	34,944
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	23,047	26,084	29,100	32,136
Valdosta, GA	23,047	25,709	28,392	31,055
Warner Robins, GA	24,628	28,039	31,450	34,861
Guam MSA	21,653	24,669	27,706	30,722
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	34,092	36,796	39,520	42,224
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	34,549	37,981	41,392	44,824
Urban Honolulu, HI	33,260	35,984	38,730	41,455
Ames, IA	31,325	34,154	36,983	39,812
Cedar Rapids, IA	29,599	33,114	36,608	40,124
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	30,285	32,844	35,381	37,940
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	32,116	34,466	36,796	39,146
Dubuque, IA	33,280	36,172	39,063	41,954
Iowa City, IA	30,909	33,530	36,151	38,772
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,949	35,090	38,210	41,351
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,575	34,196	36,816	39,437
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	31,388	34,237	37,087	39,936
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,784	33,884	36,983	40,082
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	29,328	32,760	36,192	39,624
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	29,079	32,948	36,796	40,664
Boise City, ID	28,455	31,533	34,632	37,711
Coeur d'Alene, ID	29,079	32,885	36,712	40,519
Idaho Falls, ID	27,727	30,306	32,885	35,464
Lewiston, ID-WA	29,744	33,863	37,960	42,079
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,080	30,743	33,426	36,088
Pocatello, ID	27,061	30,077	33,093	36,109
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	28,933	32,157	35,360	38,584
Twin Falls, ID	26,354	28,954	31,575	34,175
Bloomington, IL	31,200	32,303	33,426	34,528
Champaign-Urbana, IL	34,029	35,423	36,796	38,189
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	35,693	37,087	38,480	39,874
Decatur, IL	34,882	35,964	37,066	38,148
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,738	35,256	36,796	38,314
Kankakee, IL	32,511	35,007	37,482	39,978
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,300	36,317	38,335	40,352
Peoria, IL	33,946	35,360	36,775	38,189
Rockford, IL	33,863	35,548	37,253	38,938
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,696	35,111	36,525	37,940
Springfield, IL	34,986	36,650	38,335	39,999
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,447	35,256	37,087	38,896
Bloomington, IN	29,724	31,720	33,717	35,714
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,434	30,701	32,968	35,236
Columbus, IN	28,704	30,992	33,280	35,568
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	30,639	33,176	35,735	38,272
Evansville, IN	30,181	33,010	35,860	38,688
Fort Wayne, IN	29,599	31,804	33,988	36,192
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	29,828	32,428	35,028	37,628
Kokomo, IN	30,244	32,240	34,258	36,255
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	30,410	33,010	35,631	38,231
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	31,429	33,218	35,028	36,816
Muncie, IN	30,264	32,906	35,568	38,210
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,516	31,533	33,572	35,589
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	29,162	31,596	34,029	36,463
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	28,621	31,034	33,426	35,839
Terre Haute, IN	28,309	30,597	32,906	35,194
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	28,351	30,244	32,136	34,029
Lawrence, KS	30,077	31,616	33,135	34,674
Manhattan, KS	27,124	28,808	30,493	32,178
Topeka, KS	28,018	30,140	32,240	34,362
Wichita, KS	26,520	28,912	31,325	33,717
Bowling Green, KY	27,269	33,717	40,165	46,613
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,664	32,178	36,671	41,184
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	25,252	30,847	36,463	42,058
Elizabethtown, KY	28,767	33,343	37,940	42,516
Lexington-Fayette, KY	30,119	33,322	36,546	39,749
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	29,661	33,904	38,168	42,412
Owensboro, KY	29,724	34,008	38,272	42,557
Paducah, KY-IL	28,538	31,616	34,716	37,794
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,954	33,509	38,085	42,640
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	28,642	38,668	48,714	58,740
Alexandria, LA	18,471	21,965	25,460	28,954
Baton Rouge, LA	20,655	22,652	24,669	26,666
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	19,074	21,092	23,109	25,127
Hammond, LA	18,741	21,300	23,837	26,396
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	19,636	21,653	23,671	25,688
Lafayette, LA	19,074	21,300	23,546	25,772
Lake Charles, LA	19,615	22,215	24,815	27,415
Monroe, LA	18,824	21,341	23,879	26,396
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	20,655	23,296	25,938	28,580
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	19,573	21,362	23,130	24,919
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	20,280	22,340	24,420	26,479
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	20,426	23,172	25,938	28,684
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	18,949	20,967	22,984	25,002
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	37,981	40,248	42,495	44,762
Barnstable Town, MA	37,877	40,165	42,453	44,741
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	37,919	40,061	42,224	44,367
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	39,312	40,872	42,412	43,972
Pittsfield, MA	37,482	39,084	40,706	42,308
Springfield, MA	37,856	39,396	40,914	42,453
Worcester, MA	37,628	40,103	42,599	45,074
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	33,322	36,130	38,938	41,746
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	26,458	30,036	33,613	37,191
Lexington Park, MD	34,092	37,482	40,852	44,242
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	32,448	35,007	37,586	40,144
Salisbury, MD	33,260	35,672	38,085	40,498
Bangor, ME	34,799	36,816	38,813	40,831
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	35,298	37,212	39,125	41,039
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	35,735	37,836	39,936	42,037
Portland-South Portland, ME	35,589	37,960	40,352	42,724
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	36,213	38,210	40,186	42,183
Ann Arbor, MI	32,116	34,716	37,295	39,895
Battle Creek, MI	30,140	33,426	36,733	40,020
Bay City, MI	28,580	31,346	34,133	36,900
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,580	31,679	34,799	37,898
Flint, MI	29,328	31,783	34,216	36,671
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	29,079	31,866	34,674	37,461
Jackson, MI	29,204	31,970	34,716	37,482
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	29,952	32,386	34,799	37,232
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	27,976	30,784	33,613	36,421
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,765	32,428	35,090	37,752
Midland, MI	29,682	33,509	37,336	41,164
Monroe, MI	28,704	31,388	34,092	36,775
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	29,640	32,532	35,402	38,293
Niles, MI	29,661	31,304	32,927	34,570
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,994	32,677	35,381	38,064
Saginaw, MI	28,143	30,639	33,156	35,652
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	29,973	32,053	34,154	36,234
Traverse City, MI	31,679	34,861	38,023	41,205
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,290	30,701	34,133	37,544
Duluth, MN-WI	32,240	34,778	37,295	39,832
Mankato, MN	33,239	35,964	38,668	41,392
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	34,861	37,544	40,228	42,911
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	32,760	35,381	38,023	40,644
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,322	35,631	37,940	40,248
Rochester, MN	35,527	37,794	40,061	42,328
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,362	36,796	39,250	41,684
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	33,114	35,776	38,460	41,122
St. Cloud, MN	33,135	35,527	37,940	40,332
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,767	30,972	33,197	35,402
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,952	32,490	35,028	37,565
Columbia, MO	30,452	33,676	36,920	40,144
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	30,930	33,260	35,589
Joplin, MO-KS	29,349	32,968	36,567	40,186
Kansas City, MO-KS	28,247	30,992	33,759	36,504
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,343	35,464	37,607
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	30,535	32,448	34,383
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,533	34,466	37,399
Springfield, MO	29,141	31,908	34,695	37,461
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,746	31,180	33,634	36,068
St. Louis, MO-IL	28,600	31,492	34,404	37,295
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	22,464	24,316	26,188	28,039
Hattiesburg, MS	22,381	24,024	25,647	27,290
Jackson, MS	22,568	23,837	25,106	26,375
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	22,048	23,816	25,584	27,352
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,445	22,901	24,336	25,792
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	22,132	24,024	25,938	27,831
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	22,007	23,463	24,940	26,396
Billings, MT	29,890	33,364	36,837	40,311
Bozeman, MT	35,152	38,085	41,039	43,972
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	29,391	32,552	35,714	38,876
Great Falls, MT	27,810	31,138	34,466	37,794
Helena, MT	30,514	33,655	36,775	39,916
Missoula, MT	31,346	34,820	38,272	41,746
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	31,637	34,279	36,941	39,583
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	28,704	32,448	36,172	39,916
Asheville, NC	28,080	30,930	33,780	36,629
Burlington, NC	26,791	29,391	31,970	34,570
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,460	28,205	30,972	33,717
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	27,540	30,514	33,468	36,442
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	27,997	30,972	33,946	36,920
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	24,232	27,415	30,618	33,800
Fayetteville, NC	25,085	27,748	30,431	33,093
Goldsboro, NC	27,373	30,972	34,570	38,168
Greensboro-High Point, NC	25,813	28,455	31,096	33,738
Greenville, NC	26,437	28,996	31,533	34,092
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	26,063	28,684	31,304	33,925
Jacksonville, NC	25,356	28,704	32,074	35,423
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	26,146	28,351	30,556	32,760
Raleigh-Cary, NC	27,332	30,306	33,301	36,276
Rocky Mount, NC	24,898	27,623	30,368	33,093
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,064	28,018	30,951	33,904
Wilmington, NC	27,186	29,828	32,469	35,111
Winston-Salem, NC	26,458	29,204	31,949	34,695
Bismarck, ND	36,005	39,000	41,975	44,970
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,151	39,292	42,453	45,594
Fargo, ND-MN	35,215	37,732	40,248	42,765
Grand Forks, ND-MN	34,508	37,607	40,727	43,826
Minot, ND	35,152	37,586	39,999	42,432
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,631	37,856	40,103	42,328
Grand Island, NE	31,720	33,967	36,213	38,460
Lincoln, NE	31,200	33,551	35,901	38,252
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	31,180	33,301	35,444	37,565
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,119	32,448	34,799	37,128
Omaha, NE-IA	33,384	35,756	38,106	40,477
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	32,199	34,237	36,296	38,335
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,260	35,964	38,668	41,372
Manchester-Nashua, NH	33,904	37,024	40,144	43,264
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,052	36,213	39,375	42,536
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	33,301	36,400	39,500	42,599
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	33,759	36,962	40,165	43,368
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	35,152	37,503	39,832	42,183
Vineland, NJ	34,903	37,440	39,957	42,495
Albuquerque, NM	27,477	29,328	31,200	33,052
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,271	27,602	28,933	30,264
Farmington, NM	25,397	26,936	28,476	30,015
Las Cruces, NM	26,063	27,311	28,559	29,807
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	26,666	28,247	29,807	31,388
Santa Fe, NM	26,916	30,077	33,239	36,400
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	28,018	30,680	33,343	36,005
Carson City, NV	29,994	32,428	34,861	37,295
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	27,290	29,661	32,032	34,404
Reno, NV	29,432	31,887	34,362	36,816
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	34,653	38,772	42,890	47,008
Binghamton, NY	34,591	38,106	41,621	45,136
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	34,799	36,712	38,647	40,560
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	35,194	37,960	40,748	43,514
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	36,005	38,980	41,954	44,928
Elmira, NY	33,863	36,192	38,543	40,872
Glens Falls, NY	35,402	38,439	41,496	44,533
Ithaca, NY	35,756	39,021	42,308	45,573
Kingston, NY	36,650	38,543	40,456	42,349
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	35,672	39,146	42,599	46,072
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	37,316	39,208	41,101	42,994
Rochester, NY	34,279	36,317	38,356	40,394
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	35,048	37,752	40,456	43,160
Syracuse, NY	34,674	37,253	39,853	42,432
Utica-Rome, NY	33,509	36,546	39,583	42,620
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	34,424	36,629	38,813	41,018
Akron, OH	28,247	31,076	33,884	36,712
Canton-Massillon, OH	27,852	30,431	33,010	35,589
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	29,328	32,532	35,714	38,917
Cleveland, OH	29,079	31,679	34,258	36,858
Columbus, OH	29,204	32,199	35,194	38,189
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	28,912	31,616	34,341	37,045
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,228	30,140	33,072	35,984
Lima, OH	28,413	30,764	33,093	35,444
Mansfield, OH	26,916	29,370	31,804	34,258
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	27,685	30,535	33,384	36,234
Sandusky, OH	29,037	31,679	34,341	36,983
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,540	30,181	32,802	35,444
Springfield, OH	28,018	30,951	33,863	36,796
Toledo, OH	29,016	31,533	34,071	36,588
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,226	31,055	33,884	36,712
Youngstown-Warren, OH	27,935	30,202	32,469	34,736
Enid, OK	26,895	28,288	29,703	31,096
Lawton, OK	25,210	26,354	27,477	28,621
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	23,692	25,293	26,916	28,517
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,690	26,874	29,037	31,221
Oklahoma City, OK	24,316	26,999	29,661	32,344
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,506	24,752	26,999	29,245
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	24,773	26,188	27,602	29,016
Tulsa, OK	25,439	27,165	28,892	30,618
Albany, OR	37,524	40,644	43,784	46,904
Bend, OR	38,584	41,080	43,597	46,093
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,735	37,565	39,416	41,247
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,045	38,668	40,311	41,933
Corvallis, OR	37,045	39,479	41,912	44,346
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,797	37,378	38,980	40,560
Eugene-Springfield, OR	37,232	39,312	41,392	43,472
Grants Pass, OR	46,468	48,776	51,064	53,373
Medford, OR	38,189	41,288	44,367	47,466
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	40,415	43,368	46,322	49,276
Salem, OR	37,898	41,018	44,159	47,279
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	27,519	30,098	32,656	35,236
Altoona, PA	24,024	27,061	30,077	33,114
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,876	28,704	31,533	34,362
Chambersburg, PA	26,063	28,996	31,949	34,882
Erie, PA	25,210	27,311	29,412	31,512
Gettysburg, PA	27,124	30,514	33,884	37,274
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	26,437	28,580	30,701	32,844
Johnstown, PA	24,752	27,789	30,805	33,842
Lancaster, PA	26,770	29,204	31,637	34,071
Lebanon, PA	26,874	29,599	32,344	35,069
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,728	29,599	32,490	35,360
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,146	29,224	32,282	35,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	27,831	30,036	32,220	34,424
Pittsburgh, PA	25,293	28,309	31,304	34,320
Reading, PA	26,812	29,370	31,908	34,466
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	25,917	28,476	31,034	33,592
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,687	29,412	32,116	34,840
State College, PA	26,084	29,079	32,074	35,069
Williamsport, PA	25,376	27,976	30,576	33,176
York-Hanover, PA	26,895	30,368	33,863	37,336
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,589	23,338	24,087
Arecibo, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Guayama, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Mayaguez, PR	No Leveled Wage: no levels published
Ponce, PR	21,840	22,194	22,568	22,922
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	23,192	24,524	25,876
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	22,298	22,735	23,192
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	36,650	39,416	42,183	44,949
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	27,394	30,285	33,176	36,068
Columbia, SC	25,730	28,226	30,701	33,197
Florence, SC	23,983	26,437	28,912	31,367
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	26,208	28,330	30,472	32,594
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	27,852	30,056	32,240	34,445
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	25,418	27,706	29,994	32,282
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	20,218	23,816	27,436	31,034
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	24,399	26,812	29,224	31,637
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,900	26,583	29,266	31,949
Spartanburg, SC	27,914	29,432	30,951	32,469
Sumter, SC	24,628	26,666	28,725	30,764
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	34,071	36,712	39,375	42,016
Rapid City, SD	34,196	36,400	38,584	40,789
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	34,799	37,544	40,290	43,036
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	33,676	35,797	37,919	40,040
Chattanooga, TN-GA	28,933	30,868	32,802	34,736
Clarksville, TN-KY	27,581	29,973	32,386	34,778
Cleveland, TN	28,850	30,015	31,180	32,344
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,204	31,492	33,780	36,068
Jackson, TN	28,226	29,973	31,700	33,447
Johnson City, TN	27,311	29,162	31,034	32,885
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	26,146	28,704	31,284	33,842
Knoxville, TN	29,266	31,117	32,989	34,840
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	27,997	30,036	32,095	34,133
Morristown, TN	28,392	30,036	31,658	33,301
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	29,765	32,490	35,236	37,960
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,708	28,684	30,680	32,656
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,560	29,786	32,032	34,258
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,226	30,868	33,530	36,172
Abilene, TX	21,632	23,650	25,688	27,706
Amarillo, TX	21,820	24,149	26,500	28,829
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	23,255	26,271	29,287	32,303
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	21,778	23,608	25,418	27,248
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,570	23,026	24,503	25,959
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	21,362	22,922	24,503	26,063
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,069	23,629	25,189	26,749
College Station-Bryan, TX	21,716	23,962	26,188	28,434
Corpus Christi, TX	21,653	23,172	24,711	26,229
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	22,527	25,480	28,434	31,388
Eagle Pass, TX	20,842	22,360	23,879	25,397
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,340	23,858	25,356	26,874
El Paso, TX	21,383	22,922	24,440	25,980
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,631	24,711	26,791	28,871
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	22,152	23,983	25,813	27,644
Killeen-Temple, TX	21,716	23,525	25,314	27,124
Laredo, TX	21,008	22,485	23,983	25,460
Longview, TX	21,508	23,546	25,584	27,623
Lubbock, TX	21,216	23,525	25,834	28,143
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,111	23,296	24,482	25,668
Midland, TX	20,863	23,733	26,604	29,474
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,069	24,212	26,354	28,496
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	22,548	25,439	28,351	31,242
Odessa, TX	22,215	24,669	27,144	29,599
San Angelo, TX	21,653	24,794	27,935	31,076
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	22,215	24,274	26,312	28,372
Sherman-Denison, TX	21,799	24,524	27,228	29,952
Texarkana, TX-AR	20,696	22,922	25,148	27,373
Tyler, TX	21,716	23,421	25,148	26,853
Victoria, TX	21,736	23,421	25,106	26,791
Waco, TX	22,132	24,170	26,229	28,268
Wichita Falls, TX	21,029	22,652	24,274	25,896
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	29,807	32,573	35,340	38,106
Logan, UT-ID	29,432	32,116	34,799	37,482
Ogden, UT	30,972	33,738	36,484	39,250
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	31,616	33,780	35,943	38,106
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	32,448	35,360	38,252	41,164
St. George, UT	31,658	34,029	36,400	38,772
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	31,949	34,029	36,109	38,189
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	27,248	29,952	32,677	35,381
Charlottesville, VA	28,039	30,036	32,012	34,008
Harrisonburg, VA	26,895	29,100	31,284	33,488
Lynchburg, VA	26,520	28,413	30,327	32,220
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,749	29,266	31,762	34,279
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,810	28,704	29,599	30,493
Richmond, VA	27,872	30,264	32,656	35,048
Roanoke, VA	26,874	28,559	30,223	31,908
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,186	28,351	29,536	30,701
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,103	28,392	29,703	30,992
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,248	29,120	30,992	32,864
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	26,604	28,642	30,660	32,698
Winchester, VA-WV	26,645	29,183	31,700	34,237
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	27,165	28,808	30,431	32,074
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,314	40,956	43,618	46,260
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	36,879	39,562	42,266	44,949
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	35,943	38,688	41,434	44,180
Bellingham, WA	39,645	42,328	44,991	47,674
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	43,535	45,760	48,007	50,232
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,519	44,034	47,528	51,044
Kennewick-Richland, WA	40,644	43,888	47,133	50,378
Longview-Kelso, WA	41,580	44,325	47,071	49,816
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	37,399	40,228	43,036	45,864
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	39,250	41,996	44,741	47,487
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	44,013	46,738	49,484	52,208
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40,311	43,660	47,008	50,357
Walla Walla, WA	38,647	42,308	45,968	49,629
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	41,704	44,429	47,175	49,900
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,994	45,656	48,319	50,981
Yakima, WA	39,146	41,621	44,117	46,592
Appleton, WI	30,493	33,488	36,463	39,458
Eau Claire, WI	28,351	31,429	34,487	37,565
Fond du Lac, WI	25,293	29,183	33,052	36,941
Green Bay, WI	27,893	31,242	34,612	37,960
Janesville-Beloit, WI	29,120	32,303	35,464	38,647
Kenosha, WI	29,412	32,199	34,965	37,752
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	30,368	33,384	36,400	39,416
Madison, WI	31,242	34,341	37,461	40,560
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	28,247	31,700	35,152	38,605
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,789	30,930	34,071	37,212
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,476	31,263	34,050	36,837
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	25,917	29,786	33,634	37,503
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	25,772	30,285	34,820	39,333
Sheboygan, WI	31,824	34,362	36,879	39,416
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,119	32,989	35,880	38,751
Wausau, WI	28,205	31,658	35,090	38,543
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,663	31,658	34,674	37,669
Beckley, WV	22,818	24,752	26,708	28,642
Charleston, WV	22,943	25,252	27,581	29,890
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	24,420	27,602	30,784	33,967
Morgantown, WV	22,631	25,127	27,602	30,098
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	22,922	25,168	27,394	29,640
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	24,711	26,229	27,748	29,266
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	22,506	24,690	26,895	29,079
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,919	27,311	29,703	32,095
Wheeling, WV-OH	25,376	27,644	29,932	32,199
Casper, WY	28,996	30,868	32,740	34,612
Cheyenne, WY	28,060	31,013	33,967	36,920
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	29,162	33,260	37,378	41,476
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	28,413	32,698	36,983	41,268

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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