SOC 33-2022 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention 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): Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

Level I across metros$29,973 – $77,397Gulfport, MS to Los Angeles, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$80,143Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists (SOC 33-2022) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $29,973 in Gulfport, MS to $77,397 in Los Angeles, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $80,143. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $66,519, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 of 100 major metros but only Level II or below in 15. 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$74,111
San Francisco, CA$143,708
San Jose, CA$149,469
Seattle, WA$80,143
Dallas, TX$80,143
Houston, TX$80,143
Austin, TX$80,143
Chicago, IL$80,143
Boston, MA$80,143
Washington, DC$80,143
Atlanta, GA$56,743
Los Angeles, CA$119,496

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Anchorage, AK	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Fairbanks-College, AK	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Anniston-Oxford, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Auburn-Opelika, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Birmingham, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Decatur, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Dothan, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Gadsden, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Huntsville, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Mobile, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Montgomery, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,610	39,312	43,015	46,717
Tuscaloosa, AL	35,132	38,460	41,788	45,116
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,068	39,812	43,535	47,279
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	37,004	40,020	43,036	46,052
Fort Smith, AR-OK	39,957	48,298	56,618	64,959
Hot Springs, AR	35,735	38,792	41,829	44,887
Jonesboro, AR	37,565	41,288	45,012	48,735
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	35,943	39,229	42,495	45,781
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,087	40,207	43,327	46,447
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,965	38,293	41,642	44,970
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	35,964	39,271	42,557	45,864
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Flagstaff, AZ	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	52,687	59,967	67,268	74,548
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Tucson, AZ	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Yuma, AZ	51,044	58,220	65,416	72,592
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	66,436	82,826	99,237	115,628
Chico, CA	60,466	81,495	102,544	123,573
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	60,508	75,837	91,146	106,476
El Centro, CA	61,984	74,589	87,194	99,799
Fresno, CA	55,162	79,956	104,749	129,543
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	61,506	80,808	100,111	119,413
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	77,397	91,437	105,456	119,496
Merced, CA	56,368	80,309	104,250	128,191
Modesto, CA	56,181	83,408	110,636	137,863
Napa, CA	53,144	74,735	96,346	117,936
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,588	82,368	102,128	121,909
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	51,501	74,007	96,512	119,018
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	74,776	91,416	108,036	124,676
Redding, CA	60,466	81,495	102,544	123,573
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	65,229	73,112	80,975	88,858
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	65,271	84,740	104,188	123,656
Salinas, CA	71,636	99,154	126,652	154,170
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	59,530	76,108	92,685	109,263
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	57,159	86,008	114,858	143,708
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	59,260	89,336	119,392	149,469
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	66,706	89,544	112,383	135,221
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	58,719	91,250	123,781	156,312
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	68,536	93,018	117,500	141,981
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	52,562	78,396	104,208	130,042
Stockton-Lodi, CA	57,616	83,076	108,556	134,015
Vallejo, CA	55,640	80,996	106,372	131,727
Visalia, CA	50,856	66,768	82,660	98,572
Yuba City, CA	64,314	84,032	103,730	123,448
Boulder, CO	45,136	51,626	58,095	64,584
Colorado Springs, CO	48,277	51,834	55,370	58,927
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	50,024	53,144	56,244	59,364
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,173	51,792	55,412	59,031
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	42,162	47,300	52,416	57,554
Grand Junction, CO	44,845	51,002	57,159	63,316
Greeley, CO	44,887	51,085	57,304	63,503
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	45,407	51,626	57,866	64,085
Pueblo, CO	44,845	51,002	57,159	63,316
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	48,464	52,167	55,890	59,592
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
New Haven, CT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Dover, DE	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Gainesville, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Homosassa Springs, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Jacksonville, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	46,488	54,892	63,295	71,698
Naples-Marco Island, FL	46,759	54,871	63,004	71,116
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	46,239	48,714	51,168	53,644
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Ocala, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Port St. Lucie, FL	46,488	54,892	63,295	71,698
Punta Gorda, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Sebring, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	47,071	53,893	60,716	67,538
Tallahassee, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	46,717	52,084	57,471	62,837
Albany, GA	43,472	46,634	49,816	52,978
Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,036	46,780	50,544	54,288
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	43,015	47,591	52,167	56,743
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	43,264	46,488	49,692	52,916
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	42,620	46,031	49,442	52,853
Columbus, GA-AL	42,432	46,114	49,775	53,456
Dalton, GA	43,826	47,632	51,418	55,224
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	42,890	45,781	48,672	51,564
Gainesville, GA	43,701	47,799	51,917	56,015
Hinesville, GA	42,765	46,135	49,525	52,895
Macon-Bibb County, GA	43,264	47,029	50,815	54,580
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,452	46,280	49,109	51,938
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,304	47,716	51,127	54,538
Rome, GA	43,160	47,216	51,272	55,328
Savannah, GA	43,015	46,343	49,650	52,978
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,389	46,613	49,837	53,061
Valdosta, GA	43,327	46,551	49,775	52,999
Warner Robins, GA	43,472	46,613	49,733	52,874
Guam MSA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Urban Honolulu, HI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Ames, IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cedar Rapids, IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Dubuque, IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Iowa City, IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Boise City, ID	44,263	50,503	56,722	62,962
Coeur d'Alene, ID	44,242	50,004	55,744	61,506
Idaho Falls, ID	44,242	50,004	55,744	61,506
Lewiston, ID-WA	44,242	50,004	55,744	61,506
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,242	50,004	55,744	61,506
Pocatello, ID	44,242	50,004	55,744	61,506
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,263	50,503	56,722	62,962
Twin Falls, ID	44,263	50,503	56,722	62,962
Bloomington, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Champaign-Urbana, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Decatur, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kankakee, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Peoria, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Rockford, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Springfield, IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bloomington, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Columbus, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Evansville, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Fort Wayne, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kokomo, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Muncie, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Terre Haute, IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lawrence, KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Manhattan, KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Topeka, KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Wichita, KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bowling Green, KY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Elizabethtown, KY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lexington-Fayette, KY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Owensboro, KY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Paducah, KY-IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Alexandria, LA	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
Baton Rouge, LA	54,060	70,096	86,112	102,149
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,426	44,429	55,432	66,436
Hammond, LA	57,450	72,468	87,485	102,503
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	58,532	73,508	88,504	103,480
Lafayette, LA	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
Lake Charles, LA	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
Monroe, LA	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	62,962	78,146	93,351	108,535
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	60,050	75,941	91,832	107,724
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,413	58,240	75,088	91,916
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Barnstable Town, MA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Pittsfield, MA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Springfield, MA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Worcester, MA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lexington Park, MD	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Salisbury, MD	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bangor, ME	55,474	61,319	67,143	72,988
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	55,828	61,652	67,496	73,320
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,474	61,319	67,143	72,988
Portland-South Portland, ME	55,828	61,652	67,496	73,320
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	55,828	61,652	67,496	73,320
Ann Arbor, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Battle Creek, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bay City, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Flint, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Jackson, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Midland, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Monroe, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Niles, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Saginaw, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Traverse City, MI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Duluth, MN-WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Mankato, MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Rochester, MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
St. Cloud, MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Columbia, MO	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Jefferson City, MO	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Joplin, MO-KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kansas City, MO-KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Springfield, MO	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
St. Joseph, MO-KS	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
St. Louis, MO-IL	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	29,973	31,284	32,594	33,904
Hattiesburg, MS	29,994	31,512	33,010	34,528
Jackson, MS	30,056	31,658	33,280	34,882
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,181	31,616	33,031	34,466
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,015	31,575	33,135	34,695
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,181	32,740	35,298	37,856
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,098	32,469	34,861	37,232
Billings, MT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bozeman, MT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Great Falls, MT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Helena, MT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Missoula, MT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Asheville, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Burlington, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Fayetteville, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Goldsboro, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Greensboro-High Point, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Greenville, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Jacksonville, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Raleigh-Cary, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Rocky Mount, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Wilmington, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Winston-Salem, NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bismarck, ND	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Fargo, ND-MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Grand Forks, ND-MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Minot, ND	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Grand Island, NE	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lincoln, NE	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Omaha, NE-IA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Manchester-Nashua, NH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,405	55,204	64,023	72,821
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	47,050	56,202	65,333	74,485
Vineland, NJ	46,135	53,706	61,298	68,869
Albuquerque, NM	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Farmington, NM	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Las Cruces, NM	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Santa Fe, NM	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Carson City, NV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Reno, NV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Binghamton, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Elmira, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Glens Falls, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Ithaca, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kingston, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	47,050	56,077	65,125	74,152
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	46,884	55,952	65,042	74,111
Rochester, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Syracuse, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Utica-Rome, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Akron, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Canton-Massillon, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cleveland, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Columbus, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lima, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Mansfield, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sandusky, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Springfield, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Toledo, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Youngstown-Warren, OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Enid, OK	30,701	46,988	63,253	79,540
Lawton, OK	30,368	46,093	61,818	77,543
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	41,455	57,866	74,277	90,688
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,629	66,997	84,344	101,712
Oklahoma City, OK	41,954	58,552	75,172	91,770
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,503	49,047	60,612	72,156
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	37,482	50,440	63,420	76,378
Tulsa, OK	47,487	64,647	81,828	98,988
Albany, OR	57,450	64,626	71,823	78,999
Bend, OR	58,199	65,791	73,362	80,954
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,221	65,645	74,090	82,514
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	58,719	66,831	74,964	83,076
Corvallis, OR	57,034	64,127	71,240	78,333
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,700	65,333	72,946	80,580
Eugene-Springfield, OR	58,199	65,624	73,071	80,496
Grants Pass, OR	60,300	68,037	75,754	83,492
Medford, OR	61,506	68,724	75,962	83,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	55,495	64,231	72,967	81,703
Salem, OR	57,804	66,040	74,256	82,493
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	46,780	56,036	65,271	74,527
Altoona, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Chambersburg, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Erie, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Gettysburg, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Johnstown, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lancaster, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lebanon, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,967	43,680	53,415	63,128
Pittsburgh, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Reading, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
State College, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Williamsport, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
York-Hanover, PA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Aguadilla, PR	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Arecibo, PR	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Guayama, PR	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Mayaguez, PR	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Ponce, PR	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Columbia, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Florence, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Spartanburg, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sumter, SC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Rapid City, SD	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Chattanooga, TN-GA	43,556	47,258	50,981	54,684
Clarksville, TN-KY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cleveland, TN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Jackson, TN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Johnson City, TN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Knoxville, TN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	30,576	34,736	38,876	43,036
Morristown, TN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Abilene, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Amarillo, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
College Station-Bryan, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Corpus Christi, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eagle Pass, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
El Paso, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Killeen-Temple, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Laredo, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Longview, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lubbock, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Midland, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Odessa, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
San Angelo, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sherman-Denison, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Texarkana, TX-AR	35,215	38,376	41,559	44,720
Tyler, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Victoria, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Waco, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Wichita Falls, TX	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	71,240	79,810	88,400	96,970
Logan, UT-ID	71,240	79,810	88,400	96,970
Ogden, UT	72,509	80,351	88,172	96,013
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	73,903	81,724	89,524	97,344
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	76,544	83,200	89,836	96,492
St. George, UT	71,240	79,810	88,400	96,970
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	73,903	81,724	89,524	97,344
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Charlottesville, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Harrisonburg, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Lynchburg, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Richmond, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Roanoke, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Winchester, VA-WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bellingham, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,181	51,210	59,260	67,288
Kennewick-Richland, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Longview-Kelso, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Walla Walla, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	43,909	52,250	60,591	68,932
Yakima, WA	43,244	51,938	60,653	69,348
Appleton, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eau Claire, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Fond du Lac, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Green Bay, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Janesville-Beloit, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Kenosha, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Madison, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Sheboygan, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Wausau, WI	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Beckley, WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Charleston, WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Morgantown, WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Wheeling, WV-OH	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Casper, WY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Cheyenne, WY	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	39,250	52,874	66,519	80,143

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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