SOC 33-3021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Detectives and Criminal 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): Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

Level I across metros$35,298 – $111,197Hammond, LA to Brunswick, GA

Median Level IV, major metros$113,860Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators (SOC 33-3021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $35,298 in Hammond, LA to $111,197 in Brunswick, GA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $113,860. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $98,426, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 15 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$136,407
San Francisco, CA$154,586
San Jose, CA$163,301
Seattle, WA$144,269
Dallas, TX$121,597
Houston, TX$126,880
Austin, TX$96,076
Chicago, IL$122,970
Boston, MA$138,216
Washington, DC$171,184
Atlanta, GA$91,874
Los Angeles, CA$144,352

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	80,871	102,898	124,946	146,973
Anchorage, AK	80,871	105,228	129,564	153,920
Fairbanks-College, AK	81,037	98,696	116,356	134,015
Anniston-Oxford, AL	46,925	57,429	67,954	78,458
Auburn-Opelika, AL	54,351	61,506	68,640	75,796
Birmingham, AL	50,773	70,720	90,688	110,636
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	46,946	53,581	60,196	66,831
Decatur, AL	43,452	62,255	81,058	99,861
Dothan, AL	45,282	62,088	78,916	95,722
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	45,511	68,724	91,936	115,149
Gadsden, AL	44,304	59,800	75,296	90,792
Huntsville, AL	54,767	79,768	104,770	129,772
Mobile, AL	51,231	75,692	100,152	124,613
Montgomery, AL	50,565	65,125	79,664	94,224
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	43,264	49,338	55,391	61,464
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	45,344	53,623	61,922	70,200
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,312	46,572	53,831	61,090
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	47,404	54,060	60,736	67,392
Tuscaloosa, AL	49,380	58,802	68,204	77,626
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	45,116	61,256	77,397	93,538
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	55,037	66,914	78,791	90,668
Fort Smith, AR-OK	49,442	62,858	76,253	89,669
Hot Springs, AR	44,450	58,906	73,362	87,818
Jonesboro, AR	49,525	66,664	83,824	100,964
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	45,719	61,464	77,231	92,976
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,128	41,060	44,970	48,901
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	40,893	44,221	47,528	50,856
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	41,642	46,967	52,312	57,637
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	68,620	82,514	96,388	110,282
Flagstaff, AZ	59,426	71,885	84,344	96,804
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	63,981	78,645	93,330	107,994
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	67,767	86,986	106,205	125,424
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	58,220	67,892	77,564	87,236
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	78,416	90,709	103,002	115,295
Tucson, AZ	68,890	84,885	100,901	116,896
Yuma, AZ	68,703	81,120	93,517	105,935
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	89,066	100,818	112,570	124,322
Chico, CA	76,794	90,189	103,605	117,000
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	55,100	73,653	92,228	110,781
El Centro, CA	84,573	99,674	114,796	129,896
Fresno, CA	82,285	98,343	114,421	130,479
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	77,896	93,725	109,575	125,404
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	90,522	108,472	126,402	144,352
Merced, CA	83,533	102,149	120,765	139,381
Modesto, CA	76,461	88,109	99,736	111,384
Napa, CA	76,212	94,245	112,258	130,292
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	61,277	72,946	84,615	96,284
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	67,767	79,810	91,832	103,876
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	82,327	110,053	137,759	165,485
Redding, CA	58,095	78,146	98,176	118,228
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	94,037	109,180	124,322	139,464
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	76,316	94,536	112,778	130,999
Salinas, CA	76,316	95,597	114,858	134,140
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	87,298	104,167	121,056	137,925
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	96,637	115,960	135,263	154,586
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	106,559	125,466	144,394	163,301
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	86,237	100,340	114,463	128,565
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	87,132	99,154	111,176	123,199
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	93,725	111,634	129,564	147,472
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	90,751	108,202	125,653	143,104
Stockton-Lodi, CA	96,949	111,509	126,048	140,608
Vallejo, CA	91,188	105,124	119,060	132,996
Visalia, CA	46,239	62,005	77,772	93,538
Yuba City, CA	76,316	94,308	112,300	130,292
Boulder, CO	76,024	86,383	96,762	107,120
Colorado Springs, CO	69,410	82,660	95,888	109,138
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	87,756	101,754	115,752	129,751
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	59,925	71,220	82,493	93,788
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	75,629	90,772	105,914	121,056
Grand Junction, CO	75,026	90,314	105,581	120,869
Greeley, CO	68,911	82,410	95,909	109,408
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	83,408	93,496	103,564	113,652
Pueblo, CO	80,850	90,168	99,487	108,805
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	66,602	78,084	89,544	101,026
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	84,906	92,831	100,735	108,660
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	81,682	90,064	98,447	106,829
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	79,311	89,357	99,404	109,450
New Haven, CT	84,968	100,444	115,919	131,394
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	74,048	83,388	92,727	102,066
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	88,962	91,333	93,704	96,076
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	97,615	122,138	146,661	171,184
Dover, DE	79,914	94,869	109,804	124,759
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	68,536	93,018	117,479	141,960
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	62,026	73,050	84,053	95,077
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	56,930	69,015	81,120	93,205
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	49,192	55,620	62,068	68,495
Gainesville, FL	53,311	65,936	78,562	91,188
Homosassa Springs, FL	52,895	57,637	62,400	67,143
Jacksonville, FL	59,010	78,708	98,426	118,124
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	55,412	61,714	68,037	74,340
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	65,645	87,402	109,180	130,936
Naples-Marco Island, FL	44,138	52,832	61,527	70,221
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	48,922	54,933	60,944	66,956
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	51,813	63,690	75,588	87,464
Ocala, FL	42,599	52,832	63,066	73,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	50,732	68,412	86,112	103,792
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	44,845	65,125	85,405	105,685
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	54,788	68,536	82,264	96,013
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	50,336	69,660	88,983	108,306
Port St. Lucie, FL	57,325	76,253	95,160	114,088
Punta Gorda, FL	54,101	67,288	80,496	93,684
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	50,981	59,842	68,682	77,543
Sebring, FL	59,280	61,256	63,232	65,208
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	49,629	66,706	83,804	100,880
Tallahassee, FL	40,664	51,792	62,920	74,048
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	60,944	79,477	98,010	116,543
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	54,912	73,279	91,645	110,012
Albany, GA	45,573	58,344	71,095	83,866
Athens-Clarke County, GA	45,552	52,167	58,760	65,375
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	50,295	64,148	78,021	91,874
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	52,624	63,628	74,652	85,655
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	111,197	129,751	148,304	166,858
Columbus, GA-AL	42,703	59,301	75,920	92,519
Dalton, GA	50,711	63,461	76,232	88,983
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	43,764	50,108	56,472	62,816
Gainesville, GA	53,165	60,508	67,829	75,172
Hinesville, GA	54,455	65,874	77,272	88,692
Macon-Bibb County, GA	57,096	65,437	73,757	82,098
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	47,466	54,684	61,901	69,119
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	49,276	55,079	60,882	66,685
Rome, GA	50,212	64,044	77,855	91,687
Savannah, GA	54,039	70,159	86,279	102,399
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	44,783	50,815	56,826	62,858
Valdosta, GA	45,469	50,191	54,912	59,634
Warner Robins, GA	54,538	63,295	72,052	80,808
Guam MSA	60,300	79,768	99,237	118,706
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	93,621	100,090	106,559	113,028
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	97,282	110,885	124,468	138,071
Urban Honolulu, HI	99,674	114,484	129,272	144,082
Ames, IA	61,610	73,820	86,050	98,260
Cedar Rapids, IA	64,127	76,628	89,108	101,608
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	55,536	73,528	91,541	109,533
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	61,485	74,194	86,903	99,612
Dubuque, IA	67,247	80,621	94,016	107,391
Iowa City, IA	63,586	77,293	90,980	104,687
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	64,376	76,628	88,900	101,151
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	63,253	75,088	86,944	98,780
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	64,688	79,456	94,224	108,992
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	62,442	74,631	86,840	99,029
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	64,501	79,997	95,472	110,968
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	66,269	79,311	92,373	105,415
Boise City, ID	57,325	74,672	91,999	109,346
Coeur d'Alene, ID	48,776	62,213	75,629	89,066
Idaho Falls, ID	56,264	63,191	70,096	77,023
Lewiston, ID-WA	57,117	70,367	83,596	96,845
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,536	65,104	74,693	84,261
Pocatello, ID	65,229	73,570	81,911	90,252
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	55,557	58,656	61,756	64,855
Twin Falls, ID	57,013	64,730	72,426	80,143
Bloomington, IL	48,236	61,610	75,005	88,380
Champaign-Urbana, IL	53,332	66,415	79,519	92,602
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	63,128	83,076	103,023	122,970
Decatur, IL	57,471	70,887	84,282	97,698
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	45,656	55,287	64,896	74,527
Kankakee, IL	61,693	81,432	101,192	120,932
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	50,648	61,111	71,552	82,015
Peoria, IL	42,120	57,928	73,716	89,524
Rockford, IL	73,840	88,109	102,357	116,626
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	54,039	68,016	81,994	95,972
Springfield, IL	68,100	82,015	95,951	109,866
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	55,224	64,293	73,383	82,452
Bloomington, IN	48,548	63,357	78,167	92,976
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	44,533	52,624	60,695	68,786
Columbus, IN	48,464	64,564	80,663	96,762
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	64,522	71,012	77,522	84,012
Evansville, IN	65,853	74,277	82,722	91,146
Fort Wayne, IN	51,564	63,669	75,754	87,860
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	50,461	68,578	86,674	104,791
Kokomo, IN	48,714	63,399	78,063	92,748
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	60,050	66,789	73,508	80,247
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	47,445	53,852	60,237	66,644
Muncie, IN	48,506	64,980	81,453	97,927
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	46,863	53,519	60,175	66,831
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	60,362	69,015	77,688	86,341
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	48,319	60,258	72,218	84,157
Terre Haute, IN	53,768	57,200	60,653	64,085
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	50,752	58,989	67,205	75,442
Lawrence, KS	56,992	69,015	81,058	93,080
Manhattan, KS	47,528	57,221	66,935	76,628
Topeka, KS	44,138	54,288	64,418	74,568
Wichita, KS	63,274	75,192	87,111	99,029
Bowling Green, KY	52,791	77,210	101,608	126,028
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	52,604	58,199	63,773	69,368
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	49,172	56,264	63,378	70,471
Elizabethtown, KY	53,477	68,952	84,428	99,903
Lexington-Fayette, KY	57,575	78,146	98,717	119,288
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	58,428	77,168	95,930	114,671
Owensboro, KY	55,058	70,908	86,736	102,586
Paducah, KY-IL	52,479	65,021	77,564	90,106
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	47,549	58,032	68,516	78,999
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	50,752	56,722	62,671	68,640
Alexandria, LA	44,055	56,909	69,764	82,618
Baton Rouge, LA	46,759	59,260	71,760	84,261
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,780	43,514	53,228	62,962
Hammond, LA	35,298	62,026	88,754	115,482
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	40,456	47,196	53,914	60,653
Lafayette, LA	46,592	55,536	64,480	73,424
Lake Charles, LA	40,560	54,725	68,911	83,076
Monroe, LA	42,245	50,815	59,384	67,954
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	43,680	63,856	84,032	104,208
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	41,372	47,445	53,498	59,572
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50,877	67,975	85,072	102,170
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	43,472	64,127	84,760	105,415
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	36,504	41,704	46,884	52,084
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	74,506	89,752	104,999	120,245
Barnstable Town, MA	83,596	94,890	106,164	117,458
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	83,720	101,879	120,058	138,216
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	78,042	95,285	112,528	129,772
Pittsfield, MA	70,575	88,047	105,519	122,991
Springfield, MA	79,477	100,776	122,096	143,396
Worcester, MA	79,124	91,770	104,416	117,063
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	88,380	111,072	133,786	156,479
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	70,637	94,162	117,708	141,232
Lexington Park, MD	95,722	120,287	144,872	169,437
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	63,482	76,399	89,336	102,253
Salisbury, MD	63,253	83,700	104,167	124,613
Bangor, ME	70,616	83,616	96,637	109,637
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	67,829	79,415	90,980	102,565
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	70,263	83,013	95,764	108,514
Portland-South Portland, ME	69,514	83,533	97,573	111,592
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	65,936	75,234	84,532	93,829
Ann Arbor, MI	78,687	99,008	119,309	139,631
Battle Creek, MI	70,180	77,834	85,488	93,143
Bay City, MI	67,226	75,317	83,429	91,520
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	76,607	93,663	110,740	127,796
Flint, MI	68,516	87,215	105,935	124,634
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	76,024	90,876	105,706	120,557
Jackson, MI	75,255	90,938	106,600	122,284
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	76,732	85,468	94,224	102,960
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	78,188	86,674	95,160	103,647
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	62,796	72,925	83,055	93,184
Midland, MI	67,226	75,317	83,429	91,520
Monroe, MI	75,047	91,936	108,805	125,695
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	71,324	85,031	98,759	112,466
Niles, MI	62,359	70,637	78,895	87,173
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	76,960	85,176	93,392	101,608
Saginaw, MI	70,429	75,983	81,536	87,090
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	62,276	70,720	79,165	87,610
Traverse City, MI	66,748	74,610	82,493	90,356
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	68,079	81,391	94,703	108,015
Duluth, MN-WI	65,687	75,816	85,925	96,055
Mankato, MN	64,584	77,855	91,146	104,416
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	64,959	78,916	92,893	106,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	56,223	67,330	78,458	89,565
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	60,549	68,869	77,189	85,509
Rochester, MN	56,348	67,164	77,959	88,775
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	61,818	71,698	81,599	91,479
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	62,047	71,656	81,266	90,876
St. Cloud, MN	55,204	62,109	69,015	75,920
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	47,716	61,215	74,714	88,213
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	47,050	56,077	65,125	74,152
Columbia, MO	48,464	54,538	60,591	66,664
Jefferson City, MO	50,232	58,365	66,519	74,652
Joplin, MO-KS	44,200	48,423	52,624	56,847
Kansas City, MO-KS	60,695	77,501	94,287	111,093
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	42,599	46,842	51,106	55,349
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	43,618	47,799	51,980	56,160
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	52,957	69,701	86,424	103,168
Springfield, MO	48,506	61,776	75,047	88,317
St. Joseph, MO-KS	53,727	70,138	86,549	102,960
St. Louis, MO-IL	57,928	75,754	93,580	111,405
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	46,280	63,253	80,247	97,220
Hattiesburg, MS	46,072	58,282	70,492	82,701
Jackson, MS	46,634	62,421	78,208	93,996
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	34,674	42,245	49,796	57,367
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	42,266	54,080	65,874	77,688
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	47,050	61,839	76,607	91,396
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	41,621	49,068	56,535	63,981
Billings, MT	62,442	78,042	93,642	109,242
Bozeman, MT	59,800	71,407	83,013	94,620
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	60,924	76,440	91,957	107,474
Great Falls, MT	71,095	96,263	121,410	146,578
Helena, MT	57,887	72,572	87,236	101,920
Missoula, MT	71,948	90,085	108,223	126,360
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	62,525	78,084	93,642	109,200
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	64,106	77,460	90,792	104,146
Asheville, NC	56,244	65,416	74,610	83,783
Burlington, NC	50,149	56,348	62,567	68,765
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,524	54,850	59,197	63,524
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	55,620	71,636	87,631	103,647
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	59,800	65,791	71,760	77,751
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50,607	58,220	65,832	73,445
Fayetteville, NC	54,808	67,434	80,039	92,664
Goldsboro, NC	48,464	55,786	63,128	70,450
Greensboro-High Point, NC	52,042	66,290	80,538	94,786
Greenville, NC	51,647	59,218	66,768	74,340
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	49,380	53,685	57,970	62,276
Jacksonville, NC	64,397	79,706	95,015	110,324
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	52,853	62,546	72,239	81,932
Raleigh-Cary, NC	56,660	70,429	84,199	97,968
Rocky Mount, NC	55,349	59,613	63,877	68,141
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	48,527	53,519	58,511	63,503
Wilmington, NC	56,493	67,205	77,896	88,608
Winston-Salem, NC	46,218	55,994	65,791	75,567
Bismarck, ND	53,706	65,437	77,189	88,920
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	62,754	76,274	89,794	103,314
Fargo, ND-MN	56,972	72,156	87,340	102,524
Grand Forks, ND-MN	62,151	82,576	103,002	123,428
Minot, ND	58,448	75,109	91,749	108,410
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	64,959	74,568	84,157	93,767
Grand Island, NE	65,396	77,792	90,210	102,607
Lincoln, NE	71,781	86,445	101,088	115,752
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	69,327	85,800	102,253	118,727
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	72,426	81,453	90,501	99,528
Omaha, NE-IA	72,800	91,916	111,031	130,146
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	76,004	84,448	92,872	101,317
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	78,895	86,903	94,932	102,940
Manchester-Nashua, NH	79,976	102,836	125,716	148,575
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	82,015	99,799	117,583	135,367
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	78,229	92,976	107,703	122,450
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	64,023	82,930	101,858	120,765
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	83,908	100,402	116,896	133,391
Vineland, NJ	70,575	82,680	94,786	106,892
Albuquerque, NM	46,405	58,220	70,013	81,828
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	66,727	79,456	92,165	104,895
Farmington, NM	47,570	56,764	65,936	75,130
Las Cruces, NM	70,450	83,783	97,136	110,469
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	57,159	64,688	72,218	79,748
Santa Fe, NM	69,701	76,399	83,076	89,773
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	58,968	68,016	77,064	86,112
Carson City, NV	68,079	83,866	99,674	115,461
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	68,391	85,426	102,440	119,476
Reno, NV	79,560	96,908	114,255	131,602
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	67,954	82,618	97,282	111,946
Binghamton, NY	62,172	76,898	91,624	106,351
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	72,551	86,840	101,109	115,399
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	73,736	87,548	101,380	115,191
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	61,173	77,688	94,204	110,719
Elmira, NY	61,236	75,172	89,087	103,023
Glens Falls, NY	58,636	71,012	83,408	95,784
Ithaca, NY	61,194	75,941	90,709	105,456
Kingston, NY	66,956	76,815	86,674	96,533
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	88,629	100,631	112,612	124,613
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	68,100	90,876	113,631	136,407
Rochester, NY	69,244	84,386	99,528	114,671
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	60,591	74,007	87,423	100,839
Syracuse, NY	62,733	79,082	95,431	111,780
Utica-Rome, NY	68,432	81,183	93,912	106,663
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	80,413	90,335	100,277	110,199
Akron, OH	59,176	73,133	87,069	101,026
Canton-Massillon, OH	52,645	64,751	76,877	88,983
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	64,647	80,351	96,034	111,738
Cleveland, OH	63,711	82,888	102,087	121,264
Columbus, OH	60,092	75,421	90,772	106,101
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	64,231	81,037	97,864	114,671
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,079	62,900	70,720	78,541
Lima, OH	59,343	74,901	90,439	105,997
Mansfield, OH	56,888	71,781	86,695	101,588
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	42,973	52,292	61,589	70,908
Sandusky, OH	93,184	98,759	104,333	109,908
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,848	65,562	75,296	85,010
Springfield, OH	60,216	75,650	91,063	106,496
Toledo, OH	57,159	70,055	82,972	95,868
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	55,308	61,236	67,164	73,092
Youngstown-Warren, OH	61,194	73,008	84,802	96,616
Enid, OK	58,511	73,528	88,525	103,543
Lawton, OK	55,162	71,136	87,090	103,064
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	49,796	67,330	84,864	102,399
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	50,482	64,252	78,042	91,812
Oklahoma City, OK	59,634	74,589	89,544	104,500
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	50,274	61,880	73,508	85,114
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	52,042	63,544	75,047	86,549
Tulsa, OK	55,266	72,904	90,522	108,160
Albany, OR	79,602	93,122	106,642	120,162
Bend, OR	93,559	100,839	108,098	115,378
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	85,447	100,048	114,671	129,272
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	85,197	100,589	115,981	131,373
Corvallis, OR	75,796	89,503	103,231	116,938
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	79,997	87,735	95,493	103,231
Eugene-Springfield, OR	88,421	102,336	116,231	130,146
Grants Pass, OR	77,668	86,237	94,807	103,376
Medford, OR	77,023	85,613	94,224	102,815
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	93,060	107,911	122,762	137,613
Salem, OR	72,426	88,088	103,751	119,413
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	72,842	89,274	105,706	122,138
Altoona, PA	46,904	61,298	75,712	90,106
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	59,613	73,716	87,818	101,920
Chambersburg, PA	57,679	70,616	83,554	96,492
Erie, PA	74,485	86,424	98,343	110,282
Gettysburg, PA	63,212	76,815	90,397	104,000
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	63,752	75,920	88,068	100,236
Johnstown, PA	64,668	81,370	98,093	114,796
Lancaster, PA	78,354	86,341	94,308	102,295
Lebanon, PA	63,482	75,775	88,068	100,360
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	48,839	60,549	72,239	83,949
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	61,943	78,146	94,328	110,532
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	80,392	95,202	109,991	124,800
Pittsburgh, PA	72,572	87,527	102,482	117,437
Reading, PA	82,639	88,546	94,474	100,381
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	59,884	73,175	86,487	99,778
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	63,773	80,101	96,429	112,757
State College, PA	71,719	82,056	92,415	102,752
Williamsport, PA	69,660	85,634	101,608	117,583
York-Hanover, PA	62,879	82,639	102,378	122,138
Aguadilla, PR	41,767	63,836	85,904	107,973
Arecibo, PR	41,351	62,796	84,261	105,706
Guayama, PR	40,436	59,468	78,520	97,552
Mayaguez, PR	100,485	113,132	125,778	138,424
Ponce, PR	40,831	60,632	80,455	100,256
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	41,684	63,711	85,717	107,744
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	40,436	59,468	78,520	97,552
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	74,672	86,341	97,989	109,658
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	55,058	77,314	99,591	121,847
Columbia, SC	52,437	63,940	75,442	86,944
Florence, SC	51,231	60,071	68,890	77,730
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	56,556	71,740	86,944	102,128
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	52,874	63,524	74,194	84,844
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	60,882	68,640	76,399	84,157
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,130	43,660	51,210	58,740
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	49,400	52,354	55,287	58,240
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	51,751	65,125	78,520	91,895
Spartanburg, SC	50,253	55,328	60,383	65,458
Sumter, SC	47,528	53,290	59,052	64,813
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	61,173	68,599	76,045	83,471
Rapid City, SD	64,876	77,543	90,189	102,856
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	68,308	90,668	113,007	135,367
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	59,696	69,389	79,082	88,775
Chattanooga, TN-GA	52,874	72,821	92,748	112,695
Clarksville, TN-KY	59,509	71,927	84,324	96,741
Cleveland, TN	52,250	70,804	89,378	107,932
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	49,671	65,645	81,599	97,573
Jackson, TN	56,888	72,821	88,754	104,687
Johnson City, TN	45,136	65,354	85,592	105,810
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	56,826	75,255	93,663	112,092
Knoxville, TN	58,324	76,648	94,952	113,277
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	55,578	73,133	90,709	108,264
Morristown, TN	55,474	72,759	90,023	107,308
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	61,048	75,255	89,461	103,668
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	43,202	58,698	74,215	89,711
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	44,949	55,516	66,103	76,669
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	46,156	55,724	65,292	74,860
Abilene, TX	45,906	56,244	66,581	76,919
Amarillo, TX	49,941	61,610	73,258	84,927
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	53,269	67,538	81,807	96,076
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	49,400	60,903	72,405	83,908
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	63,732	77,938	92,144	106,351
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	68,058	82,514	96,991	111,447
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	64,584	78,000	91,396	104,812
College Station-Bryan, TX	54,517	64,002	73,508	82,992
Corpus Christi, TX	51,668	72,842	94,016	115,191
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	55,703	77,668	99,632	121,597
Eagle Pass, TX	58,552	71,989	85,426	98,863
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	47,320	54,351	61,402	68,432
El Paso, TX	68,848	84,386	99,944	115,482
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	54,996	67,351	79,706	92,061
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	59,967	82,264	104,583	126,880
Killeen-Temple, TX	49,920	62,359	74,797	87,236
Laredo, TX	69,077	82,826	96,554	110,303
Longview, TX	50,628	58,719	66,789	74,880
Lubbock, TX	49,567	63,503	77,439	91,375
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	59,613	76,940	94,287	111,613
Midland, TX	68,224	76,836	85,447	94,058
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	51,376	58,844	66,332	73,799
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	56,847	70,180	83,512	96,845
Odessa, TX	57,034	69,951	82,847	95,764
San Angelo, TX	58,178	81,703	105,248	128,773
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	60,944	73,736	86,508	99,300
Sherman-Denison, TX	58,428	70,720	82,992	95,285
Texarkana, TX-AR	44,658	54,476	64,272	74,090
Tyler, TX	57,845	73,341	88,837	104,333
Victoria, TX	54,517	59,717	64,917	70,117
Waco, TX	58,261	70,346	82,431	94,516
Wichita Falls, TX	53,976	65,791	77,626	89,440
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	57,408	66,352	75,296	84,240
Logan, UT-ID	56,202	66,748	77,272	87,818
Ogden, UT	56,888	77,085	97,303	117,500
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	41,018	48,381	55,765	63,128
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	55,266	74,527	93,808	113,069
St. George, UT	53,831	68,016	82,202	96,388
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	53,290	71,448	89,607	107,765
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	63,004	73,903	84,823	95,722
Charlottesville, VA	63,420	78,832	94,245	109,658
Harrisonburg, VA	61,048	75,837	90,647	105,436
Lynchburg, VA	58,240	74,964	91,687	108,410
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,237	75,380	90,522	105,664
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	59,800	74,215	88,629	103,044
Richmond, VA	69,514	84,303	99,071	113,860
Roanoke, VA	74,090	92,664	111,218	129,792
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60,320	73,029	85,717	98,426
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	57,887	70,741	83,575	96,429
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	61,048	75,837	90,647	105,436
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	60,092	80,143	100,173	120,224
Winchester, VA-WV	69,764	94,578	119,372	144,186
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	60,300	79,768	99,237	118,706
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	74,860	91,916	108,972	126,028
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	78,084	89,191	100,319	111,426
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	75,816	87,360	98,904	110,448
Bellingham, WA	110,344	120,287	130,208	140,151
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	91,479	107,848	124,239	140,608
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	82,639	90,002	97,344	104,708
Kennewick-Richland, WA	80,309	94,204	108,077	121,972
Longview-Kelso, WA	89,669	104,250	118,831	133,412
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	95,056	109,970	124,884	139,797
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	73,653	81,391	89,149	96,887
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	99,258	114,255	129,272	144,269
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	95,160	104,624	114,068	123,532
Walla Walla, WA	81,828	91,146	100,464	109,783
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	93,496	109,242	124,988	140,733
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	82,868	92,373	101,900	111,405
Yakima, WA	74,381	91,936	109,492	127,047
Appleton, WI	74,069	80,808	87,527	94,266
Eau Claire, WI	70,845	77,127	83,388	89,669
Fond du Lac, WI	75,068	84,698	94,328	103,959
Green Bay, WI	57,117	72,343	87,568	102,794
Janesville-Beloit, WI	70,970	76,295	81,640	86,965
Kenosha, WI	83,928	86,861	89,773	92,706
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	63,045	70,908	78,749	86,612
Madison, WI	78,749	88,047	97,365	106,663
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	80,351	89,565	98,800	108,015
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	68,266	72,904	77,564	82,202
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	65,146	70,887	76,648	82,389
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	71,095	76,794	82,493	88,192
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	74,672	79,498	84,324	89,149
Sheboygan, WI	73,632	83,845	94,058	104,271
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	69,452	74,152	78,874	83,575
Wausau, WI	79,456	83,845	88,213	92,602
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	65,874	70,242	74,610	78,978
Beckley, WV	49,484	71,656	93,850	116,023
Charleston, WV	51,085	75,255	99,424	123,594
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	48,132	61,236	74,340	87,444
Morgantown, WV	50,316	68,432	86,528	104,645
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	50,149	69,389	88,629	107,869
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	48,610	66,872	85,135	103,397
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	49,296	69,056	88,816	108,576
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	49,484	59,301	69,140	78,957
Wheeling, WV-OH	53,997	70,242	86,508	102,752
Casper, WY	65,895	76,399	86,924	97,428
Cheyenne, WY	65,146	79,311	93,496	107,661
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	66,602	79,186	91,770	104,354
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	67,122	77,168	87,215	97,261

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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