SOC 33-9021 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Private Detectives 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): Gather, analyze, compile, and report information regarding individuals or organizations to clients, or detect occurrences of unlawful acts or infractions of rules in private establishment.

Level I across metros$21,840 – $59,946Aguadilla, PR to Salem, OR

Median Level IV, major metros$67,351Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Private Detectives and Investigators (SOC 33-9021) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $21,840 in Aguadilla, PR to $59,946 in Salem, OR, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $67,351. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $57,138, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 21 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.

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Level II
Level III
Level IV

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	41,226	51,605	61,984	72,364
Anchorage, AK	40,914	51,772	62,608	73,466
Fairbanks-College, AK	41,268	51,668	62,088	72,488
Anniston-Oxford, AL	36,172	43,556	50,960	58,344
Auburn-Opelika, AL	34,008	39,770	45,532	51,293
Birmingham, AL	36,546	44,492	52,458	60,404
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	34,591	40,602	46,592	52,604
Decatur, AL	36,484	41,330	46,156	51,002
Dothan, AL	35,860	42,266	48,693	55,100
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,359	41,330	46,280	51,252
Gadsden, AL	36,172	43,556	50,960	58,344
Huntsville, AL	37,524	42,703	47,861	53,040
Mobile, AL	33,676	39,749	45,844	51,917
Montgomery, AL	36,005	42,620	49,255	55,869
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,088	42,828	49,588	56,327
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,317	43,368	50,420	57,471
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	34,050	40,228	46,384	52,562
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,901	42,932	49,983	57,013
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,546	44,076	51,605	59,135
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	37,087	52,666	68,224	83,804
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	36,421	50,149	63,898	77,626
Fort Smith, AR-OK	37,212	41,975	46,738	51,501
Hot Springs, AR	36,151	43,680	51,210	58,740
Jonesboro, AR	38,002	55,744	73,487	91,229
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	36,879	45,448	54,039	62,608
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,151	48,797	61,444	74,090
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,005	42,911	49,796	56,701
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	36,151	47,570	58,989	70,408
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	39,583	50,607	61,652	72,676
Flagstaff, AZ	39,375	43,535	47,674	51,834
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	39,375	43,535	47,674	51,834
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	40,124	52,479	64,834	77,189
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	39,978	51,668	63,378	75,068
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	37,794	42,620	47,466	52,292
Tucson, AZ	37,836	42,994	48,152	53,311
Yuma, AZ	39,624	50,981	62,317	73,674
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	40,789	45,532	50,253	54,996
Chico, CA	41,871	52,936	63,981	75,047
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	41,039	49,900	58,740	67,600
El Centro, CA	42,724	51,626	60,549	69,452
Fresno, CA	41,226	46,260	51,293	56,327
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	41,205	50,690	60,196	69,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44,221	56,015	67,808	79,602
Merced, CA	43,223	55,141	67,060	78,978
Modesto, CA	41,975	51,044	60,112	69,181
Napa, CA	39,936	50,628	61,298	71,989
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,728	50,482	61,215	71,968
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	39,208	49,088	58,968	68,848
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	43,410	51,647	59,884	68,120
Redding, CA	39,791	48,818	57,866	66,893
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	42,744	51,855	60,944	70,055
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	38,855	48,589	58,344	68,079
Salinas, CA	43,951	57,596	71,240	84,885
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	42,786	51,543	60,279	69,036
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	47,279	63,045	78,791	94,557
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	47,799	62,400	77,023	91,624
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	41,517	54,268	66,997	79,748
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	47,237	62,463	77,688	92,914
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	41,746	53,207	64,668	76,128
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	46,592	62,068	77,522	92,997
Stockton-Lodi, CA	43,015	52,084	61,173	70,242
Vallejo, CA	44,076	54,372	64,688	74,984
Visalia, CA	41,184	52,437	63,711	74,964
Yuba City, CA	39,229	49,130	59,052	68,952
Boulder, CO	44,221	52,999	61,756	70,533
Colorado Springs, CO	39,957	43,951	47,944	51,938
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	44,533	52,916	61,319	69,701
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,204	50,066	57,928	65,791
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	43,264	52,999	62,754	72,488
Grand Junction, CO	39,416	47,029	54,663	62,276
Greeley, CO	43,868	52,354	60,861	69,348
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	43,784	52,500	61,215	69,930
Pueblo, CO	39,541	43,202	46,884	50,544
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	42,183	50,170	58,157	66,144
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	40,644	52,000	63,357	74,714
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	40,207	53,706	67,184	80,684
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	40,436	54,309	68,183	82,056
New Haven, CT	39,479	50,253	61,028	71,802
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	40,373	54,788	69,223	83,637
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	39,728	51,730	63,732	75,733
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	46,946	60,008	73,071	86,133
Dover, DE	40,581	50,960	61,319	71,698
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	40,020	45,948	51,896	57,824
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	36,692	45,136	53,560	62,005
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	37,212	46,343	55,474	64,605
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	40,165	51,564	62,941	74,340
Gainesville, FL	36,026	45,032	54,060	63,066
Homosassa Springs, FL	35,880	45,199	54,538	63,856
Jacksonville, FL	34,362	43,244	52,104	60,986
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	35,901	43,348	50,794	58,240
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	35,776	47,154	58,552	69,930
Naples-Marco Island, FL	35,922	47,050	58,178	69,306
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,984	45,511	55,016	64,543
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	36,692	45,740	54,788	63,836
Ocala, FL	34,196	43,784	53,373	62,962
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	36,151	44,013	51,855	59,717
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	33,551	41,101	48,672	56,223
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	37,960	45,636	53,290	60,965
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	35,152	45,490	55,828	66,165
Port St. Lucie, FL	35,527	45,324	55,100	64,896
Punta Gorda, FL	36,608	45,719	54,829	63,940
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	35,776	44,013	52,271	60,508
Sebring, FL	35,901	43,992	52,084	60,175
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	35,860	45,740	55,599	65,479
Tallahassee, FL	37,960	46,176	54,413	62,629
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	35,964	45,386	54,808	64,231
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	35,880	44,554	53,248	61,922
Albany, GA	37,357	42,869	48,360	53,872
Athens-Clarke County, GA	38,023	47,591	57,159	66,727
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	38,168	48,069	57,949	67,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	36,588	43,701	50,815	57,928
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	37,628	44,554	51,480	58,407
Columbus, GA-AL	32,074	37,295	42,516	47,736
Dalton, GA	37,024	51,605	66,186	80,767
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	37,399	43,327	49,234	55,162
Gainesville, GA	37,919	47,612	57,325	67,018
Hinesville, GA	37,794	43,909	50,024	56,140
Macon-Bibb County, GA	37,960	47,591	57,200	66,831
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,064	42,973	47,861	52,770
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	36,255	42,287	48,298	54,330
Rome, GA	37,940	48,464	59,010	69,535
Savannah, GA	38,522	44,034	49,525	55,037
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	38,314	44,762	51,231	57,679
Valdosta, GA	37,919	45,365	52,791	60,237
Warner Robins, GA	36,588	41,351	46,135	50,898
Guam MSA	38,023	49,026	60,050	71,053
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	42,266	48,568	54,871	61,173
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	42,266	48,568	54,871	61,173
Urban Honolulu, HI	42,079	48,381	54,704	61,007
Ames, IA	36,463	42,786	49,088	55,412
Cedar Rapids, IA	36,650	41,517	46,364	51,231
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	36,047	43,535	51,044	58,532
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	37,149	45,095	53,061	61,007
Dubuque, IA	36,380	41,684	46,967	52,271
Iowa City, IA	36,733	41,704	46,696	51,668
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,338	41,392	46,426	51,480
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,296	40,956	45,594	50,253
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	38,252	41,413	44,596	47,757
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	36,629	42,973	49,317	55,661
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	37,336	43,264	49,172	55,100
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	36,380	41,455	46,551	51,626
Boise City, ID	42,495	48,132	53,789	59,426
Coeur d'Alene, ID	42,744	49,629	56,514	63,399
Idaho Falls, ID	41,600	48,028	54,476	60,903
Lewiston, ID-WA	42,620	51,626	60,612	69,618
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,892	47,903	53,935	59,946
Pocatello, ID	41,600	48,028	54,476	60,903
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	41,143	47,216	53,311	59,384
Twin Falls, ID	41,788	47,674	53,540	59,426
Bloomington, IL	37,087	42,890	48,672	54,476
Champaign-Urbana, IL	36,442	40,935	45,448	49,941
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	43,056	55,474	67,892	80,309
Decatur, IL	37,274	44,013	50,752	57,492
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	35,402	39,916	44,450	48,964
Kankakee, IL	41,975	54,122	66,248	78,396
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	41,496	53,540	65,562	77,605
Peoria, IL	40,872	52,604	64,314	76,045
Rockford, IL	42,224	54,496	66,789	79,061
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	37,108	44,804	52,520	60,216
Springfield, IL	37,836	46,010	54,205	62,380
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	40,290	51,647	62,983	74,340
Bloomington, IN	36,983	43,722	50,461	57,200
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,066	44,575	52,084	59,592
Columbus, IN	37,045	43,909	50,773	57,637
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	36,796	41,933	47,050	52,188
Evansville, IN	37,212	43,493	49,796	56,077
Fort Wayne, IN	36,900	41,829	46,780	51,709
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	37,274	44,970	52,687	60,383
Kokomo, IN	36,879	43,576	50,253	56,951
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	41,871	54,039	66,207	78,375
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	42,328	54,517	66,706	78,895
Muncie, IN	37,024	44,263	51,522	58,760
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	41,226	53,082	64,959	76,815
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	36,400	41,517	46,655	51,772
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	37,794	45,698	53,581	61,485
Terre Haute, IN	36,151	40,956	45,781	50,586
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	34,716	39,520	44,346	49,151
Lawrence, KS	35,964	42,287	48,589	54,912
Manhattan, KS	35,048	40,290	45,532	50,773
Topeka, KS	35,943	42,245	48,527	54,829
Wichita, KS	34,944	41,496	48,069	54,621
Bowling Green, KY	38,356	44,720	51,064	57,429
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,002	45,656	53,311	60,965
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,356	44,720	51,064	57,429
Elizabethtown, KY	38,460	45,240	52,042	58,823
Lexington-Fayette, KY	38,772	44,055	49,317	54,600
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	40,165	48,069	55,952	63,856
Owensboro, KY	38,356	44,720	51,064	57,429
Paducah, KY-IL	38,356	44,720	51,064	57,429
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	37,544	43,847	50,149	56,452
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	38,106	44,679	51,272	57,845
Alexandria, LA	32,282	36,567	40,852	45,136
Baton Rouge, LA	33,696	41,767	49,837	57,908
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	32,511	38,938	45,386	51,813
Hammond, LA	33,821	40,768	47,695	54,642
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	34,196	41,143	48,090	55,037
Lafayette, LA	31,970	36,900	41,808	46,738
Lake Charles, LA	31,284	36,151	41,018	45,885
Monroe, LA	32,407	38,460	44,512	50,565
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	34,258	40,352	46,447	52,541
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,301	40,581	47,840	55,120
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	31,533	36,671	41,829	46,967
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	31,367	39,895	48,423	56,951
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	33,364	40,311	47,237	54,184
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	39,541	46,322	53,103	59,884
Barnstable Town, MA	41,621	54,559	67,476	80,413
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	42,744	56,556	70,388	84,199
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	41,060	53,269	65,500	77,709
Pittsfield, MA	39,354	47,071	54,767	62,484
Springfield, MA	39,520	46,343	53,186	60,008
Worcester, MA	39,812	45,428	51,044	56,660
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	43,244	57,200	71,178	85,135
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	43,056	56,743	70,429	84,116
Lexington Park, MD	45,760	60,258	74,756	89,253
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	41,018	54,871	68,724	82,576
Salisbury, MD	41,912	55,869	69,805	83,762
Bangor, ME	37,773	41,725	45,677	49,629
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	39,312	44,408	49,525	54,621
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,773	41,725	45,677	49,629
Portland-South Portland, ME	39,437	45,199	50,960	56,722
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	39,791	43,202	46,592	50,004
Ann Arbor, MI	36,837	45,012	53,207	61,381
Battle Creek, MI	36,005	43,472	50,960	58,428
Bay City, MI	34,840	41,018	47,175	53,352
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	37,253	45,968	54,684	63,399
Flint, MI	36,962	45,448	53,956	62,442
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	36,400	45,074	53,748	62,421
Jackson, MI	36,837	44,908	52,999	61,069
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	36,255	43,410	50,586	57,741
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	35,423	41,143	46,884	52,604
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,442	44,679	52,895	61,132
Midland, MI	34,840	41,018	47,175	53,352
Monroe, MI	37,128	45,344	53,560	61,776
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	35,610	42,973	50,357	57,720
Niles, MI	36,047	39,957	43,868	47,778
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,818	41,413	47,008	52,604
Saginaw, MI	35,485	42,370	49,255	56,140
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	36,463	43,597	50,711	57,845
Traverse City, MI	36,962	42,869	48,797	54,704
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	35,818	41,413	47,008	52,604
Duluth, MN-WI	42,620	54,496	66,394	78,271
Mankato, MN	42,661	55,994	69,327	82,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	44,034	57,866	71,677	85,509
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,786	55,869	68,973	82,056
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,536	50,940	59,322	67,725
Rochester, MN	38,002	44,325	50,669	56,992
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,120	55,224	68,349	81,453
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	42,432	54,829	67,205	79,602
St. Cloud, MN	43,160	56,098	69,036	81,973
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	35,048	41,559	48,090	54,600
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	33,842	37,565	41,309	45,032
Columbia, MO	34,695	39,999	45,324	50,628
Jefferson City, MO	34,695	39,999	45,324	50,628
Joplin, MO-KS	34,029	38,813	43,597	48,381
Kansas City, MO-KS	36,463	43,244	50,004	56,784
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	36,380	43,639	50,877	58,136
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,652	42,765	49,858	56,972
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	35,173	41,039	46,904	52,770
Springfield, MO	35,381	40,165	44,970	49,754
St. Joseph, MO-KS	35,776	42,079	48,402	54,704
St. Louis, MO-IL	37,960	46,301	54,663	63,004
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	35,610	43,119	50,648	58,157
Hattiesburg, MS	34,175	40,248	46,301	52,375
Jackson, MS	33,384	40,581	47,757	54,954
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,444	40,103	44,762	49,421
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	33,738	39,541	45,344	51,148
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,860	41,954	48,069	54,164
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	35,860	50,586	65,333	80,060
Billings, MT	40,560	46,530	52,479	58,448
Bozeman, MT	40,560	46,530	52,479	58,448
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,872	46,780	52,708	58,615
Great Falls, MT	40,560	46,530	52,479	58,448
Helena, MT	40,560	46,530	52,479	58,448
Missoula, MT	40,560	46,530	52,479	58,448
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	40,519	46,280	52,042	57,804
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	39,895	45,760	51,626	57,492
Asheville, NC	39,604	45,136	50,669	56,202
Burlington, NC	36,463	43,056	49,671	56,264
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,920	42,640	48,340	54,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	45,199	59,572	73,944	88,317
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	37,628	44,679	51,730	58,781
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	35,922	43,119	50,316	57,512
Fayetteville, NC	34,924	39,874	44,804	49,754
Goldsboro, NC	37,253	44,013	50,794	57,554
Greensboro-High Point, NC	35,423	42,037	48,672	55,287
Greenville, NC	35,194	45,906	56,597	67,309
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	34,757	40,956	47,133	53,332
Jacksonville, NC	39,583	43,951	48,340	52,708
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	35,860	42,328	48,797	55,266
Raleigh-Cary, NC	36,047	44,991	53,914	62,858
Rocky Mount, NC	37,212	44,076	50,940	57,804
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,941	41,767	46,613	51,439
Wilmington, NC	38,418	43,431	48,444	53,456
Winston-Salem, NC	36,525	41,309	46,072	50,856
Bismarck, ND	35,797	41,496	47,175	52,874
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	37,253	42,911	48,548	54,205
Fargo, ND-MN	40,352	48,402	56,452	64,501
Grand Forks, ND-MN	40,852	48,693	56,514	64,356
Minot, ND	35,797	41,496	47,175	52,874
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,496	47,175	52,874
Grand Island, NE	37,357	44,325	51,293	58,261
Lincoln, NE	46,093	53,893	61,672	69,472
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	38,751	45,428	52,125	58,802
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	40,477	49,255	58,053	66,831
Omaha, NE-IA	39,167	44,637	50,128	55,599
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	39,188	46,010	52,832	59,655
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,495	50,877	59,260	67,642
Manchester-Nashua, NH	51,522	62,338	73,154	83,970
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	42,495	55,141	67,767	80,413
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	45,303	56,368	67,434	78,500
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	43,514	56,119	68,703	81,308
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	43,493	56,077	68,640	81,224
Vineland, NJ	40,602	51,189	61,756	72,343
Albuquerque, NM	36,047	43,701	51,376	59,031
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,276	42,932	49,608	56,264
Farmington, NM	36,255	43,244	50,253	57,242
Las Cruces, NM	36,858	42,287	47,695	53,124
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	36,234	42,391	48,527	54,684
Santa Fe, NM	36,026	42,724	49,400	56,098
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	33,156	50,669	68,183	85,696
Carson City, NV	36,983	48,901	60,820	72,738
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	38,023	49,026	60,050	71,053
Reno, NV	36,983	48,901	60,820	72,738
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	38,709	48,964	59,218	69,472
Binghamton, NY	40,602	48,548	56,493	64,439
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	40,436	49,400	58,386	67,351
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	39,000	47,216	55,412	63,628
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	39,271	47,487	55,703	63,919
Elmira, NY	40,644	48,506	56,368	64,231
Glens Falls, NY	39,063	48,922	58,802	68,661
Ithaca, NY	39,957	48,048	56,119	64,210
Kingston, NY	40,248	50,316	60,362	70,429
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	42,453	53,311	64,168	75,026
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	46,988	59,405	71,823	84,240
Rochester, NY	39,229	49,255	59,280	69,306
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	39,624	48,735	57,845	66,956
Syracuse, NY	40,602	45,386	50,170	54,954
Utica-Rome, NY	39,437	46,322	53,228	60,112
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	39,645	45,844	52,021	58,220
Akron, OH	38,231	43,618	49,005	54,392
Canton-Massillon, OH	37,253	38,668	40,082	41,496
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	39,541	47,820	56,077	64,356
Cleveland, OH	38,938	47,196	55,432	63,690
Columbus, OH	41,954	53,248	64,522	75,816
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	36,151	44,658	53,144	61,652
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	38,813	48,880	58,927	68,994
Lima, OH	36,504	42,266	48,028	53,789
Mansfield, OH	40,935	51,917	62,879	73,861
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	38,210	47,279	56,348	65,416
Sandusky, OH	37,773	45,573	53,373	61,173
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	39,541	49,296	59,072	68,828
Springfield, OH	40,290	50,856	61,423	71,989
Toledo, OH	36,733	42,890	49,026	55,183
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	37,170	43,285	49,380	55,495
Youngstown-Warren, OH	35,610	43,493	51,356	59,239
Enid, OK	35,506	40,269	45,012	49,775
Lawton, OK	35,423	40,103	44,783	49,463
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	36,047	41,517	46,988	52,458
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,797	41,330	46,842	52,375
Oklahoma City, OK	35,652	40,498	45,365	50,212
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,901	39,666	43,431	47,196
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	35,402	39,936	44,492	49,026
Tulsa, OK	36,920	43,285	49,650	56,015
Albany, OR	52,936	64,085	75,255	86,404
Bend, OR	50,087	61,464	72,842	84,220
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	49,296	61,839	74,402	86,944
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	50,149	62,712	75,255	87,818
Corvallis, OR	52,812	63,940	75,068	86,196
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	47,632	53,290	58,927	64,584
Eugene-Springfield, OR	43,452	54,600	65,749	76,898
Grants Pass, OR	42,703	53,020	63,316	73,632
Medford, OR	42,536	53,020	63,524	74,007
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	49,192	63,253	77,293	91,354
Salem, OR	59,946	69,202	78,458	87,714
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40,602	46,592	52,583	58,573
Altoona, PA	36,400	44,221	52,063	59,884
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,604	47,487	55,391	63,274
Chambersburg, PA	40,124	50,087	60,029	69,992
Erie, PA	38,252	48,319	58,365	68,432
Gettysburg, PA	43,202	55,994	68,765	81,557
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	46,530	56,909	67,268	77,647
Johnstown, PA	38,813	46,093	53,373	60,653
Lancaster, PA	41,039	51,938	62,858	73,757
Lebanon, PA	41,205	50,856	60,487	70,138
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	39,271	46,031	52,791	59,551
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,356	45,594	52,832	60,071
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	40,644	51,314	61,984	72,655
Pittsburgh, PA	39,812	46,634	53,477	60,300
Reading, PA	38,522	44,804	51,085	57,367
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	40,956	45,490	50,024	54,559
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	38,356	45,656	52,936	60,237
State College, PA	36,941	44,679	52,416	60,154
Williamsport, PA	38,356	46,384	54,392	62,421
York-Hanover, PA	43,764	56,618	69,452	82,306
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	29,620	37,399	45,178
Arecibo, PR	21,840	29,079	36,317	43,556
Guayama, PR	21,840	28,954	36,047	43,160
Mayaguez, PR	21,840	29,620	37,399	45,178
Ponce, PR	21,944	29,994	38,064	46,114
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	29,786	37,711	45,656
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	29,100	36,359	43,618
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	38,855	49,068	59,280	69,493
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	36,941	41,600	46,280	50,940
Columbia, SC	37,711	46,239	54,788	63,316
Florence, SC	37,149	47,029	56,888	66,768
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	37,212	44,512	51,813	59,114
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	38,335	48,610	58,885	69,160
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	39,125	47,279	55,412	63,565
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,517	55,432	69,327	83,242
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	41,184	55,141	69,077	83,034
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	36,920	44,575	52,208	59,863
Spartanburg, SC	41,912	55,890	69,888	83,866
Sumter, SC	37,149	47,029	56,888	66,768
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,541	41,871	44,180	46,509
Rapid City, SD	39,541	41,871	44,180	46,509
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	39,229	42,120	44,991	47,882
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	39,292	41,288	43,306	45,303
Chattanooga, TN-GA	36,484	47,695	58,906	70,117
Clarksville, TN-KY	36,608	46,343	56,098	65,832
Cleveland, TN	37,295	53,144	68,994	84,844
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	34,882	46,343	57,783	69,244
Jackson, TN	34,008	48,839	63,669	78,500
Johnson City, TN	34,216	39,021	43,847	48,652
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	34,050	39,895	45,719	51,564
Knoxville, TN	32,240	38,980	45,719	52,458
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	40,644	59,301	77,980	96,637
Morristown, TN	33,946	40,352	46,738	53,144
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	36,588	47,549	58,532	69,493
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	35,756	46,904	58,032	69,181
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	36,608	48,818	61,048	73,258
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	37,295	52,084	66,872	81,661
Abilene, TX	34,029	42,682	51,356	60,008
Amarillo, TX	35,756	39,770	43,805	47,820
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	35,548	46,592	57,637	68,682
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	34,944	46,239	57,512	68,807
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,402	46,343	57,304	68,245
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	34,591	40,248	45,885	51,543
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	35,236	45,573	55,932	66,269
College Station-Bryan, TX	34,695	45,864	57,013	68,183
Corpus Christi, TX	35,215	44,096	52,978	61,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	35,901	49,192	62,504	75,796
Eagle Pass, TX	35,485	41,684	47,861	54,060
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,986	45,032	55,079	65,125
El Paso, TX	35,048	39,728	44,408	49,088
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	33,946	43,680	53,436	63,170
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	35,152	45,511	55,869	66,228
Killeen-Temple, TX	35,527	45,802	56,098	66,373
Laredo, TX	35,402	41,746	48,069	54,413
Longview, TX	34,008	42,183	50,336	58,511
Lubbock, TX	34,445	40,020	45,615	51,189
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	34,840	40,519	46,176	51,855
Midland, TX	36,172	45,636	55,079	64,543
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,258	42,453	50,669	58,864
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	34,674	41,829	48,984	56,140
Odessa, TX	36,172	45,636	55,079	64,543
San Angelo, TX	34,383	42,432	50,482	58,532
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	35,714	48,173	60,612	73,071
Sherman-Denison, TX	35,818	48,818	61,818	74,818
Texarkana, TX-AR	34,736	41,392	48,048	54,704
Tyler, TX	33,156	43,909	54,684	65,437
Victoria, TX	34,445	41,954	49,442	56,951
Waco, TX	35,714	48,485	61,277	74,048
Wichita Falls, TX	34,424	42,370	50,336	58,282
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	39,936	49,130	58,324	67,517
Logan, UT-ID	40,269	49,213	58,136	67,080
Ogden, UT	42,620	51,480	60,362	69,223
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	38,876	48,007	57,138	66,269
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	45,074	52,728	60,383	68,037
St. George, UT	42,765	51,252	59,759	68,245
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	42,682	51,231	59,759	68,308
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	38,813	50,316	61,839	73,341
Charlottesville, VA	37,170	48,132	59,072	70,034
Harrisonburg, VA	38,813	50,316	61,839	73,341
Lynchburg, VA	38,813	50,316	61,839	73,341
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,080	54,205	67,330	80,455
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	41,122	54,850	68,557	82,285
Richmond, VA	38,231	50,794	63,378	75,941
Roanoke, VA	35,444	40,602	45,781	50,940
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,610	43,992	52,396	60,778
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,340	39,874	44,388	48,922
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	38,813	50,316	61,839	73,341
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	34,716	41,476	48,215	54,975
Winchester, VA-WV	42,141	55,786	69,452	83,096
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	38,023	49,026	60,050	71,053
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	43,056	54,871	66,664	78,479
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,869	53,269	63,648	74,048
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	42,661	51,252	59,842	68,432
Bellingham, WA	43,992	55,495	67,018	78,520
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	45,844	60,674	75,525	90,356
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	45,573	59,946	74,298	88,671
Kennewick-Richland, WA	42,370	50,898	59,426	67,954
Longview-Kelso, WA	46,821	60,820	74,839	88,837
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	45,740	60,612	75,484	90,356
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	45,906	53,997	62,088	70,180
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	46,842	61,964	77,085	92,207
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	41,122	51,626	62,109	72,613
Walla Walla, WA	42,869	52,208	61,548	70,887
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	46,239	61,256	76,274	91,292
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	46,260	60,591	74,943	89,274
Yakima, WA	46,156	60,757	75,338	89,940
Appleton, WI	36,858	43,826	50,773	57,741
Eau Claire, WI	37,544	44,076	50,607	57,138
Fond du Lac, WI	37,503	43,680	49,837	56,015
Green Bay, WI	37,024	42,744	48,485	54,205
Janesville-Beloit, WI	37,690	44,596	51,501	58,407
Kenosha, WI	37,544	44,076	50,607	57,138
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	37,024	43,348	49,671	55,994
Madison, WI	38,876	45,948	53,020	60,092
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	37,981	43,285	48,568	53,872
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,232	43,285	49,359	55,412
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,544	44,076	50,607	57,138
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	37,149	45,448	53,768	62,068
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	37,586	42,890	48,173	53,477
Sheboygan, WI	37,274	43,119	48,964	54,808
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	37,461	43,701	49,941	56,181
Wausau, WI	37,544	44,076	50,607	57,138
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	39,916	52,624	65,333	78,042
Beckley, WV	36,026	42,391	48,756	55,120
Charleston, WV	35,423	41,268	47,092	52,936
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	35,776	40,831	45,885	50,940
Morgantown, WV	34,071	40,040	46,010	51,980
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	34,487	40,352	46,239	52,104
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	34,924	40,124	45,324	50,524
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,423	41,268	47,092	52,936
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35,860	39,645	43,431	47,216
Wheeling, WV-OH	35,548	40,810	46,072	51,335
Casper, WY	41,788	50,253	58,719	67,184
Cheyenne, WY	41,788	50,253	58,719	67,184
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,788	50,253	58,719	67,184
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	41,788	50,253	58,719	67,184

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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