SOC 39-5012 · DOL wage year 2026–27

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 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): Provide beauty services, such as cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May shampoo hair, apply makeup, dress wigs, remove hair, and provide nail and skincare services.

Level I across metros$17,784 – $42,432Brunswick, GA to Seattle, WA

Median Level IV, major metros$50,378Across 100 top H-1B metros

Wage areas covered530Every DOL area with data

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What is the H-1B prevailing wage for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists?

For the 2026–27 wage year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027), the Department of Labor publishes H-1B prevailing wages for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists (SOC 39-5012) in 530 U.S. wage areas. Across metro areas, the Level I wage ranges from $17,784 in Brunswick, GA to $42,432 in Seattle, WA, and the median Level IV wage across 100 major H-1B metros is $50,378. Because the weighted H-1B lottery gives one entry per wage level, location changes the outcome: an offer of $43,202, the typical Level III threshold, reaches Level IV (four entries) in 18 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	30,181	35,943	41,684	47,445
Anchorage, AK	29,932	35,360	40,789	46,218
Fairbanks-College, AK	30,847	37,690	44,512	51,356
Anniston-Oxford, AL	22,485	27,976	33,468	38,959
Auburn-Opelika, AL	20,509	25,959	31,408	36,858
Birmingham, AL	22,756	28,247	33,759	39,250
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	21,424	28,060	34,674	41,309
Decatur, AL	22,901	28,018	33,135	38,252
Dothan, AL	21,695	26,770	31,845	36,920
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	21,175	26,437	31,720	36,983
Gadsden, AL	21,944	24,856	27,768	30,680
Huntsville, AL	21,487	27,228	32,989	38,730
Mobile, AL	21,757	28,788	35,797	42,828
Montgomery, AL	21,612	28,704	35,797	42,890
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,256	28,517	34,757	41,018
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	21,986	27,103	32,240	37,357
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area	20,530	26,167	31,824	37,461
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	22,111	28,205	34,279	40,373
Tuscaloosa, AL	23,005	28,912	34,799	40,706
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	24,586	29,204	33,842	38,460
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	26,770	31,824	36,900	41,954
Fort Smith, AR-OK	23,546	27,519	31,492	35,464
Hot Springs, AR	23,442	27,144	30,847	34,549
Jonesboro, AR	24,108	27,186	30,285	33,364
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	24,399	28,101	31,824	35,527
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,733	26,895	30,077	33,239
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,442	24,024	24,607	25,189
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area	23,546	25,876	28,184	30,514
Arizona nonmetropolitan area	31,512	35,672	39,812	43,972
Flagstaff, AZ	33,509	36,234	38,938	41,663
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	30,576	32,823	35,048	37,295
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	32,698	37,940	43,202	48,444
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	31,325	34,903	38,480	42,058
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	30,826	36,920	43,015	49,109
Tucson, AZ	30,847	37,128	43,410	49,692
Yuma, AZ	30,784	35,007	39,250	43,472
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	34,612	37,253	39,874	42,516
Chico, CA	34,528	38,397	42,287	46,156
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	34,840	38,272	41,684	45,116
El Centro, CA	35,215	39,208	43,223	47,216
Fresno, CA	34,362	37,711	41,039	44,388
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	35,714	38,397	41,101	43,784
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	36,504	45,344	54,205	63,045
Merced, CA	36,359	40,956	45,552	50,149
Modesto, CA	34,986	39,208	43,410	47,632
Napa, CA	37,690	42,266	46,863	51,439
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	35,485	40,311	45,116	49,941
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	36,088	40,540	44,991	49,442
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	35,236	38,896	42,536	46,197
Redding, CA	34,362	37,981	41,621	45,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	34,861	37,940	40,997	44,076
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	35,069	38,460	41,850	45,240
Salinas, CA	35,756	41,122	46,509	51,876
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	35,631	40,248	44,845	49,463
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	36,005	40,956	45,885	50,836
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	37,940	42,453	46,967	51,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	35,485	38,980	42,495	45,989
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	34,341	39,853	45,344	50,856
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	35,402	39,188	42,994	46,780
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	36,983	41,205	45,448	49,671
Stockton-Lodi, CA	34,944	39,957	44,949	49,962
Vallejo, CA	36,525	40,623	44,720	48,818
Visalia, CA	34,528	37,711	40,914	44,096
Yuba City, CA	35,236	40,061	44,887	49,712
Boulder, CO	35,215	47,903	60,612	73,300
Colorado Springs, CO	31,908	40,852	49,796	58,740
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	34,050	42,765	51,460	60,175
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,551	42,287	51,044	59,780
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	32,448	41,143	49,837	58,532
Grand Junction, CO	30,888	38,231	45,594	52,936
Greeley, CO	32,240	40,956	49,671	58,386
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	32,968	42,162	51,335	60,528
Pueblo, CO	30,805	35,714	40,623	45,532
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	33,468	42,204	50,940	59,676
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	34,820	43,389	51,959	60,528
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	34,008	40,581	47,154	53,727
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	34,175	40,872	47,591	54,288
New Haven, CT	34,071	40,581	47,092	53,602
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	34,092	41,392	48,693	55,994
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	34,008	40,061	46,114	52,167
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	28,309	38,792	49,255	59,738
Dover, DE	31,200	35,506	39,791	44,096
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area	31,200	35,901	40,623	45,324
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	28,143	31,720	35,298	38,876
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	28,018	31,367	34,736	38,085
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	27,165	30,119	33,052	36,005
Gainesville, FL	27,165	29,973	32,781	35,589
Homosassa Springs, FL	27,040	30,493	33,967	37,420
Jacksonville, FL	27,685	31,429	35,173	38,917
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	27,165	30,556	33,946	37,336
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	28,184	31,970	35,756	39,541
Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,744	34,175	38,626	43,056
North Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,413	32,365	36,338	40,290
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	28,704	33,072	37,420	41,788
Ocala, FL	27,040	29,245	31,471	33,676
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	27,436	31,304	35,194	39,063
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	27,768	30,972	34,175	37,378
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	27,040	29,328	31,596	33,884
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	27,269	31,512	35,776	40,020
Port St. Lucie, FL	27,519	31,845	36,192	40,519
Punta Gorda, FL	27,519	30,847	34,154	37,482
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	27,498	30,327	33,176	36,005
Sebring, FL	27,311	31,783	36,276	40,748
South Florida nonmetropolitan area	28,205	31,804	35,423	39,021
Tallahassee, FL	27,082	30,576	34,092	37,586
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	28,205	33,842	39,458	45,095
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	27,311	30,722	34,154	37,565
Albany, GA	18,658	25,356	32,074	38,772
Athens-Clarke County, GA	19,303	29,620	39,936	50,253
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	22,007	33,260	44,533	55,786
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	21,653	29,682	37,690	45,719
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	17,784	26,604	35,444	44,263
Columbus, GA-AL	18,804	26,936	35,048	43,181
Dalton, GA	21,986	29,183	36,380	43,576
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,325	25,980	33,634	41,288
Gainesville, GA	18,221	25,605	32,989	40,373
Hinesville, GA	18,450	27,332	36,234	45,116
Macon-Bibb County, GA	20,530	29,204	37,877	46,551
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,076	25,564	33,031	40,519
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,367	27,269	36,172	45,074
Rome, GA	21,965	32,844	43,701	54,580
Savannah, GA	18,824	28,434	38,023	47,632
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	18,471	26,250	34,008	41,788
Valdosta, GA	18,200	26,084	33,967	41,850
Warner Robins, GA	18,512	26,624	34,736	42,848
Guam MSA	24,440	27,248	30,056	32,864
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area	29,120	37,295	45,490	53,664
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	31,658	45,240	58,844	72,426
Urban Honolulu, HI	29,287	36,879	44,471	52,063
Ames, IA	26,375	33,967	41,580	49,172
Cedar Rapids, IA	27,664	35,007	42,370	49,712
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	27,956	34,050	40,144	46,239
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	27,956	33,800	39,624	45,469
Dubuque, IA	26,687	33,530	40,394	47,237
Iowa City, IA	27,893	35,381	42,890	50,378
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	26,333	32,032	37,752	43,452
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	28,538	35,818	43,119	50,399
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	24,940	29,391	33,821	38,272
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,602	33,572	39,562	45,532
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	27,810	34,320	40,852	47,362
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	27,332	33,197	39,084	44,949
Boise City, ID	24,316	30,036	35,735	41,455
Coeur d'Alene, ID	28,039	32,864	37,690	42,516
Idaho Falls, ID	21,757	26,999	32,220	37,461
Lewiston, ID-WA	28,455	33,426	38,397	43,368
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area	24,461	30,348	36,213	42,100
Pocatello, ID	22,672	28,143	33,592	39,063
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	23,733	30,410	37,087	43,764
Twin Falls, ID	23,941	29,911	35,860	41,829
Bloomington, IL	31,200	35,298	39,396	43,493
Champaign-Urbana, IL	31,200	39,916	48,631	57,346
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	30,847	35,277	39,708	44,138
Decatur, IL	31,741	35,007	38,252	41,517
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	29,952	36,109	42,266	48,423
Kankakee, IL	31,200	34,924	38,668	42,391
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	35,672	40,144	44,616
Peoria, IL	31,408	33,530	35,631	37,752
Rockford, IL	30,868	35,298	39,708	44,138
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	33,197	35,194	37,191
Springfield, IL	31,200	34,279	37,357	40,436
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	31,200	34,570	37,919	41,288
Bloomington, IN	24,482	28,684	32,885	37,087
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	25,522	32,968	40,436	47,882
Columbus, IN	26,458	29,682	32,927	36,151
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	25,480	30,119	34,778	39,416
Evansville, IN	24,856	29,599	34,341	39,084
Fort Wayne, IN	24,565	29,848	35,152	40,436
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	25,626	31,866	38,085	44,325
Kokomo, IN	24,066	31,450	38,855	46,239
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	24,669	30,368	36,047	41,746
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	24,940	30,036	35,132	40,228
Muncie, IN	25,252	29,932	34,591	39,271
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	25,044	30,202	35,381	40,540
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	24,773	29,911	35,048	40,186
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	24,836	29,183	33,551	37,898
Terre Haute, IN	23,068	27,581	32,116	36,629
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	19,885	27,269	34,632	42,016
Lawrence, KS	23,484	32,199	40,914	49,629
Manhattan, KS	22,568	29,828	37,108	44,367
Topeka, KS	23,504	30,389	37,295	44,180
Wichita, KS	22,215	29,453	36,692	43,930
Bowling Green, KY	24,669	31,596	38,501	45,428
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,154	27,269	33,405	39,520
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	21,466	27,519	33,592	39,645
Elizabethtown, KY	24,191	31,741	39,312	46,863
Lexington-Fayette, KY	23,775	30,784	37,815	44,824
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	25,688	36,172	46,676	57,159
Owensboro, KY	23,837	30,368	36,900	43,431
Paducah, KY-IL	22,818	29,141	35,485	41,808
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	23,879	33,052	42,224	51,397
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	19,906	25,189	30,493	35,776
Alexandria, LA	22,132	24,170	26,229	28,268
Baton Rouge, LA	21,424	24,586	27,768	30,930
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,237	24,066	26,916	29,744
Hammond, LA	21,924	25,168	28,392	31,637
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	20,572	22,485	24,420	26,333
Lafayette, LA	21,133	23,692	26,250	28,808
Lake Charles, LA	21,279	23,629	25,980	28,330
Monroe, LA	21,653	23,442	25,252	27,040
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	22,423	25,293	28,184	31,055
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,320	24,316	27,290	30,285
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	21,383	24,357	27,332	30,306
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	21,840	24,357	26,895	29,412
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	21,404	24,565	27,727	30,888
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	32,511	40,914	49,296	57,700
Barnstable Town, MA	34,279	44,325	54,392	64,439
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	32,573	40,748	48,943	57,117
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area	31,700	39,583	47,466	55,349
Pittsfield, MA	32,136	39,063	45,968	52,895
Springfield, MA	32,324	40,997	49,692	58,365
Worcester, MA	32,781	41,143	49,504	57,866
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	32,116	38,168	44,221	50,274
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	31,866	34,092	36,338	38,564
Lexington Park, MD	31,554	38,314	45,053	51,813
Maryland nonmetropolitan area	32,511	39,853	47,216	54,559
Salisbury, MD	31,388	39,042	46,676	54,330
Bangor, ME	30,701	36,816	42,952	49,068
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	31,845	39,292	46,717	54,164
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	32,324	38,647	44,970	51,293
Portland-South Portland, ME	35,298	43,244	51,210	59,156
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	30,992	37,628	44,263	50,898
Ann Arbor, MI	27,789	38,168	48,548	58,927
Battle Creek, MI	27,768	37,066	46,343	55,640
Bay City, MI	27,040	35,860	44,679	53,498
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	27,935	37,752	47,570	57,388
Flint, MI	27,394	36,421	45,469	54,496
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	27,706	38,584	49,463	60,341
Jackson, MI	26,770	34,861	42,952	51,044
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	27,789	37,940	48,090	58,240
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	27,602	39,042	50,461	61,901
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,687	35,610	44,512	53,436
Midland, MI	26,916	36,317	45,698	55,100
Monroe, MI	27,581	36,400	45,199	54,018
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	26,624	35,464	44,325	53,165
Niles, MI	27,685	37,524	47,362	57,200
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,583	37,378	48,152	58,948
Saginaw, MI	26,687	36,775	46,863	56,951
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,520	33,509	40,498	47,487
Traverse City, MI	27,394	37,711	48,007	58,324
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	26,520	35,132	43,722	52,333
Duluth, MN-WI	26,770	34,050	41,309	48,589
Mankato, MN	25,356	34,092	42,848	51,584
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	30,202	40,103	50,004	59,904
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	27,394	35,693	44,013	52,312
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,775	31,512	39,271	47,008
Rochester, MN	29,058	39,063	49,047	59,052
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	26,271	32,864	39,458	46,052
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	23,151	29,952	36,754	43,556
St. Cloud, MN	26,042	35,880	45,740	55,578
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	28,600	34,071	39,541	45,012
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,240	35,901	39,541
Columbia, MO	29,141	34,736	40,332	45,927
Jefferson City, MO	28,600	33,904	39,229	44,533
Joplin, MO-KS	28,600	30,431	32,282	34,112
Kansas City, MO-KS	27,290	34,258	41,205	48,173
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,656	36,733	40,789
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	32,906	37,191	41,496
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area	28,600	31,346	34,092	36,837
Springfield, MO	28,600	33,468	38,314	43,181
St. Joseph, MO-KS	28,600	30,826	33,031	35,256
St. Louis, MO-IL	29,765	36,172	42,557	48,964
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	19,740	26,479	33,197	39,936
Hattiesburg, MS	19,469	23,754	28,039	32,324
Jackson, MS	21,404	27,810	34,216	40,623
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	17,327	22,693	28,039	33,405
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	20,052	26,104	32,157	38,210
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,362	28,517	35,652	42,807
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	21,508	26,687	31,845	37,024
Billings, MT	24,648	34,050	43,431	52,832
Bozeman, MT	24,274	34,716	45,157	55,599
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	22,818	31,908	40,997	50,087
Great Falls, MT	25,584	35,402	45,220	55,037
Helena, MT	25,127	35,464	45,781	56,119
Missoula, MT	22,277	31,096	39,936	48,756
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	23,380	33,093	42,828	52,541
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	21,986	28,080	34,175	40,269
Asheville, NC	27,477	35,776	44,076	52,375
Burlington, NC	26,104	32,615	39,104	45,615
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,562	32,989	39,416	45,844
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	27,893	35,548	43,223	50,877
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	30,285	42,786	55,308	67,808
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,812	33,052	39,292	45,532
Fayetteville, NC	25,522	33,530	41,559	49,567
Goldsboro, NC	24,794	30,098	35,423	40,727
Greensboro-High Point, NC	26,916	34,736	42,578	50,399
Greenville, NC	24,919	31,408	37,919	44,408
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	27,248	33,551	39,832	46,135
Jacksonville, NC	27,207	35,818	44,408	53,020
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	27,269	37,170	47,071	56,972
Raleigh-Cary, NC	27,976	37,087	46,218	55,328
Rocky Mount, NC	21,404	26,416	31,408	36,421
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	25,688	32,095	38,522	44,928
Wilmington, NC	26,562	34,258	41,975	49,671
Winston-Salem, NC	26,125	33,135	40,165	47,175
Bismarck, ND	27,997	35,319	42,661	49,983
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	35,714	47,175	58,656	70,117
Fargo, ND-MN	28,101	35,735	43,348	50,981
Grand Forks, ND-MN	24,295	30,264	36,234	42,204
Minot, ND	24,981	31,970	38,980	45,968
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	29,932	40,706	51,501	62,276
Grand Island, NE	28,330	32,490	36,629	40,789
Lincoln, NE	28,268	33,197	38,106	43,036
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,890	34,528	39,167	43,805
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	29,100	31,408	33,696	36,005
Omaha, NE-IA	29,557	38,189	46,821	55,453
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	30,140	34,549	38,938	43,348
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	24,836	30,140	35,423	40,727
Manchester-Nashua, NH	25,668	30,556	35,423	40,311
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	23,567	28,996	34,424	39,853
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	24,856	31,824	38,813	45,781
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	34,424	41,746	49,047	56,368
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	34,404	46,072	57,741	69,410
Vineland, NJ	32,573	40,706	48,860	56,992
Albuquerque, NM	28,413	34,258	40,124	45,968
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	28,226	37,253	46,301	55,328
Farmington, NM	26,978	28,871	30,784	32,677
Las Cruces, NM	27,020	33,364	39,708	46,052
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	27,290	35,319	43,348	51,376
Santa Fe, NM	30,140	33,655	37,170	40,685
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	29,682	33,426	37,191	40,935
Carson City, NV	28,684	33,280	37,856	42,453
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	27,124	32,823	38,522	44,221
Reno, NV	28,122	34,300	40,477	46,655
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	32,636	39,666	46,676	53,706
Binghamton, NY	32,240	38,876	45,490	52,125
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	32,240	40,935	49,608	58,303
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	32,282	38,688	45,116	51,522
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	32,573	39,895	47,216	54,538
Elmira, NY	32,407	39,645	46,884	54,122
Glens Falls, NY	32,448	39,437	46,405	53,394
Ithaca, NY	32,448	39,708	46,967	54,226
Kingston, NY	32,240	39,250	46,239	53,248
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	34,216	38,397	42,557	46,738
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	33,780	42,661	51,564	60,445
Rochester, NY	32,448	40,560	48,652	56,764
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	32,656	40,831	49,026	57,200
Syracuse, NY	32,760	45,261	57,762	70,263
Utica-Rome, NY	32,240	37,232	42,224	47,216
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	32,594	43,285	53,997	64,688
Akron, OH	26,520	37,711	48,901	60,092
Canton-Massillon, OH	24,981	33,447	41,933	50,399
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	26,084	36,005	45,906	55,828
Cleveland, OH	25,813	33,759	41,684	49,629
Columbus, OH	26,084	35,672	45,261	54,850
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	24,544	33,572	42,578	51,605
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,418	34,820	44,200	53,602
Lima, OH	24,773	34,092	43,389	52,708
Mansfield, OH	23,858	31,637	39,416	47,196
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	25,584	35,007	44,450	53,872
Sandusky, OH	24,232	32,989	41,767	50,524
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	24,482	32,823	41,143	49,484
Springfield, OH	24,565	32,615	40,664	48,714
Toledo, OH	24,877	34,508	44,159	53,789
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	25,709	39,333	52,936	66,560
Youngstown-Warren, OH	23,442	32,178	40,914	49,650
Enid, OK	20,676	28,725	36,754	44,804
Lawton, OK	20,551	26,292	32,012	37,752
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,570	28,517	35,464	42,412
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	21,986	28,559	35,132	41,704
Oklahoma City, OK	20,509	28,642	36,796	44,928
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	22,797	28,039	33,301	38,543
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	20,696	28,372	36,026	43,701
Tulsa, OK	21,300	28,850	36,400	43,951
Albany, OR	35,381	44,388	53,394	62,400
Bend, OR	35,714	44,055	52,396	60,736
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,546	47,112	57,679	68,245
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	36,692	47,404	58,116	68,828
Corvallis, OR	39,895	50,960	62,005	73,071
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area	35,589	43,805	52,042	60,258
Eugene-Springfield, OR	33,322	42,120	50,898	59,696
Grants Pass, OR	33,530	40,602	47,674	54,746
Medford, OR	33,863	41,704	49,546	57,388
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	37,940	49,255	60,549	71,864
Salem, OR	36,026	43,264	50,482	57,720
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	28,205	38,335	48,444	58,573
Altoona, PA	24,794	31,263	37,752	44,221
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	26,520	32,968	39,416	45,864
Chambersburg, PA	22,984	31,575	40,165	48,756
Erie, PA	25,252	33,447	41,642	49,837
Gettysburg, PA	26,853	34,175	41,476	48,797
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	21,695	31,117	40,560	49,983
Johnstown, PA	24,628	32,656	40,685	48,714
Lancaster, PA	28,080	35,132	42,183	49,234
Lebanon, PA	24,503	35,132	45,781	56,410
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	24,836	31,325	37,815	44,304
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	25,834	33,010	40,186	47,362
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	28,850	36,380	43,930	51,460
Pittsburgh, PA	25,314	34,508	43,701	52,895
Reading, PA	26,708	35,298	43,888	52,479
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	25,896	33,904	41,912	49,920
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	20,592	29,869	39,125	48,402
State College, PA	25,876	34,300	42,744	51,168
Williamsport, PA	23,879	31,533	39,208	46,863
York-Hanover, PA	26,021	34,237	42,432	50,648
Aguadilla, PR	21,840	22,277	22,714	23,151
Arecibo, PR	21,840	22,277	22,714	23,151
Guayama, PR	21,840	23,317	24,773	26,250
Mayaguez, PR	21,903	22,236	22,589	22,922
Ponce, PR	21,840	23,047	24,274	25,480
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area	21,840	22,984	24,108	25,252
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	21,840	23,317	24,815	26,292
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	31,200	35,610	40,040	44,450
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	24,232	34,986	45,719	56,472
Columbia, SC	23,754	31,367	39,000	46,613
Florence, SC	21,216	30,680	40,124	49,588
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	23,608	32,698	41,788	50,877
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	23,733	34,612	45,469	56,348
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	20,988	29,848	38,688	47,549
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	26,000	34,383	42,744	51,127
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,733	33,468	43,223	52,957
Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	23,172	32,740	42,287	51,855
Spartanburg, SC	24,378	35,132	45,906	56,660
Sumter, SC	22,735	30,888	39,063	47,216
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	31,970	39,021	46,052	53,103
Rapid City, SD	34,175	40,956	47,716	54,496
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	38,709	43,992	49,255	54,538
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40,415	45,636	50,877	56,098
Chattanooga, TN-GA	24,773	30,701	36,629	42,557
Clarksville, TN-KY	23,213	28,392	33,592	38,772
Cleveland, TN	23,900	31,304	38,730	46,135
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	24,648	29,640	34,653	39,645
Jackson, TN	25,252	30,680	36,109	41,538
Johnson City, TN	24,212	28,268	32,303	36,359
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	24,544	28,642	32,760	36,858
Knoxville, TN	25,668	32,032	38,397	44,762
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	25,730	30,826	35,943	41,039
Morristown, TN	24,856	28,205	31,575	34,924
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	28,060	34,092	40,124	46,156
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,770	32,864	38,959	45,053
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	27,332	33,405	39,479	45,552
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	26,292	32,490	38,688	44,887
Abilene, TX	24,336	29,578	34,840	40,082
Amarillo, TX	22,922	28,184	33,426	38,688
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	28,829	36,276	43,701	51,148
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	24,960	30,597	36,213	41,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,272	30,909	36,546	42,183
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	22,423	27,810	33,197	38,584
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,834	33,072	40,290	47,528
College Station-Bryan, TX	24,274	29,183	34,071	38,980
Corpus Christi, TX	25,023	29,724	34,404	39,104
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	27,311	33,655	39,999	46,343
Eagle Pass, TX	19,823	24,295	28,746	33,218
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,272	32,948	40,623	48,298
El Paso, TX	22,860	28,205	33,551	38,896
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	25,501	31,866	38,252	44,616
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	25,397	33,322	41,226	49,151
Killeen-Temple, TX	24,440	29,224	34,029	38,813
Laredo, TX	19,178	23,920	28,642	33,384
Longview, TX	22,860	25,896	28,954	31,991
Lubbock, TX	24,212	29,952	35,672	41,413
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	22,672	28,455	34,237	40,020
Midland, TX	25,855	31,450	37,045	42,640
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	24,108	28,788	33,468	38,148
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	21,320	26,687	32,032	37,399
Odessa, TX	23,837	29,266	34,695	40,124
San Angelo, TX	24,149	28,184	32,240	36,276
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	26,042	31,596	37,128	42,682
Sherman-Denison, TX	27,228	33,551	39,853	46,176
Texarkana, TX-AR	22,298	27,644	32,968	38,314
Tyler, TX	23,525	27,165	30,784	34,424
Victoria, TX	25,543	32,157	38,751	45,365
Waco, TX	24,628	30,909	37,170	43,452
Wichita Falls, TX	23,192	28,829	34,466	40,103
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area	21,216	26,645	32,074	37,503
Logan, UT-ID	21,986	28,788	35,568	42,370
Ogden, UT	23,484	29,724	35,984	42,224
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	24,960	31,616	38,252	44,908
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	25,876	36,671	47,445	58,240
St. George, UT	23,276	30,452	37,648	44,824
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area	20,218	27,810	35,402	42,994
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	26,333	37,960	49,608	61,236
Charlottesville, VA	25,959	32,386	38,813	45,240
Harrisonburg, VA	26,125	29,952	33,759	37,586
Lynchburg, VA	27,644	35,756	43,888	52,000
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,541	30,306	34,092	37,856
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,728	31,783	36,858	41,912
Richmond, VA	26,978	36,109	45,220	54,351
Roanoke, VA	25,917	30,244	34,570	38,896
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	26,583	33,343	40,124	46,884
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area	27,644	35,756	43,888	52,000
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	27,644	35,756	43,888	52,000
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	27,644	35,756	43,888	52,000
Winchester, VA-WV	28,351	37,794	47,258	56,701
U.S. Virgin Islands MSA	27,644	35,756	43,888	52,000
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	35,028	46,634	58,220	69,826
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	32,948	43,805	54,663	65,520
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	31,741	41,184	50,607	60,050
Bellingham, WA	37,607	50,919	64,210	77,522
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	39,000	49,733	60,445	71,178
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,311	51,855	63,399	74,943
Kennewick-Richland, WA	36,338	44,762	53,207	61,631
Longview-Kelso, WA	34,986	43,514	52,021	60,549
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	41,871	53,540	65,188	76,856
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	38,584	48,568	58,552	68,536
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	42,432	54,122	65,812	77,501
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	41,143	53,082	65,021	76,960
Walla Walla, WA	36,172	45,365	54,580	63,773
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	34,736	42,266	49,775	57,304
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	40,560	49,796	59,010	68,245
Yakima, WA	34,674	44,679	54,704	64,709
Appleton, WI	26,188	33,343	40,498	47,653
Eau Claire, WI	26,354	31,866	37,399	42,911
Fond du Lac, WI	28,184	33,572	38,938	44,325
Green Bay, WI	26,853	32,303	37,773	43,223
Janesville-Beloit, WI	26,312	32,469	38,605	44,762
Kenosha, WI	26,479	33,031	39,604	46,156
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	25,335	30,514	35,672	40,852
Madison, WI	26,271	32,240	38,189	44,159
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	27,976	34,695	41,413	48,132
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	22,485	28,580	34,653	40,748
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	27,456	33,114	38,772	44,429
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	27,477	33,551	39,604	45,677
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	26,416	32,844	39,292	45,719
Sheboygan, WI	27,852	34,716	41,559	48,423
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	23,463	28,663	33,842	39,042
Wausau, WI	26,063	32,552	39,021	45,511
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	25,335	31,159	36,962	42,786
Beckley, WV	23,484	29,412	35,340	41,268
Charleston, WV	24,357	31,200	38,064	44,908
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	23,442	30,472	37,482	44,512
Morgantown, WV	25,564	32,490	39,396	46,322
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	25,148	31,741	38,356	44,949
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	25,231	32,012	38,772	45,552
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	24,690	31,575	38,480	45,365
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	24,274	32,448	40,602	48,776
Wheeling, WV-OH	24,773	31,783	38,813	45,823
Casper, WY	19,740	24,773	29,828	34,861
Cheyenne, WY	22,381	28,850	35,298	41,767
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	23,296	31,200	39,104	47,008
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	22,132	27,436	32,740	38,044

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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