SOC 33-2021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Fire Inspectors and Investigators 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): Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.

Level I across metros$31,720 – $95,618Lawton, OK to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$89,004Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Fire Inspectors and Investigators (SOC 33-2021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $31,720 in Lawton, OK to $95,618 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $89,004. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $77,335, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 19 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$85,696
San Francisco, CA$145,080
San Jose, CA$181,626
Seattle, WA$133,308
Dallas, TX$96,970
Houston, TX$88,442
Austin, TX$100,340
Chicago, IL$87,506
Boston, MA$105,290
Washington, DC$99,549
Atlanta, GA$83,159
Los Angeles, CA$108,576

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Anchorage, AK	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Fairbanks-College, AK	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Anniston-Oxford, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Auburn-Opelika, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Birmingham, AL	59,135	67,684	76,232	84,781
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Decatur, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Dothan, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Gadsden, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Huntsville, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Mobile, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Montgomery, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,120	64,189	73,258	82,327
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	61,360	69,389	77,418	85,447
Tuscaloosa, AL	55,120	64,085	73,071	82,036
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	47,632	57,908	68,204	78,479
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	43,389	52,188	60,986	69,784
Fort Smith, AR-OK	33,800	47,237	60,653	74,090
Hot Springs, AR	43,389	52,188	60,986	69,784
Jonesboro, AR	49,005	59,218	69,431	79,644
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	43,389	52,188	60,986	69,784
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,389	52,188	60,986	69,784
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,389	52,188	60,986	69,784
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	43,826	52,500	61,173	69,847
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	56,576	64,605	72,613	80,642
Flagstaff, AZ	53,082	61,381	69,660	77,959
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	53,082	61,381	69,660	77,959
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	59,426	66,976	74,506	82,056
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	57,949	65,708	73,466	81,224
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	51,023	60,300	69,576	78,853
Tucson, AZ	50,503	60,237	69,992	79,727
Yuma, AZ	57,117	65,084	73,050	81,016
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	66,519	79,893	93,268	106,642
Chico, CA	68,266	85,301	102,316	119,351
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,520	80,309	95,119	109,908
El Centro, CA	70,554	83,180	95,805	108,431
Fresno, CA	56,036	72,821	89,628	106,413
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	57,658	73,861	90,085	106,288
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	62,421	77,813	93,184	108,576
Merced, CA	65,312	90,668	116,044	141,399
Modesto, CA	77,480	100,381	123,282	146,183
Napa, CA	67,517	84,116	100,693	117,292
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	66,644	83,991	101,338	118,685
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	65,333	82,930	100,527	118,124
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	62,172	74,984	87,776	100,589
Redding, CA	68,266	85,301	102,316	119,351
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	70,346	83,325	96,325	109,304
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	68,079	86,445	104,791	123,157
Salinas, CA	69,160	92,082	115,004	137,925
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	74,048	84,220	94,391	104,562
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	83,783	104,208	124,655	145,080
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	95,618	124,280	152,964	181,626
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	75,255	84,802	94,349	103,896
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	81,453	103,356	125,258	147,160
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	84,386	89,503	94,599	99,716
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	65,250	81,308	97,344	113,402
Stockton-Lodi, CA	75,130	97,365	119,580	141,815
Vallejo, CA	75,837	96,076	116,314	136,552
Visalia, CA	54,767	68,495	82,223	95,951
Yuba City, CA	67,226	84,968	102,732	120,474
Boulder, CO	76,919	85,114	93,330	101,525
Colorado Springs, CO	75,962	83,200	90,460	97,698
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	78,146	85,551	92,976	100,381
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,359	82,930	90,501	98,072
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	73,196	83,804	94,432	105,040
Grand Junction, CO	71,594	78,812	86,008	93,226
Greeley, CO	76,856	84,948	93,060	101,151
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	76,669	84,573	92,456	100,360
Pueblo, CO	70,762	76,856	82,930	89,024
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	75,650	82,992	90,314	97,656
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	76,336	87,028	97,698	108,389
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	49,109	60,050	71,012	81,952
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	53,228	65,583	77,917	90,272
New Haven, CT	62,151	73,320	84,469	95,639
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	60,424	69,015	77,605	86,196
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	51,376	62,088	72,800	83,512
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	65,583	76,898	88,234	99,549
Dover, DE	41,580	53,186	64,792	76,399
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	59,655	70,928	82,181	93,455
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	49,068	57,596	66,124	74,652
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	44,242	49,463	54,704	59,925
Gainesville, FL	49,588	57,679	65,770	73,861
Homosassa Springs, FL	54,101	66,477	78,853	91,229
Jacksonville, FL	59,197	64,314	69,452	74,568
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	55,308	65,832	76,357	86,882
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	62,712	75,504	88,276	101,068
Naples-Marco Island, FL	67,247	73,570	79,893	86,216
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,172	57,408	65,666	73,903
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	55,453	64,813	74,152	83,512
Ocala, FL	49,276	58,448	67,600	76,773
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	53,644	62,983	72,322	81,661
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	47,300	56,098	64,896	73,695
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	55,287	66,810	78,312	89,836
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	55,287	66,810	78,312	89,836
Port St. Lucie, FL	61,756	74,589	87,402	100,236
Punta Gorda, FL	57,304	67,372	77,439	87,506
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	52,479	61,735	71,012	80,268
Sebring, FL	53,872	63,066	72,260	81,453
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	58,428	70,076	81,703	93,351
Tallahassee, FL	55,287	66,810	78,312	89,836
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	59,260	71,448	83,637	95,826
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	53,581	64,376	75,172	85,967
Albany, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
Athens-Clarke County, GA	47,757	59,156	70,554	81,952
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	47,445	59,343	71,261	83,159
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	47,508	54,309	61,132	67,933
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
Columbus, GA-AL	47,570	58,906	70,221	81,557
Dalton, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	51,584	56,306	61,048	65,770
Gainesville, GA	47,820	59,322	70,824	82,327
Hinesville, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
Macon-Bibb County, GA	48,111	59,551	71,012	82,452
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	48,236	58,802	69,389	79,956
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,404	58,344	69,264	80,205
Rome, GA	46,780	58,428	70,076	81,724
Savannah, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	50,940	54,663	58,407	62,130
Valdosta, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
Warner Robins, GA	48,152	58,220	68,308	78,375
Guam MSA	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Urban Honolulu, HI	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Ames, IA	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Cedar Rapids, IA	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Dubuque, IA	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Iowa City, IA	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	63,295	72,634	81,952	91,292
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	45,282	60,591	75,879	91,188
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	48,340	63,295	78,250	93,205
Boise City, ID	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Coeur d'Alene, ID	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Idaho Falls, ID	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Lewiston, ID-WA	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Pocatello, ID	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Twin Falls, ID	62,276	72,759	83,242	93,725
Bloomington, IL	44,471	58,823	73,196	87,548
Champaign-Urbana, IL	44,471	58,823	73,196	87,548
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	47,944	61,132	74,319	87,506
Decatur, IL	44,471	58,823	73,196	87,548
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,981	63,981	76,981	89,981
Kankakee, IL	47,549	60,799	74,048	87,298
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,802	59,800	73,820	87,818
Peoria, IL	44,471	58,823	73,196	87,548
Rockford, IL	46,197	59,925	73,653	87,381
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,370	66,893	78,416	89,940
Springfield, IL	52,812	67,642	82,472	97,303
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	47,591	61,319	75,047	88,775
Bloomington, IN	52,146	61,693	71,240	80,788
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,778	60,320	72,842	85,384
Columbus, IN	53,831	63,024	72,197	81,391
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	52,458	62,421	72,405	82,368
Evansville, IN	52,458	62,421	72,405	82,368
Fort Wayne, IN	52,458	62,421	72,405	82,368
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	53,560	62,858	72,176	81,474
Kokomo, IN	53,644	62,754	71,864	80,975
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	48,256	61,152	74,069	86,965
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	47,965	60,861	73,778	86,674
Muncie, IN	53,519	62,858	72,218	81,557
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,277	61,007	73,757	86,487
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	50,711	59,031	67,351	75,671
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	47,861	59,634	71,428	83,200
Terre Haute, IN	52,458	62,421	72,405	82,368
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	48,568	60,383	72,197	84,012
Lawrence, KS	56,701	67,413	78,125	88,837
Manhattan, KS	50,336	60,487	70,616	80,767
Topeka, KS	55,828	66,706	77,584	88,463
Wichita, KS	44,429	50,503	56,556	62,629
Bowling Green, KY	45,656	51,210	56,743	62,296
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,242	55,266	66,269	77,293
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	44,429	49,629	54,850	60,050
Elizabethtown, KY	46,884	52,042	57,200	62,359
Lexington-Fayette, KY	42,744	57,138	71,532	85,925
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	47,944	53,311	58,677	64,044
Owensboro, KY	45,656	51,210	56,743	62,296
Paducah, KY-IL	45,656	51,210	56,743	62,296
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	45,469	50,628	55,807	60,965
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	46,696	51,751	56,805	61,860
Alexandria, LA	43,556	58,740	73,944	89,128
Baton Rouge, LA	55,516	71,428	87,360	103,272
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	50,295	67,060	83,804	100,568
Hammond, LA	46,988	62,692	78,396	94,100
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	47,570	62,588	77,605	92,623
Lafayette, LA	50,960	67,517	84,095	100,652
Lake Charles, LA	43,556	58,740	73,944	89,128
Monroe, LA	43,556	58,740	73,944	89,128
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	46,551	61,984	77,397	92,831
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	47,674	64,584	81,474	98,384
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	43,556	58,740	73,944	89,128
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,580	54,746	67,892	81,058
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	49,775	66,311	82,847	99,383
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	58,469	65,562	72,655	79,748
Barnstable Town, MA	62,047	74,797	87,527	100,277
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	68,266	80,600	92,956	105,290
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	59,780	72,904	86,029	99,154
Pittsfield, MA	59,301	65,853	72,384	78,936
Springfield, MA	68,599	72,468	76,357	80,226
Worcester, MA	64,376	75,629	86,861	98,114
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	65,250	77,543	89,856	102,149
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	64,439	76,087	87,714	99,362
Lexington Park, MD	63,940	76,420	88,900	101,380
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	45,698	60,466	75,234	90,002
Salisbury, MD	63,253	76,087	88,941	101,775
Bangor, ME	45,532	57,325	69,098	80,892
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	35,943	48,319	60,695	73,071
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,532	57,325	69,098	80,892
Portland-South Portland, ME	36,047	46,384	56,743	67,080
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,141	54,351	66,581	78,791
Ann Arbor, MI	61,964	71,698	81,412	91,146
Battle Creek, MI	56,077	64,293	72,509	80,725
Bay City, MI	57,492	67,247	76,981	86,736
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	66,103	75,858	85,634	95,389
Flint, MI	60,612	71,344	82,077	92,810
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	52,978	61,860	70,762	79,644
Jackson, MI	61,610	71,407	81,224	91,021
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	51,106	60,008	68,932	77,834
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	61,527	71,428	81,349	91,250
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	59,052	68,890	78,708	88,546
Midland, MI	57,492	67,247	76,981	86,736
Monroe, MI	61,402	71,532	81,661	91,791
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	52,832	61,444	70,055	78,666
Niles, MI	48,485	57,887	67,288	76,690
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	55,890	65,000	74,090
Saginaw, MI	49,380	60,258	71,157	82,036
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	52,645	61,652	70,637	79,644
Traverse City, MI	51,168	59,031	66,914	74,776
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,800	55,890	65,000	74,090
Duluth, MN-WI	58,823	70,388	81,932	93,496
Mankato, MN	59,655	70,991	82,327	93,663
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	59,696	71,053	82,410	93,767
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,447	70,804	82,140	93,496
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,863	71,032	82,223	93,392
Rochester, MN	58,823	70,388	81,932	93,496
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	58,948	70,388	81,807	93,247
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	59,863	71,136	82,389	93,663
St. Cloud, MN	59,197	70,616	82,015	93,434
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	44,325	57,304	70,263	83,242
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	45,760	58,885	72,010	85,135
Columbia, MO	44,325	57,304	70,263	83,242
Jefferson City, MO	38,605	44,845	51,064	57,304
Joplin, MO-KS	44,325	57,304	70,263	83,242
Kansas City, MO-KS	69,410	75,941	82,452	88,983
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	46,447	59,592	72,738	85,884
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	49,276	61,381	73,487	85,592
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	57,180	67,122	77,064	87,007
Springfield, MO	44,325	57,304	70,263	83,242
St. Joseph, MO-KS	45,906	58,552	71,199	83,845
St. Louis, MO-IL	57,096	68,807	80,496	92,207
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	48,090	52,916	57,720	62,546
Hattiesburg, MS	40,956	47,570	54,164	60,778
Jackson, MS	49,380	54,663	59,925	65,208
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	44,783	50,524	56,264	62,005
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	43,327	49,608	55,890	62,172
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,696	55,786	64,855	73,944
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	46,322	54,829	63,357	71,864
Billings, MT	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Bozeman, MT	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Great Falls, MT	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Helena, MT	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Missoula, MT	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Asheville, NC	38,751	49,317	59,884	70,450
Burlington, NC	52,000	61,007	70,013	79,020
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	44,096	55,287	66,498	77,688
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	42,557	55,328	68,120	80,892
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	52,645	62,380	72,135	81,869
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	45,407	52,333	59,239	66,165
Fayetteville, NC	50,149	59,280	68,432	77,564
Goldsboro, NC	50,316	60,112	69,930	79,727
Greensboro-High Point, NC	55,765	63,482	71,199	78,916
Greenville, NC	44,991	52,146	59,301	66,456
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	40,956	52,749	64,564	76,357
Jacksonville, NC	39,874	47,237	54,580	61,943
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	51,917	60,903	69,888	78,874
Raleigh-Cary, NC	60,695	68,516	76,316	84,136
Rocky Mount, NC	49,047	59,010	68,994	78,957
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,400	44,970	53,540	62,109
Wilmington, NC	38,626	44,658	50,669	56,701
Winston-Salem, NC	42,412	52,812	63,191	73,591
Bismarck, ND	65,728	72,239	78,728	85,239
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	65,728	72,239	78,728	85,239
Fargo, ND-MN	65,728	72,239	78,728	85,239
Grand Forks, ND-MN	65,728	72,239	78,728	85,239
Minot, ND	65,728	72,239	78,728	85,239
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,231	70,346	76,440	82,556
Grand Island, NE	53,082	64,480	75,858	87,256
Lincoln, NE	50,565	61,527	72,488	83,450
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,248	65,084	76,898	88,733
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,082	64,480	75,858	87,256
Omaha, NE-IA	53,436	64,626	75,837	87,028
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	53,082	64,480	75,858	87,256
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	65,583	77,314	89,045	100,776
Manchester-Nashua, NH	66,082	77,938	89,794	101,650
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	66,269	78,458	90,668	102,856
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	63,752	70,159	76,544	82,951
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	40,935	53,186	65,437	77,688
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	58,199	68,474	78,749	89,024
Vineland, NJ	41,247	53,020	64,792	76,565
Albuquerque, NM	59,509	62,546	65,583	68,620
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,058	60,175	65,312	70,429
Farmington, NM	56,618	61,007	65,396	69,784
Las Cruces, NM	56,077	61,236	66,394	71,552
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	55,890	61,111	66,352	71,573
Santa Fe, NM	58,303	63,378	68,453	73,528
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	71,407	81,453	91,500	101,546
Carson City, NV	70,762	80,101	89,461	98,800
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	71,781	82,140	92,498	102,856
Reno, NV	71,636	81,287	90,938	100,589
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	67,476	74,880	82,264	89,669
Binghamton, NY	44,304	56,140	67,975	79,810
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	49,484	59,946	70,429	80,892
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	47,799	60,570	73,320	86,092
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	40,311	51,501	62,692	73,882
Elmira, NY	53,623	63,752	73,861	83,991
Glens Falls, NY	57,304	67,663	78,000	88,359
Ithaca, NY	45,760	57,616	69,472	81,328
Kingston, NY	53,831	65,437	77,064	88,671
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	50,336	61,984	73,632	85,280
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	50,836	62,463	74,069	85,696
Rochester, NY	49,754	60,071	70,388	80,704
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	47,154	58,261	69,368	80,476
Syracuse, NY	43,743	56,119	68,495	80,871
Utica-Rome, NY	43,951	56,285	68,620	80,954
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	44,512	57,304	70,117	82,909
Akron, OH	47,799	57,616	67,413	77,231
Canton-Massillon, OH	45,428	57,367	69,327	81,266
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,096	60,716	77,335	93,954
Cleveland, OH	44,596	54,060	63,544	73,008
Columbus, OH	44,263	59,634	75,026	90,397
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	51,085	72,405	93,725	115,045
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,991	58,760	72,530	86,300
Lima, OH	44,429	59,530	74,652	89,752
Mansfield, OH	44,367	59,322	74,256	89,212
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	44,762	57,866	70,949	84,053
Sandusky, OH	44,970	56,160	67,351	78,541
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,263	60,986	77,709	94,432
Springfield, OH	45,074	61,652	78,250	94,828
Toledo, OH	45,344	61,797	78,250	94,703
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,512	61,111	77,709	94,308
Youngstown-Warren, OH	44,887	55,994	67,080	78,188
Enid, OK	32,677	42,266	51,834	61,423
Lawton, OK	31,720	40,394	49,047	57,720
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,032	41,996	51,980	61,943
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	32,261	41,434	50,628	59,800
Oklahoma City, OK	32,552	41,559	50,544	59,551
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,762	41,912	52,042	62,192
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,367	40,748	50,128	59,509
Tulsa, OK	32,656	42,016	51,397	60,757
Albany, OR	88,650	99,196	109,720	120,266
Bend, OR	87,381	99,154	110,927	122,700
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	69,431	89,378	109,304	129,252
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	69,244	89,087	108,951	128,794
Corvallis, OR	81,453	94,516	107,557	120,620
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	70,388	89,919	109,429	128,960
Eugene-Springfield, OR	78,375	92,228	106,080	119,933
Grants Pass, OR	70,388	89,919	109,429	128,960
Medford, OR	70,388	89,919	109,429	128,960
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	67,018	88,463	109,887	131,332
Salem, OR	70,928	90,314	109,679	129,064
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	36,879	48,568	60,279	71,968
Altoona, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,879	49,088	61,277	73,487
Chambersburg, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Erie, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Gettysburg, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Johnstown, PA	35,631	41,892	48,173	54,434
Lancaster, PA	40,748	52,312	63,877	75,442
Lebanon, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	36,629	48,672	60,736	72,780
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,527	44,575	53,644	62,692
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41,226	52,832	64,439	76,045
Pittsburgh, PA	35,672	41,476	47,258	53,061
Reading, PA	40,311	51,980	63,669	75,338
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	36,608	48,756	60,924	73,071
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	35,652	43,285	50,898	58,532
State College, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Williamsport, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
York-Hanover, PA	36,276	49,068	61,860	74,652
Aguadilla, PR	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Arecibo, PR	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Guayama, PR	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Mayaguez, PR	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Ponce, PR	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	55,869	66,914	77,959	89,004
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	49,234	56,826	64,418	72,010
Columbia, SC	42,973	54,954	66,914	78,895
Florence, SC	47,903	56,223	64,522	72,842
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	47,903	56,223	64,522	72,842
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	47,903	56,223	64,522	72,842
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	47,903	56,223	64,522	72,842
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	43,493	55,349	67,226	79,082
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	42,911	54,892	66,893	78,874
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,173	55,932	63,711	71,469
Spartanburg, SC	42,744	54,996	67,247	79,498
Sumter, SC	47,903	56,223	64,522	72,842
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Rapid City, SD	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Chattanooga, TN-GA	51,231	56,056	60,861	65,687
Clarksville, TN-KY	49,650	59,156	68,661	78,167
Cleveland, TN	48,964	57,346	65,708	74,090
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	45,220	52,042	58,844	65,666
Jackson, TN	48,964	57,346	65,708	74,090
Johnson City, TN	46,260	52,791	59,301	65,832
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	44,928	51,709	58,490	65,271
Knoxville, TN	45,116	51,834	58,552	65,271
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	48,568	59,364	70,138	80,933
Morristown, TN	46,884	53,332	59,759	66,207
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	49,837	60,112	70,388	80,663
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,962	57,804	65,624	73,466
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,335	59,031	66,706	74,402
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	51,460	59,634	67,829	76,004
Abilene, TX	56,639	66,872	77,106	87,340
Amarillo, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	57,159	71,552	85,946	100,340
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	64,751	72,904	81,058	89,212
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,556	65,562	74,568	83,575
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	47,300	57,512	67,704	77,917
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	61,340	70,492	79,664	88,816
College Station-Bryan, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Corpus Christi, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	66,810	76,856	86,924	96,970
Eagle Pass, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	62,983	71,677	80,372	89,066
El Paso, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,232	72,634	82,056	91,458
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	65,479	73,133	80,788	88,442
Killeen-Temple, TX	56,826	71,573	86,341	101,088
Laredo, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Longview, TX	49,213	59,759	70,304	80,850
Lubbock, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	47,300	57,512	67,704	77,917
Midland, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	55,141	64,584	74,028	83,471
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,322	58,823	71,344	83,845
Odessa, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
San Angelo, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	59,780	65,271	70,762	76,253
Sherman-Denison, TX	65,063	75,172	85,260	95,368
Texarkana, TX-AR	54,268	63,524	72,759	82,015
Tyler, TX	51,439	61,693	71,968	82,223
Victoria, TX	60,154	70,450	80,746	91,042
Waco, TX	64,834	75,255	85,676	96,096
Wichita Falls, TX	56,077	65,229	74,402	83,554
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,477	62,754	72,052	81,328
Logan, UT-ID	53,477	62,754	72,052	81,328
Ogden, UT	53,352	62,504	71,656	80,808
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	59,031	67,060	75,088	83,117
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	59,946	67,580	75,192	82,826
St. George, UT	53,477	62,754	72,052	81,328
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,311	62,546	71,802	81,037
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Charlottesville, VA	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Harrisonburg, VA	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Lynchburg, VA	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	58,573	70,492	82,431	94,349
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	62,172	73,300	84,428	95,556
Richmond, VA	58,032	69,784	81,516	93,268
Roanoke, VA	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,733	57,720	65,728	73,716
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	55,079	63,024	70,991	78,936
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,698	53,976	62,255	70,533
Winchester, VA-WV	64,335	76,004	87,693	99,362
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Bellingham, WA	78,666	92,872	107,079	121,285
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	84,885	100,568	116,231	131,914
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	77,356	95,597	113,860	132,101
Kennewick-Richland, WA	90,064	105,124	120,162	135,221
Longview-Kelso, WA	67,954	88,837	109,700	130,583
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	84,116	99,861	115,628	131,373
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	82,972	98,884	114,775	130,687
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	85,156	101,213	117,250	133,308
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	88,005	99,029	110,053	121,077
Walla Walla, WA	82,951	98,530	114,088	129,668
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	84,511	100,277	116,023	131,789
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	75,608	93,871	112,133	130,396
Yakima, WA	77,522	95,930	114,317	132,725
Appleton, WI	48,464	60,549	72,634	84,719
Eau Claire, WI	41,996	58,781	75,546	92,332
Fond du Lac, WI	42,245	55,245	68,224	81,224
Green Bay, WI	41,996	58,781	75,546	92,332
Janesville-Beloit, WI	38,834	57,533	76,253	94,952
Kenosha, WI	41,996	58,781	75,546	92,332
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	50,877	62,546	74,215	85,884
Madison, WI	39,957	57,658	75,338	93,039
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	42,058	53,789	65,520	77,252
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,125	57,117	75,130	93,122
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	41,996	58,781	75,546	92,332
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	47,424	59,821	72,197	84,594
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	41,725	54,080	66,456	78,812
Sheboygan, WI	40,664	52,042	63,440	74,818
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,978	55,807	71,636	87,464
Wausau, WI	41,996	58,781	75,546	92,332
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	52,520	66,415	80,330	94,224
Beckley, WV	41,704	46,696	51,709	56,701
Charleston, WV	41,496	45,781	50,087	54,372
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	42,807	49,234	55,661	62,088
Morgantown, WV	43,410	50,024	56,660	63,274
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	43,556	49,151	54,725	60,320
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	43,410	50,024	56,660	63,274
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	42,557	48,631	54,725	60,799
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	48,839	57,013	65,167	73,341
Wheeling, WV-OH	48,776	53,685	58,573	63,482
Casper, WY	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Cheyenne, WY	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	50,544	64,543	78,520	92,519

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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