SOC 33-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Firefighters 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): Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.

Level I across metros$21,050 – $78,520Monroe, LA to San Francisco, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$71,303Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Firefighters?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Firefighters (SOC 33-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,050 in Monroe, LA to $78,520 in San Francisco, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $71,303. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $62,213, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 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

New York, NY$107,661
San Francisco, CA$126,402
San Jose, CA$162,532
Seattle, WA$112,050
Dallas, TX$74,631
Houston, TX$67,642
Austin, TX$67,642
Chicago, IL$97,199
Boston, MA$85,468
Washington, DC$80,060
Atlanta, GA$56,888
Los Angeles, CA$129,189

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	41,996	51,980	61,943	71,927
Anchorage, AK	33,156	45,282	57,429	69,556
Fairbanks-College, AK	38,834	46,800	54,746	62,712
Anniston-Oxford, AL	30,285	37,420	44,575	51,709
Auburn-Opelika, AL	26,229	34,736	43,244	51,751
Birmingham, AL	36,088	45,199	54,330	63,440
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	28,621	37,960	47,320	56,660
Decatur, AL	34,508	40,082	45,636	51,210
Dothan, AL	30,556	35,652	40,768	45,864
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33,156	39,146	45,116	51,106
Gadsden, AL	28,122	31,408	34,716	38,002
Huntsville, AL	39,292	45,511	51,709	57,928
Mobile, AL	37,024	43,743	50,440	57,159
Montgomery, AL	37,399	42,412	47,445	52,458
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,914	34,112	40,290	46,488
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,453	35,111	40,748	46,405
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,525	43,764	50,981	58,220
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,599	34,341	39,063	43,805
Tuscaloosa, AL	41,143	52,708	64,252	75,816
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	25,543	32,095	38,647	45,199
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	32,407	37,440	42,495	47,528
Fort Smith, AR-OK	29,370	34,092	38,792	43,514
Hot Springs, AR	26,292	29,245	32,178	35,132
Jonesboro, AR	30,639	35,007	39,375	43,743
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	33,821	41,788	49,775	57,741
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	28,975	35,402	41,850	48,277
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,940	32,095	39,250	46,405
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	26,853	32,324	37,794	43,264
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	40,956	50,898	60,820	70,762
Flagstaff, AZ	40,623	47,944	55,287	62,608
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	37,274	46,156	55,037	63,919
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	47,799	57,804	67,808	77,813
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	37,045	45,261	53,498	61,714
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	35,672	44,554	53,415	62,296
Tucson, AZ	36,026	42,765	49,525	56,264
Yuma, AZ	40,124	48,132	56,160	64,168
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	50,836	124,800	198,744	272,709
Chico, CA	56,140	64,668	73,216	81,744
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	48,360	58,740	69,140	79,519
El Centro, CA	34,528	46,426	58,303	70,200
Fresno, CA	54,642	68,516	82,368	96,242
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	47,050	53,997	60,924	67,871
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	67,600	88,130	108,660	129,189
Merced, CA	54,767	61,402	68,058	74,693
Modesto, CA	62,837	74,069	85,322	96,554
Napa, CA	56,368	67,351	78,354	89,336
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	49,317	58,095	66,872	75,650
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	47,279	56,368	65,479	74,568
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	53,956	63,149	72,343	81,536
Redding, CA	50,482	61,028	71,594	82,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	57,908	70,949	83,991	97,032
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	60,695	78,957	97,240	115,503
Salinas, CA	54,684	68,682	82,701	96,700
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	54,912	64,668	74,444	84,199
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	78,520	94,474	110,448	126,402
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	76,898	105,436	133,994	162,532
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	55,349	66,519	77,668	88,837
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	45,552	58,261	70,991	83,700
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	62,733	75,130	87,527	99,924
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	50,482	68,349	86,237	104,104
Stockton-Lodi, CA	66,020	77,813	89,586	101,380
Vallejo, CA	64,106	81,724	99,362	116,980
Visalia, CA	39,687	51,709	63,752	75,775
Yuba City, CA	43,348	58,303	73,237	88,192
Boulder, CO	58,407	70,117	81,828	93,538
Colorado Springs, CO	46,884	54,538	62,213	69,868
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	63,856	76,004	88,130	100,277
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	52,271	65,562	78,874	92,165
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	65,687	77,584	89,461	101,359
Grand Junction, CO	43,743	53,810	63,898	73,965
Greeley, CO	46,717	54,455	62,192	69,930
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	46,364	56,514	66,664	76,815
Pueblo, CO	46,010	51,917	57,824	63,732
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,244	54,642	66,020	77,418
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	68,536	73,840	79,144	84,448
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	46,759	55,162	63,544	71,948
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	53,165	62,255	71,344	80,434
New Haven, CT	64,896	70,554	76,191	81,848
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	51,023	57,512	64,002	70,492
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	64,480	69,431	74,402	79,352
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	52,354	61,589	70,824	80,060
Dover, DE	49,879	61,360	72,863	84,344
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	42,224	45,719	49,213	52,708
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	43,764	52,916	62,047	71,199
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	40,228	48,610	57,013	65,396
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	34,154	39,770	45,386	51,002
Gainesville, FL	42,120	48,028	53,956	59,863
Homosassa Springs, FL	33,156	40,976	48,776	56,597
Jacksonville, FL	43,472	53,664	63,877	74,069
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	40,581	47,050	53,498	59,967
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	52,271	64,252	76,232	88,213
Naples-Marco Island, FL	48,610	56,244	63,877	71,511
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,404	40,165	45,927	51,688
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	41,559	51,751	61,964	72,156
Ocala, FL	36,296	42,578	48,880	55,162
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	37,794	43,930	50,066	56,202
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	38,917	43,930	48,964	53,976
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	35,901	43,389	50,877	58,365
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	29,682	37,316	44,949	52,583
Port St. Lucie, FL	53,519	64,605	75,712	86,799
Punta Gorda, FL	35,152	41,101	47,071	53,020
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	52,583	57,304	62,047	66,768
Sebring, FL	35,693	42,183	48,693	55,183
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	38,564	45,490	52,416	59,343
Tallahassee, FL	40,748	51,002	61,277	71,532
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	44,450	52,458	60,487	68,495
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	38,376	46,114	53,852	61,589
Albany, GA	32,885	38,688	44,471	50,274
Athens-Clarke County, GA	35,756	42,495	49,213	55,952
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	37,253	43,805	50,336	56,888
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	34,903	41,829	48,756	55,682
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	28,704	33,821	38,938	44,055
Columbus, GA-AL	45,012	48,236	51,439	54,663
Dalton, GA	34,840	39,687	44,554	49,400
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,453	36,525	43,576	50,648
Gainesville, GA	37,232	41,767	46,322	50,856
Hinesville, GA	33,634	39,957	46,301	52,624
Macon-Bibb County, GA	35,381	40,124	44,845	49,588
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	29,932	33,863	37,815	41,746
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	31,034	35,568	40,103	44,637
Rome, GA	33,176	37,232	41,268	45,324
Savannah, GA	36,608	43,535	50,440	57,367
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	27,976	32,282	36,567	40,872
Valdosta, GA	29,599	33,468	37,357	41,226
Warner Robins, GA	32,448	38,023	43,576	49,151
Guam MSA	37,794	50,648	63,503	76,357
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	54,060	61,152	68,224	75,317
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	37,794	50,648	63,503	76,357
Urban Honolulu, HI	37,794	50,648	63,503	76,357
Ames, IA	47,653	59,946	72,260	84,552
Cedar Rapids, IA	45,511	51,876	58,220	64,584
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	43,452	52,728	61,984	71,261
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	38,896	51,896	64,896	77,896
Dubuque, IA	38,335	45,573	52,832	60,071
Iowa City, IA	31,804	39,978	48,152	56,327
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,181	38,189	46,176	54,184
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30,764	36,047	41,330	46,613
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	45,282	49,879	54,496	59,093
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,546	44,346	52,167	59,967
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	38,730	48,610	58,511	68,391
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	50,648	58,428	66,207	73,986
Boise City, ID	38,501	51,792	65,084	78,375
Coeur d'Alene, ID	39,645	50,128	60,591	71,074
Idaho Falls, ID	33,239	45,636	58,032	70,429
Lewiston, ID-WA	34,840	45,136	55,453	65,749
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	31,783	39,312	46,821	54,351
Pocatello, ID	35,776	39,250	42,703	46,176
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	27,727	34,549	41,392	48,215
Twin Falls, ID	25,314	32,573	39,812	47,071
Bloomington, IL	37,607	50,274	62,941	75,608
Champaign-Urbana, IL	41,704	53,165	64,605	76,066
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	45,428	62,692	79,935	97,199
Decatur, IL	46,946	54,309	61,672	69,036
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	43,140	52,936	62,733	72,530
Kankakee, IL	40,436	51,605	62,796	73,965
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	42,557	53,082	63,586	74,111
Peoria, IL	38,418	55,432	72,426	89,440
Rockford, IL	42,058	54,413	66,748	79,103
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	34,029	42,432	50,815	59,218
Springfield, IL	42,287	52,999	63,711	74,423
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,893	51,189	61,485	71,781
Bloomington, IN	25,709	33,343	40,956	48,589
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	38,626	47,341	56,036	64,751
Columbus, IN	37,794	43,660	49,546	55,412
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	45,906	53,124	60,362	67,580
Evansville, IN	52,084	59,530	66,997	74,444
Fort Wayne, IN	55,640	62,962	70,284	77,605
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	47,300	57,159	67,018	76,877
Kokomo, IN	44,304	54,164	64,044	73,903
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	49,816	55,640	61,464	67,288
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	54,517	59,572	64,605	69,660
Muncie, IN	46,863	52,770	58,698	64,605
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	32,178	42,079	51,980	61,880
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	44,346	50,128	55,890	61,672
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	35,256	45,012	54,788	64,543
Terre Haute, IN	42,807	46,904	51,002	55,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	29,744	35,111	40,477	45,844
Lawrence, KS	36,380	44,346	52,292	60,258
Manhattan, KS	38,688	44,949	51,189	57,450
Topeka, KS	34,903	44,804	54,704	64,605
Wichita, KS	36,775	40,248	43,743	47,216
Bowling Green, KY	32,552	40,103	47,653	55,204
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,103	31,325	35,548	39,770
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	24,295	27,144	29,973	32,823
Elizabethtown, KY	32,968	38,460	43,930	49,421
Lexington-Fayette, KY	31,596	36,255	40,935	45,594
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	35,485	41,476	47,466	53,456
Owensboro, KY	28,330	34,674	40,997	47,341
Paducah, KY-IL	30,722	38,252	45,802	53,332
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,816	27,103	30,368	33,655
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,893	32,698	37,524	42,328
Alexandria, LA	23,837	34,300	44,762	55,224
Baton Rouge, LA	25,917	30,639	35,360	40,082
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,652	28,933	35,236	41,517
Hammond, LA	22,652	26,396	30,140	33,884
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	22,173	25,980	29,807	33,613
Lafayette, LA	25,085	28,954	32,802	36,671
Lake Charles, LA	26,437	32,698	38,938	45,199
Monroe, LA	21,050	24,149	27,228	30,327
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	25,543	33,696	41,850	50,004
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	23,983	28,080	32,157	36,255
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	26,645	31,949	37,232	42,536
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	23,504	29,890	36,255	42,640
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,028	25,896	29,786	33,655
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	42,911	49,671	56,410	63,170
Barnstable Town, MA	54,288	63,752	73,216	82,680
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	54,954	65,125	75,296	85,468
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	37,711	47,778	57,824	67,892
Pittsfield, MA	45,760	50,940	56,140	61,319
Springfield, MA	56,618	61,735	66,831	71,948
Worcester, MA	48,277	57,284	66,290	75,296
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	51,709	62,629	73,570	84,490
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	41,496	48,776	56,077	63,357
Lexington Park, MD	51,730	61,444	71,136	80,850
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	42,432	47,820	53,228	58,615
Salisbury, MD	42,703	50,628	58,552	66,477
Bangor, ME	35,589	42,391	49,172	55,973
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	42,744	48,964	55,162	61,381
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,551	41,143	48,756	56,348
Portland-South Portland, ME	40,082	45,636	51,168	56,722
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	33,343	39,749	46,176	52,583
Ann Arbor, MI	39,104	44,408	49,712	55,016
Battle Creek, MI	41,933	49,796	57,658	65,520
Bay City, MI	35,111	40,581	46,031	51,501
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	44,492	53,165	61,860	70,533
Flint, MI	34,424	38,772	43,140	47,487
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	41,704	48,984	56,264	63,544
Jackson, MI	40,207	45,615	51,044	56,452
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	37,981	41,933	45,864	49,816
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,791	47,508	55,245	62,962
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,154	38,418	42,703	46,967
Midland, MI	43,556	49,047	54,559	60,050
Monroe, MI	36,712	41,392	46,052	50,732
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	35,256	39,832	44,408	48,984
Niles, MI	34,716	45,324	55,952	66,560
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	31,138	37,877	44,616	51,356
Saginaw, MI	37,170	43,597	50,004	56,431
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	33,821	40,914	48,028	55,120
Traverse City, MI	36,546	42,911	49,255	55,620
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	34,528	39,895	45,282	50,648
Duluth, MN-WI	27,852	35,256	42,640	50,045
Mankato, MN	25,834	33,114	40,415	47,695
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	30,618	39,063	47,487	55,932
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,504	30,036	36,567	43,098
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,706	35,610	43,493	51,397
Rochester, MN	27,810	36,234	44,637	53,061
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	29,037	37,316	45,594	53,872
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	25,168	28,559	31,928	35,319
St. Cloud, MN	28,018	33,343	38,688	44,013
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30,888	37,607	44,346	51,064
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,743	34,716	38,709	42,682
Columbia, MO	30,660	35,735	40,831	45,906
Jefferson City, MO	37,981	43,285	48,589	53,893
Joplin, MO-KS	31,533	37,336	43,119	48,922
Kansas City, MO-KS	41,268	50,378	59,468	68,578
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,348	33,738	37,149	40,540
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	29,911	33,676	37,461	41,226
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,221	38,064	44,887	51,730
Springfield, MO	33,072	38,959	44,824	50,711
St. Joseph, MO-KS	34,632	38,959	43,285	47,612
St. Louis, MO-IL	42,890	55,016	67,164	79,290
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	31,616	36,920	42,245	47,549
Hattiesburg, MS	28,413	30,743	33,052	35,381
Jackson, MS	27,893	31,596	35,319	39,021
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	24,336	30,223	36,130	42,016
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,770	30,951	35,111	39,292
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,957	30,826	34,674	38,543
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	25,626	29,848	34,092	38,314
Billings, MT	52,021	57,512	63,004	68,495
Bozeman, MT	58,220	67,205	76,191	85,176
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,023	44,325	50,628	56,930
Great Falls, MT	51,356	56,077	60,820	65,541
Helena, MT	41,039	47,362	53,664	59,988
Missoula, MT	52,084	60,820	69,576	78,312
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,740	39,832	46,925	54,018
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	38,418	44,055	49,712	55,349
Asheville, NC	30,847	35,028	39,208	43,389
Burlington, NC	27,768	32,864	37,960	43,056
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	29,516	33,488	37,440	41,413
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	32,407	39,708	46,988	54,288
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	33,613	38,023	42,453	46,863
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	30,972	36,400	41,850	47,279
Fayetteville, NC	27,831	33,717	39,583	45,469
Goldsboro, NC	29,224	34,882	40,519	46,176
Greensboro-High Point, NC	32,594	41,226	49,879	58,511
Greenville, NC	30,015	34,112	38,210	42,308
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	29,557	33,072	36,588	40,103
Jacksonville, NC	34,196	40,914	47,612	54,330
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	28,122	32,864	37,607	42,349
Raleigh-Cary, NC	33,468	40,872	48,298	55,703
Rocky Mount, NC	31,804	36,879	41,933	47,008
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,332	30,223	33,093	35,984
Wilmington, NC	30,244	34,757	39,292	43,805
Winston-Salem, NC	28,829	32,448	36,088	39,708
Bismarck, ND	42,016	46,176	50,357	54,517
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,685	48,444	56,202	63,960
Fargo, ND-MN	38,813	45,968	53,103	60,258
Grand Forks, ND-MN	36,588	48,964	61,340	73,716
Minot, ND	43,452	49,317	55,183	61,048
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	45,032	52,749	60,487	68,204
Grand Island, NE	43,015	51,189	59,384	67,559
Lincoln, NE	54,226	57,679	61,152	64,605
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,914	50,212	59,488	68,786
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,082	47,903	55,703	63,524
Omaha, NE-IA	49,276	54,642	60,008	65,375
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,976	46,717	52,458	58,199
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	41,184	47,736	54,309	60,861
Manchester-Nashua, NH	42,079	51,189	60,300	69,410
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	34,653	43,701	52,770	61,818
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,074	39,458	46,863	54,247
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,260	61,485	76,690	91,916
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	53,228	66,519	79,831	93,122
Vineland, NJ	42,994	52,687	62,400	72,093
Albuquerque, NM	35,069	39,292	43,535	47,757
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	34,632	39,874	45,116	50,357
Farmington, NM	34,528	38,709	42,869	47,050
Las Cruces, NM	33,613	39,000	44,388	49,775
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	33,759	37,586	41,434	45,261
Santa Fe, NM	31,200	35,735	40,248	44,783
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	44,533	52,063	59,572	67,101
Carson City, NV	53,040	65,687	78,333	90,980
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	50,440	57,616	64,772	71,948
Reno, NV	56,098	70,596	85,072	99,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	48,693	57,263	65,853	74,423
Binghamton, NY	52,104	60,986	69,868	78,749
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	52,936	60,570	68,204	75,837
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	50,232	56,764	63,316	69,847
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	50,274	60,820	71,386	81,932
Elmira, NY	49,546	57,388	65,229	73,071
Glens Falls, NY	48,797	57,013	65,208	73,424
Ithaca, NY	49,608	58,365	67,143	75,900
Kingston, NY	53,810	63,087	72,364	81,640
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	54,808	63,544	72,280	81,016
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	61,423	76,836	92,248	107,661
Rochester, NY	65,188	73,820	82,431	91,063
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50,420	56,743	63,087	69,410
Syracuse, NY	47,944	55,890	63,836	71,781
Utica-Rome, NY	53,789	61,444	69,119	76,773
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	43,951	52,624	61,319	69,992
Akron, OH	40,103	50,503	60,903	71,303
Canton-Massillon, OH	33,031	37,815	42,599	47,383
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	38,938	48,173	57,408	66,644
Cleveland, OH	42,100	51,668	61,236	70,804
Columbus, OH	40,685	54,080	67,496	80,892
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,088	45,448	54,788	64,148
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,290	36,796	46,322	55,828
Lima, OH	36,733	44,408	52,104	59,780
Mansfield, OH	34,944	41,892	48,818	55,765
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	27,228	36,400	45,594	54,767
Sandusky, OH	32,199	40,872	49,525	58,199
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	27,207	36,837	46,468	56,098
Springfield, OH	35,194	48,173	61,173	74,152
Toledo, OH	40,332	50,357	60,362	70,388
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	23,255	29,536	35,797	42,079
Youngstown-Warren, OH	31,824	37,960	44,096	50,232
Enid, OK	37,316	46,884	56,452	66,020
Lawton, OK	32,116	38,356	44,596	50,836
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,472	37,565	44,679	51,772
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	27,332	35,069	42,828	50,565
Oklahoma City, OK	39,916	49,151	58,365	67,600
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,298	42,245	49,192	56,140
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	25,148	32,989	40,852	48,693
Tulsa, OK	36,837	44,471	52,125	59,759
Albany, OR	44,658	51,834	59,010	66,186
Bend, OR	46,572	53,831	61,069	68,328
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	37,690	48,631	59,551	70,492
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,330	46,904	52,458	58,032
Corvallis, OR	53,415	65,500	77,605	89,690
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	32,740	41,330	49,941	58,532
Eugene-Springfield, OR	45,220	55,287	65,333	75,400
Grants Pass, OR	37,149	42,703	48,236	53,789
Medford, OR	41,122	55,724	70,325	84,927
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	62,983	75,130	87,256	99,404
Salem, OR	46,592	55,744	64,896	74,048
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	48,672	58,053	67,434	76,815
Altoona, PA	34,300	40,477	46,676	52,853
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,829	51,501	61,152	70,824
Chambersburg, PA	32,760	45,448	58,136	70,824
Erie, PA	46,218	59,114	72,010	84,906
Gettysburg, PA	44,512	53,228	61,922	70,637
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	50,316	55,453	60,591	65,728
Johnstown, PA	42,828	46,551	50,295	54,018
Lancaster, PA	43,348	50,815	58,303	65,770
Lebanon, PA	47,466	53,956	60,466	66,956
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	41,808	52,000	62,213	72,405
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,156	36,629	40,124	43,597
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,293	62,692	74,090	85,488
Pittsburgh, PA	49,816	57,824	65,853	73,861
Reading, PA	47,944	56,764	65,562	74,381
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	43,160	52,708	62,276	71,823
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	33,301	35,797	38,314	40,810
State College, PA	33,717	39,084	44,429	49,796
Williamsport, PA	33,676	41,184	48,714	56,223
York-Hanover, PA	43,202	53,623	64,023	74,444
Aguadilla, PR	31,824	35,028	38,252	41,455
Arecibo, PR	31,887	35,069	38,272	41,455
Guayama, PR	31,887	35,090	38,272	41,476
Mayaguez, PR	31,824	35,028	38,252	41,455
Ponce, PR	31,824	35,028	38,252	41,455
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	31,824	35,028	38,252	41,455
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	31,887	35,090	38,272	41,476
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	55,287	60,840	66,394	71,948
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	33,572	40,498	47,424	54,351
Columbia, SC	30,722	35,485	40,228	44,991
Florence, SC	25,376	30,098	34,820	39,541
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	30,327	36,484	42,620	48,776
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	36,421	44,180	51,959	59,717
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	37,336	42,287	47,258	52,208
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,872	32,823	37,794	42,744
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,829	33,551	38,252	42,973
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,629	39,583	55,557	71,511
Spartanburg, SC	28,122	33,114	38,106	43,098
Sumter, SC	31,741	38,210	44,658	51,127
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,415	43,285	46,135	49,005
Rapid City, SD	42,994	48,236	53,498	58,740
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	41,538	47,050	52,541	58,053
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	36,629	41,309	45,989	50,669
Chattanooga, TN-GA	35,423	42,016	48,589	55,183
Clarksville, TN-KY	43,660	48,444	53,248	58,032
Cleveland, TN	34,237	40,893	47,570	54,226
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	33,676	40,644	47,612	54,580
Jackson, TN	28,268	32,532	36,775	41,039
Johnson City, TN	31,304	35,776	40,248	44,720
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	30,181	36,858	43,535	50,212
Knoxville, TN	34,404	42,120	49,816	57,533
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	38,376	47,924	57,450	66,997
Morristown, TN	33,218	36,380	39,541	42,703
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	39,936	46,572	53,228	59,863
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	32,948	38,168	43,389	48,610
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,120	37,503	45,906	54,288
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,703	34,591	39,479	44,367
Abilene, TX	53,082	60,861	68,620	76,399
Amarillo, TX	41,996	45,906	49,796	53,706
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	43,285	51,397	59,530	67,642
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	40,477	49,733	59,010	68,266
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,812	46,904	53,997	61,090
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	33,010	37,524	42,016	46,530
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,693	42,578	49,463	56,348
College Station-Bryan, TX	36,754	43,576	50,378	57,200
Corpus Christi, TX	43,784	48,194	52,583	56,992
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	52,146	59,634	67,143	74,631
Eagle Pass, TX	40,997	48,194	55,370	62,567
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,152	39,271	43,389	47,508
El Paso, TX	33,447	39,666	45,885	52,104
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,343	39,416	45,469	51,543
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45,344	52,770	60,216	67,642
Killeen-Temple, TX	45,240	50,066	54,912	59,738
Laredo, TX	49,920	54,184	58,469	62,733
Longview, TX	37,066	42,973	48,860	54,767
Lubbock, TX	54,288	63,336	72,405	81,453
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,528	42,058	49,588	57,117
Midland, TX	40,061	48,048	56,015	64,002
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,084	46,488	53,893	61,298
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,092	40,831	47,591	54,330
Odessa, TX	40,061	48,048	56,015	64,002
San Angelo, TX	44,429	46,343	48,256	50,170
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	48,340	54,975	61,610	68,245
Sherman-Denison, TX	41,164	49,255	57,346	65,437
Texarkana, TX-AR	37,940	43,888	49,816	55,765
Tyler, TX	38,501	46,904	55,308	63,711
Victoria, TX	47,508	49,796	52,104	54,392
Waco, TX	44,804	52,021	59,260	66,477
Wichita Falls, TX	37,170	42,058	46,967	51,855
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	25,293	33,884	42,474	51,064
Logan, UT-ID	35,194	40,498	45,823	51,127
Ogden, UT	37,960	45,282	52,583	59,904
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	23,629	31,804	39,978	48,152
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	40,748	50,981	61,215	71,448
St. George, UT	33,405	37,960	42,536	47,092
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	27,394	36,588	45,802	54,996
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,167	32,386	38,605	44,824
Charlottesville, VA	28,871	36,463	44,076	51,668
Harrisonburg, VA	34,882	38,564	42,245	45,927
Lynchburg, VA	34,799	38,959	43,140	47,300
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,056	49,816	56,576	63,336
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	38,356	44,346	50,357	56,348
Richmond, VA	45,303	53,831	62,359	70,887
Roanoke, VA	30,618	36,317	42,037	47,736
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	40,997	45,220	49,442	53,664
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	30,098	35,527	40,976	46,405
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	34,924	42,162	49,380	56,618
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	43,077	50,253	57,450	64,626
Winchester, VA-WV	40,831	49,504	58,157	66,831
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	37,794	50,648	63,503	76,357
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	38,148	46,218	54,309	62,380
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,847	38,668	46,488	54,309
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,887	38,418	44,949	51,480
Bellingham, WA	67,580	80,538	93,476	106,434
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	60,050	74,964	89,877	104,791
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	42,328	53,207	64,085	74,964
Kennewick-Richland, WA	48,319	62,920	77,501	92,103
Longview-Kelso, WA	55,890	66,560	77,231	87,901
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50,503	65,063	79,602	94,162
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	70,117	79,997	89,856	99,736
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	76,898	88,608	100,340	112,050
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	51,584	67,018	82,431	97,864
Walla Walla, WA	44,783	57,804	70,824	83,845
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	67,829	81,932	96,013	110,116
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	48,423	59,655	70,866	82,098
Yakima, WA	36,130	48,444	60,757	73,071
Appleton, WI	28,829	40,519	52,188	63,877
Eau Claire, WI	29,308	34,216	39,125	44,034
Fond du Lac, WI	32,594	38,439	44,284	50,128
Green Bay, WI	30,327	39,312	48,298	57,284
Janesville-Beloit, WI	33,904	46,093	58,282	70,471
Kenosha, WI	34,279	41,413	48,548	55,682
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,370	37,149	44,908	52,687
Madison, WI	30,826	42,536	54,247	65,957
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	35,548	44,720	53,914	63,087
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	35,860	43,181	50,482	57,804
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	36,380	47,778	59,197	70,596
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	31,575	40,519	49,463	58,407
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	38,106	47,570	57,034	66,498
Sheboygan, WI	31,720	45,511	59,301	73,092
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,932	35,984	42,058	48,111
Wausau, WI	30,743	39,416	48,090	56,764
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,330	37,212	46,072	54,954
Beckley, WV	34,029	38,959	43,868	48,797
Charleston, WV	33,156	36,421	39,666	42,932
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	27,498	32,615	37,732	42,848
Morgantown, WV	31,824	36,525	41,226	45,927
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	32,344	37,128	41,912	46,696
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	32,386	36,671	40,976	45,261
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,079	30,410	31,741	33,072
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	34,716	40,748	46,759	52,791
Wheeling, WV-OH	31,284	37,170	43,077	48,964
Casper, WY	41,351	47,944	54,559	61,152
Cheyenne, WY	42,308	52,687	63,045	73,424
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,434	51,335	61,236	71,136
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,684	47,071	52,458	57,845

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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