SOC 33-3012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Correctional Officers and Jailers 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): Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Level I across metros$26,125 – $108,410Dothan, AL to San Jose, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$69,306Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers (SOC 33-3012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $26,125 in Dothan, AL to $108,410 in San Jose, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $69,306. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $64,314, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 40 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$96,408
San Francisco, CA$108,306
San Jose, CA$135,096
Seattle, WA$90,335
Dallas, TX$62,650
Houston, TX$57,575
Austin, TX$64,688
Chicago, IL$89,628
Boston, MA$92,852
Washington, DC$78,770
Atlanta, GA$55,599
Los Angeles, CA$91,271

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	61,776	69,784	77,772	85,780
Anchorage, AK	61,506	66,706	71,927	77,127
Fairbanks-College, AK	62,192	69,909	77,647	85,364
Anniston-Oxford, AL	31,492	33,780	36,068	38,356
Auburn-Opelika, AL	38,584	41,871	45,136	48,423
Birmingham, AL	37,024	45,552	54,101	62,629
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	40,872	43,431	45,989	48,548
Decatur, AL	35,860	40,165	44,471	48,776
Dothan, AL	26,125	33,863	41,600	49,338
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	31,575	33,821	36,088	38,335
Gadsden, AL	31,866	40,602	49,359	58,095
Huntsville, AL	34,133	42,807	51,460	60,133
Mobile, AL	43,493	51,501	59,488	67,496
Montgomery, AL	37,565	46,114	54,684	63,232
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	29,661	37,024	44,367	51,730
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	27,061	36,608	46,135	55,682
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	28,288	38,356	48,402	58,469
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	30,244	39,312	48,402	57,471
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,671	45,719	54,746	63,794
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,282	40,789	49,276	57,783
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	41,538	44,512	47,466	50,440
Fort Smith, AR-OK	32,844	33,967	35,111	36,234
Hot Springs, AR	34,050	37,357	40,685	43,992
Jonesboro, AR	40,831	43,452	46,052	48,672
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,754	39,978	43,223	46,447
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	30,119	33,717	37,295	40,893
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	34,487	37,295	40,082	42,890
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,469	34,903	37,316	39,749
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	45,324	49,858	54,372	58,906
Flagstaff, AZ	51,896	54,933	57,970	61,007
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	43,493	46,072	48,652	51,231
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	48,340	52,770	57,180	61,610
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	49,234	52,666	56,119	59,551
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	47,404	50,482	53,560	56,639
Tucson, AZ	46,572	51,314	56,077	60,820
Yuma, AZ	45,178	48,319	51,460	54,600
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	73,237	85,031	96,804	108,597
Chico, CA	60,216	72,967	85,738	98,488
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	78,957	89,108	99,279	109,429
El Centro, CA	67,663	79,477	91,312	103,127
Fresno, CA	68,058	79,352	90,668	101,962
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	71,511	83,367	95,223	107,079
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	66,498	74,756	83,013	91,271
Merced, CA	59,676	68,328	76,981	85,634
Modesto, CA	75,879	88,962	102,024	115,108
Napa, CA	64,876	78,208	91,520	104,853
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	62,858	76,420	90,002	103,564
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	64,855	77,959	91,042	104,146
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	67,850	77,751	87,631	97,532
Redding, CA	54,060	59,884	65,728	71,552
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	64,626	77,397	90,168	102,940
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	59,218	72,696	86,154	99,632
Salinas, CA	76,586	87,818	99,050	110,282
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	67,060	77,480	87,922	98,343
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	75,900	86,695	97,511	108,306
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	108,410	117,312	126,194	135,096
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	88,255	95,348	102,440	109,533
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	70,991	79,373	87,776	96,159
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	69,639	78,021	86,383	94,765
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	73,861	85,072	96,304	107,516
Stockton-Lodi, CA	73,154	84,261	95,348	106,455
Vallejo, CA	68,100	80,788	93,496	106,184
Visalia, CA	70,596	82,639	94,661	106,704
Yuba City, CA	59,551	72,759	85,988	99,196
Boulder, CO	54,975	63,815	72,655	81,495
Colorado Springs, CO	50,607	57,970	65,333	72,696
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	54,288	61,984	69,680	77,376
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	53,332	59,280	65,208	71,157
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	59,759	70,263	80,788	91,292
Grand Junction, CO	55,162	62,608	70,055	77,501
Greeley, CO	60,570	69,556	78,541	87,527
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	54,288	62,484	70,658	78,853
Pueblo, CO	56,556	59,343	62,130	64,917
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	55,391	60,591	65,812	71,012
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	54,746	60,133	65,500	70,887
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	56,930	60,840	64,772	68,682
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	57,263	60,799	64,314	67,850
New Haven, CT	56,576	60,570	64,584	68,578
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	56,493	60,071	63,669	67,247
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	56,680	60,695	64,688	68,703
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	55,578	63,316	71,032	78,770
Dover, DE	51,876	60,487	69,077	77,688
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	50,253	56,888	63,503	70,138
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	42,204	45,095	48,007	50,898
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	45,303	46,925	48,548	50,170
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	45,594	47,591	49,567	51,564
Gainesville, FL	45,220	48,860	52,520	56,160
Homosassa Springs, FL	45,282	52,936	60,612	68,266
Jacksonville, FL	50,856	58,386	65,895	73,424
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	43,930	48,277	52,624	56,972
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	49,109	59,821	70,554	81,266
Naples-Marco Island, FL	52,458	61,236	70,013	78,791
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,469	46,738	47,986	49,255
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	52,146	60,820	69,493	78,167
Ocala, FL	46,072	47,840	49,608	51,376
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	41,372	45,261	49,172	53,061
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	53,124	56,972	60,799	64,647
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	45,303	47,549	49,816	52,063
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	44,055	47,029	49,983	52,957
Port St. Lucie, FL	45,948	52,812	59,655	66,519
Punta Gorda, FL	45,074	49,005	52,957	56,888
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	43,888	48,527	53,165	57,804
Sebring, FL	43,618	47,445	51,272	55,100
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	45,407	48,423	51,460	54,476
Tallahassee, FL	45,136	48,631	52,104	55,599
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	47,508	57,284	67,080	76,856
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	48,111	56,119	64,148	72,156
Albany, GA	36,192	41,871	47,528	53,207
Athens-Clarke County, GA	37,482	41,621	45,760	49,900
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	44,117	47,944	51,772	55,599
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	42,932	48,818	54,684	60,570
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,045	41,704	46,343	51,002
Columbus, GA-AL	38,002	43,077	48,152	53,228
Dalton, GA	42,557	44,887	47,216	49,546
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,568	40,664	45,740	50,836
Gainesville, GA	45,490	48,173	50,877	53,560
Hinesville, GA	43,056	46,696	50,357	53,997
Macon-Bibb County, GA	42,349	46,530	50,732	54,912
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,506	40,332	45,157	49,983
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	35,922	40,727	45,532	50,336
Rome, GA	38,002	39,354	40,706	42,058
Savannah, GA	41,455	47,944	54,413	60,903
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,904	39,832	45,760	51,688
Valdosta, GA	40,061	43,618	47,154	50,711
Warner Robins, GA	37,815	41,829	45,864	49,879
Guam MSA	44,325	53,935	63,524	73,133
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	66,228	69,181	72,114	75,068
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	66,311	69,285	72,239	75,213
Urban Honolulu, HI	66,311	69,285	72,239	75,213
Ames, IA	51,917	56,992	62,068	67,143
Cedar Rapids, IA	49,629	54,143	58,636	63,149
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	47,799	58,365	68,952	79,519
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	49,608	56,181	62,733	69,306
Dubuque, IA	49,650	55,516	61,381	67,247
Iowa City, IA	49,234	53,248	57,242	61,256
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	44,408	48,069	51,730	55,391
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,383	51,855	56,327	60,799
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	42,328	47,549	52,791	58,012
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	47,487	51,148	54,829	58,490
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	46,551	49,879	53,207	56,535
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	41,954	47,237	52,541	57,824
Boise City, ID	49,068	54,351	59,655	64,938
Coeur d'Alene, ID	51,127	57,762	64,418	71,053
Idaho Falls, ID	46,301	50,461	54,621	58,781
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,973	47,424	51,855	56,306
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	45,136	50,212	55,287	60,362
Pocatello, ID	41,788	46,322	50,877	55,412
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	44,263	48,714	53,144	57,596
Twin Falls, ID	39,250	46,010	52,791	59,551
Bloomington, IL	52,084	63,628	75,151	86,695
Champaign-Urbana, IL	46,530	52,728	58,948	65,146
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	61,797	71,074	80,351	89,628
Decatur, IL	51,772	63,773	75,775	87,776
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	52,271	65,042	77,834	90,605
Kankakee, IL	58,074	68,536	78,978	89,440
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,765	67,559	79,332	91,125
Peoria, IL	51,460	57,388	63,295	69,223
Rockford, IL	52,936	58,469	64,023	69,556
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,981	63,253	75,504	87,776
Springfield, IL	46,696	56,389	66,061	75,754
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,039	65,957	77,855	89,773
Bloomington, IN	41,476	48,298	55,141	61,964
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	42,328	45,199	48,069	50,940
Columbus, IN	40,436	44,804	49,192	53,560
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	42,204	45,760	49,317	52,874
Evansville, IN	45,428	49,317	53,228	57,117
Fort Wayne, IN	47,716	52,437	57,159	61,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	39,936	44,970	50,024	55,058
Kokomo, IN	40,872	45,074	49,296	53,498
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	43,847	47,237	50,628	54,018
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	48,964	60,591	72,239	83,866
Muncie, IN	40,560	44,991	49,400	53,831
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,621	45,032	48,464	51,876
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	43,077	47,528	52,000	56,452
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	39,500	43,535	47,570	51,605
Terre Haute, IN	44,180	50,420	56,680	62,920
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	37,690	43,930	50,149	56,389
Lawrence, KS	40,436	46,800	53,165	59,530
Manhattan, KS	35,818	39,250	42,703	46,135
Topeka, KS	50,544	54,788	59,031	63,274
Wichita, KS	43,680	48,548	53,415	58,282
Bowling Green, KY	34,216	37,212	40,207	43,202
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	31,471	35,527	39,562	43,618
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	32,802	39,375	45,927	52,500
Elizabethtown, KY	33,239	38,376	43,514	48,652
Lexington-Fayette, KY	36,983	44,970	52,936	60,924
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	37,960	42,183	46,384	50,607
Owensboro, KY	36,525	39,125	41,746	44,346
Paducah, KY-IL	27,352	32,032	36,692	41,372
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	29,994	36,588	43,202	49,796
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	34,175	37,919	41,642	45,386
Alexandria, LA	40,997	53,269	65,541	77,813
Baton Rouge, LA	35,381	39,562	43,764	47,944
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,178	36,525	40,872	45,220
Hammond, LA	28,621	31,284	33,967	36,629
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,924	37,378	39,812	42,266
Lafayette, LA	34,632	39,188	43,722	48,277
Lake Charles, LA	36,421	39,708	42,994	46,280
Monroe, LA	27,352	32,116	36,858	41,621
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,133	38,168	42,224	46,260
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	29,703	33,863	38,023	42,183
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	37,024	41,912	46,821	51,709
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	32,573	36,567	40,540	44,533
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	34,050	37,232	40,394	43,576
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	63,732	71,407	79,061	86,736
Barnstable Town, MA	61,839	71,199	80,538	89,898
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	68,391	76,544	84,698	92,852
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	66,061	74,423	82,805	91,167
Pittsfield, MA	63,004	67,268	71,532	75,796
Springfield, MA	63,940	68,100	72,260	76,420
Worcester, MA	70,034	79,186	88,317	97,469
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	56,306	60,216	64,106	68,016
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	53,956	58,407	62,879	67,330
Lexington Park, MD	55,391	61,152	66,914	72,676
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	51,543	57,096	62,671	68,224
Salisbury, MD	55,744	60,424	65,104	69,784
Bangor, ME	44,970	48,839	52,728	56,597
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	47,362	50,794	54,226	57,658
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	42,495	46,093	49,712	53,311
Portland-South Portland, ME	49,255	52,292	55,328	58,365
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	45,719	49,255	52,812	56,348
Ann Arbor, MI	61,152	65,250	69,368	73,466
Battle Creek, MI	54,455	59,488	64,543	69,576
Bay City, MI	48,485	54,330	60,154	65,999
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	49,463	57,013	64,543	72,093
Flint, MI	48,776	55,786	62,796	69,805
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	56,764	61,568	66,373	71,178
Jackson, MI	51,293	57,887	64,480	71,074
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	52,229	57,845	63,461	69,077
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	41,829	49,088	56,348	63,607
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	48,444	54,205	59,967	65,728
Midland, MI	48,485	54,330	60,154	65,999
Monroe, MI	50,045	57,159	64,252	71,365
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	53,768	58,885	64,023	69,140
Niles, MI	47,029	52,812	58,594	64,376
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	46,072	52,167	58,282	64,376
Saginaw, MI	47,237	53,082	58,948	64,792
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,108	55,724	61,319	66,935
Traverse City, MI	49,192	53,290	57,408	61,506
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	50,212	55,911	61,610	67,309
Duluth, MN-WI	54,663	60,279	65,916	71,532
Mankato, MN	49,484	53,644	57,824	61,984
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	60,404	65,812	71,220	76,628
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	53,685	60,674	67,684	74,672
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,728	56,306	59,884	63,461
Rochester, MN	55,848	61,652	67,455	73,258
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	57,180	62,983	68,786	74,589
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	52,375	59,468	66,540	73,632
St. Cloud, MN	53,498	58,989	64,480	69,972
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	37,045	39,770	42,495	45,220
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,298	38,064	40,810	43,576
Columbia, MO	39,104	42,869	46,634	50,399
Jefferson City, MO	41,642	44,221	46,800	49,380
Joplin, MO-KS	33,322	35,381	37,420	39,479
Kansas City, MO-KS	40,852	47,300	53,727	60,175
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,810	43,056	45,324	47,570
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	40,124	42,079	44,013	45,968
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,992	34,924	38,876	42,807
Springfield, MO	42,557	47,300	52,042	56,784
St. Joseph, MO-KS	38,460	41,725	44,991	48,256
St. Louis, MO-IL	41,559	50,690	59,800	68,932
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	27,914	31,325	34,757	38,168
Hattiesburg, MS	29,744	34,092	38,439	42,786
Jackson, MS	35,090	43,847	52,583	61,340
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	27,893	32,220	36,567	40,893
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,354	29,141	31,949	34,736
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	30,576	34,736	38,917	43,077
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	26,146	31,284	36,400	41,538
Billings, MT	46,759	49,234	51,730	54,205
Bozeman, MT	45,386	48,568	51,730	54,912
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	43,618	46,863	50,087	53,332
Great Falls, MT	44,616	47,716	50,836	53,935
Helena, MT	47,466	50,212	52,978	55,724
Missoula, MT	57,679	66,997	76,295	85,613
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	45,407	48,652	51,876	55,120
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	42,869	46,925	50,981	55,037
Asheville, NC	43,472	47,695	51,896	56,119
Burlington, NC	42,079	47,674	53,290	58,885
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,268	46,946	52,645	58,324
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	44,783	50,336	55,911	61,464
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	43,556	48,111	52,687	57,242
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	40,519	44,554	48,589	52,624
Fayetteville, NC	41,392	42,848	44,284	45,740
Goldsboro, NC	41,164	46,072	51,002	55,911
Greensboro-High Point, NC	45,532	50,461	55,391	60,320
Greenville, NC	50,544	53,664	56,764	59,884
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	39,853	44,138	48,423	52,708
Jacksonville, NC	40,748	44,658	48,568	52,479
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	41,912	47,383	52,832	58,303
Raleigh-Cary, NC	44,304	48,215	52,104	56,015
Rocky Mount, NC	39,936	43,784	47,653	51,501
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	39,188	43,036	46,884	50,732
Wilmington, NC	41,351	44,658	47,944	51,252
Winston-Salem, NC	40,124	44,596	49,047	53,519
Bismarck, ND	48,776	51,376	53,976	56,576
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	43,660	47,716	51,772	55,828
Fargo, ND-MN	44,762	49,130	53,477	57,845
Grand Forks, ND-MN	47,508	50,752	53,976	57,221
Minot, ND	49,130	53,415	57,679	61,964
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	48,922	53,727	58,532	63,336
Grand Island, NE	48,194	53,664	59,135	64,605
Lincoln, NE	60,154	64,085	68,016	71,948
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	45,386	50,960	56,514	62,088
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,269	43,597	46,904	50,232
Omaha, NE-IA	55,432	60,320	65,208	70,096
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	47,528	54,725	61,922	69,119
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	56,764	62,671	68,578	74,485
Manchester-Nashua, NH	51,106	58,032	64,959	71,885
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	50,232	58,386	66,560	74,714
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	47,487	50,524	53,560	56,597
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	46,634	57,304	67,975	78,645
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	57,700	69,493	81,308	93,101
Vineland, NJ	75,900	85,551	95,202	104,853
Albuquerque, NM	42,557	45,802	49,047	52,292
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	38,356	43,181	48,007	52,832
Farmington, NM	39,916	43,826	47,716	51,626
Las Cruces, NM	43,992	47,986	52,000	55,994
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	37,898	42,183	46,447	50,732
Santa Fe, NM	40,165	44,096	48,007	51,938
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	64,959	73,528	82,077	90,647
Carson City, NV	62,629	69,244	75,858	82,472
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	69,015	77,252	85,488	93,725
Reno, NV	58,636	66,373	74,090	81,828
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	55,162	60,112	65,042	69,992
Binghamton, NY	60,216	66,061	71,927	77,772
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	62,442	67,767	73,112	78,437
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	62,130	67,725	73,341	78,936
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	61,194	66,581	71,968	77,356
Elmira, NY	65,936	70,471	75,005	79,540
Glens Falls, NY	58,760	64,460	70,159	75,858
Ithaca, NY	60,341	66,124	71,906	77,688
Kingston, NY	62,068	67,538	73,008	78,479
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	61,943	68,016	74,090	80,164
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	62,588	73,861	85,135	96,408
Rochester, NY	65,167	70,076	75,005	79,914
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	61,652	67,205	72,738	78,292
Syracuse, NY	55,016	61,007	66,976	72,967
Utica-Rome, NY	59,509	65,396	71,282	77,168
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60,653	66,602	72,572	78,520
Akron, OH	44,388	47,736	51,085	54,434
Canton-Massillon, OH	46,613	51,127	55,661	60,175
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	44,325	50,024	55,703	61,402
Cleveland, OH	48,922	54,101	59,260	64,439
Columbus, OH	48,464	53,706	58,968	64,210
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	47,778	52,000	56,223	60,445
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	45,968	51,688	57,408	63,128
Lima, OH	45,781	52,063	58,365	64,647
Mansfield, OH	47,840	53,394	58,948	64,501
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	45,178	51,356	57,554	63,732
Sandusky, OH	47,154	52,832	58,511	64,189
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	48,028	54,247	60,466	66,685
Springfield, OH	47,716	52,728	57,741	62,754
Toledo, OH	46,717	52,146	57,596	63,024
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	44,013	47,050	50,108	53,144
Youngstown-Warren, OH	47,861	53,228	58,615	63,981
Enid, OK	35,943	38,751	41,559	44,367
Lawton, OK	35,173	37,960	40,727	43,514
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	31,346	35,423	39,479	43,556
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,712	41,080	45,428	49,796
Oklahoma City, OK	40,207	46,364	52,520	58,677
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	33,031	37,669	42,308	46,946
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,048	38,813	42,578	46,343
Tulsa, OK	36,276	40,831	45,407	49,962
Albany, OR	67,829	73,944	80,080	86,196
Bend, OR	71,282	76,919	82,556	88,192
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	57,388	63,128	68,869	74,610
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	59,239	66,664	74,090	81,516
Corvallis, OR	65,250	71,989	78,728	85,468
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	68,016	74,256	80,517	86,757
Eugene-Springfield, OR	69,660	73,071	76,503	79,914
Grants Pass, OR	61,340	68,162	75,005	81,828
Medford, OR	59,717	66,311	72,904	79,498
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	68,370	75,775	83,200	90,605
Salem, OR	67,476	73,986	80,476	86,986
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	43,202	49,754	56,327	62,879
Altoona, PA	46,426	55,724	65,000	74,298
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,362	56,805	66,269	75,712
Chambersburg, PA	47,196	56,389	65,562	74,756
Erie, PA	44,616	51,252	57,887	64,522
Gettysburg, PA	49,213	57,596	65,978	74,360
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	49,172	57,533	65,874	74,236
Johnstown, PA	49,941	56,181	62,400	68,640
Lancaster, PA	59,197	61,236	63,274	65,312
Lebanon, PA	48,735	57,325	65,895	74,485
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	45,698	55,391	65,104	74,797
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	43,951	53,644	63,336	73,029
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	51,896	60,612	69,348	78,063
Pittsburgh, PA	45,864	55,224	64,584	73,944
Reading, PA	65,895	67,704	69,535	71,344
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	47,092	55,224	63,357	71,490
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	47,071	56,452	65,812	75,192
State College, PA	49,588	58,719	67,850	76,981
Williamsport, PA	45,864	55,536	65,229	74,901
York-Hanover, PA	51,252	58,677	66,103	73,528
Aguadilla, PR	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
Arecibo, PR	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
Guayama, PR	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
Mayaguez, PR	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
Ponce, PR	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	29,703	33,114	36,525	39,936
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	44,325	53,935	63,524	73,133
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	45,656	50,711	55,744	60,799
Columbia, SC	42,682	45,968	49,255	52,541
Florence, SC	35,069	38,231	41,372	44,533
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	43,951	46,842	49,754	52,645
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,618	49,151	54,704	60,237
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	55,724	59,031	62,338	65,645
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,941	45,407	53,893	62,359
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,234	41,184	46,135	51,085
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	37,170	43,618	50,066	56,514
Spartanburg, SC	42,536	45,677	48,839	51,980
Sumter, SC	40,165	45,136	50,087	55,058
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	41,288	46,239	51,189	56,140
Rapid City, SD	45,116	49,629	54,122	58,636
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	52,562	55,058	57,554	60,050
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,560	45,469	50,378	55,287
Chattanooga, TN-GA	41,164	45,032	48,901	52,770
Clarksville, TN-KY	32,906	37,586	42,266	46,946
Cleveland, TN	41,892	46,052	50,212	54,372
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,264	47,216	51,148	55,100
Jackson, TN	40,560	44,388	48,194	52,021
Johnson City, TN	32,428	35,714	39,021	42,308
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	46,821	48,277	49,754	51,210
Knoxville, TN	42,328	46,821	51,293	55,786
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	43,493	49,068	54,663	60,237
Morristown, TN	38,148	39,895	41,642	43,389
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	45,261	48,714	52,188	55,640
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,349	32,136	34,944	37,732
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,903	40,914	46,904	52,916
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	39,208	44,804	50,399	55,994
Abilene, TX	46,260	49,192	52,125	55,058
Amarillo, TX	48,568	51,356	54,143	56,930
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	50,108	54,975	59,821	64,688
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	47,861	52,645	57,450	62,234
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	44,596	47,008	49,421	51,834
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	32,095	33,946	35,776	37,628
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	42,266	46,426	50,565	54,725
College Station-Bryan, TX	47,924	51,668	55,412	59,156
Corpus Christi, TX	34,757	38,709	42,682	46,634
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	49,546	53,914	58,282	62,650
Eagle Pass, TX	40,685	44,242	47,799	51,356
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	45,760	48,527	51,293	54,060
El Paso, TX	41,933	47,341	52,749	58,157
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	48,215	50,503	52,770	55,058
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	47,799	51,064	54,309	57,575
Killeen-Temple, TX	48,319	50,482	52,624	54,788
Laredo, TX	38,959	42,141	45,303	48,485
Longview, TX	34,986	40,332	45,677	51,023
Lubbock, TX	48,028	51,085	54,122	57,180
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	37,732	42,100	46,468	50,836
Midland, TX	46,634	49,858	53,061	56,285
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,466	49,920	52,354	54,808
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	46,260	49,296	52,354	55,391
Odessa, TX	46,634	49,858	53,061	56,285
San Angelo, TX	43,701	45,012	46,322	47,632
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	44,533	48,527	52,541	56,535
Sherman-Denison, TX	48,631	52,354	56,056	59,780
Texarkana, TX-AR	36,359	43,202	50,066	56,909
Tyler, TX	43,306	44,845	46,384	47,924
Victoria, TX	42,058	46,218	50,378	54,538
Waco, TX	47,029	49,234	51,418	53,623
Wichita Falls, TX	48,610	51,480	54,372	57,242
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,415	61,236	69,036	76,856
Logan, UT-ID	43,784	49,962	56,140	62,317
Ogden, UT	43,202	49,338	55,495	61,631
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	56,223	63,232	70,242	77,252
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	54,018	61,215	68,432	75,629
St. George, UT	54,434	61,631	68,848	76,045
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	59,010	66,082	73,154	80,226
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	42,661	47,424	52,188	56,951
Charlottesville, VA	47,570	50,919	54,268	57,616
Harrisonburg, VA	46,884	49,172	51,480	53,768
Lynchburg, VA	41,642	44,762	47,861	50,981
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,490	48,423	51,356	54,288
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	47,924	50,399	52,853	55,328
Richmond, VA	45,864	50,732	55,620	60,487
Roanoke, VA	46,863	49,692	52,500	55,328
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	45,698	47,736	49,796	51,834
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,280	48,943	51,605	54,268
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	44,762	47,112	49,442	51,792
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	45,677	49,504	53,352	57,180
Winchester, VA-WV	48,444	51,293	54,122	56,972
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	44,325	53,935	63,524	73,133
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	46,884	50,981	55,079	59,176
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,528	53,124	58,698	64,293
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	47,008	51,792	56,576	61,360
Bellingham, WA	65,583	72,260	78,936	85,613
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	70,637	74,735	78,853	82,951
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	54,767	60,570	66,352	72,156
Kennewick-Richland, WA	65,208	70,346	75,484	80,621
Longview-Kelso, WA	64,564	71,407	78,271	85,114
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	66,685	73,092	79,519	85,925
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	68,640	73,986	79,311	84,656
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	73,716	79,248	84,802	90,335
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	68,911	73,050	77,168	81,308
Walla Walla, WA	64,272	69,556	74,839	80,122
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	57,013	60,965	64,896	68,848
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	63,815	69,098	74,381	79,664
Yakima, WA	57,991	64,356	70,741	77,106
Appleton, WI	57,970	62,400	66,810	71,240
Eau Claire, WI	59,488	66,727	73,944	81,183
Fond du Lac, WI	61,631	68,828	76,004	83,200
Green Bay, WI	59,468	66,602	73,736	80,871
Janesville-Beloit, WI	51,314	53,602	55,869	58,157
Kenosha, WI	63,087	70,450	77,834	85,197
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	53,103	56,431	59,780	63,108
Madison, WI	61,818	69,036	76,253	83,471
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	62,151	65,708	69,244	72,800
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	48,610	54,580	60,570	66,540
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	46,509	51,127	55,744	60,362
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	71,303	76,274	81,245	86,216
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	61,090	68,100	75,088	82,098
Sheboygan, WI	57,304	63,274	69,244	75,213
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	64,168	71,906	79,623	87,360
Wausau, WI	54,788	64,376	73,944	83,533
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	61,860	68,848	75,816	82,805
Beckley, WV	48,111	52,063	56,036	59,988
Charleston, WV	45,407	49,733	54,039	58,365
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	39,832	46,114	52,396	58,677
Morgantown, WV	47,591	53,352	59,093	64,855
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,468	49,712	52,957	56,202
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	46,655	49,712	52,770	55,828
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	46,572	52,250	57,949	63,628
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	42,308	48,381	54,476	60,549
Wheeling, WV-OH	49,088	54,330	59,572	64,813
Casper, WY	49,421	53,332	57,263	61,173
Cheyenne, WY	49,463	52,437	55,391	58,365
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	49,130	52,146	55,183	58,199
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	49,400	54,288	59,156	64,044

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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