SOC 39-2011 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Animal Trainers 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): Train animals for riding, harness, security, performance, or obedience, or for assisting persons with disabilities. Accustom animals to human voice and contact, and condition animals to respond to commands. Train animals according to prescribed standards for show or competition. May train animals to carry pack loads or work as part of pack team.

Level I across metros$19,698 – $53,165Longview, TX to Santa Maria, CA

Median Level IV, major metros$50,004Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Animal Trainers?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Animal Trainers (SOC 39-2011) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $19,698 in Longview, TX to $53,165 in Santa Maria, CA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,004. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $44,055, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 27 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

All 530 wage areas

530 areas

Wage area	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Alaska nonmetropolitan area	33,946	35,152	36,380	37,586
Anchorage, AK	34,653	35,402	36,130	36,879
Fairbanks-College, AK	33,946	35,152	36,380	37,586
Anniston-Oxford, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Auburn-Opelika, AL	36,380	45,199	54,039	62,858
Birmingham, AL	37,919	46,655	55,391	64,127
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Decatur, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Dothan, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Gadsden, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Huntsville, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Mobile, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
Montgomery, AL	39,167	47,778	56,410	65,021
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	39,250	48,111	56,992	65,853
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,776	44,117	52,458	60,799
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	36,276	45,407	54,538	63,669
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	35,922	45,864	55,807	65,749
Tuscaloosa, AL	36,733	46,114	55,516	64,896
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,076	36,005	40,935	45,864
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	33,468	38,397	43,327	48,256
Fort Smith, AR-OK	30,181	36,608	43,056	49,484
Hot Springs, AR	31,117	37,565	43,992	50,440
Jonesboro, AR	30,327	34,757	39,188	43,618
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	31,200	37,628	44,034	50,461
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,199	37,565	42,932	48,298
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	32,012	37,877	43,764	49,629
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	31,845	37,732	43,639	49,525
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	31,512	33,488	35,444	37,420
Flagstaff, AZ	31,492	33,447	35,423	37,378
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	31,492	33,447	35,423	37,378
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	31,887	33,696	35,506	37,316
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,783	33,592	35,423	37,232
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,576	33,218	35,839	38,480
Tucson, AZ	30,576	33,530	36,463	39,416
Yuma, AZ	31,596	33,572	35,568	37,544
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	38,231	46,322	54,413	62,504
Chico, CA	38,626	45,802	52,999	60,175
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,962	43,410	49,837	56,285
El Centro, CA	37,773	42,890	47,986	53,103
Fresno, CA	36,192	42,328	48,485	54,621
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	37,004	44,512	52,042	59,551
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,813	47,528	56,223	64,938
Merced, CA	39,541	46,780	53,997	61,236
Modesto, CA	41,184	51,376	61,589	71,781
Napa, CA	37,503	46,717	55,952	65,167
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,711	47,092	56,493	65,874
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	37,336	46,135	54,954	63,752
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	36,525	44,304	52,104	59,884
Redding, CA	43,056	49,962	56,888	63,794
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	37,087	41,642	46,197	50,752
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	37,108	46,592	56,056	65,541
Salinas, CA	39,354	46,842	54,351	61,839
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	38,356	43,951	49,525	55,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	42,661	54,039	65,396	76,773
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	43,264	50,440	57,596	64,772
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	36,775	42,120	47,445	52,791
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	42,495	52,957	63,420	73,882
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	53,165	57,970	62,775	67,580
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40,373	49,816	59,280	68,724
Stockton-Lodi, CA	40,103	50,399	60,674	70,970
Vallejo, CA	39,812	50,898	61,964	73,050
Visalia, CA	36,900	44,159	51,397	58,656
Yuba City, CA	37,170	46,239	55,287	64,356
Boulder, CO	42,058	45,178	48,298	51,418
Colorado Springs, CO	36,900	52,500	68,120	83,720
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	39,084	42,911	46,717	50,544
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,711	43,992	50,253	56,535
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	37,960	43,784	49,608	55,432
Grand Junction, CO	35,818	40,560	45,324	50,066
Greeley, CO	38,460	43,077	47,716	52,333
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	38,293	42,869	47,466	52,042
Pueblo, CO	35,485	47,757	60,008	72,280
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	37,524	43,618	49,733	55,828
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	39,084	50,669	62,276	73,861
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	37,024	45,220	53,415	61,610
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	37,877	45,552	53,207	60,882
New Haven, CT	37,357	45,719	54,060	62,421
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	36,546	40,997	45,469	49,920
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	37,316	45,615	53,893	62,192
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	35,194	51,938	68,661	85,405
Dover, DE	33,052	39,936	46,842	53,727
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	32,012	34,154	36,296	38,439
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	33,884	37,690	41,517	45,324
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	31,221	36,546	41,850	47,175
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	30,410	34,570	38,709	42,869
Gainesville, FL	31,658	38,813	45,989	53,144
Homosassa Springs, FL	32,636	40,352	48,048	55,765
Jacksonville, FL	32,386	36,504	40,644	44,762
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	31,284	34,757	38,210	41,684
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	30,368	36,692	43,015	49,338
Naples-Marco Island, FL	36,068	39,396	42,703	46,031
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	31,284	37,274	43,285	49,276
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	30,389	33,738	37,108	40,456
Ocala, FL	31,055	43,784	56,514	69,244
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	31,866	35,069	38,252	41,455
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	32,740	35,610	38,501	41,372
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	31,221	36,546	41,850	47,175
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	31,221	36,546	41,850	47,175
Port St. Lucie, FL	30,764	36,567	42,370	48,173
Punta Gorda, FL	31,117	34,820	38,501	42,204
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	31,887	35,548	39,229	42,890
Sebring, FL	31,575	35,423	39,271	43,119
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	34,050	38,418	42,807	47,175
Tallahassee, FL	31,221	36,546	41,850	47,175
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	33,405	39,853	46,280	52,728
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	31,679	38,085	44,512	50,919
Albany, GA	32,615	41,996	51,376	60,757
Athens-Clarke County, GA	33,530	43,015	52,520	62,005
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	34,216	43,701	53,186	62,671
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	27,602	31,512	35,402	39,312
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	32,615	41,996	51,376	60,757
Columbus, GA-AL	34,133	43,618	53,082	62,567
Dalton, GA	29,349	34,882	40,415	45,948
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	26,978	34,112	41,226	48,360
Gainesville, GA	33,676	43,077	52,500	61,901
Hinesville, GA	32,615	41,996	51,376	60,757
Macon-Bibb County, GA	34,029	43,493	52,957	62,421
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	33,384	42,828	52,250	61,693
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	32,656	42,120	51,584	61,048
Rome, GA	33,800	43,140	52,500	61,839
Savannah, GA	32,615	41,996	51,376	60,757
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	28,330	35,756	43,202	50,628
Valdosta, GA	32,615	41,996	51,376	60,757
Warner Robins, GA	32,615	41,996	51,376	60,757
Guam MSA	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Urban Honolulu, HI	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Ames, IA	31,159	37,981	44,824	51,647
Cedar Rapids, IA	33,738	42,682	51,605	60,549
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	31,866	36,588	41,330	46,052
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	32,032	39,645	47,258	54,871
Dubuque, IA	31,533	37,877	44,221	50,565
Iowa City, IA	34,404	45,532	56,660	67,788
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,866	38,917	45,948	52,999
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	31,346	38,127	44,928	51,709
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	31,887	37,836	43,784	49,733
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,760	41,621	50,482	59,343
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	32,448	37,732	43,015	48,298
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	32,053	38,522	44,970	51,439
Boise City, ID	34,092	37,149	40,186	43,244
Coeur d'Alene, ID	32,677	35,693	38,688	41,704
Idaho Falls, ID	32,012	35,360	38,688	42,037
Lewiston, ID-WA	33,655	38,293	42,932	47,570
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	32,053	35,464	38,855	42,266
Pocatello, ID	24,794	29,828	34,861	39,895
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	30,556	34,320	38,085	41,850
Twin Falls, ID	31,970	35,360	38,772	42,162
Bloomington, IL	31,845	36,151	40,436	44,741
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,908	36,754	41,580	46,426
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	33,634	41,912	50,170	58,448
Decatur, IL	32,324	38,044	43,743	49,463
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,845	36,151	40,477	44,783
Kankakee, IL	33,405	41,580	49,733	57,908
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	33,218	41,309	49,400	57,492
Peoria, IL	32,095	37,024	41,954	46,884
Rockford, IL	33,426	41,559	49,712	57,845
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,741	35,984	40,207	44,450
Springfield, IL	31,887	36,213	40,519	44,845
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	32,428	40,020	47,612	55,204
Bloomington, IN	37,170	44,492	51,792	59,114
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	31,512	40,560	49,629	58,677
Columbus, IN	34,674	45,823	56,951	68,100
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	30,992	39,167	47,320	55,495
Evansville, IN	33,780	44,242	54,725	65,188
Fort Wayne, IN	32,823	41,184	49,567	57,928
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	34,965	46,592	58,240	69,868
Kokomo, IN	34,362	45,199	56,015	66,852
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	33,488	41,725	49,983	58,220
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	33,530	41,767	49,983	58,220
Muncie, IN	34,362	45,428	56,514	67,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	33,322	41,704	50,087	58,469
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	26,853	32,989	39,125	45,261
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	29,432	38,293	47,133	55,994
Terre Haute, IN	35,589	43,431	51,252	59,093
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	28,975	33,655	38,314	42,994
Lawrence, KS	29,370	33,988	38,626	43,244
Manhattan, KS	27,040	31,679	36,317	40,956
Topeka, KS	29,100	33,738	38,397	43,036
Wichita, KS	28,080	32,407	36,712	41,039
Bowling Green, KY	26,167	33,530	40,872	48,236
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	27,020	34,237	41,476	48,693
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,167	33,530	40,872	48,236
Elizabethtown, KY	26,604	34,071	41,538	49,005
Lexington-Fayette, KY	26,396	34,154	41,912	49,671
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	26,541	33,946	41,351	48,756
Owensboro, KY	26,167	33,530	40,872	48,236
Paducah, KY-IL	26,167	33,530	40,872	48,236
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,125	33,634	41,122	48,631
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	26,396	33,676	40,935	48,215
Alexandria, LA	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
Baton Rouge, LA	22,485	27,976	33,447	38,938
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
Hammond, LA	23,151	28,642	34,154	39,645
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	23,130	28,808	34,508	40,186
Lafayette, LA	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
Lake Charles, LA	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
Monroe, LA	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	24,981	30,410	35,860	41,288
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	22,007	27,311	32,594	37,898
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	23,650	29,100	34,549	39,999
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,924	26,999	32,095	37,170
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	36,567	41,060	45,552	50,045
Barnstable Town, MA	32,740	40,560	48,402	56,223
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	32,781	40,664	48,527	56,410
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	32,760	40,519	48,277	56,036
Pittsfield, MA	33,551	41,434	49,317	57,200
Springfield, MA	36,525	40,893	45,261	49,629
Worcester, MA	32,823	40,602	48,381	56,160
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	31,263	37,565	43,847	50,149
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	31,908	39,562	47,237	54,892
Lexington Park, MD	32,386	45,012	57,637	70,263
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	31,575	38,501	45,448	52,375
Salisbury, MD	31,200	36,629	42,058	47,487
Bangor, ME	37,773	39,853	41,933	44,013
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	38,044	39,853	41,663	43,472
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,773	39,853	41,933	44,013
Portland-South Portland, ME	38,439	39,728	41,039	42,328
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	37,836	39,853	41,892	43,909
Ann Arbor, MI	28,808	30,992	33,197	35,381
Battle Creek, MI	27,415	30,951	34,487	38,023
Bay City, MI	27,810	30,722	33,613	36,525
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	28,143	30,764	33,384	36,005
Flint, MI	28,184	30,888	33,572	36,276
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	27,560	31,596	35,631	39,666
Jackson, MI	28,060	30,660	33,239	35,839
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	27,394	31,346	35,277	39,229
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	28,060	30,972	33,904	36,816
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,852	30,847	33,821	36,816
Midland, MI	27,810	30,722	33,613	36,525
Monroe, MI	28,080	30,701	33,343	35,964
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	27,332	31,304	35,298	39,271
Niles, MI	27,103	30,098	33,072	36,068
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,810	30,722	33,613	36,525
Saginaw, MI	28,725	32,490	36,234	39,999
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,748	31,159	34,570	37,981
Traverse City, MI	27,810	30,722	33,613	36,525
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	27,810	30,722	33,613	36,525
Duluth, MN-WI	34,591	40,477	46,343	52,229
Mankato, MN	34,549	40,415	46,260	52,125
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	34,508	40,415	46,343	52,250
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,320	40,248	46,197	52,125
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,300	40,103	45,885	51,688
Rochester, MN	34,591	40,477	46,343	52,229
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,508	40,269	46,010	51,772
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	34,445	40,186	45,927	51,668
St. Cloud, MN	34,528	40,477	46,405	52,354
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	31,013	34,944	38,876	42,807
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,743	35,028	39,312	43,597
Columbia, MO	31,013	34,944	38,876	42,807
Jefferson City, MO	31,013	34,944	38,876	42,807
Joplin, MO-KS	27,706	32,428	37,149	41,871
Kansas City, MO-KS	31,013	35,340	39,687	44,013
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,909	35,152	39,375	43,618
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	31,325	35,423	39,541	43,639
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	30,431	34,944	39,437	43,951
Springfield, MO	29,536	34,092	38,647	43,202
St. Joseph, MO-KS	30,285	34,778	39,292	43,784
St. Louis, MO-IL	31,887	35,880	39,853	43,847
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	32,136	38,189	44,242	50,295
Hattiesburg, MS	32,136	38,189	44,242	50,295
Jackson, MS	32,136	38,189	44,242	50,295
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,991	37,711	43,452	49,172
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	32,136	38,189	44,242	50,295
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,034	36,671	42,328	47,965
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	31,471	36,775	42,079	47,383
Billings, MT	34,237	39,229	44,200	49,192
Bozeman, MT	34,237	39,229	44,200	49,192
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	32,677	36,421	40,186	43,930
Great Falls, MT	34,237	39,229	44,200	49,192
Helena, MT	33,176	37,565	41,933	46,322
Missoula, MT	35,236	40,644	46,072	51,480
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	34,175	39,104	44,034	48,964
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	33,364	39,125	44,908	50,669
Asheville, NC	31,596	38,064	44,533	51,002
Burlington, NC	30,244	38,959	47,653	56,368
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	28,725	38,834	48,964	59,072
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	26,042	35,797	45,532	55,287
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	30,160	40,020	49,858	59,717
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	31,367	44,887	58,386	71,906
Fayetteville, NC	28,392	35,652	42,932	50,191
Goldsboro, NC	32,220	43,888	55,557	67,226
Greensboro-High Point, NC	29,578	38,023	46,488	54,933
Greenville, NC	28,226	37,877	47,508	57,159
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	25,522	34,778	44,055	53,311
Jacksonville, NC	25,876	33,176	40,477	47,778
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	29,162	37,482	45,823	54,143
Raleigh-Cary, NC	32,948	45,573	58,178	70,804
Rocky Mount, NC	31,575	43,181	54,808	66,415
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,562	35,319	44,055	52,812
Wilmington, NC	27,311	34,008	40,727	47,424
Winston-Salem, NC	26,770	35,610	44,450	53,290
Bismarck, ND	32,157	34,924	37,669	40,436
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,157	34,924	37,669	40,436
Fargo, ND-MN	32,157	34,924	37,669	40,436
Grand Forks, ND-MN	32,157	34,924	37,669	40,436
Minot, ND	32,157	34,924	37,669	40,436
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	32,157	34,924	37,669	40,436
Grand Island, NE	33,696	35,672	37,648	39,624
Lincoln, NE	33,634	36,130	38,647	41,143
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,468	36,234	39,021	41,788
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,696	35,672	37,648	39,624
Omaha, NE-IA	34,258	36,400	38,564	40,706
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	33,509	36,088	38,668	41,247
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,116	39,791	47,445	55,120
Manchester-Nashua, NH	24,711	31,284	37,856	44,429
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	32,760	40,519	48,277	56,036
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	28,434	34,404	40,394	46,364
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	37,815	46,884	55,952	65,021
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	37,877	46,946	56,015	65,084
Vineland, NJ	33,946	41,434	48,943	56,431
Albuquerque, NM	32,095	33,821	35,527	37,253
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	30,056	32,407	34,778	37,128
Farmington, NM	32,303	33,884	35,485	37,066
Las Cruces, NM	30,493	32,698	34,903	37,108
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	32,095	33,821	35,527	37,253
Santa Fe, NM	32,324	33,842	35,360	36,879
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	26,874	31,533	36,172	40,831
Carson City, NV	29,058	34,279	39,500	44,720
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	26,791	30,140	33,509	36,858
Reno, NV	31,887	36,463	41,039	45,615
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	35,839	41,434	47,008	52,604
Binghamton, NY	33,135	38,397	43,639	48,901
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	33,301	38,647	43,992	49,338
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	34,612	41,039	47,466	53,893
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	34,092	40,228	46,343	52,479
Elmira, NY	33,010	36,837	40,644	44,471
Glens Falls, NY	35,776	42,308	48,818	55,349
Ithaca, NY	33,239	38,064	42,869	47,695
Kingston, NY	33,946	42,079	50,232	58,365
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	33,696	41,559	49,442	57,304
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	39,978	49,151	58,303	67,476
Rochester, NY	35,028	40,852	46,696	52,520
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	33,821	39,375	44,949	50,503
Syracuse, NY	32,719	38,397	44,055	49,733
Utica-Rome, NY	32,948	38,917	44,908	50,877
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,303	37,170	42,037	46,904
Akron, OH	27,165	31,575	35,964	40,373
Canton-Massillon, OH	27,664	32,968	38,293	43,597
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	29,224	35,236	41,226	47,237
Cleveland, OH	27,332	31,159	35,007	38,834
Columbus, OH	28,268	34,986	41,684	48,402
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	28,559	35,194	41,829	48,464
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,060	35,028	41,996	48,964
Lima, OH	27,373	33,114	38,855	44,596
Mansfield, OH	27,997	34,695	41,392	48,090
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	26,853	33,863	40,893	47,903
Sandusky, OH	27,228	31,679	36,151	40,602
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,476	35,028	41,600	48,152
Springfield, OH	28,268	35,215	42,162	49,109
Toledo, OH	28,101	33,114	38,127	43,140
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	28,330	35,028	41,746	48,444
Youngstown-Warren, OH	27,165	31,575	35,964	40,373
Enid, OK	29,162	36,525	43,888	51,252
Lawton, OK	29,245	36,733	44,200	51,688
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	29,370	37,877	46,384	54,892
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	30,140	39,167	48,215	57,242
Oklahoma City, OK	29,266	36,172	43,098	50,004
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,725	36,234	43,764	51,272
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	28,684	36,650	44,637	52,604
Tulsa, OK	31,741	42,620	53,498	64,376
Albany, OR	35,527	41,330	47,133	52,936
Bend, OR	36,650	42,474	48,277	54,101
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,538	48,880	56,223	63,565
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	40,644	48,173	55,682	63,212
Corvallis, OR	35,589	40,623	45,677	50,711
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	41,580	49,421	57,263	65,104
Eugene-Springfield, OR	41,580	49,421	57,263	65,104
Grants Pass, OR	41,580	49,421	57,263	65,104
Medford, OR	41,580	49,421	57,263	65,104
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	43,888	51,751	59,592	67,455
Salem, OR	40,935	48,714	56,472	64,252
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	34,424	39,292	44,159	49,026
Altoona, PA	28,268	34,965	41,684	48,381
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,992	36,525	42,079	47,612
Chambersburg, PA	31,367	36,484	41,621	46,738
Erie, PA	31,720	36,858	41,975	47,112
Gettysburg, PA	31,741	35,818	39,895	43,972
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	31,388	35,402	39,416	43,431
Johnstown, PA	30,202	34,383	38,584	42,765
Lancaster, PA	32,407	35,922	39,458	42,973
Lebanon, PA	31,596	35,735	39,895	44,034
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	31,117	36,879	42,661	48,423
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,348	35,048	39,749	44,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	33,925	41,330	48,735	56,140
Pittsburgh, PA	31,616	34,736	37,856	40,976
Reading, PA	33,364	40,040	46,717	53,394
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	33,135	38,522	43,909	49,296
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	30,160	34,716	39,292	43,847
State College, PA	28,496	34,736	40,997	47,237
Williamsport, PA	28,684	34,653	40,602	46,572
York-Hanover, PA	31,991	35,964	39,936	43,909
Aguadilla, PR	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Arecibo, PR	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Guayama, PR	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Mayaguez, PR	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Ponce, PR	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	32,740	40,560	48,402	56,223
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	26,957	30,244	33,551	36,837
Columbia, SC	29,058	31,388	33,696	36,026
Florence, SC	28,268	30,514	32,781	35,028
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	28,184	31,096	34,008	36,920
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	26,957	30,244	33,551	36,837
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	26,957	30,244	33,551	36,837
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,312	33,364	40,436	47,487
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,167	33,239	40,311	47,383
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	27,810	30,847	33,884	36,920
Spartanburg, SC	26,250	33,364	40,456	47,570
Sumter, SC	28,268	30,514	32,781	35,028
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,533	34,799	38,064	41,330
Rapid City, SD	31,533	34,799	38,064	41,330
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	31,533	34,799	38,064	41,330
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,533	34,799	38,064	41,330
Chattanooga, TN-GA	28,455	34,445	40,415	46,405
Clarksville, TN-KY	29,828	35,485	41,143	46,800
Cleveland, TN	28,247	33,364	38,460	43,576
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,290	31,887	36,484	41,080
Jackson, TN	28,413	33,551	38,688	43,826
Johnson City, TN	28,413	33,551	38,688	43,826
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	27,290	32,844	38,418	43,972
Knoxville, TN	27,644	31,471	35,319	39,146
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	30,784	36,276	41,746	47,237
Morristown, TN	27,477	31,679	35,860	40,061
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	29,682	34,944	40,228	45,490
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	28,559	33,842	39,125	44,408
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30,119	35,776	41,413	47,071
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	29,786	35,028	40,290	45,532
Abilene, TX	20,759	27,852	34,944	42,037
Amarillo, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	30,493	37,482	44,471	51,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	27,311	33,426	39,562	45,677
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,458	31,928	37,420	42,890
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	28,039	34,112	40,207	46,280
College Station-Bryan, TX	23,276	29,224	35,173	41,122
Corpus Christi, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	28,496	34,362	40,248	46,114
Eagle Pass, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,813	32,116	38,397	44,700
El Paso, TX	25,085	29,266	33,426	37,607
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	27,623	33,780	39,957	46,114
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	27,685	33,759	39,812	45,885
Killeen-Temple, TX	28,912	35,860	42,786	49,733
Laredo, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Longview, TX	19,698	25,959	32,220	38,480
Lubbock, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Midland, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	26,936	33,052	39,146	45,261
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	23,608	29,744	35,860	41,996
Odessa, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
San Angelo, TX	24,087	31,471	38,876	46,260
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	27,997	32,552	37,108	41,663
Sherman-Denison, TX	27,456	33,488	39,520	45,552
Texarkana, TX-AR	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Tyler, TX	20,135	26,583	33,031	39,479
Victoria, TX	27,269	33,447	39,645	45,823
Waco, TX	27,040	33,093	39,146	45,199
Wichita Falls, TX	20,156	27,893	35,631	43,368
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	24,815	31,076	37,316	43,576
Logan, UT-ID	26,396	31,928	37,482	43,015
Ogden, UT	29,058	34,237	39,437	44,616
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	25,522	31,679	37,836	43,992
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	30,992	36,338	41,704	47,050
St. George, UT	24,877	31,013	37,170	43,306
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	27,311	33,280	39,229	45,199
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	35,069	51,584	68,079	84,594
Charlottesville, VA	35,340	46,114	56,888	67,663
Harrisonburg, VA	34,320	39,749	45,178	50,607
Lynchburg, VA	36,192	47,840	59,509	71,157
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,132	51,688	68,245	84,802
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,256	50,524	65,812	81,079
Richmond, VA	35,340	47,716	60,071	72,447
Roanoke, VA	36,026	48,922	61,839	74,735
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	35,298	50,752	66,207	81,661
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	33,156	48,860	64,584	80,288
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	34,320	39,749	45,178	50,607
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	36,255	56,223	76,170	96,138
Winchester, VA-WV	34,965	50,815	66,685	82,535
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Bellingham, WA	38,106	41,247	44,367	47,508
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	41,060	45,594	50,128	54,663
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	39,791	46,093	52,416	58,719
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37,815	42,599	47,383	52,167
Longview-Kelso, WA	42,308	50,253	58,199	66,144
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	39,895	45,261	50,648	56,015
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	41,205	45,740	50,253	54,788
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	41,871	46,343	50,836	55,308
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	37,212	41,788	46,384	50,960
Walla Walla, WA	38,688	43,493	48,277	53,082
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	40,997	46,384	51,792	57,180
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,352	46,551	52,770	58,968
Yakima, WA	41,039	47,133	53,207	59,301
Appleton, WI	28,413	34,216	39,999	45,802
Eau Claire, WI	30,119	35,922	41,725	47,528
Fond du Lac, WI	30,784	36,172	41,580	46,967
Green Bay, WI	28,829	35,714	42,599	49,484
Janesville-Beloit, WI	31,512	38,772	46,052	53,311
Kenosha, WI	28,268	31,658	35,069	38,460
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	29,037	33,592	38,148	42,703
Madison, WI	34,570	42,557	50,524	58,511
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	32,740	37,399	42,079	46,738
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	29,869	36,983	44,096	51,210
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	28,309	30,743	33,197	35,631
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	29,287	35,340	41,392	47,445
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	31,096	35,860	40,602	45,365
Sheboygan, WI	31,325	36,567	41,829	47,071
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30,722	36,567	42,432	48,277
Wausau, WI	28,268	31,263	34,237	37,232
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	32,407	38,480	44,533	50,607
Beckley, WV	31,076	38,772	46,468	54,164
Charleston, WV	29,932	38,231	46,509	54,808
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	28,684	37,336	46,010	54,663
Morgantown, WV	31,076	38,772	46,468	54,164
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	31,034	38,792	46,530	54,288
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	31,076	38,772	46,468	54,164
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	29,932	38,231	46,509	54,808
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	27,664	34,487	41,309	48,132
Wheeling, WV-OH	30,930	38,730	46,509	54,309
Casper, WY	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Cheyenne, WY	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30,930	38,938	46,946	54,954

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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